Gazza’s scrapbook 1975 Suzuki T500M Road Test
Month: April 2023
Willie Hardin & US Suzuki in the late 60s/early 70s – Photo Gallery 1
Suzuki Snapshots William Hardin William (Willie) Hardin worked for U.S. Suzuki Motor Corp. from 1969-74 and has shared the following photos with us. Above photo is from the early 70’s. It was taken at Orange County Raceway in Sth’n California. Ron Grant and Art Bauman had competed on a couple of new TR500s before the […]
Willie Hardin & US Suzuki – Photo Gallery 2
Willie on a 1970 Suzuki TS90 at Adelanto Raceway April 13, 1969 Suzuki TS250 at Adelanto Raceway April 13, 1969 – I was still working at Dale Brown Motors in Long Beach Callifornia when I bought my first 250. I put it in the back of my ’69 Ford Econoline and headed for Adelanto after […]
Willie Hardin & US Suzuki – Photo Gallery 3
Factory photo of the Suzuki TR750 Track testing the TR750 GT750 Trackmaster framed 500 – San Jose Mile Willie Hardin on a T250 Suzuki at Ontario “These are a few “Vintage” photos. We were in the studio in Los Angeles shooting Sportswear. We got thirsty, so I “Jumped” out of the set so there would […]
Joe Eastmure and the controversial 1972 Castrol 6 Hour Production Race
Suzuki Snapshots Joe Eastmure and the 1972 Castrol Six Hour Production Race at Amaroo, New South Wales, Australia. The giant-killing Suzuki 315 and the controversy that dogged the finish. The 1972 Castrol 6 Hour Race Recollections by Joe Eastmure Joe Eastmure receiving line honours before the “sh.. hit the fan” These are my recollections […]
Suzuki sweeps the field in 1968 12 Hour Endurance Race – Willow Springs
Ron Grant won the 500cc Class on a Cobra T500, Willie Hardin won the 100cc Class on a Suzuki
Contact Breakers Sticking Open (Points) – Suzuki Service Bulletin -General 3: 1975
SerBulletin General 3
Barton square four
Here is a picture of a very rare racebike the Barton square four it is a 750 cc disc-valve water-cooled two-stroke. Barton used the design of the Suzuki RG500 engine but made it better and more reliable. Suzuki used Bartons design in later RG500 models. Two of these bikes were made by Barton, they wanted […]
RG500 XR70 RV86
Bernard Girardot from France has supplied some photos of a Heron Suzuki carbon fibre framed XR70 RV86 Suzuki found and restored in Germany, in running condition. This bike is one of two build in 86 with carbon swinging arm, WP fork and the last evolution of the square-four engine : XR70 RV with reed valves. […]
Arne Markussen’s Suzis
Arne lives in Norway and is keen on 70’s Suzukis 1973 GT750 1975 GT250 1971 T350
Suzuki RK67 (TR50)
The 1967 Suzuki RK67 (14 speeds). It’s one of the few Suzuki factory 50cc racers still running. Its twin cylinder (32.5mm x 30mm bore and stroke) produced 17.5bhp @ 17,300 rpm. Riders were Hans-Georg Anscheidt, Yoshimi Katayama and Stuart Graham, who took the top 3 places in the 50cc World Championship that year. Mitsuoh Itoh […]
Suzuki RS67 V4 – 125 – 1967
Suzuki Snapshots Suzuki RS67 First raced Japanese Grand Prix 1967 (last race of the season in October). 90 degree V4, 4 X 24mm carbs, 4 geared cranks, 12 gears, liquid cooled, positive oil lubrication, disc valve induction. Peak power 42 BHP at 16,500 revs (by Feb of 68 power improved to 43.8BHP), top speed 137 […]
Suzuki T250R Hustler – 1971
Love those trousers in the top pic, any genuine restoration requires them! I used to production race the 250 Hustler, great bike!
Dave Woodruff’s NOS Suzuki GT500B
NOS SUZUKI GT500 Dave Woodruff from Charleston, AR. USA has sent us a series of photos of his NOS Suzuki GT500 which he just picked up from the original dealer, Never sold until now, the bike even came with the Original MSO, Keys & Tool Kit. Suzuki fans may drool, now!
Runar Lehne’s GT500
Suzuki GT500 from Norway Runar Lehne I live in Geithus in Norway.I own two GT 500`s one A model and one B model. I also have a Suzi VS1400 as a daily driver.
Smokey Matt’s GT500
T to GT500 I wanted to get my hands on a T500. My Dad rode one when I was a kid and I always loved to ride on the back. After lots of searching I met a guy who was selling a restored one. I went to have a look and it was lovely but […]
1975 Suzuki T500M Torture Test
1975 Suzuki T500M Torture Test Big Bike Magazine A rather strange test from 1975 – the rider underwent an unusual process to test the durability of the T500 – why they waited until 1975 (8 years after the bike was released I’ll never know) and 3,000 miles is nothing, even weird miles in this case. […]
Bill’s T500K
Classic Suzuki Two-Strokes WWW.OZEBOOK.COM Bill‘s T500K – USA Immaculate and only 700 miles on the clock! Lucky Bill. Bill Moore lives in California and has a fine collection of bikes. Some of Bill’s other beasts….
Muzza’s T500L Gallery
Muzza’s T500L Gallery The Midnight Express T500 now graces Muzza’s garage. The Ted Harris restored T500L looks good for now but not for long once Muzza gets his greasy mitts on it! I couldn’t keep Muzza Jnr off the beast either! Muzz Jnr Muzza & Muzz-ess
Ted Harris’ T500K Restoration
Ted Harris’ T500K Restoration Ted, who lives in perth Western Australia, is a brilliant mechanic and a perfectionist when it comes to restoration…Ted has spent countless hours and over $6,500 (in 2004) in new parts and rebuilding to arrive at his restored T500. Ted painted the tank black rather than follow the standard pattern purely due […]
1974 Suzuki T500L Road Test
Gazza’s scrapbook 1974 Suzuki T500L (extract from Motorcycle Sport – July 1974) “Motorcycle Sport” July 1974 It wasn’t very long ago that the Suzuki Cobra 500cc two stroke twin was being brandished by Suzuki as the hottest thing on two wheels. By one of those ironies of fate they are currently running a series […]
Tony’s T500K
Here’s a picture of my 1974 K-model T500. When I was about 12 years of age (1974) I fell in love with this impressive bike. Now I am 41 years old and I decided to buy one. Next to my Honda Pan European it looks rather small instead of impressive, but who cares! Every now […]
Daniel’s Suzukis
Hi, here are two pictures about my SUZUKI T500J…green and white, built in 1972, also my GT500A and GT750B, thanks, Daniel from Courbevoie, FRANCE GT500A GT750B
Steve’s T500J
Steve Traynor from Scotland shares his 1972 J model steed with us…..and a nice job it is indeed
Suzuki T500 Cobra Road Test – Cycle Guide – January 1968 – Short wheelbase prototype
Note: short wheelbase
Paul Brocker’s Stable
Hi Muzza, I’m a Suzuki two stroke fan having had many in my younger years and currently have a 1970 T500-3, 1971 TS125, and a Kawasaki 175 F7 which are all complete and running nicely. I recently bought a 1973 TS400K [blue model] basket-case ‘cos it’s a bike I always wanted but never owned, but […]
Suzuki T500III Road Test – Motorcyclist – July 1970
Magazine says it is a T500II but it really is a T500III!!
T500 Cobra Road test – Two Wheels Australia – Feb 1970
Already replaced by the T500II by the time this report was published…..
Cobra T500 at the Reynolds-Alberta Museum
Tony Jarvis wrote: “Down the road from me here in a place called Wetaskawin is a Transportation Museum called the Reynolds-Alberta Museum. Starting on May 14th this year they opened a two year display called “Life and Times of the Motorcycle” All together there are 150 motorcycles of all years and makes on display. I […]
Daniel rides a GT500 in New Zealand
I am Daniel, I just got a hold of a GT500 to race here in New Zealand. I don’t have a race licence yet but race at “have a go” days. I thought you would like to know that these things are still around in New Zealand. I am still building this bike to be […]
Hyside racing T500
Got this info from Hyside Racing about their pipes and some pics….. “The spec I am running on my T500 is actually TR750 spec, my cylinders are ported to T500 race spec, which was sent out by the factory back in the 70’s running with 36mm carbs, Pete is building one at the moment which […]
SUZUKI COBRA (T500-1), Cycle World test, 1967
SUZUKI COBRA (T500-1) INTRODUCTION FALL, 1967 Just think….it’s Fall, 1967….a time before a lot of you were born. The world was a lot different then than now, wasn’t it ?? Well….kind of. Canada was celebrating its centennial as a country, the US was getting more deeply involved in Vietnam and the hippies’ “summer of love” […]
T500 Cobra pics
T500/5 or Cobra (has later oil tank but otherwise looks good, even down to road grime).
My Next Project…………….. by Jughead
This one will be code name Trojan………. don’t ask why. It’s what popped into my mind. Never owning a sport bike and not wanting to go to 4 Stroke squid Bikes I’ve decided to build my own almost modern 2 Stroke from pieces of spare parts that I have lying aound. This one will probably […]
Chris’ Cafe Racer build
Chris is building a T500 based road racer….here is his story… This is the ’76 GT500 I started out with. I bought it off Ebay in ’07. It needed a top end rebuild, carb kits, sprockets and chain and some rust removal and shinning to get her road worthy. I road the bike all summer […]
Tim Hart’s Cafe Racer
Tim Hart’s T500 Cafe Racer THOUGHT YOU MIGHT LIKE TO SEE MY 73 T500 Café racer, I live in Kent U.K. and have a collection of bikes but this is my current favourite ..I forgot how much fun old two strokes really are !! The tank is handmade alloy by Custom Tanks and Design in […]
Jughead’s Cafe Racer
JUGHEAD’S Cafe racer Here’s the Pictures of my 69 T500 Cafe Racer.Modifications Include: 34mm Mikuni Carbs Billet Intakes Uni pod Filters Milled Heads J&R Chambers Redwing Shocks GT Front End GS550 Drilled Discs GS550 Calipers Nissin 5/8 Master Cylinder Fiberglass Rear Fender and Side Panel Euro GP Bend Handlebars (Thanks Gordon!) Not Finished Yet. […]
Henri’s cafe racer
Suzuki Snapshots Henri Goodman 1971 T500 for your web site. Started as a basket case, and has taken a few years and a lot of money to finish. Rickman fairing and parts from a lot of different bikes purchased from swap meets and salvage yards. Very few new parts were used, with the exception of […]
Jan Kronslev’s Cafe racer
WWW.OZEBOOK.COM Jan Kronslev’s Cafe racer Its in Danish but I thought that you would like the attached article for your collection. Its about my T500 and was published in the Danish magazine BIKE April 2005. Since last I have done a lot of trackdays on my T500 and send you an aditional pic for my small […]
Jan Kronslev’s special T500s
Suzuki Snapshots Jan Kronslev from Copenhagen and his friend Kim Nikolaisen’s T500 specials The start of the project & below, the final product. Below – Kim Nikolaisen’s extremely modified T500 “With factory exhaust and cylinders and 145 kg dry, I can still give modern machines a run for their money, which is a lot more fun […]
Formula 500
Formula 500 -1977 UK parts bin special “Pseudo racing bikes can be relied upon to be disappointing. More often than not their glassfibre exterior conceals a plainly unexciting motorcycle, fitted with ill-conceived “goodies” that merely make the bike uncomfortable and difficult to ride. The Suzuki Formula 500 isn’t like that. It fulfills its promise of […]
Dunstall Suzuki T500
A Dunstall Suzuki T500 from South Africa by Philip de Gruchy Thought you might like to see my Dunstall Cafe Racer , it used to be my classic race bike , which I raced for about 5 years in South Africa but it became uncompetative . I bought this bike and 3 others as basket […]
Dr von Strange and his Titan creations
Great chambers, both exiting on the right side and tucked under the motor. Lot of work in the fairing as well, took a lot of plastic welding. Good work Dave, err Dr Von Strange, I mean.
Saiad T500 Sport TT)
A Suzuki Italy special model. They also did a limited edition called the Vallelunga based on the GT750, ten to full TR750 works spec. and a hundred less potent look-alikes. – great tank, GT750 drum brake, rear sets etc. Umberto wrote to say he has one for sale, a T500 sport customizedby the Italian importer in […]
Fatboy’s Muzza Replica T500
She’s painted. Photo doesn’t do it justice. Waddya think. I’m just outright grateful to my Dad for the paint and polish…. I’m too frightened to ride the thing now!!! What if it gets oily and dirty! Many thanks too my Dad for the many many hours of work to get it pretty.
Floyd Emde Suzuki T500 Rickman Metisse
Floyd Emde Suzuki T500 Rickman Metisse A rare pic of a Rickman Metisse Suzuki 500 raced by Floyd Emde… From the April ’68 issue of Cycle World on pages 66 and 67 comes an article titled “Daytona:The Men and Machines for 1968″…..with a quick mention as follows….. “Floyd Emde has entered his 500-cc Suzuki-Metisse, which […]
TR500 found in a New Zealand shed.
Found in a New Zealand shed. Hi Suzuki fans, here’s a pic of a couple of TR replicas I recently picked up with the plan of racing them in NZ’s classic scene. Built by a craftsman named John Anderson they are reasonable replicas of the mighty TR 500 and TR 250, the porting is supposed […]
Steve Wheatman;s TR500
Suzuki TR500 Steve Wheatman has picked up a factory TR500 Daytona which was imported into Australia for racing. This bike’s engine number is T500-24895 – The original owner was Kijima engineering from Japan & the bike was bought to Australia in 1973 by Grant McRichie & other Australian owners have been Martin Hone, Steve Trinder, […]
South African Legends
In Feb this year the owners of the Zwartkop Raceway, in Pretoria, South Africa, hosted a classic racie bike day, where the feature event was ”SA Legends“ As many South African Champions as possible were contacted to take part, and the result was an amazing collection of over 35 past South African motorcycle champions, many […]
TR500 MkIII Barrels
TR500III Suzuki DiamondJ has shared some pics of a TR500 MkIII watercooled barrel with us….nikalsil liners rather than steel sleeves on these guys, plus the transfer ports have been re-arranged.
Ken Rick’s Suzuki TR500 MkII
Ken claimed this machine was raced to victory in the 1973/74 Marlboro Series in New Zealand by Dale Wylie, but that claim is disputed. Ken’s seat is not standard.The standard seat can be seen below in the shot of Jack Findlay’s TR500II pictured in 1973. (Picture borrowed from Ray Battersby’s book Team Suzuki)
Ralph Hudson’s TR500
Hello, I have a TR500 with a Steve Roberts frame that I got from Geoff Perry in 1972. I was able to get some parts out the back door at Suzuki when they got the TR750’s and sent the 500 parts to the crusher. I’ve been racing in AHRMA with it for about 4 yrs, […]
Robin McKenzie’s Suzuki TR500
Robin McKenzie‘s Suzuki TR500 Back in 1980, while living in Christchurch NZ I found a TR500 in a guys shed, back in the good ol days when old race bikes were worth nothing. Anyway I bought this old TR500, for the princely sum of $500 I think it was, got it going and raced it […]
Ralph Hudson’s TR500
Suzuki Snapshots Ralph Hudson’s TR500 2003 Geoff Perry helped me put this bike together back in ’72 to campaign in the states on the AMA circuit. The advent of the TZ700 made the 500 uncompetitive on a national level, so it was retired at the end of ’73. I just took it out of the […]
Dieterman watercooled TR500 MkIII
Th This pic is by Skimmer from Thumpertalk – 1971 Suzuki TR500 in a Dieterman frame at Snetterton
TR500 MkIII
TR500 Watercooled MkIII – 1975 Bore and Stroke: 70 x 64 Carbs: 2 x 38mm Mikuni VM38SS Compression: 7.4:1 Max HP: 80 @ 8900rpm Max speed: 160 mph Dry weight: 140kg
Ex Pat Hennan TR500-III
Following 2 photos show Pat Hennan on the TR500III at Laverton, Victoria, Australia in 1976. Photos by John Dayhew
Tony Marasco – racing Suzuki
Tony raced with the Historic Motorcycle Racing Association, Victoria, Australia in the 1990s.
Dave Maskell’s Seeley TR500
Pictures and technical info on a water-cooled Seeley TR500 from the UK by David Maskell I bought new Seeley Suzuki at the start of the 72 season from Eddie Crooks, complete rolling chassis £350, new std T500 engine £250 with racing parts in exchange for std road parts returned – that’s some of the help […]
Philip de Gruchy’s TR500
South African TR500 HISTORY OF SUZUKI TR500 ENGINE NO. TR10028 This SUZUKI racing motorcycle was one of (2) two bikes supplied to sponsored riders in South Africa in 1972 and arrived by ship at Durban harbour on the 19 th of December. The sponsored riders who were allocated the bikes were Jon Ekerold and Les van Breda, […]
Eddie Brackenbridge’s T500-III
Eddie Brackenridge from Lisburn, Northern Ireland has sent us these pics of his bikes….including his nice looking T500 MkIII
Simon Horder’s Suzuki T500J
Simon Horder has moved to Perth, Western Australia from the UK and brought a T500J with him to restore. The bike has now been restored and is a credit to Simon’s dedication to the task.
JohhnyUK and his Suzuki T500
John Mackay shares his machine with us. Don’t be fooled by the paint-job, it is a T500M John’s ride in the 70s…. John’s GT500 before and after…..
Patrick Peters T500 restoration
Hi there muzza. (pardon me for my bad English but I am Dutch) Like I promised iI would send you some pictures of my T500. I used lot’s of your info and still am. (Thanks for that man). I got the T from friends when my former bike was stolen and I did not have […]
Brian Dawson’s – T500 Suzuki
Brian wrote on 8 Nov 2001 – Attached is a pic of my 1974/75 T500L/M. I came across this bike while I was working in a BMW motorcycle shop. A customer came in one day and wanted to buy a set of vintage BMW saddlebags (or panniers as they are also known) but didn’t […]
Pictures from Denmark by Per Norstedt
GT 500 from previous picture. The engine have been tuned, All Speed exhaust system, GT 750 double disc front fork, Nico Bakker fairing, Raask footrest system and Kawasaki Z 650 saddle. Now all parts have been painted, and the fairing have been modified to suit the GT 500. This bike could run about 200 km/h. […]
Paul Payette’s Suzuki T500
Hi, Just finished restoring my fathers t500, The bike stayed in the backyard under a tarp for 7 years before i decide to take a look at it. Changed the battery, Removed the heads and cleaned the tops of the pistons, changed spark plugs, trans oil, Polished and painted. All original except for […]
Sam Peterson’s T500
“I bought it in about 98 and it was a complete basket case. I think it had been around Australia 5 times, the electrics had caught fire and then it was left out in the weather for a couple of years before I bought it. The parts were either very worn, crispy black or rusty […]
Robert Echard’s T500
Robert Echard Lanham Maryland USA Robert’s T500 is a 1970 with an original paint job from the 70s including the essential accessory of the time, a bikini fairing.
Sukidookie’s (Robert Taylor) T500 Racer
Sukidookie has supplied some pics of his great T500 based racer….. “Here are some pictures and info on my bike. ere’s my story: I picked the bike up for free from someone that just had it rusting away in the backyard. They actually had it next to the fence so the dogs could stand on […]
Gerard Kampen’s T500 racer
My name is Gerard Kampen and i live in Holland, I am a great Barry Sheene fan, I have raced motorbikes here in Holland from 1977 until 1982. At this moment I am building a Suzuki TR500 replica and I am going to race it here in classic events. In complete Sheene style, with replica […]
Ken Redwood’s T500 Racer
T500 racebike seen at the Australian National Historic Racing Championships in 2008 held at Wanneroo, Western Australia Ken Redwood
Seeley T500 racers at Wanneroo Western Australia
Seeley framed T500 Suzuki racebikes seen at Wanneroo Western Australia Jack Coyle Martin Pearson
DRESDA SUZUKI 500 RACER – Spike Livingstone
Spike Livingstone shared this pic with us….of his rare Dresda race framed Suzuki 500…back in 2006 Hi Muzza, bought chassis from TGA racing at the end of `04 and put what should have been a very quick (according to seller) tr500 lump with a standard gearbox…. Finished build in time for first outing in classic […]
Les van Breda – TR500 & XR500 (TR500 MkII)
This is Les van Breda multiple South African Motorcycle Champion. The Blue bike is my XR05 (ready to run at last!), and the wine red bike you have featured before is Phil de Gruchy’s air cooled TR500. Les won South African championships on both of these bikes. He says the watercooled XR05 had a great […]
Alex’s T500K
Alex Ellis has a 1973 Suzuki T500 that looks almost as good as new…nice paint job Alex!
Building a Water Buffalo Rocket
Building a Water Buffalo Rocket Forward These modifications of the Suzuki GT-750 water-cooled two-stroke represent 5 years of research and development, and cover numerous engine and chassis modifications. It must be remembered that in order to acquire speed and handling, all facets must be examined. Some may choose not to completely modify their bike and […]
Tragic loss of Cal Rayborn
Some discussion online: There was an element of trying to get any chance he could to get on a Suzuki and get cracking. I felt that his supposed signing for Suzuki indicated that he intended to specialise in roadracing rather than pursuing the Grand National AMA series, so there was no longer any need to […]
Barton Motors
Found at http://yorkshireferret.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/barton-motors-sparton-phoenix-and-more.html Barton Motors was started by Barry Hart and Tony Ryan. The Barton name is derived from the first name of the two company founders. Barry and Tony started the company by investing £15 each, in order to set up a barn with two lathes. Early business concentrated on producing racing gearboxes for […]
TWIN LEADING SHOE BRAKES: A step by step guide to a super stopper.
TWIN LEADING SHOE BRAKES A step by step guide to a super stopper. 1. Assemble all new parts likely to be needed before doing anything – usually shoes and cable. 2. Remove wheel and note relationship of cams, levers and springs before stripping back plate completely. If cam ends are not stamped with an alignment […]
T500 2LS brake set-up
It is imperative that the leading edge of each brake shoe comes into contact with the brake drum simultaneously, if maximum braking efficiency is to be achieved. Check by detaching the clevis pin from the eye of one end of the threaded rod, so that the brake operating arms can be applied independently. Operate each […]
How to setup a twin-leading-shoe brake
Borrowed from classicbike.com.uk – Not Suzuki but concept the same. also
Suzuki Promotional Record – 1973
Suzuki Promotional Record – 1973 Track 1: “Suzy Shake a Tail”….. also Track 2: “Barry Sheene recommends the T500 and the T250R”
TR250-X6-T20 Performance Bulletins
TR250/X-6/T20 Bulletin No. 3Bulletin No. 4 Bulletin No. 5 X-6 Motocross Kit TR250 & T20 Road racing/ Flat track X6 28mm carb adaptors
Suzuki Service Bulletins – Specification & Data – Various Models
Specification & Data Bulletins 1 – 5 1. Piston replacement and piston clearance specifications – all models 2. Piston ring replacement specifications 3. Torque specifications – all models 4. Ignition specifications – all models 5. RM 125 specifications Bulletins 6 – 9 6. 1971 – 75 Carburetor specifications – all models 7. Crankshaft specifications – […]
Suzuki RE-5 Technical Bulletins
Bulletin RE Index 1-5 1. Introductory notes 2. Recommended sump and metering pump oil 3. Service manual corrections and additions 4. Throttle cable adjustment procedure 5. Carburetor fuel filter Bulletin RE 6-9 6. Starter one-way clutch modification 7. Headlight and headlight housing installation procedure 8. Carburetor modification kit 9. Service procedures Bulletin RE 10-16 10. […]
Suzuki GT Technical Bulletins 14-21
14. GT380/550/750 – Battery breather location 15. GT380/550/750 – Air cleaner servicing 16. GT380/550/750 – Optional sprockets and chain 17. GT380/550/750 – Contact breaker cams 18. GT380/550/750 – SRIS oil strainer 19. GT250/380/550/750 – Disk brake modification 20. GT250/380/550 – New style spark plug cap boot 21. GT380/550/750 – Fuel starvation at high rpm
Suzuki RM Service Bulletins
Bulletin RM Index 1-7 1. RM125M specifications 2. RM125 oil recommendations 3. RM125 Cable guides 4. RM125 Chain guide roller washers 5. RM125 Disposing of shock absorbers 6. RM125 Mis-engagement of 3rd gear 7. RM250/370 Specifications and general information Bulletin RM 8-17 8. RM250/370 Oil recommendation 9. RM250/370 Setup information 10. RM250/370 Troubleshooting Nippon Denso […]
Suzuki GT Technical Bulletins 27-33
27. GT185/250/380/550 – Spark plug caps 28. GT500 – PEI Inspection 29. GT550/750 – 2nd drive and driven gears 30. GT250A – Ignition timing marks 31. All GTs – Constant on headlight 32. GT250 – Changes from 1975 to 1976 33. GT550 – Improved rear brake performance
Suzuki GT Technical Bulletins 34-39
34. GT500 – Shift cam guide bolt location 35. GT250 – Cylinder head, spark plug and carburetion changes 36. GT75- – Fuel surging 37. GT380/550/750 – Fuel cock seepage 38. GT380/550/750 – Gear shifting switch 39. GT500A & B – Front fender mount
Suzuki GT Technical Bulletins 22-26
22. GT380/550/750 – Instructions for using carburetor synchronisation tool 23. GT380/550 – Wiring harness temporary colour code changes 24. GT250 – Burned out headlight bulb 25. GT750 – Cylinder puller tool set 26. GT550 – Starter clutch change
Suzuki GTTechnical Bulletins 7-13
7. GT750 – Increased performance 8. GT550 – Primary gear noise 9. GT380 – Kick starter drive gear and oil pump driven gear modification 10. GT380 – Increased transmission oil capacity (oh dear the 380 too!) 11. GT250 – Drive shaft/top gear 12. GT185 – Disk brake manual addendum 13. GT550/750 – Exhaust coupler sealant […]
Suzuki GT Technical Bulletins 1-6
1. GT750 – Cooling System 2. GT750 – Oil Starvation 3. GT750 – Crankshaft and Gear Replacement 4. GT750 – Starter Clutch Modification 5. GT750 – New Style Cylinder Head Bolt Washer 6. GT750 – Crankshaft Modifications
Suzuki T Model Technical Bulletins
1. T500- Transmission Repair 2. T250/305/350 – Drive shaft/top gear 3. T500 – Increased transmission oil capacity (ie. the infamous gearbox oil issue – long kept under wraps) 4. T500 – Swingarm pivot shaft 5. T/GT500 – Shift cam guide bolt location
Suzuki Technical Bulletins 30 revised – 33
30. Revised – Dealer Obligations for Pre-delivery 31. —————- 32. New Sealant Suzuki Bond 1201 33. Disk brake Grease Application
Suzuki Technical Bulletins 19 – 30
19. High Speed Steering Oscillation 20. Metric-American Conversions 21. Motorcycle Assembly and Pre-Delivery Reimbursement 22. Oil Tank Breather caps Except GT500 23. Recommended Fuel types 24. Gasket Sets 25. Bolt head Symbols 26. Suzuki CCI Super 2 Recommendations 27. Circlip Installation 28. Front Disk Grease Application 29. ————— 30. Dealer Obligations for Pre-delivery
Suzuki Technical Bulletins 10 – 18
10. Automatic Petcock Misuse 11. Cleaning Carburetors 12.Oil Pump Lever Sticking 13. Oil Tank Cap Vent 14. Oil tank Breather Obstruction 15. Clutch rattle on Twin Cylinder Models 16. Suzuki Liquid Gasket No.4 17. Wheel Alignment 18. Cold Weather Storage
Suzuki Technical Bulletins 1-9
1. Simple Ignition System Check 2. Ignition Coil Failures 3. Contact breaker Sticking Open 4. Nylon Plug Modules 5. Spark Plugs 6. Battery Maintenance 7. Checking PEI Ignition Timing 8. Adjusting Horns 9. Carburetor Main Jet Types
Ron Grant T500 Hot-up Tips
Hotting up the T500 with Ron Grant Ron Grant shares his tuning secrets Over the past few years a multitude of Suzuki 500s have been sold to a vast cross section of riders, the majority of which were basically interested in primary transportation going to and from work, school or other day to day duties. […]
Service Manual T500 Suzuki incl GT500 Technical Bulletin
Click on link, below, to open: Suzuki T500-II Service Manual_Compress
Oil level for the T500/GT500
An old one but a good one….. All models T500 from 1968 to 1972 (i.e. Cobra to T500J inclusive) carried 1200cc of transmission oil. This amount of oil was inadequate to prevent wear on 4th and 5th gear (the case hardening failed). To overcome this it was necessary to build up the dam wall on […]
Oil Injection or pre-mix
A personal opinion Basically, on the Suzuki oil injection system the outside lines lube the outer mains, the Middle oil lines oil the piston skirt & oil from both of them mixes with the gas. The inner mains are oiled by the transmission oil. To go pre-mix the “Slingers” or as the parts book says […]
Suzuki 500 across the Australian Nullarbor in 1973
Titan Suzukis on the vast and empty Nullarbor Plain (well before the road was sealed) Riders: Carl on red ’72 T500J, Murray Barnard on green ’72 T500J. The mighty T500s survived 265 miles of unsealed road on the remote Nullarbor Plain but the trip to the Easter Bathurst races was doomed. Murray fell off in […]
Technical tips – Vibration Remedy
Technical tips VIBRATION REMEDY: Remove the engine and counterbore the engine casings to accept the GT750 rubber engine mounts , the mounting lugs on the T500 frame have to be sleeved down with small rings ( knurled and hardened bushes) which are then pressed into frame lugs at the 3 frame mounting points to accept […]
Suzuki T500K Owner’s Manual
Beware the 1200cc transmission oil advice, oil dam needs modification to take 1400cc
