This bike has the dual range transmission (four high and four low).
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A hundred bucks a smokin' deal!
ReplyDelete$100 is what I had into it. Too many projects and I needed the shop space so I decided to let someone else have a shot a fixing it up.
Delete1971 only came in one color candy lime green
ReplyDeleteI was going off of Bill of Sale I received with bike. This is the only Suzuki of any type that I've ever owned and I'm not an expert. I looked on the web and can't establish a conclusive year based on the orange tank and chrome high front fender. All the brochures I see for 1970 show a painted front fender. Do you have an opinion on the correct year?
DeleteI bought the same bike brand new in 1971. Mine was orange. I think it was like $300-ish! I also came across another used one in 1997 and bought it again, had to do it. It is also orange and I still have it. IDENTICAL to this picture. There are allot of variations within just a few years of this bike. Rest assured, they were offered in orange.
DeleteGregg,
DeleteThanks for your comments. I thought they came in orange. It's nice to hear it from someone who bought their's new.
my grand father and i rebuild dirt bikes and restore them and that's in awesome condition we buy for 300 hundred and i myself will be driving that bike the same on and you could probobly make 1500-2500 in other words you got riped off
ReplyDeleteHere's the deal. I assume by your grammar that you are relatively young. As you get older you will discover that selling something at a low price to someone else so they can enjoy it is not the same as getting ripped off. I knew the potential value of the bike. I also knew that I had a dozen other projects in the queue ahead of this one so I would not be getting to it for a long time, so I was happy to let it go for what I paid for it. That is known as a choice. In fact, I heard from the buyer yesterday. He replaced the magneto and was able to get the bike running. Knowing that I was able to pass it on to someone else is worth more than an extra few hundred dollars in my pocket.
DeleteI have a 1971 just like this one in bright orange.
ReplyDeleteI just bought a 1970 TC90 for 600 dollars. It's in great condition. Anyone know which type of oil I should use?
ReplyDeleteAre you referring to the gearbox lube or 2-cycle oil? For 2-cycle oil I believe any good quality motorcycle specific 2-cycle oil is a better lubricant than what was available when the bike was new. For gear lube straight 30 weight oil is usually recommended. I would stay away from mutli-grades.
DeleteAs I recall some bikes had to have sae 30 non detergent oil in gearbox as some of the detergent oil will foam up and come out the vent in the gear box.....
ReplyDeleteRandal,
ReplyDeleteGreat comment. Thanks for the input!