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| | The '''[[Suzuki]] GT550''' was also known as the '''Indy'''. |
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| |name = Suzuki GT550
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| |photo= 1972-Suzuki-GT550-Blue-1561-0.jpg
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| |aka = Indy, GT 550, GT550J, GT 550 J
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| |manufacturer = Suzuki
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| |parent_company =
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| |production = 1972 - 1977
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| |model_year =
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| |predecessor =
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| |successor =
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| |class = Standard
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| |engine = in-line three, two-stroke
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| |bore_stroke = 61.0mm x 62.0mm
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| |compression = 6.8:1
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| |top_speed = 111 mph (178 km/h)
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| |power = 46.94 HP (35.0 KW) @ 7500RPM
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| |torque = 39.09 ft/lbs (53.0 Nm) @ 6000RPM
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| |fuel_system = 3 x 28mm Mikuni carburetors
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| |ignition =
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| |spark_plug = {{sparkplug|NGK B8ES}} '75-77<br />{{sparkplug|NGK B7ES}} '72-74
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| |battery = {{battery|YUASA 12N11-3A-1}} '72-77
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| |transmission = Gear box: 5-speed <br>
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| Final Drive: [[chain]] <br>
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| Clutch: Wet multi-plate <br>
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| |final_drive= {{chain|530x108}}
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| |front_sprocket= 16T
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| |rear_sprocket= 40T
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| |frame = Welded mild steel tubing
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| |suspension =Front: Telehydraulic Fork <br>
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| Rear: Dual Shocks Swinging Fork
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| |brakes =Front: single disc <br>Rear: expanding brake
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| |front_tire = {{tire|3.25-19}}
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| |rear_tire = {{tire|4.00-18}}
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| |rake_trail =
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| |wheelbase = 57.72 inches (1466 mm)
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| |length = 86.42 inches (2195 mm)
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| |width = 32.09 inches (815 mm)
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| |height =
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| |seat_height =
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| |dry_weight =
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| |wet_weight = 190.0 kg
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| |fuel_capacity = 3.96 Gallon (15.00 Liters)
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| |oil_capacity =
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| |recommended_oil= Suzuki ECSTAR 10w40
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| |fuel_consumption =
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| |turning_radius =
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| |related = [[Suzuki GT380]]<br />[[Suzuki GT550]]<br />[[Suzuki GT750]]
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| |competition = [[Yamaha RD350]]<br />[[Kawasaki S2]]
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| }}
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| The '''[[Suzuki]] GT550''' was a in-line three, two-stroke [[Standard]] [[motorcycle]] produced by [[Suzuki]] between 1972 and 1977. It could reach a top speed of 111 mph (178 km/h). Claimed [[horsepower]] was 46.94 HP (35.0 KW) @ 7500 RPM. It was also known as the '''Indy'''. | |
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| The 1972 Suzuki GT 550 was the big version of Suzuki’s GT range of touring and commuting two-stroke triples. Unlikely to get you in trouble and most certain to get you home, Suzuki’s GT were the thinking person’s two strokes. Bore and stroke were an almost square 61mm x 62mm, giving a capacity of 544 cc. Compression ratio was 6.8:1 and claimed hp was 50 at 6,500 rpm. The five-speed transmission was operated via a multi-disc six-spring clutch.
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| ==Engine==
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| The engine was a [[air cooled]] in-line three, two-stroke. A 61.0mm [[bore]] x 62.0mm [[stroke]] result in a [[displacement]] of just 543.0 cubic centimeters. Fuel was supplied via a [[port]] control.
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| ==Drive==
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| The bike has a 5-speed transmission. Power was moderated via the Wet multi-plate.
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| ==Chassis==
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| It came with a 3.25-19 front [[tire]] and a 4.00-18 rear tire. Stopping was achieved via single disc in the front and a expanding [[brake]] in the rear. The front suspension was a Telehydraulic Fork while the rear was equipped with a Dual Shocks Swinging Fork. The GT550 was fitted with a 3.96 Gallon (15.00 Liters) fuel tank. The wheelbase was 57.72 inches (1466 mm) long.
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| ==1972 GT550J== | | ==1972 GT550J== |
| <gallery mode='packed-hover'>
| | [[Image:1972-Suzuki-GT550J.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Suzuki GT550J]][[Image:1972-Suzuki-GT550J-Blue-1836-0.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Suzuki GT550J in Blue]][[Image:1972-Suzuki-GT550J-Blue-1836-1.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Suzuki GT550J in Blue]][[Image:1972-Suzuki-GT550J-Blue-1836-2.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Suzuki GT550J in Blue]][[Image:1972-Suzuki-GT550J-Blue-1836-3.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Suzuki GT550J in Blue]][[Image:1972-Suzuki-GT550J-Blue-1836-4.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Suzuki GT550J in Blue]][[Image:1972-Suzuki-GT550J-Blue-1836-5.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Suzuki GT550J in Blue]] |
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| File:1972-Suzuki-GT550J.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Suzuki GT550J
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| File:1972-Suzuki-GT550J-Blue-1836-0.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Suzuki GT550J in Blue
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| File:1972-Suzuki-GT550J-Blue-1836-1.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Suzuki GT550J in Blue
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| File:1972-Suzuki-GT550J-Blue-1836-2.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Suzuki GT550J in Blue
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| File:1972-Suzuki-GT550J-Blue-1836-3.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Suzuki GT550J in Blue
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| File:1972-Suzuki-GT550J-Blue-1836-4.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Suzuki GT550J in Blue
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| File:1972-Suzuki-GT550J-Blue-1836-5.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Suzuki GT550J in Blue
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| File:1972-Suzuki-GT550-Blue-1561-0.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Suzuki GT550 in Blue
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| File:1972-Suzuki-GT550-Blue-1561-1.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Suzuki GT550 in Blue
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| File:1972-Suzuki-GT550-Blue-1561-2.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Suzuki GT550 in Blue
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| File:1972-Suzuki-GT550-Blue-1561-3.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Suzuki GT550 in Blue
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| File:1972-Suzuki-GT550-Blue-1561-4.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Suzuki GT550 in Blue
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| File:1972-Suzuki-GT550-Blue-1561-5.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Suzuki GT550 in Blue
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| File:1972-Suzuki-GT550-Blue-1561-6.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Suzuki GT550 in Blue
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| File:1972-Suzuki-GT550-Blue-4062-0.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Suzuki GT550 in Blue
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| File:1972-Suzuki-GT550-Blue-4062-1.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Suzuki GT550 in Blue
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| File:1972-Suzuki-GT550-Blue-4062-2.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Suzuki GT550 in Blue
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| File:1972-Suzuki-GT550-Blue-4062-3.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Suzuki GT550 in Blue
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| File:1972-Suzuki-GT550-Blue-4062-4.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Suzuki GT550 in Blue
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| File:1972-Suzuki-GT550-Blue-4062-5.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Suzuki GT550 in Blue
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| </gallery>
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| *FRAME #: GT550-10001 | | *FRAME #: GT550-10001 |
| *ENGINE #: GT550-10001 | | *ENGINE #: GT550-10001 |
| *ENGINE TYPE: 543cc [[Two-stroke]] Triple | | *ENGINE TYPE: . . . 543cc 2 Strk. Triple |
| *MODEL CODE: 340 | | *MODEL CODE: . . 340 |
| *COLOR: Redondo Blue, Aztec Gold | | *COLOR: Redondo Blue, Aztec Gold |
| * Front drum brake | | * Front drum brake |
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| *FRAME #: GT550-21780 | | *FRAME #: GT550-21780 |
| *ENGINE #: GT550-23036 | | *ENGINE #: GT550-23036 |
| *ENGINE TYPE: 543cc [[Two-stroke]] Triple | | *ENGINE TYPE: 543cc 2 Strk. Triple |
| *MODEL CODE: 340 | | *MODEL CODE: 340 |
| *COLOR: Lime Green, Hermosa Blue | | *COLOR: Lime Green, Hermosa Blue |
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| ==1974 GT550L== | | ==1974 GT550L== |
| [[Image:1974-Suzuki-GT550L.jpg|left|thumb|1974 Suzuki GT550L]] | | [[Image:1974-Suzuki-GT550L.jpg|left|thumb|1974 Suzuki GT550L]]<br style="clear: left"/> |
| [[Image:1974-Suzuki-GT550-Green-5621-0.jpg|left|thumb|1974 Suzuki GT550 in Green]]
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| [[Image:1974-Suzuki-GT550-Green-5621-1.jpg|left|thumb|1974 Suzuki GT550 in Green]]
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| [[Image:1974-Suzuki-GT550-Green-5621-2.jpg|left|thumb|1974 Suzuki GT550 in Green]]
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| *FRAME #: GT550-36266 | | *FRAME #: GT550-36266 |
| *ENGINE #: GT550-37851 | | *ENGINE #: GT550-37851 |
| *ENGINE TYPE: 543cc [[Two-stroke]] Triple | | *ENGINE TYPE: 543cc 2 Strk. Triple |
| *MODEL CODE: 341 | | *MODEL CODE: 341 |
| *COLOR: Hawaii Green, Laredo Red | | *COLOR: Hawaii Green, Laredo Red |
| * Digital gear indicator | | * Digital gear indicator |
| * Chrome [[air cleaner]] covers | | * Chrome air cleaner covers |
| * Chrome rear grab rail | | * Chrome rear grab rail |
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| ==1975 GT550M== | | ==1975 GT550M== |
| <gallery mode='packed-hover'>
| | [[Image:1975-Suzuki-GT550M.jpg|left|thumb|1975 Suzuki GT550M]][[Image:1975-Suzuki-GT550-Black-1939-0.jpg|left|thumb|1975 Suzuki GT550 in Black]][[Image:1975-Suzuki-GT550-Black-1939-1.jpg|left|thumb|1975 Suzuki GT550 in Black]][[Image:1975-Suzuki-GT550-Black-1939-2.jpg|left|thumb|1975 Suzuki GT550 in Black]][[Image:1975-Suzuki-GT550-Black-1939-3.jpg|left|thumb|1975 Suzuki GT550 in Black]][[Image:1975-Suzuki-GT550-Black-1939-4.jpg|left|thumb|1975 Suzuki GT550 in Black]][[Image:1975-Suzuki-GT550-Black-1939-5.jpg|left|thumb|1975 Suzuki GT550 in Black]] |
| File:1975-Suzuki-GT550M.jpg|left|thumb|1975 Suzuki GT550M
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| File:1975-Suzuki-GT550-Black-1939-0.jpg|left|thumb|1975 Suzuki GT550 in Black
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| File:1975-Suzuki-GT550-Black-1939-1.jpg|left|thumb|1975 Suzuki GT550 in Black
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| File:1975-Suzuki-GT550-Black-1939-2.jpg|left|thumb|1975 Suzuki GT550 in Black
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| File:1975-Suzuki-GT550-Black-1939-3.jpg|left|thumb|1975 Suzuki GT550 in Black
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| File:1975-Suzuki-GT550-Black-1939-4.jpg|left|thumb|1975 Suzuki GT550 in Black
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| File:1975-Suzuki-GT550-Black-1939-5.jpg|left|thumb|1975 Suzuki GT550 in Black
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| </gallery>
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| <br style="clear: left"/> | | <br style="clear: left"/> |
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| *FRAME #: GT550-47119 | | *FRAME #: GT550-47119 |
| *ENGINE #: GT550-49302 | | *ENGINE #: GT550-49302 |
| *ENGINE TYPE: . . . 543cc [[Two-stroke]] Triple | | *ENGINE TYPE: . . . 543cc 2 Strk. Triple |
| *MODEL CODE: . . . 341 | | *MODEL CODE: . . . 341 |
| *COLOR: Jet Black, Candy Orange | | *COLOR: Jet Black, Candy Orange |
| * Digital gear indicator | | * Digital gear indicator |
| * Chrome [[air cleaner]] covers | | * Chrome air cleaner covers |
| * Chrome headlight mounts and housing | | * Chrome headlight mounts and housing |
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| ==1976 GT550A== | | ==1976 GT550A== |
| <gallery mode='packed-hover'>
| | [[Image:1976-Suzuki-GT550A.jpg|left|thumb|1976 Suzuki GT550A]]<br style="clear: left"/> |
| File:1976-suzuki-gt550-0.jpg|1976 Suzuki GT550
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| File:1976-suzuki-gt550-1.jpg|1976 Suzuki GT550
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| File:1976-suzuki-gt550-2.jpg|1976 Suzuki GT550
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| File:1976-suzuki-gt550-3.jpg|1976 Suzuki GT550
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| File:1976-suzuki-gt550-4.jpg|1976 Suzuki GT550
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| File:1976-Suzuki-GT550A.jpg|left|thumb|1976 Suzuki GT550A
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| </gallery> | |
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| *FRAME #• GT550-61315 | | *FRAME #• GT550-61315 |
| *ENGINE #: GT550-64464 | | *ENGINE #: GT550-64464 |
| *ENGINE TYPE: . . . 543cc [[Two-stroke]] Triple | | *ENGINE TYPE: . . . 543cc 2 Strk. Triple |
| *MODEL CODE: . . . 341 | | *MODEL CODE: . . . 341 |
| *COLOR • Forest Green, Targa Red | | *COLOR • Forest Green, Targa Red |
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| *FRAME #: GT550-70364 | | *FRAME #: GT550-70364 |
| *ENGINE #: GT550-73451 | | *ENGINE #: GT550-73451 |
| *ENGINE TYPE: . . . 543cc [[Two-stroke]] Triple | | *ENGINE TYPE: . . . 543cc 2 Strk. Triple |
| *MODEL CODE: . . . 341 | | *MODEL CODE: . . . 341 |
| *COLOR: Blue, Silver | | *COLOR: Blue, Silver |
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| * Digital gear indicator | | * Digital gear indicator |
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| ==1972 - 1977 Suzuki GT 550==
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| <gallery mode='packed-hover'>
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| File:suzuki-gt550-1972-1977-4.jpg|600px|1972 - 1977 Suzuki GT 550
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| File:suzuki-gt550-1972-1977-2.jpg|600px|1972 - 1977 Suzuki GT 550
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| </gallery>
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| == Review ==
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| IT WAS Colin Curwood freelance
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| photographer of this parish who really reminded me of the problem. Giving
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| us some Long Distance Information on his 32.000 miles-plus GT550 Suzuki in June
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| he observed that hurling such a machine round Silverstone and then bitching
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| about the handling (as Bike did. many moons ago) is a pretty pointless exercise.
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| Stick your neck, nose, elbows, bum and boots out on the street if that's where
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| the bike belongs. I agreed; I still do. So what was I doing on a 550 in the Isle
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| Of Man ferchrissake?
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| It just didn't seem right, somehow. Race week in the Island without a bike may
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| be strawberries without cream, Coburn without Hughes, but I didn't really fancy
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| my chances of beating Mike Hailwood's angle of lean round the course on a Suzuki
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| triple. Or rather I did, but only after visiting every Bike pub between Ramsay
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| and Peel. Anyway, my route home across the mainland is specifically designed to
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| test any street bike to the outer limits, so I settled for using the 550 as
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| transport, pure 'n' simple.
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| Until these two maniacs hustled by
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| me one evening, going round the course. The leader was on a Trident, giving his
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| mate on the 750 Honda behind some work to do just keeping the horizon the right
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| way up. I'm well aware that you'd have resisted this vulgar challenge to ego and
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| riding skill and just continued plodding on towards the Chinese meal I was
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| headed for, but I was due on the midnight boat and it was a nice evening and I
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| hadn't really had a good blast all week and ... I tucked in behind the Honda and
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| soon we were cruising in the high eighties, playing tag in and out of cars,
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| combos, tractors and packs of bikes. The 550 was keeping up on the good surface,
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| slipstreaming the four along the straights and nudging him through the bends on
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| braking. Then the road deteriorated with that sort of sudden unexpected
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| brain-loosening lurch you get crossing county boundaries. Using all the 550's
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| amazing mid-range whizz to haul down the straight from one turn to another, I
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| felt my internal organs cannoning off each other like the BBC had decided to
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| hold the final of Pot Black in my visceral region. Liver off kidney down the
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| centre pocket: that sort of thing. I gave in finally cowardice is one of my more
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| attractive attributes and let the throttle slip forward beneath a limp and
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| unresisting wrist. Try it yourself if you don't believe me, but don't eat first,
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| okay?
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| Lack of rear suspension compliance
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| must be one of the Suzuki's worst points, along with a poor riding position and
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| inadequate fuel capacity. We've said it before about Suzuki's and it still
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| applies. Stiffer springs do not a better handling motorcycle make. We've also
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| moaned about footpegs mounted so far forward that you find yourself hanging your
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| heels on the passenger's rests for some relief on motorway drags. I've seen so
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| many other riders at the same game to know that I'm not alone, but W. Haylock of
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| this address informs me that the new GS750 Suzuki is built to accept normal
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| human beings in reasonable comfort. Perhaps before long Japanese manufacturers
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| will all be building bikes with old-style European riding positions, but until
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| then ...
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| The GT550's thirst remains a problem
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| in a country where since the great gas crisis of '73 garages shut up
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| shop earlier and earlier and keep the shutters up on Sundays. Multiply 3.3
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| gallons by 31 and you get 102.3 miles, which is the sort of distance you can
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| easily cover in a Sunday evening without ever sighting an open petrol station.
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| On three occasions I stretched the 550's limited reserves of fuel and my own
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| patience to the limit, droning along in fifth gear with a handful of revs on the
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| dial. Twice I was overtaken by mopeds in my prayerful search for hydrocarbon
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| distillate. Oh, the humiliation.
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| But I haven't mentioned the engine
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| at all. Well, there's precious little to say. Mods have been so minor that it
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| almost takes a storeman to spot them. Early electric starter motor clutches gave
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| trouble and that's about it, because we know enough folk with high mileage
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| examples to be sure that you'd have to be rather unlucky to cop an unreliable
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| big triple. Most stunning internal mod on the latest A model is bores machined
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| straight into the cylinder casting sans liners, but coated with Suzuki Composite
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| Electro-Chemical Material (SCEM) or hard chrome time and thee. The GT250 is
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| similarly constructed and benefits are claimed to be better heat dissipation,
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| more constant piston tolerances and, therefore, more consistent power output.
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| SCEM is further claimed to be ultra hard wearing and to present no problems for
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| reboring.
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| Since its introduction in 1972, the
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| GT550 has changed very little. The front drum finally faded away completely in
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| '73 to be replaced by a single disc. Along with improved ground clearance a year
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| later, this was the most significant performance improvement, and the less said
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| about the original front brake the better. I've yet to encounter an owner who
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| hasn't tried to uprate it in some way. And while we still find it far too easy
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| to knock chunks off the road with the GT380's centre stand, I never succeeded in
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| making its bigger and much smarter brother kiss the deck. Instrumentation was
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| 'improved' for '75's M model with larger idiot lights under smoked acrylic sheet
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| and a digital gear indicator. I found great reassurance in looking at this
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| instrument and always discovering that the figure displayed was still the right
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| way up: a worthwhile addition for those of a nervous disposition.
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| Best thing about the rubber-mounted
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| motor is its vast acreage of usable power, spread from anything over three grand
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| right up to the 8,000 rpm redline. Maximum torque a hefty 38.7 lb-fts is
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| developed 2.000 rpm below that figure and it shows in magnificent mid-range
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| pzazz. Even five gears the GT 750's seem one too many on occasion, so smooth
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| is the urgent surge of three cylinders. But you have to take the rough with the
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| smooth. The Suzuki three may be way silkier than Honda's four most of the time,
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| but just as you're about to sail smoothly over the legal limit at 5,000 rpm in
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| top, an ugly patch of vibration shows up. It lasts from just below 70 mph to
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| just over 80 and hammers through to your feet. There's no alternative to
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| choosing either a 65 or 85 mph cruising speed. No prizes for guessing my choice.
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| Suzuki's greatest achievement in
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| producing the 550 was to succeed in complete understatement. Inevitably it was
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| compared with the early Kawasaki 500 triples, whose bowel-loosening performance
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| left a legend which has tended to rub off on all air-cooled strokcr threes.
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| Instead the 550 looks staid, almost portly, but. nonetheless, attractive. Its
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| frame may look just like a collection of tubes holding two wheels apart, tacked
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| together with aesthetically repulsive gussetting, but it handles despite the
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| rear springs' attempts to prevent it holding a line. It may not wheelie its way
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| into your affections, but a standing quarter time in the 13 second bracket from
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| 543 cc ain't to be sniffed at.
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| As I looped across England, the bike
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| really began to grow in my estimation. A quick warm-up down the M6 to Knutsford
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| had us threading in and out of the deadly day tripper traffic I hoped would be
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| well clear of the Peak district by the time I got into the Macclesfield - Buxton
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| - Matlock groove. It's a route well worth exploring if you want to learn
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| something about your riding and the bike you do it on. Combined with stretches
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| of both M6 and Ml and a final mad dash across Leicestershire and Rutland on the
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| A606, it features everything from a series of devastating uphill and down dale
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| hairpins, steep valley descents and climbs and finally a wide, lolloping stretch
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| of blacktop curling over the rolling English countryside. Now that the M62 has
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| drained it of heavy truckers, all you have to contend with are other loons who
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| think it's a great way to go home.
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| At first I was baulked all the way
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| into Macclesfield by coaches and caravans, until things thinned out on the
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| twisting climb up to the brief plateau before Buxton. Arms splayed round a
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| bulging tank bag, I began to feel speed fever taking over easing the Suzuki into
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| tight uphill curves, picking it up and squirting the power on simultaneously. No
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| wriggles or twitches, just power and plenty of it whenever it was required.
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| So far I'd failed to miss a cog in the positive, if slightly clunky, box and the
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| brakes were holding up under a fair amount of punishment. Even my hind quarters
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| weren't protesting: this is a road which demands total concentration or it's
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| splat into some picturesque stone wall or a long echoing scream down into a
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| charming roadside chasm. Heading down into hairpin after hairpin with precious
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| little engine braking had me grasping the brake lever yet more fervently as I
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| gave in to the tempo of a ride that was rapidly getting out of hand. Under the
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| hypnotic effects of swinging rhythmically through bend after bend I kept on
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| wanting to do it faster and faster and faster still. The brake pedal sagged
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| lower and lower and the disc seemed to require more and more pressure. I'd have
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| given all the digital gear indicators in Hammamatsu for another.
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| Source Bike Magazine 1974
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| ==Specifications==
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| {| class="wikitable"
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| !Make Model
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| |Suzuki GT550K
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| !Year
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| |1974 - 75
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| |-
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| !Engine Type
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| |Two stroke, transverse three cylinder
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| |-
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| !Displacement
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| |543 cc / 33.1 cu in
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| |-
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| !Bore X Stroke
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| |61 x 62 mm
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| |-
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| !Compression
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| |6.8:1
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| |-
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| !Induction
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| |3 x 28mm Mikuni carburetors
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| |-
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| !Ignition
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| |Battery/coil with contact breakers
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| |-
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| !Ibattery
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| |12V, 11Ah
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| |-
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| !Starting
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| |Electric and kick
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| |-
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| !Max Power
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| |40 kW / 53 hp @ 7500 rpm
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| |-
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| !Max Torque
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| |53 Nm / 5.4 kgf-m / 38.8 ft-lb @ 6000 rpm
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| |-
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| !Frame
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| |Welded mild steel tubing
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| |-
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| !Transmission
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| |5 Speed, constant mesh
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| |-
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| !Final Drive
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| |Chain, endless 530
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| |-
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| !Front Suspension
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| |Telehydraulic fork
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| |-
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| !Rear Suspension
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| |Dual shocks swinging fork preload adjustable
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| |-
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| !Front Brakes
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| |Drum
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| |-
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| !Rear Brakes
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| |Drum
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| |-
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| !Front Tire
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| |3.25-19
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| |-
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| !Rear Tire
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| |4.00-18
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| |-
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| !Dimensions
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| |Length: 2195 mm / 86.4 in Width: 815 mm / 32.1 in Height: 1160 mm / 45.7 in
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| |-
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| !Wheelbase
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| |1465 mm / 57.7 in
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| |-
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| !Ground Clearance
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| |145 mm / 5.7 in
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| |-
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| !Dry Weight
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| |200 kg / 441 lbs
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| |-
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| !Fuel Capacity
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| |12.5 Liters / 3.3 US gal / 2.7 Imp gal
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| ==In Media==
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| * [https://motopixel.org/pixel/devils-due#suzuki-gt550 Devil's Due]
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| ==References==
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| {{reflist}}
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| {{Suzuki}}
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| [[Category:Suzuki GT series|Suzuki GT series]]
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| [[Category:Suzuki motorcycles|GT550]] | | [[Category:Suzuki motorcycles|GT550]] |
| [[Category:1970s motorcycles]]
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