Not a Kat and not even a four stroke

PaulD · Post by **PaulD** » Fri Apr 17, 2020 9:13 am

As some of you know my first love is two strokes but before you all come round and egg my windows I do love my Kat.
Anyhoos I’ve been restoring a 1973 T500 Suzuki Titan. I used to race one and I’ve had two in the road in the past. Here’s a link to the story from when I got almost five years ago to the present day. If the postie brings the last few bits this week she will be up and running. Hope you like it.

https://share.icloud.com/photos/0uYv6GB ... EeJTomj1CA

Rustynail · Post by **Rustynail** » Fri Apr 17, 2020 2:58 pm

Nice job with the restoration PaulD, looking good so far.

pookie · Post by **pookie** » Fri Apr 17, 2020 6:40 pm

Great job, don't worry about the two stroke thing, I've owned a Kawasaki Kr-1 from new (31 years) and its the most fun you can have with your clothes on

PaulD · Post by **PaulD** » Fri Apr 17, 2020 8:04 pm

It lives

The culmination of five years work (I’m a bit slow see)

https://youtu.be/5sUVzhJJ3gc

PaulD · Post by **PaulD** » Fri Apr 17, 2020 10:47 pm

Blix wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 17, 2020 8:33 pm
Looking good m8, pretty sure your Kat smoked like that as well

Yes it did Mick, no one told me four strokes don’t need premix

fossie · Post by **fossie** » Fri Apr 17, 2020 11:19 pm

Always love the GT 500....same as T but with a disc brake basically ...first bike I toured on in '78.
Lovely example Paul...just needs a touch of "urban camouflage ".

PaulD · Post by **PaulD** » Sat Apr 18, 2020 2:16 am

fossie wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 17, 2020 11:19 pm
Always love the GT 500....same as T but with a disc brake basically ...first bike I toured on in '78.
Lovely example Paul...just needs a touch of "urban camouflage ".

I hope by “urban camouflage” you don’t mean get it DIRTY

geekay · Post by **geekay** » Mon May 11, 2020 9:48 am

Nice job Paul - always liked the T500. I had a "R" back in the day - purple and white - but only kept it for a couple of months before part-exing it for it's bigger sibling - a GT750J (also purple and white).
I am currently restoring another purple and white "J" 750 for a friend. Not a nut and bolt restoration, but a tidy, usable bike running Higspeed exhausts.
I also have a later GT750 "M" motor installed in a Triumph frame, but that's not for this forum

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