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|related = [[Suzuki TR500]] (Race version) | |related = [[Suzuki TR500]] (Race version) | ||
|competition = [[Norton Manx]] <br />[[Matchless G50]] <br /> [[Triumph T100T]] | |competition = [[Norton Manx]] <br />[[Matchless G50]] <br /> [[Triumph T100T]] <br />[[Kawasaki H1]] <br />[[Honda CB450]] | ||
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When the '''[[Suzuki]] T500''' was unveiled in 1967, the experts hedged their bets. While it was along with the [[Kawasaki W1|650 Kawasaki W1]] the most powerful Japanese production bike, it was also a [[two-stroke]]. Could it swallow all that power? What would be its consumption of gas, oil and spark plugs? Most importantly, would such a machine prove reliable? | When the '''[[Suzuki]] T500''' was unveiled in 1967, the experts hedged their bets. While it was along with the [[Kawasaki W1|650 Kawasaki W1]] the most powerful Japanese production bike, it was also a [[two-stroke]]. Could it swallow all that power? What would be its consumption of gas, oil and spark plugs? Most importantly, would such a machine prove reliable? | ||