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 […]
Category: Various Suzukis
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 […]
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 […]
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!
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 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 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
