Suzuki 2 Strokes

Title says everything.
Located in southwestern PA. Its free but you pay the cost to get/ship it.

Its on a 72 GT550 that is in the work queue for a cafe build.
Am starting to collect parts & strip the bike.

That really is fugly!
The gold 550J is the nicest coloured 550 though, I had one back in '72 and hopefully start another rebuild on one next year.

Agreed. I like the gold on the GT550J & its the coolest looking stock GT550.

The Jemco 3-into-1 exhaust adds a bit more to the coolness & I’m happy with how it turned out on the GT750.
Likely will shorten the front fender & eliminate the stays.
Currently undecided on the look of the rear fender & seat area.
Also undecided on the fork gaiters.


I expect ZERO interest in the fairing — the clock is ticking on its demise via a sledge hammer.

What's wrong with that fairing? It looks like every Harley on the road.......


Lane

Last chance for free fugly fairing.

Jeeez, and the colour....................

Is that genuine baby sick beige?

Baby sick beige — don’t think I’ve heard that expression before.
But that reminds me of one that I’m familiar with.
Here in the states we are soon to celebrate a holiday that traditionally involves a dinner ending with baby sh*t pie. (for the inexperienced, pumpkin pie)

Its yellow.
Here is a pic with the fairing removed.
For comparison, it looks like the headlight bucket & ears are the original aztec gold.

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There's a set of exhausts for it. Note the price!!!
Gawd knows what the postage would be as they weigh as much as a small planet.


I tried some pumpkin soup in Australia a few years ago, and that wasn't good either.
I'd sooner have a bacon sandwich anyway.

Wow, that exhaust is pricey!

My current thoughts:
Jemco 3-into-1 exhaust in nickel finish (same finish as on my gray GT750)
gold aztec color
same seat/fender as RedZone
stock headlight bucket & ears
front fender cut down & painted gold aztec (I have a cut-down eBay fender so I won’t be cutting the original)
K&N angled pod filters (the angled filters clear the oil pump)
stock foot pegs & handle bar like RedZone (I’m not 25 anymore)

black XS650 rims from MikesXS
Thinking about 2.15x18 front & maybe 2.50x18 rear
Avon RoadRiders (undecided on widths)

Here is a pic of a GT550 cafe with the Jemcos in black.
The mini speedo+tach looks interesting.

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My current thoughts:
Jemco 3-into-1 exhaust in nickel finish (same finish as on my gray GT750) I had mine ceramic coated. hard wearing and looks good. Not expensive either.
gold aztec color Excellent choice!
same seat/fender as RedZone OK
stock headlight bucket & ears OK
front fender cut down & painted gold aztec (I have a cut-down eBay fender so I won’t be cutting the original) Not practical here - it rains too much!
K&N angled pod filters (the angled filters clear the oil pump) Personally I hate pod filters, but it's your bike, so it must be OK!
stock foot pegs & handle bar like RedZone (I’m not 25 anymore) My peg choice too, with flat bars.

black XS650 rims from MikesXS
Thinking about 2.15x18 front & maybe 2.50x18 rear Remember that going from 19 to 18 front affects the speedo so that it will read fast.
Avon RoadRiders (undecided on widths) I've fitted Dunlop Streetsmarts. 3.25 x 19 front and 4.00 x 19 rear on the K and 100.90 x 19 F with 120/90 x 18 rear on the A with the GS550 wheels. But I always fitted Dunlops 'back in the day'.

Here is a pic of a GT550 cafe with the Jemcos in black. Nice
The mini speedo+tach looks interesting. I thought about one of THESE originally, but decided to stick to standard as less hassle.

The GT550 cafe in the pic has a mechanical speedo. (You can see the speedo cable in some of the other pics.)
There is no tach cable. So it either has a digital tach or a non-functioning mechanical tach.


The speedo drive is built into the 4LS brake panel.
There are digital signal generators that connect the same as the original speedo cables.
A matched set of gauges with a mechanical tach & digital speedo probably would be the easiest solution that corrects for a smaller front wheel.
But I don’t know if anyone makes a matched set like that.


A RoadRider 3.25x19 has an OD of 664 mm.
A RoadRider 100/90x18 has an OD of 642 mm.
That’s only a 3.3% difference.
That’s not much of an error given the accuracy of the original Suzuki gauges.

What did you do with that old Bates fairing??

The fairing is stored out of the way in a friend's garage rafters.
I had figured he would use the fairing for target practice, but he still has it.