Laverda SF
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This is Interesting to say the least
Hello the Suzuki 500 Titan 2 Stroke Twin ?
Hello the Suzuki 500 Titan 2 Stroke Twin ?
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Suzuki had the good sense to “ buy” the rider/design from MZ…BSA stole the BantamErnst Degner died aged 51 in Tenerife ........ medication overdose ; suicide ..... lots of rumours , including involvement of the Stasi ..... officially a heart attack .......
When he defected , apparently not just parts , but a complete MZ race engine went with him in the boot of his car ........
Years later , MZ found themselves next to Suzuki in the pits of a GP ....... Kaaden said all the Suzuki service tools fitted the MZ`s perfectly ....... " Not only did Suzuki steal our technology , they also stole our blue and silver colour scheme ... " ......
That video clip describes Suzuki as being lazy ....... both in their willingness to copy , rather than innovate ...... and in their production practices .......
My personal gripe ....... Why oh why do they persist in using those rubbish cap headed allen bolts to secure the exhaust headers , which if left in place for more than a couple of years , will corrode , and crumble , leaving them un removeable ..... ( GS500 ; Bandit ..... I think I`ve spotted them on GSXR`s and the like , as well ... ) .........
Just about everyone else uses proper studs , and nuts ......... but not cheap , penny pinching Suzuki .......... absolute rubbish ( I say .... ) ................
Chrisk: No Matter what my mind set was back then is i-relevant to today.
As far as I'm concerned, all Motorcycles were designed to Kill me - I'm fortunate to have survived and realized to QUIT after hitting 70. I'm now 76 and it HURTS but I'm just too old to care ;o(
Really scary when a Daughter says "Hey Dad, take my Motorcycle for a ride."