Suzuki RG500 Story | Episode 3

Suzuki RG500 Story | Episode 3
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[@johndeere1951a]

Kenny & Kevin et al spun the back tyre and rode crossed up because of all the time they practiced on flat track. Sliding sideways, no front brake, scrubbing off speed by sliding ✌️🏁🇺🇲

[@bry4005]

Great Videos. Just a correction. The RG500 was 56mm bore originally from 74, it was a beast and used to seize. In 76 only Barry Sheene got the new 54mm bore engine, John Newbold and John Williams both got the original 56mm engines. Contrary to info out there, the new 54mm engine was a massive improvement and left everything else for dead, nothing could touch it. When Williams got a ride on it when Sheene didn’t do the later GP’s he blew the field away on it. It was a few years later when private RG’s could compete with the works version, they were untouchable up to about 79, apart from by Kenny’s Yamaha’s of course, even then that was mostly down to Kenny. Also nearly all racing and road bikes had the callipers on the front side if the forks up to the mid 70’s. I think it was to try and protect them from debris.

[@vmontijo]

Another fine video... as owner and fanatic of Suzuki RG's I loved every minute of each video in the series - Thank you! I live in San Diego - in the USA, so we didn't get any RG's over here, but I have always been a Suzuki fan and a huge Barry Sheene fan, so I dreamed of owning one of my own some day. I snapped one up in 1991 right here in my own town that had a coveted CA license plate - and I still have that bike today! I was so impressed with the bike that a few years later I bought an RG-250 (parallel twin) to go along with it! Then a few years after that I got a 1988 RG-125, and my baby Gamma an RG-50! Fast forward a few more years and I added to those bikes an RG-150 from Thailand, an RG-200 from Japan, a 1988 RGV-250 (VJ-21) and finally my 1994 RGV (VJ-22) Lucky Strike for a total of *8* RG's in my collection.. Every one which was imported to this country privately... I was wondering if Mark Dent knew or knew of Rick Lance... probably the USA version of the person most knowledgeable about RG-500's. Sadly, Rick is no longer with us, but a test-ride on one of his bikes and I was hooked for life! Cheers! and Bravo on the videos! Come visit my page at: facebook.com/Suzuki.Gamma and here: facebook.com/VM-Suzuki-RG50-1130438123634195

[@julianp4787]

That lad is a very good interviewee Very interesting and managed to convey the excitement too! Great channel Thanks

[@GrrMeister]

*I had a 1989 RG500 'C' Series Pepsi Suzuki one of the last made, (Frame Number HM31 106277 no 873 of CH Models) and rode it hard including Track Days at Oulton, Cadwell, Donington and Mallory Park but was classed as up to 1000cc Class, managed to keep up on corners, but Honda's Blackbirds beat me on acceleration - however finished 3rd so considered a Win at Cadwell Park ! However sold it eventually as it was either going to Kill Me or get Nicked for Speeding to a Guy from Sweden at a huge Profit - Today in Mint Condition [as mine was] with low Mileage worth in excess of £20k and appreciating rapidly no doubt ! - I Did a trip from the UK to Switzerland including all [or most] of the Alpine Passes and the Bike was a dream and cruised at 65 mph in 6th gear at around 3500 rpm with ease !*

[@nakmas73]

After meeting and chatting with you Mike, I’m glad to see the RG out on camera 😊

[@johndeere1951a]

Look back at VHS videos and see Barry wiping his finger in his exhaust tip, then grabbing his fathers finger and wiping the pipes again - during practice laps. Barry usually seen complaing about tires, jetting, forks.... Maybe it was just a camera man being focused on Barry that you saw these dramatics.

[@loukashambi8550]

Love it!

[@johndeere1951a]

Two strokes require a knowledgeable rider to feel and listen to the engine and exhaust note. Its YOU diagnosing the state of tune - no computers to save yer arse.

[@tubeyouianzz]

Great! apart from crazy editing 🤦