This is what I started with:
T500K lives again!
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pipelinepete
- On the street
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- Suzuki 2-Strokes: T500K
T500K lives again!
This 1973 T500 was my winter rebuild project. It was last started up in 1995. Today it started on the 4th kick and ran perfectly. I liked the 1975 paint so went with that. Some parts are still missing (intake boot, mirrors, etc.) - got them on order. Lots of small things left to do. I put in a modern regulator/ rectifier and a small Li battery. Otherwise it's mostly OEM. Can't wait for this blasted snow and ice to melt!! Peter.
This is what I started with:
This is what I started with:
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stevebee
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Re: T500K lives again!
well done.nice job 
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titan performance
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endo_mechanical
- On the street
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Re: T500K lives again!
Nice work Peter, I can appreciate the effort you ahve put in having just completed my 1971 R, I see you have the same rear brake cable as I have, I was concerned how close mine sits near to the rear tyre and was going to keep an eye on it to see where it 'settled' after I get it registered and start riding it, I also wondered if the OEM one was different from the original in length? (mine didn't have one when I picked it up)
I see you have routed your handlebar cables through the hole in the frame under the steering stem, in my opinion this liiks best but when I tried this I wasn't happy with the tension on the clutch cable and routed it from the right hand side of the steering stem diagonally to the left. Ended up making a small bracket with rubber o-ring that I bolted under the coil mounts and ran all the cables through that, they sit nice and I have no worry of them touching the engine heads/barrels. I bet we could swap a few T500 resto stories over a beer or two! Regards Richard
I see you have routed your handlebar cables through the hole in the frame under the steering stem, in my opinion this liiks best but when I tried this I wasn't happy with the tension on the clutch cable and routed it from the right hand side of the steering stem diagonally to the left. Ended up making a small bracket with rubber o-ring that I bolted under the coil mounts and ran all the cables through that, they sit nice and I have no worry of them touching the engine heads/barrels. I bet we could swap a few T500 resto stories over a beer or two! Regards Richard
