What crazy things have you seen done with your model Suzuki?

Retro, Wild, Cafe, etc. The stuff only your imagination can come up with.

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dollydog
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Re: What crazy things have you seen done with your model Suz

Post by dollydog »

yip :D and still got it :D the first and only time i've made a seat from scratch. made the base - 6mm aluminium - cut the foam, made the seat cover and fitted it. NEVER AGAIN! i used to be an upholsterer years ago - but i made divan beds :D
cheers, dd.
GTS250 road registered. TS250 engine, Ramair frame.
GT250 big bang road registered. Both pistons fire the same time. USD forks.
GT285 road registered. Overbored - 58mm and TS125 +2 pistons fitted.
GT10 road registered. '65 T10 engine, GT250 frame.
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Re: What crazy things have you seen done with your model Suz

Post by sportston »

dollydog wrote:yip :D and still got it :D the first and only time i've made a seat from scratch. made the base - 6mm aluminium - cut the foam, made the seat cover and fitted it. NEVER AGAIN! i used to be an upholsterer years ago - but i made divan beds :D
cheers, dd.
You have my complete sympathy. I have spent more time trying to make a seat and base from scratch than any other job on my resto so far. Its a nightmare to do well. :( I too have vowed never to do it again. Next time I will give it to someone else to do. :?
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Re: What crazy things have you seen done with your model Suz

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let the ts250 rebuild begin :D
cheers, dd.
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GTS250 road registered. TS250 engine, Ramair frame.
GT250 big bang road registered. Both pistons fire the same time. USD forks.
GT285 road registered. Overbored - 58mm and TS125 +2 pistons fitted.
GT10 road registered. '65 T10 engine, GT250 frame.
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Re: What crazy things have you seen done with your model Suz

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first fix :D engine rebuilt with all new bearings, seals and gaskets. converted the rm250 kickstart to fit the ts250, so now it's time to start fabbing the exhaust :D
cheers, dd.
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GTS250 road registered. TS250 engine, Ramair frame.
GT250 big bang road registered. Both pistons fire the same time. USD forks.
GT285 road registered. Overbored - 58mm and TS125 +2 pistons fitted.
GT10 road registered. '65 T10 engine, GT250 frame.
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Re: What crazy things have you seen done with your model Suz

Post by titan performance »

This is my other T500......the baby, only had this one 39 years !
It's a bit of a work in progress really, a little bit thrown together to get to last year's TT. I want the extra frame bracing, and an exhaust system like my Alpina 500.
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Re: What crazy things have you seen done with your model Suz

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....and just for fun, my 74 Kettle. Recently acquired a Piper 3-1, so I may just fit that for the heavenly sounds !

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Re: What crazy things have you seen done with your model Suz

Post by smokin_blue »

This was my first custom I built while at university. It is a '74 GT250 with a T350 top end bolted down. I had to over bore it at 1.5mm over so it calculates out to a GTT333 I wanted to just call it L/3.

The extra cc's it had over the original 250 really helped the torque department.

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Re: What crazy things have you seen done with your model Suz

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first fit, homemade exhaust system. pretty close for a first go :D
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cheers, dd.
GTS250 road registered. TS250 engine, Ramair frame.
GT250 big bang road registered. Both pistons fire the same time. USD forks.
GT285 road registered. Overbored - 58mm and TS125 +2 pistons fitted.
GT10 road registered. '65 T10 engine, GT250 frame.
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Re: What crazy things have you seen done with your model Suz

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What was that pipe off originally? Looks almost like an RG250 pipe but it's probably larger.
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Re: What crazy things have you seen done with your model Suz

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spot on :D
cut it at the first baffle cone. welded a shortened 60mm - 48mm reducer [o.d.] and made the rest up to the exhaust port :D
tried an rgv to start with, but it was too oval for me to work with. tail pipe off the rgv though :D
cheers, dd.
GTS250 road registered. TS250 engine, Ramair frame.
GT250 big bang road registered. Both pistons fire the same time. USD forks.
GT285 road registered. Overbored - 58mm and TS125 +2 pistons fitted.
GT10 road registered. '65 T10 engine, GT250 frame.
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Re: What crazy things have you seen done with your model Suz

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2nd fit and much better :D time to start getting the forks in order. rg250 fork legs, gt550 yokes milled out to 36mm and gt250 front wheel with twin discs. i've got the brake calipers, just need some discs the right size :D
cheers, dd.
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GTS250 road registered. TS250 engine, Ramair frame.
GT250 big bang road registered. Both pistons fire the same time. USD forks.
GT285 road registered. Overbored - 58mm and TS125 +2 pistons fitted.
GT10 road registered. '65 T10 engine, GT250 frame.
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Re: What crazy things have you seen done with your model Suz

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It may just be the photo, but it looks like there's a huge step between the header and chamber. Might be an idea to replace the horizontal section with a cone to eliminate the step. The chances of all teh tapers and lengths being ideal are unlikely, but a step will probably hurt performance.
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Re: What crazy things have you seen done with your model Suz

Post by jabcb »

What are you planning on doing for a side or center stand?
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Re: What crazy things have you seen done with your model Suz

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hi tz, somebody else said that, but in reality it's just the angle i took the photo at :D i'll try and explain. the header pipe is 48mm o.d. the first baffle cone is 60mm o.d. to join them i've got a 60mm to 48mm reducer, very short, but it gently tapers about 10mm in length from one o.d. to the other, so i was hoping that would be enough? suppose only time will tell. until i get my milled out fork yokes back i can't put the front end together and try the engine - only then will i know if it's worked :D
hi jab, the centrestand is fitted already. if i had some help and someone to lift the back end for me, i could release the centrestand and see how it sits in its 'relaxed' state :D unfortunately, i'm on my own, so until the front end is on i can't release it. bike is finely balanced at the minute. don't know whether you can see it in this photo? but there's a gt250 swingarm hanging on the front end to keep it down for now. oh, for an apprentice :D keep the comments coming, i'll try and answer or argue against them asap :D
cheers, dd.
GTS250 road registered. TS250 engine, Ramair frame.
GT250 big bang road registered. Both pistons fire the same time. USD forks.
GT285 road registered. Overbored - 58mm and TS125 +2 pistons fitted.
GT10 road registered. '65 T10 engine, GT250 frame.
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Re: What crazy things have you seen done with your model Suz

Post by jabcb »

If you are interested in a side stand, it might be possible to come up with one that won’t cause a cornering clearance problem.

I have a GT380 mix-and-match build and was able to solve the cornering clearance problem.
For what I did see: viewtopic.php?f=21&t=13036
BAS (Bike Acquisition Syndrome) - too many bikes but have room for more

Suzuki:
GT750 2x75
GT550 72 & 75
GT380 72
T500 69 project & 73 project
T350 69 & 71
Honda 85 CB650SC & 86 CB700SC
09 Triumph Bonneville SE
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