Description
H&H Classic Auction @National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
15th Nov, 2023 11:00
1979 Suzuki GT380B
Two stroke triple
Estimate
£3, 500 - £4, 500
Registration No: EEL 408T
Frame No: GTthe details below
Engine No: GT380 98038
CC: 380
MOT: Exempt
Authentically presented late model GT380B triple
Still fitted with an original 3 into 4 chrome exhaust
Subject to many thousands of pounds recommissioning
The Suzuki Motor Co. was established in 1909 by Michio Suzuki to produce machinery for the cotton industry. An initial diversification into 4-wheeled transport was curtailed by WW2 but after the war Japan had a need for cheap reliable transport so Suzuki, like a lot of others around the world, began to produce clip-on engines for pushbikes. These proved to be an immediate success and soon they were making full motorcycles and by the early 60s were second only to Honda in numbers of two-wheelers manufactured. In the early 1970s the GT380, GT550 and GT750 three-cylinder range was launched proving to be 'the last hurrah' for the large capacity two-stroke engine.
This GT380, the smallest of Suzuki’s 2 stroke triple range, is the later 'B' model and is presented in good authentic part restored condition, including its original genuine Suzuki 3 into 4 chrome exhaust system. Originally sold in Germany in around 1979, it was imported into the UK in 2018 and has since undergone a few thousand pounds worth of recommissioning work. The engine was overhauled by Blue Smoke Baz in November 2020 including a carb refurbishment and earlier this year a Boyer electronic ignition has been fitted at a cost of £600. The bike has been used by the vendor this summer for pleasure rides and included in the sale is a spare pair of Koni rear dampers and a period Guiliari style sports seat. It comes supplied with lots of invoices for work carried out, records of its import and registration, a couple of old MOTs and a current V5C.
