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phill
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Just a quick hello to you all, phills the name ,55yrs young learnt to drive on me dads suzuki 1964 M30 selpet just finished restoring it ,(needs oil and fuel, battery ) found it under a sheet in his celler when he sold the house had been laid up for 22yrs but all original his from new now mine will post pictures soon but a pretty rare beast I think
I bought new in 1972 a T350 Rebel in yellow and put plent of miles on it but sold it and bought a T500 cobra , have had many bikes since and have a Triumph rocket 3 2.3L and a BMw 1150 gs plus the baby suzy and a 1973 suzuki T500J that I will start on soon ,I have been checking out the site over the last year or so , great information and banter ,I will no doubt need your advice and expertise ,as I progress , Glad to be onboard.. :up:
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Post by two-stroke-brit »

welcome phil,
its allgood.
cheers mark
She will never be pretty but hoping she will be a fun ride.

1973 SUZUKI GT750K.=SOLD
yamaha speedtwinn 100 barn find =SOLD
1x 1973 kawasaki H1 (restored)
1x 1973 kawasaki H1 (basket case) =SOLD
1982 HONDA CB900F =SOLD
1982 YAMAHA RD350LC.
1985 RZ350N
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Howdo Phil, from just up t'road 8)
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phill wrote:Just a quick hello to you all, phills the name ,55yrs young learnt to drive on me dads suzuki 1964 M30 selpet just finished restoring it ,(needs oil and fuel, battery ) found it under a sheet in his celler when he sold the house had been laid up for 22yrs but all original his from new now mine will post pictures soon but a pretty rare beast I think
I bought new in 1972 a T350 Rebel in yellow and put plent of miles on it but sold it and bought a T500 cobra , have had many bikes since and have a Triumph rocket 3 2.3L and a BMw 1150 gs plus the baby suzy and a 1973 suzuki T500J that I will start on soon ,I have been checking out the site over the last year or so , great information and banter ,I will no doubt need your advice and expertise ,as I progress , Glad to be onboard.. :up:
what no photos :(
enquiring minds want to know.
mark
She will never be pretty but hoping she will be a fun ride.

1973 SUZUKI GT750K.=SOLD
yamaha speedtwinn 100 barn find =SOLD
1x 1973 kawasaki H1 (restored)
1x 1973 kawasaki H1 (basket case) =SOLD
1982 HONDA CB900F =SOLD
1982 YAMAHA RD350LC.
1985 RZ350N
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Good for you Phil, lets see that M30, it was the first Suzuki engine I owned and modified, I had it mounted in a British made Go-kart back in the late 60s.
Two strokes, its just that simple.

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phill
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Will get some pictures of it on the forum as soon as I get a new camera , old sony screen went blank ,not allowed to buy a new 1 , as xmas is approaching ???.
The M30 was bought buy my dad in 64 I remember going to the shop with him and riding pillion with him , he used it a fair bit, it was,nt the most powerfull beast and 2 up coming up a steep hill you could get overtaken by milk floats. but I passed my test on it in 71 ,and used it on and off for years as a stand in when I sold or repaired my bikes. I often wondered what happened to it and when my sister sold the old familly home ,I found it in a celler , it was seized oil had seized the piston ring in the groove solid and a ring cracked getting it out . but stripping it down all was well ,parts have been pretty easy to get hold of all original of course wheels had to be replaced as rust had eaton them away ,and new stainless spokes were fitted the frame was stripped and repainted and the engine lightly polished every thing was stripped and cleaned , switches and electrics checked and every thing assembled over a 2 year period, new tyres and rubbers fitted and it looks better than new , have spent a fair bit on it ,but it has great memories tied up in it, still got to get battery and plug sorted and filled with oil ect, ,no rush .. Dad still alive and kicking and at 83 still ready to give it a test run. ,looks very small !! , pretty rare I guess not a lot sold in the UK . will get back in the garage after xmas and once weather is a bit warmer, get it started and then start on the T 500 , . Phill
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Well good for you on the restoration Phill, while not very popular they are an important bike to the Suzuki history time line. For those of you not familiar with this model, it was basically Suzukis answer to the Honda C100 which later became known as the C50/C70.
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Two strokes, its just that simple.

69 Suz U70
69 Suz T500
72 Suz GT750 cafe
74 Suz TS250
74 Suz GTXVR project
75 Suz RE5
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76 Suz TS400
76 Suz GT750
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86 Suz RG500x2
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Mokick ?? Where DID the marketing department come up with these names ?? :lol: :lol:
I bought new in 1972 a T350 Rebel in yellow
Welcome to the board, Phil. I would DEARLY love to see a picture of that 350. To this point, I have only ever seen/heard of the orange/white or blue/white paint jobs on the 1972 T350. See if you can find a pic of yours. I'm really curious...... :?: :shock:
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Hello Phill, from Paul and Tim at Titan Performance, Suzuki 500 specialists down the road in Dover.
Keeping old 2 strokes alive !
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Thank you for that, Pedro. I wondered if this might not be another case of those "unusual" Brit registration regulations rearing its ugly and confusing head..... :cry: :wink:
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Hi Phill lad
even further up the road.
other than a Honda 50/90 I've only seen one yammy but never a Suzuki around here.
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Hello.
I have some rare NOS parts for that bike if you're interested. Pm me!
Thanks!
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welcome phil, Image
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