Suzuki Triples... i.e. GT's - Versus T500's
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2020 6:50 pm
Just wanna ask a question or two about whether folks REALLY like their two-stroke triples, versus, say, the T- or GT500's.
For example, the smaller two triples are air cooled; do folks generally get long life expectancies out of, at least, the middle cylinder, what-with more limited cooling? Are middle cylinders set up to be a bit more more rich to compensate? Is the (weird in my opinion) exhaust system a bother? No Higgspeed expansion chambers available? The "weirdness" of the centre cylinder cooling and the exhaust give me a bit of pause... but I would like to hear comments about how those elements are not hindrances...
Re the water buffalo 750 - it is more complicated, heavier. What comments are there about it, compared to the T500's? More ponderous of a bike?
In general, the triples are heavier but smoother... than the T500; is this a compelling reason to go after getting a triple?
Parts prices (and indeed bike-prices) are pretty high for the T500. Are the triples, by comparison, undervalued in the marketplace?
Folks' kindness in answering is much appreciated!
Cheers from Vancouver.
John / Cdn850T5NT
For example, the smaller two triples are air cooled; do folks generally get long life expectancies out of, at least, the middle cylinder, what-with more limited cooling? Are middle cylinders set up to be a bit more more rich to compensate? Is the (weird in my opinion) exhaust system a bother? No Higgspeed expansion chambers available? The "weirdness" of the centre cylinder cooling and the exhaust give me a bit of pause... but I would like to hear comments about how those elements are not hindrances...
Re the water buffalo 750 - it is more complicated, heavier. What comments are there about it, compared to the T500's? More ponderous of a bike?
In general, the triples are heavier but smoother... than the T500; is this a compelling reason to go after getting a triple?
Parts prices (and indeed bike-prices) are pretty high for the T500. Are the triples, by comparison, undervalued in the marketplace?
Folks' kindness in answering is much appreciated!
Cheers from Vancouver.
John / Cdn850T5NT