1970 Suzuki t350 - a bit of a rare bird.
The price was quite right but it does have some downsides.
I believe someone was restoring it in the past, lost steam and had to move on. I’m not quite sure. It seems there was a lot work done, frame was powder coated, lots of nos hardware and rubber bits, seat cover and foam.
The down sides…
Someone coated the tank very badly and it’s cracking all over. The upside to the downside is that it’s pretty badly done and quite flaky. I ran a test with acetone and it seems to just melt it away so I’m not too concerned. I’ll pour a gallon of acetone and some drywall screws and let it sit for a day shaking it up every few hours.
The only other big downside is there is some scoring in the left cylinder. Probably the easiest cylinder over ever taken apart. About 5 minutes and the head was off.
Cruz in image has .5mm and 1mm over for 75 bucks delivered so I’ll swing by the machine shop on Monday and see what they recommend.
The other minor downsides -
The chrome on the fork tubes, legs and head light is not the best. Will need to be chromed at some point. Fork legs are available for a decent price.
I’ll get the motor back together and then attack the chrome.
The paint is the wrong color and will also need to be corrected at some point. It will still be green, just not British racing green. More of a candy apple green.
I have never had, or seen on of these before. A T500 yes, but not the 350. Anyone have one???
The price was quite right but it does have some downsides.
I believe someone was restoring it in the past, lost steam and had to move on. I’m not quite sure. It seems there was a lot work done, frame was powder coated, lots of nos hardware and rubber bits, seat cover and foam.
The down sides…
Someone coated the tank very badly and it’s cracking all over. The upside to the downside is that it’s pretty badly done and quite flaky. I ran a test with acetone and it seems to just melt it away so I’m not too concerned. I’ll pour a gallon of acetone and some drywall screws and let it sit for a day shaking it up every few hours.
The only other big downside is there is some scoring in the left cylinder. Probably the easiest cylinder over ever taken apart. About 5 minutes and the head was off.
Cruz in image has .5mm and 1mm over for 75 bucks delivered so I’ll swing by the machine shop on Monday and see what they recommend.
The other minor downsides -
The chrome on the fork tubes, legs and head light is not the best. Will need to be chromed at some point. Fork legs are available for a decent price.
I’ll get the motor back together and then attack the chrome.
The paint is the wrong color and will also need to be corrected at some point. It will still be green, just not British racing green. More of a candy apple green.
I have never had, or seen on of these before. A T500 yes, but not the 350. Anyone have one???
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