Any reviews on these yet
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Anybody Evaluate these GT550 Con Rods and or Bearings
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Anybody Evaluate these GT550 Con Rods and or Bearings
Current registered, inspected, and running well 2 stroke motorcycles
74 GT250 (T350 upgrade),
76 GT250 (T350 upgrade),
71 T350,
70 T350,
74 GT380,
75 T500,
73 GT550,
75 GT750,
72 Yamaha DS7 (R5 upgrade),
77 Yamaha RD400 (Daytona Cyls),
73 Kawasaki H1 500
74 GT250 (T350 upgrade),
76 GT250 (T350 upgrade),
71 T350,
70 T350,
74 GT380,
75 T500,
73 GT550,
75 GT750,
72 Yamaha DS7 (R5 upgrade),
77 Yamaha RD400 (Daytona Cyls),
73 Kawasaki H1 500
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Re: Anybody Evaluate these GT550 Con Rods and or Bearings
No. The photo makes them look like 72 style with big end thrust washers and that would suggest that maybe they are 72 width and maybe not 74 on width, but you would have to check with the seller.
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Re: Anybody Evaluate these GT550 Con Rods and or Bearings
I didn't realize GT550 had an early style rod? I knew the GT750 did change early on
Would be interesting to hear about these rods... like how will the pin and needle fit into rod eye. Some stuff his tolerances are loose.
Know one I know of has any GT550 conn rods and most NOS are long gone
Would be interesting to hear about these rods... like how will the pin and needle fit into rod eye. Some stuff his tolerances are loose.
Know one I know of has any GT550 conn rods and most NOS are long gone
Current registered, inspected, and running well 2 stroke motorcycles
74 GT250 (T350 upgrade),
76 GT250 (T350 upgrade),
71 T350,
70 T350,
74 GT380,
75 T500,
73 GT550,
75 GT750,
72 Yamaha DS7 (R5 upgrade),
77 Yamaha RD400 (Daytona Cyls),
73 Kawasaki H1 500
74 GT250 (T350 upgrade),
76 GT250 (T350 upgrade),
71 T350,
70 T350,
74 GT380,
75 T500,
73 GT550,
75 GT750,
72 Yamaha DS7 (R5 upgrade),
77 Yamaha RD400 (Daytona Cyls),
73 Kawasaki H1 500
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Re: Anybody Evaluate these GT550 Con Rods and or Bearings
Don't know about the items on ebay...but I just purchased a nos con rod and pin for my 1972 GT550 from Paul Miller. It wasn't cheap but the shipping was super fast and my crank was finished on time. Paul is my go-to Suzuki shop.
Good luck!
Good luck!
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Re: Anybody Evaluate these GT550 Con Rods and or Bearings
That's IF you can get hold of him and IF he isn't cranky when you do.Paul is my go-to Suzuki shop.
I was born with nothing and still have most of it left.
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1978 GS1000C
1976 GT550 ongoing money pit.
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1978 GS1000C
1976 GT550 ongoing money pit.
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Re: Anybody Evaluate these GT550 Con Rods and or Bearings
Vintageman wrote:I didn't realize GT550 had an early style rod? I knew the GT750 did change early on
Duh. My bad. I had looked at their GT750 rods and assumed that's what these were without checking. That said, are the 550 rods like early 750 rods with thrust washers at the big ends or are they like late style 750 rods?