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Category: T500
Suzuki T500/GT500 article – Old Bike Australia
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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 […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Tony Marasco – racing Suzuki
Tony raced with the Historic Motorcycle Racing Association, Victoria, Australia in the 1990s.
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 […]
Alex’s T500K
Alex Ellis has a 1973 Suzuki T500 that looks almost as good as new…nice paint job Alex!
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 […]
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”
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
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
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
