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Posted: Mon Sep 29th, 2008 07:40 am |
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For the time being I have given up my search for a Brit bike that really does it for me, so many wasted trips and hours spent on the internet, I was brought up on 2 strokes during the 70s so when I saw this beautiful Gt500 advertised in blue and recently restored by Rising Sun restorations I couldn't resist. And it will be mine this Wednesday.
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Posted: Mon Sep 29th, 2008 09:03 am |
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Very nice surfs up
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Posted: Mon Sep 29th, 2008 10:46 am |
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| Good solid bike - one of the most reliable 70s two strokers - a surprisingly good tourer by all accounts. Lots of my mates had 'em.
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Posted: Mon Sep 29th, 2008 11:18 am |
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Looks nice.
Not as nice as the older T500's but lots cheaper and parts should be more readily available.
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Posted: Mon Sep 29th, 2008 12:57 pm |
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| Nice colour! I bought a red one on Friday after trying in vain to find a good T500. Fun to ride, but you will find the need to push it on speedwise instead of a 60mph brit iron plod. Hope you enjoy it!
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surfsup
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Posted: Mon Sep 29th, 2008 01:08 pm |
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| Yes but the smell! the sound! : are you in Wigan?
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Posted: Mon Sep 29th, 2008 01:15 pm |
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that is a beauty,the best looking two stroke ever IMHO,the large finning on the engine and the exhausts are just right
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Posted: Mon Sep 29th, 2008 02:20 pm |
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| I'm not a fan of 2 strokes, but that's bloody lovely!
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Posted: Mon Sep 29th, 2008 05:49 pm |
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Hello surfsup,
Nice looking GT500, you will undoubtedly have fun putting on the miles.
Many spares for the T/GT500 are still available off-the-shelf from Suzuki, always best to do a price comparison before bidding big bucks on eBay (now how do I know that ).
The T/GT also share many common parts, apart from the obvious tank shape/badges, electronic ign and better forks on the GT a lot of parts did not change from the earliest to the latest model.
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Posted: Mon Sep 29th, 2008 06:45 pm |
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surfsup wrote: Yes but the smell! the sound! : are you in Wigan?
Yep, In Bandit country between Pem and Skem. Bike at pres in Lincs tho . Will swap it with my Triumph and get it this side asap. It'd be a real blast, 2 GT's smoking the prom at Southport . Which part of Wiggin you from?
The sound and the smell? Yep, the stuff of dreams. Between me and my son ,Marc, we have 5 two smokers. Brung im up proper I ave
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Posted: Mon Sep 29th, 2008 09:42 pm |
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supersix wrote: surfsup wrote: Yes but the smell! the sound! : are you in Wigan?
Yep, In Bandit country between Pem and Skem. Bike at pres in Lincs tho. Will swap it with my Triumph and get it this side asap. It'd be a real blast, 2 GT's smoking the prom at Southport. Which part of Wiggin you from?
The sound and the smell? Yep, the stuff of dreams. Between me and my son ,Marc, we have 5 two smokers. Brung im up proper I ave
Atherton lad but lived in Hindley Green last 27 years,
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Posted: Mon Sep 29th, 2008 09:48 pm |
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supersix wrote: surfsup wrote: Yes but the smell! the sound! : are you in Wigan?
Yep, In Bandit country between Pem and Skem. Bike at pres in Lincs tho. Will swap it with my Triumph and get it this side asap. It'd be a real blast, 2 GT's smoking the prom at Southport. Which part of Wiggin you from?
The sound and the smell? Yep, the stuff of dreams. Between me and my son ,Marc, we have 5 two smokers. Brung im up proper I ave
If you're in Bandit country, what are you doing riding two strokes?
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Posted: Tue Sep 30th, 2008 07:12 am |
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ScotDuke wrote: supersix wrote:
If you're in Bandit country, what are you doing riding two strokes?
I dont think he means Suzuki Bandits,
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Posted: Tue Sep 30th, 2008 09:38 am |
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surfsup wrote: ScotDuke wrote: supersix wrote:
If you're in Bandit country, what are you doing riding two strokes?
I dont think he means Suzuki Bandits,
I know but I couldn't resist it.
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Posted: Tue Sep 30th, 2008 12:55 pm |
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ScotDuke wrote: surfsup wrote: ScotDuke wrote: supersix wrote:
If you're in Bandit country, what are you doing riding two strokes?
I dont think he means Suzuki Bandits,
I know but I couldn't resist it.
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Posted: Tue Sep 30th, 2008 10:49 pm |
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I better join the GT500 club.
In the process of buying a 76 one myself...
Pick it up on Friday
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Posted: Tue Sep 30th, 2008 10:59 pm |
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| welcome to the loony bin Guess you've sniffed plenty of 2-stroke smoke up to now, so you'll need no settling in.
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Posted: Wed Oct 1st, 2008 07:11 am |
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Delbert wrote: I better join the GT500 club.
In the process of buying a 76 one myself...
Pick it up on Friday
Nice one, love to see the pictures when you get it, Just spent a few hours trawling the net for insurance, Carol Nash where best but I got a better quote by ringing them.
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Posted: Wed Oct 1st, 2008 07:13 am |
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supersix wrote: welcome to the loony bin Guess you've sniffed plenty of 2-stroke smoke up to now, so you'll need no settling in.
I can allready feel my acne coming back. what oils do you guys with 2 strokes use these days?Last edited on Wed Oct 1st, 2008 07:14 am by surfsup
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Posted: Wed Oct 1st, 2008 01:07 pm |
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| I still use Castrol 2T! That's cos I always have. Many folks use synthetics these days though, but just don't smell the same to me!
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