suzuki t500

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julian
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suzuki t500

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Here is my latest restoration a t500 makes a change from working on my kettle ,havent decided weather to keep it or sell it,US import guy i got it from could not register it on original frame which i also have he then got frame from a gt500 and swapped parts over ,i have now finished it starts 2nd kick had to sort out a lot of bodges ie this bolt will fit it it will just cut its own thread all now sorted .
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and here is my kettle
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PaulD738
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I love the T500, probably the most underrated bike of all time 8-)
They're rubbish them Jap bikes lad they won't last five minutes! you want to get yourself a nice Royal Enfield!
A quote from my old dad 8-)

I started out with nothing and I’ve got most of it left!
barney01
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Great looking bikes! Excellent resto on the 500.
NO SMOKE .......NO POKE
quark77
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guy down the pub has just bought one of these 71 plated import , all original (except for shabby paint job in blue and white ) £5000 !
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malky
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Cracking bikes - got two of them a K and an L
Mal.
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