Ive litterally just had this bike in my workshop for some work to be done. What a lovely little bike it is, a credit to the builder

That’s absolutely gorgeous!!!

I had an early T500 in the 1970's which I eventually turned into a GP bike. I did much the same frame mods as you did plus mods to the rear shock system canting the aftermarket shocks to 45 degrees for extra rear end stability. The engine mods I also did myself, porting, aftermarket 38mm Mikunis including designing and building the expansion chambers, at the time I was fascinated by 2 stroke engines. The clutch was the weak point giving me fits trying to put the power to the ground, I did solve the problem. The final results were that it would put to shame the KZ 900 as well as the CBX 1000 of the time in 1/4 mile acceleration. On the track it easily kept up to the bored out TZ350 used at the time in the 500 class racing...I miss that bike, it was fun to ride.....I applaud your efforts

I can almost hear the kickstart pawl click. Nice work on an already quick big twin. I had one until the late '90s ('70 model). Worked for a Suzuki dealer in NY state in the late '60s and until '79. We got the early short wheelbase ones, what a ride.

Magnifique, bravo a ce restaurateur 😊

Great job👍 I love 2 strokes sound and smell , between 1972 and 1979 I have had Kawasaki 500 H1, 750 H2 and 500 H1R used in races…nice toys at this time.

I remember this build,An old friend of mine was involved with some of it, Sadly he’s no longer with us,

Forever T500 素晴らしい

Inspirational how you turned this bucket of rusty iron into a masterpiece. You are a master. I envy your skills.

Wow!. Just Wow! I'm so envious.

lovely tribute Chris, great set of photos, such a lovely job, glad to have been part of the journey, regards Murray

Well done!

WAOUW super job!!!!!!!! J'ai eu la même en 1980 (celle d'origine, en bleu)...en tout cas, bravo !!!!!!

Thanks , A beautiful bike you make .

Super cool.

sweet bike !

wow

Stunning! Who is the gentleman @ 3:33? Do you still have this beauty? Have you had a track day on her?

Excellent!

This is the coolest

nice bike sir

Back in the day, Drummo had a T500 cafe racer with Yamaha four leader front drum. One of my favourite bikes. How do you go with crank seals. Last 500 I saw on the road had different amounts of smoke from each pipe. Sad.

Work of Art!

Hi Chris. Is anyone making crankcase stuffers today , believe R.G. is no longer with us (r.i.p) and does modern technology allow cylinder bores to be brought back to std size.?

wow..milled down crank!! then aluminum stuffers to make up the difference...you have to have a lot of the right equipment and know how for this radical change..i imagine it revs much faster? what else done to motor? mill the heads? domed too? do you run 520 converted chain and sprocket? did you also make the chambers? love how they tuck under the front frame? what front sprocket and rear combo? double leading front shoes..too cool..what about the tank and rear end seat/oil res..where can one find those? thanks

@TheTanfieldKid

6 жыл бұрын

Original plug holes welded up and new ones machined in the centre. Squish band set and ported so that it would not tick over. .........But boy did it rev!

@geezitscold

6 жыл бұрын

tell me are you a fabricator? how did you get all the crank work done and the stuffers made? thanks

@TheTanfieldKid

5 жыл бұрын

The crank case and stuffer's were machined by the late Rob Greenhill. He was a skilled Turner and Engineer. Rob made a tool that allowed him machine the cases in situ with the cutting tool running inside and between two crank case bearings. He was a master! Heads welded up and plugs centred. Mikuni Race Carbs. I sold the Motorcycle just after the build so I never experimented with sprockets. The ones fitted were standard. The gearbox was also standard and not close ratio like the TR500. Front brake Suzuki GT750 (Kettle). Tank and seat made by Peter Keyte (see credits) Murray Barnard has porting data. Good Luck!

@geezitscold

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheTanfieldKid what sort of tank is on this bike??

@TheTanfieldKid

3 жыл бұрын

@@geezitscold it was hand made especially to fit the frame by Peter Keyt.

wawww

Does anybody on here know if the t500 has power bands being 2 stroke?

@TheTanfieldKid

5 жыл бұрын

The standard motor has a lot of torque through the range but like most petrol engines HP is produced at the high end of the rpm range , however if you enlarge the ports then you will narrow the power band but increase overall power. This machine was at the extreme end and only suitable for track use.

sheeney

@TheTanfieldKid

8 жыл бұрын

Sheenish!

Does my hart good.