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Mar 26, 2020 | 02:02 PM

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Heritage98

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Very cool very similar to my first bike 1972 Suzuki 380 2-stroke 3 cylinder. I had two of these bikes in the mid 70's.

Mar 26, 2020 | 03:05 PM

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sh4325

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I had a 1968 Red one. It was hard to remember what gear I was in with 6 speeds! I think the shifting pattern was one up and 5 down.

Mar 27, 2020 | 03:06 PM

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InDenial

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Brad, thanks for the comments on my T250. I'm in Rochester MN. I have a covered trailer and could meet you in Madison. I'd sure like to get it to someone who would really appreciate it. I have the owners manual too. Think about it, I'll bet we could work something out. Fred

Mar 27, 2020 | 03:24 PM

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Dirty Bob

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T250 beat 305 hawk

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Originally Posted by Imold

Had a riding buddy in the late '60s with one, was hard to believe it was only a 250cc. Stock Harleys didn't have a chance at the stoplight races. I doubt there's a 250cc today that could keep up with one. Had to keep the rpm pretty high to go fast, wasn't much low end grunt, but that was typical of 2 strokes. I loved riding that thing. My ride at the time was a Honda 305 Superhawk, higher top end, but not as quick despite the bigger motor, both were really popular in the late '60s.

1969 I bought a Suzuki 250 scrambler and rode to San Felipe, Baja. Coming back I was running fast about 88mph and passed a Honda 305 before reaching the grape vine. Suzuki made a fast 2 cycle engine. The tranny had a power cycling that took awhile but was pretty bad. Loved that bike!