Description
H&H Classic Auction @ National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
15th November, 2023 13:00
1977 Suzuki GT500
Bulletproof 2 stroke twin
Estimate
£2, 250 - £3, 250
Registration No: RLY 453R
Frame No: 102365
Engine No: 102594
CC: 500
MOT: None
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 GT range of twins and triples was launched proving to be 'the last hurrah' for the large capacity two-stroke engine.
