Suzuki GT500

[@AnalogueInTheUK]

I am jealous and can almost smell the blue smoke. If you've owned a 2-stroke, you had a bond that modern stuff will never replace.

[@birkfield1]

I agree, I also have a Suzuki GT550 and a H1 cant beat the sound and smell

[@717rocket]

Had one in 1981, same model year. Loved the acceleration and engine sound. Great underrated motorcycle.

[@Martincars56]

I had one circa 76, same colour. Brilliant touring bike. Miss those days badly.

[@geirerlinggulbrandsen851]

Martin Cleverley Yeah, I did a 4000km holiday trip with my T500. Great touring, no problems:)

[@mlw61mlw]

Top-notch restoration, looks and sounds amazing! Just beautiful. Love old 2 strokes, especially the T500 / GT500, the sound is like nothing else.

[@erwinroman4217]

Had one bought new in 1976. Ran over 30,000 miles on it then it went into storage for 3 years while I was overseas. Upon returning I stripped the engine for a refresh and found it wasn't needed. Still had crosshatch in the bores and all bearings were tight. Bel-Ray Si-7 injector oil!

[@jhkiom]

Fantastic bike. My first brand new motorbike, living in London at the time, cost £600 in 76/77, though mine was an R reg. incredible torque for a two stroke there was nothing else like it. Gave the bike to my Dad when I moved away and he rode it for years after, such happy memories.

[@geirerlinggulbrandsen851]

That's a beauty. Had i 75 T500 myself, also a beauty. Blue original paint on it.:)

[@赤い稲妻-e6k]

こんなきれいなGT500あるなんて凄いですね。 是非とも大切に乗って下さい。

[@MrMikeb8]

had one ... went through a lot of kick leavers. didnt have a strong spark. fouled a lot of plugs.had two push start often. wish i still had that bike

[@annpeerkat2020]

I had a number of T500s... had a couple of gearshaft/ gearlever problems, but never a problem with kickstarters. Sounds like electrics problems fouling plugs... or maybe it just wanted to pretend to be an RD350.

[@lorimcquinn3966]

Very nice, that said, They did not look that good when new. I bought a new K-Mach lll in 1972 and thought I was fast. I learned a quick lesson one night. I touched it off when turning a corner next to a Titan. His bike had stock pipes and looked stock although when we took off he handed me my ass. It wasn't even close. He had me by 3 bikes in less than 100 yds and steadily pulled away from me. I don't know what was done to that Titan although it sure left a impression. I have a lot of respect for them especially since they were hundreds less than my Mach lll. thanks for sharing.

[@markhenry192]

Had 1977 blue one. This was back in the late 80's. Loved that bike and toured two up every where. Sadly she seized one day and that was the end of her!

[@AndieBlack13]

mark henry I had one exactly like this...all clean & pretty looking, served me well while in school...she also seized, but I was able to break it free just in time to swap it for an H2 in rough condition...as predicted, the "new owner" blew a piston to tiny bits in no time...

[@interman7715]

That is absolutely stunning!

[@pattoallen1981]

Beautiful! Perfect! A set of nice chambers and jetting to suit it would really pop

[@annpeerkat2020]

Port and polish... 20 thou off the heads... 13 tooth front sprocket.... cobra 34mm carbys... velocity stacks... chambers really set those things off in a lovely incremental sort of way

[@danielbohland5271]

I bought a brand new GT500 Suzuki except mine was blue sold it with 8000 miles on it not one bit of trouble pretty fast for the size

[@Camman010]

Seeing this video I miss my GT500 2 stroke twin. So sad I sold it.

[@IainGalli]

Same here. I've had all sorts of high tech superbikes, but the GT500 is the bike I miss most.

[@brandonlee119]

I’m selling one

[@wolfgangsimon1509]

So thankful that I never had to sell any of my bikes. Starting with Several GT500, a GT750, some other bikes and the 1200 and the 1700 Vmax. It all started with the GT500, a wonderful bike

[@AndieBlack13]

Yep, for me this is where it all started...I won't count the Honda 90 step-thru...I had the exact one as we see here in the video, the sound, you'll never forget. Unfortunately mine seized up while delivering a girlfriend to her place in the wee hours. I broke it loose enough to get home without spilling its guts. I swapped it for an H2 to continue my two-stroke adventures, the new owner immediately blew the motor to pieces.

[@Camman010]

A repair thing for you, if you see the headlight flickering at night put in a new battery.

[@mehmetmutluoglu1542]

Shine on you crazy diamond, is only wordings I can type for this beauty. Can be exhibited in a jewellery shop.

[@marktiller7760]

I had Kawasaki triple's, I loved the triple's. Saw loads of gt 500 in the day, nostalgic reasons I'm looking at rd's /gt's. I've owned 4strokes , a love was the zxr 400. If young again, lighting strike carbon, I don't think that I could be bothered with the cost and trouble of maintenance of a modern petrol bike.

[@annpeerkat2020]

Ahh... so you're riding one of those lovely indian royal enfield diesel err... masterpieces?

[@diamondgeezer3933]

Just beautiful mate 🤩🤩🤩

[@ramonclemente4870]

El sonido de un dos tiempos es hermoso e inconfundible

[@michaelfirth1075]

Beautiful beautiful.😊

[@ianedwards26]

love the gt range of suzuki

[@annpeerkat2020]

Though this was really an old school of the T250/350/500 range with a disk brake on the front and GT on a 750 tank.

[@Team-fabulous]

A stunning job, but I'm thinking the indicators are GS or off the very later model.

[@nayantirankar]

This is beautiful

[@mikpug]

Just bought one, not as nice as yours, but still a very nice one.

[@dalegamble1173]

What a fantastic looking machine.

[@storkythepunk]

Beautiful mate, but didn't the whole range of Suzuki 77 "B" models all have black side panels? I suspect this is a late selling model "A", like the GT185A I bought in April 77, your bike is beautiful though.

[@mikeymike3240]

hi there, beautiful bike, with a wonderful sound. awesome 😎 👍

[@richarddegen6184]

Excellent!!

[@jontibloom]

Super condition. Rust was always the problem on 70s Suzukis. Everything seems 100% authentic including the 1977 tax disc ! Remember the put-put-putting sound of the exhausts so well. Thanks

[@philcole7158]

Magnificent.

[@johnpollard3038]

That’s a nice example, they handled like an oil tanker - and stopped just a bit quicker. I had one in the day, not a modern owner ….

[@andyjota8906]

What a gorgeous colour what is that ?

[@jensgerdes45]

Better then new! 🎉

[@andrewward2708]

The best one I have seen,hope you ride it,hope you dont,if you get my drift,either way well done its simply earasiable!

[@patrickyoung2117]

WOW! BEAUTIFUL. ENVY SHOWING THRU MY MONITOR!!

[@fredbush3404]

My first motorcycle in blue

[@warrendejager203]

From South Africa had both the titan and the GT bloody brilliant bikes toured SA on it paid R1500 ZAR brand new

[@nahor9191]

You lucky man ...i would kill to have this machine.

[@fiveowaf454]

Mine is virtually a twin, did UK bikes run a different front fender to the US models like mine? None of the US models I see have a front fender/mudguard with the stay going to the front section, I've only seen these on T500"s. A beautiful bike, it makes me want to get mine out of the shed for a spin.

[@mrpoulton]

Fiveo waf mudguard from gt750

[@rogerpartner1622]

Wat a beauty. I had a blue 1977 the baffles kept firing out. And the noise was impressive. From 3000rpm to 5’500rpm. Really neck stretching. My mate had the Cobra Brake drum. Supposed to be faster. But the probs with GTs was how long they were the discs totally didn’t work in wet conditions. The Nylon tires didn’t help. But get a GT UP TO AROUND 45 mph. Then wind it on. It would fill the street with smoke like a WW2 destroyer. And really buzz up to 90mph. Got to be brave tho. The original TANK SLAPPER

[@annpeerkat2020]

If you had a tank slapper it had problems unique to the bike... swing arm bearings being one of the prime wear points affecting handling. You could sit back and make a cup of tea on these things in good nick.... completely stable in contrast to say an RD yamaha. Filling the street with smoke....either someone had been riding it like a pussy for a long time, the oil pump was set over rich, or it had stuffed crankshaft bearings. How was 5th gear? On the GT500s they increased the gearbox capacity to 1400cc to try and assist 5th gear common wear problems, but I've even seen GT owners mention the problem.

[@Skorpp13]

I had exactly the same. Only the small side panels were matt black instead of red :)

[@stevewilkin3977]

GT500 B then

[@curtishelton2866]

Great looking bike...wish it was mine....lol

[@venderstrat]

I wish that I still had mine!

[@christopherjohansson3073]

Yeah you should never sell a old motorcycle. I was about too sell my suzuki gs500e 1980 but didn't. I am glad i made that call

[@scottw550]

I had a 72, If a car driver pissed me off I would go in front of them, turn the choke on and then go full throttle and watch them disappear in a giant cloud of smoke. Just don't drive it in 4th gear for very long, there's a design flaw, not enough oil in the transmission.

[@markschmalenberger8301]

They fixed that problem in 73 or 4 with an oil deflector and insert to the lower case half for 200 cc's more oil. I also ran gear oil in mine.

[@classic2strokes609]

Hi Kevin - Love the video - would it be OK to use it on my Classic2Strokes Facebook page please (obviously will credit/link to you) - many thanks!

[@pauljenkins2501]

My goodness, that is one beautiful bike. I just wish I had smelly vision, to breathe in the fumes!

[@udaysingvalvi2409]

👍👍

[@jeromemeunier8804]

Bonjour monsieur comment sa va j'ai un suzuki 500 gt de 1978 si vous pourriez me conseiller pour un site de pièces détachées et une revue technique sa serais gentil de votre part merci beaucoup

[@grahamthebaronhesketh.]

My first bike after passing my test.

[@Don-lw4cb]

Beautiful machine.

[@TroyaE117]

I've got one. They vibrate like crazy above 50 mph.

[@birkfield1]

Mine was not bad, I converted the rubber mounted handle bar bobbins to solid mounts. Could not get used to them flexing, felt unsafe to me. I rode it often and had no problems with vibration. The bike is now part of a display/ collection, the chap who has it now had no plans to ride it, so he will have no probs. i have a really nice GT550 triple I would say that is about the same, its all part of the 2 stroke experience LOL

[@fiveowaf454]

If the vibration is bad, then there is something at fault either mechanically in terms of balance or the carb slides are not synchronized. 2 stroke twins always vibrate some and a big 500 is certainly going to have some inherent vibes, but you should only really notice them at the top end of the rpm scale, where to a degree you don't notice them because you are hanging on as you the hit the top end power band. In 5th gear you should be able to cruise very comfortably at 70 mph even up towards 80 mph. People used to ride some big distances on these bikes in the old days, as they used them for touring and I doubt they did them staying under 50.

[@Mrfacts_ge]

2:20 best....💘🏍️💨

[@markmorg8474]

Great bike - can you let me know if it ever comes up for sale? Would definitely be interested!

[@brandonlee119]

I have one

[@jeannpierregillardd8036]

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[@brandonlee119]

I just bought one I get it next month

[@iantaylor7840]

Absolutely love it. I owned one, but it was second best as the T500 was better in looks. A T500 with a GT tank and a disc brake. I yearned for a T500 and bought one of these, great ride and all the soul. But the true bike was the Charger/Titan.

[@annpeerkat2020]

Agreed.... a titan with a 750 tank, and a disc front end. I had a number of T500s, and one 1968 cobra.... but never saw one of the very early cobras with a swingarm a few inches shorter. I reckon that would have changed the characteristics somewhat. The best I got from a T500 at the dragstrip was 12.97 seconds for 1/4 mile @ 99.7 mph. It was a little modified!

[@mrpoulton]

Only problem is oil pump doesnt work with the clutch in and in gear

[@annpeerkat2020]

Not a problem in normal use.

[@badrzaina2810]

فين المعرض او التوكيل في مصر

[@alanvt1]

I have one!

[@gntdriver2840]

Like a brand new bike,but i'll nit pick a bit here - i presume its a reproduction tax disc,but it doesnt tie in with the bike being s reg.

[@warrendejager1859]

From South Africa had one brand new blue paid SAT 1500 from Zeeman Suzuki brilliant bike toured all over South Africa did several rallies

[@vmaxash]

Absolutely lovely bike better than watching porn 😀

[@TomBartram-b1c]

They weren't even that fast on paper, a CX will see it off. But oh, the sound and feel of a big lazy stroker! The only bike on the market today that comes close is my Jawa 350, once you've a job on the airbox and baffles. Genuine 70 @ 4400 rpm.

[@Ry93P]

?????? My friend has one of these and he thinks he will beat me in a drag race I've got a Yamaha wr450f

[@badrzaina2810]

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[@klirab.3751]

Rengtengteng

[@joefish6091]

Some would say an annoying thing, others not.

[@annpeerkat2020]

@@joefish6091 More attractive while riding, or at idle with a lazily rattling clutch basket bearing.... not so lovely when being revved at idle for some silly reason.

[@矢作浩規]

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[@kennethmclay9266]

Zeff fae the dale stoonin