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Title: Suzuki GT1000
Post by: gsxbarmy on Saturday, 13 July 2024, 07:40 PM
Was just surfing the web (as one does) and found these pictures - very clever, looks so original  :onya:  :onya:
Title: Re: Suzuki GT1000
Post by: Andre on Saturday, 13 July 2024, 08:41 PM
Article about this? Exhaust looks different though (https://www.pressreader.com/uk/classic-motorcycle-mechanics/20210604/282205128817234)
Title: Re: Suzuki GT1000
Post by: Phill P on Saturday, 13 July 2024, 09:55 PM
Nice,really nice :cheers:
Title: Re: Suzuki GT1000
Post by: gsxbarmy on Sunday, 14 July 2024, 07:25 AM
Quote from: Andre on Saturday, 13 July  2024, 08:41 PMArticle about this? Exhaust looks different though (https://www.pressreader.com/uk/classic-motorcycle-mechanics/20210604/282205128817234)

good find @Andre thank you  :onya:
Title: Re: Suzuki GT1000
Post by: Andre on Monday, 15 July 2024, 05:05 PM
Another pic from here: Click (https://www.magzter.com/stories/Automotive/Classic-Motorcycle-Mechanics/Boiling-hot)

And another article (more pics and technical write up as well as riding impressions: Article 2 (https://www.pressreader.com/uk/classic-motorcycle-mechanics/20210604/page/50/textview)

Boiling-hot.jpg



 
Title: Re: Suzuki GT1000
Post by: grog on Monday, 15 July 2024, 06:40 PM
Excellent find, didnt know about this one. Really good read on it, looks so nice. Blokes a genius. Tester not really liking its handling. Such a soft spot for them, Waterbottles in Oz, owned four of them, played with my L model,it sure could move along.If the quality of coolant had been better then, would be many more still around. 
Title: Re: Suzuki GT1000
Post by: Roo on Tuesday, 16 July 2024, 09:49 AM
No Waterbus for me I went to the dark side with the H2 Mach4 Kawasaki.

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My pics were too big  !!!!!
Title: Re: Suzuki GT1000
Post by: grog on Tuesday, 16 July 2024, 07:16 PM
probably get a Barmy red card if we talk 3 cyl 2 strokes. Ill start a new thread.
Title: Re: Suzuki GT1000
Post by: gsxbarmy on Wednesday, 17 July 2024, 02:07 AM
Quote from: grog on Tuesday, 16 July  2024, 07:16 PMprobably get a Barmy red card if we talk 3 cyl 2 strokes. Ill start a new thread.

No no not at all @grog ! When I had my GT750A, my mate had an H2 and we often used to leave trails of smoke behind us! Once I'd fitted the Dave Degens swingarm to mine though so it handled better, it gave me the upper edge - the handling on those H2's was.....iffy...to say the least!!!  :whistling:
Title: Re: Suzuki GT1000
Post by: grog on Wednesday, 17 July 2024, 04:36 PM
OK then Dave. Sim story for me, Mate had H2, we used to swap rides. H2 much easier bike than my modded H1 missile, 550 Suzi piston, ported and Expansion chambers, madness, either on or off, just no in between. Mostly we swapped when i had GT750, L model. Id ported it big time and made Exp chambers for it.Very rideable, pretty much same power as H2. They were great times.