Suzuki 125 RT64

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Suzuki 125 GP Racers

Suzuki 125 RT 64 1965 In 1963 Suzuki won the world championship with an air-cooled two-stroke, two-cylinder 125, taking over from Honda, the company that had held the title for two years. The following year Honda put a four-cylinder 125 into the field and won the title back. The 1964 Honda was still a four-cylinder model, while Suzuki offered its racer Hugh Anderson a new and more competitive—at least on paper—two-cylinder model. The new Suzuki RT 64 A was a two-stroke, two-cylinder model with rotating-disk distribution. It differed from the preceding model in being water-cooled rather than air-cooled. Other modifications were certainly "lade in the engine to account for the increase in horsepower to 30, which was 5 h.p. more than the earner version. 'n 1965 Anderson rode the RT 64 A to win seven Grand Prix. Two went to Perris and one to Ernst Degner. Suzuki's triumph was marred only by two victories won by Phil Read and Bill Ivy in the saddle of the Yamaha. In 1970 a Suzuki 125 that had been derived from the RT 64 A and updated in conformity with the new international regulations won the world championship in its class, driven by Dieter Braun. Motorcycle: Suzuki 125 RT 64 A Manufacturer: Suzuki Motor Co. Ltd., Hamamatsu Type: Racing Year: 1965 Engine: Suzuki two-cylinder, two-stroke, with rotating-disk distribution. Displacement 123.7 cc. (43 mm. x 42.6 mm.) Cooling: Water Transmission: Nine-speed block Power: 30 h.p. at 14,000 r.p.m. Maximum speed: About 130 m.p.h. Chassis: Double cradle, continuous, tubular. Front and rear, telescopic suspension Brakes: Front, central drum, four shoes; rear, central drum