I had one of these way back. When the original silencers eventually rotted through I replaced them with a set of J&R expansion chambers (three into three) Once I'd dialled in the re-jetting it transformed the bike into an absolute missile. Tremendous fun! Very fond memories of that machine.

I purchased a 1974 green one in 1977. Loved it, fitted piper 3 into 1 expansion chamber, rebored/pistons, just a fantastic bike, 2 stroke three cylinder heaven,

What a good looking pair. Really nice.

Moin aus Hamburg ! Ich besitze auch eine GT 750 ( WASSERBÜFFEL ) Bj 77 Die ganzen Zweitakter auch von Kawasaki sowas kommt nie wieder Allein diese Geschmeidigen Formen traumhaft ich war am überlegen ob ich sie verkaufen soll ,bin auch nicht mehr der jüngste 66 Jahre Ich werde sie behalten ! Schön zu sehen das es Menschen gibt gibt die Diese schönen Motorräder erhalten ! Greetings from Germany Hamburg !

Suzuki should be very proud of how their fathers built these. They were extremely well made. Wonderful street bikes. Today, we have many excellent synthetic two stroke oils that burn very clean. We didn't have those back then, but we had some excellent two stroke Bel Rey oil that for a standard oil burned really clean. Pennzoil makes an excellent modern synthetic two stroke oil today. Great motorcycles. Wonderful to see them in the hands of riders who will take care of them for a long time to come.

I LOVED my GT550.

Two very Very nice bikes I had one back in the day and loved it thanks for showing them

I love these classic bikes. In the 1970s I had a Honda CB550 Four but my riding buddy had a Suzuki GT 380. In early 80s I had a GT 500 Titan. I got another Titan in the early 2000s.

Great to see these bikes - I had a GT250 back in the day, it was great fun to ride . . . That 380 looks commendably low on exhaust smoke . . .

I remember these from the 70s, a friend had the 380

great video guys I love the bikes. I had the Gt 250 when i was a young lad I never got round to getting anything bigger but would have loved the 750 kettle what a bike. anyway good luck to all.

God bless you guys for keeping these great machines running and in tip top shape. And actually RIDING them. A lot of us out here are so jealous. Keep it up guys and safe riding! 😂

EPIC bikes !! SUZUKI GT is the bike !!! My Dad had the 185 Gt, 380 Gt and 750 Gt !! Greetings from Brazil !!!

My dad had one, then later I had one. Cafe racer ..it was awesome.

A nice pair if bikes. The GT550 never seemed to be a common bike back in the 70’s, don’t remember seeing to many on the roads. The GT750, along with the CB750, seemed huge at the time.

Had a t500 carbs went out of balance every ride but love of my life, love that chrome. Sparkling in the sunlight

Awesome video. I bought one of these to turn into a cafe racer with my dad as a father-son project and we're nearing completion. The bike was built almost 10 years before I was born. We could have restored it to standard spec, but decided to do a one-off custom build, as the donor bike wasn't in fantastic condition. Love seeing these bikes restored to their former, oem glory though.

I put at lease 120,000 miles on one of these, went through a few pistons and rings sets, the bike is a beast with chambers, synced carbs and timing.

Very interesting thanks for posting. I love the sound of these Suzuki triples

Lovely bike, I personally don't understand some people's obsession with originality. Thankfully it doesn't extend to tyres and rear shocks. It's nice to have an original museum pieces but it's even nicer to ride a classic with sensitive upgrades that increase the pleasure.

I wanted a GT550 but I made due with my Titan 500 which was no slouch and very reliable. Great video.

Nice bike , had the same bike in the same colour. Very nice sound of the two stroke engine. Take care of it .

Great Video! Brings back memories of owning this bike in the 80's! Thanks so much!

I have a black 550a but with twin discs.15 k miles.had a 380 many yrs ago and a kettle for 20 years.the 550a is def my fave

Love seeing and hearing these bikes again. I just have to get my hands on a GT750! Always looked so big when I had my KH250...

Lucky man.

Very nice looking bike!! So clean. Lucky man. I had a GT550 when I was in High School. Loved that bike. So much fun. Two strokes are my favorite. The 550 would pull the front wheel off the ground in first gear when it hit the power band. Plus the sound was lovely. Had the cops called on me once because I was accelerating too fast in the neighborhood, can't help it, sounded so good!!.

Oh happy days I had a Rd 200 about 4 different RD 250 starting with a round tank and then two GT 500 ,S 1st one had drum brakes and then 1 with a front disc brake then a GT250 A and final two stroke was a GT 550 which I loved until my brother wrote it off for me and then I moved onto four strokes 1st being a Honda 550 f1 this brought back happy memories 👍

I owned one of these and rode it for many years. He says it is reliable... As long as you set the points and timing ever 3,000 miles they were great. Later I bought one of the early models with 3 separate throttle cables, what a PITA to keep 3 carbs, 3 sets of points in sync and timing spot on. Had a riding buddy that had a 72 CB 750 and I could take him in a drag race.

Ho girato mezza Italia con lei e senza mai un problema❤

I had GT 185 back in the day. The 750 we called a Water Buffalo. The GT 185 didn’t have a starter. The generator double as the starter.

Beautiful bikes, Congrats! 😊

This took me right back to the time I started riding bikes in 1976. We lived in a small village in North Yorkshire, Sherburn in Elmet, there was a biker cafe there called Squires, also known as the milk bar. Still there actually, but it moved down the road due to the locals complaining about the noise at the weekends, it wasn't unusual for a couple of hundred bikes to gather there, even today it's the same. Anyway, Suzuki and Kawasaki trlples were extremely popular at the time, with Yams not far behind. So hearing these two was like going back in time. Personally I preferred 4 strokes so was always ribbing 2 stroke owners by calling them stinkwheels, all in jest of course. I test rode a selection of strokers courtesy of mates, of them all, my favourite was the Kawasaki KH500, didn't even get close to my '69 Bonny for handling though and they were real petrol guzzlers! Pretty soon though, the 4 strokes started to dominate, Honda of course, Z900, GS750 and 1000, Z650, etc, etc. Happy days, a golden era.

What a gorgeous bike !

Two strokers are so outdated. They stink, they drink and they are noisy. No wonder there are no new ones to by since decades - apart from micro engines like 125 or smaller. Good that I never sold any of my bikes (several GT 500, GT 750 and a TS 250). Even though I am riding VMax (both 1200 and 1700) meanwhile, these old 2strokers had more torque at lower revs that the 4 strokers of these years. Amazing. Suzuki's GT series to me are the most simple but beautiful bikes ever. Esp the GT 500 - a bike can't be more classic than that one. I never liked the ram air cylinder covers. But the bikes in this clip are both in fantastic conditions. Chapeau, well done.

Nice fella. And a real gem of a bike. 👍

I had one in black and gold. I'll be honest, it wasn't one of my favourite bikes - I always thought the front end felt too heavy. But I wish I'd kept it all the same. I sold it to get a 350LC Yam.

Beautiful bikes and my old stomping grounds around dunstable

good bike, in the sweet spot between top speed and weight.

I just thought of the perfect way to buy any classic bike you would like at 70,s prices. Time travel.

DREAM !!!

I have the road riders on a cx500. Haven’t noticed any cracking so far & they have been on a couple of years or so. Will bear it in mind though, just in case.

とても綺麗な車体、素晴らしい！

Nice bike didn't know the was a cafe at the gliding field

I miss my 2-stroke riding days. What a shame they’ve been mostly banished from the roads, due to the tree-hugging, lentil-eating yogurt-knitters and Eco-Loons.

Wow. I could have sworn from memory the GT 550 was also water cooled. My mate had one while I had a Kawasaki Z650, and his was water cooled, but it must have been a 750.

素晴らしい👍😀

I have had the chance to ride both bikes, but the GT750 is a lot heavier than the GT550 and although I could lift the 550 onto its centre stand, I was unable to lift the 750. Maybe it was just down to knack, but I found the grab rail was too far back to lift it up and backwards. Maybe being a 10 stone weakling didn't help.

I'm looking for the instrument light bulbs it's a Toshiba A 12 2 Amp seems they are discontinued any advice? Thank you in advance Terry. 1973 GT 750 Kettle.

What price is a bike in that condition as Phil said there are a lot around that are of questionable condition thx for the video enjoyed it

Superb machine!!! How do they compare in power etc to the 750?

Very thirsty and a small tank. Mine did just 85 mies before hitting reserve. The original shocks are terrible. Only a single disc on the front, mine had twin discs. Paid £90 for it in 1986 [10 years old]

Avon Road-Riders all crack on the sidewalls.

Hi enjoyed the video. Could you ask Phil if he would be interested in buying a mint fuel tank and side panels off a gt 550 a in black , Kind regards Dave

Dang bro you should have gone to the soaring club

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I'm reaching out here, and any advice would be welcome. My Suzuki GT550 , twin leading front drum brake model, owned since 1978, last ridden in 1984, 15,000 original miles, is a total non runner, obviously. I'm hankering to put it back on the road, retirement imminent. Not nuts and bolts resto, just running. Where would I go to get my baby up and running after all this time, at some reasonable " ish" cost, I realise it won't be cheap. If it took a year or more that'll not be a problem. Could anyone suggest somewhere, hopefully in the South of England, and if not that, Nationally, for a proper job. Thank you.

Was Suzuki the only 2 Stroke that had an electric starter ?

Any 1 now of gt 750 a looking for complete bike in any condition 😀