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Title: 1974 Suzuki T500 Titan Cafe - BaT - Montana
Post by: SoCal250 on May 20, 2020, 11:45:05 AM
(not mine)

1974 Suzuki T500 Titan
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1974-suzuki-t500-titan/
Title: Re: 1974 Suzuki T500 Titan Cafe - BaT - Montana
Post by: RDFL on May 20, 2020, 12:08:30 PM
I guess he wants squirrels to know when he's braking.
Title: Re: 1974 Suzuki T500 Titan Cafe - BaT - Montana
Post by: Czakky on May 20, 2020, 12:18:18 PM
Wholly holee. I dig it, besides the over abundance of speed holes.

The chambers by my un-educated eyes look very tame. Right?

Aesthetically cool though.
Title: Re: 1974 Suzuki T500 Titan Cafe - BaT - Montana
Post by: m in sc on May 20, 2020, 02:16:08 PM
chambers look like jemcos. good pipes.

the speed holes are.. weak at best.  :whistle:
Title: Re: 1974 Suzuki T500 Titan Cafe - BaT - Montana
Post by: IR8D8R on May 20, 2020, 02:31:55 PM
Yes that tail light is way out of place. Looks like it came off a trailer. No pics of the back to be sure. Guess it's easy to see if it's working.

I really like the looks of this bike though. @$3700.

IR8D8R
Title: Re: 1974 Suzuki T500 Titan Cafe - BaT - Montana
Post by: Jspooner on May 20, 2020, 05:39:32 PM
I'd get rid of the boat trailer tail light and put some kind of a front fender on it, otherwise I like it. Don't care for the speed holes either but not the end of the world.
Title: Re: 1974 Suzuki T500 Titan Cafe - BaT - Montana
Post by: so-cal-sdr200 on May 20, 2020, 06:33:43 PM
This gentleman has a boat load of exotic bikes. He posts fairly often on the WERA forums.
Thinning the herd.
cheers, Jeff
Title: Re: 1974 Suzuki T500 Titan Cafe - BaT - Montana
Post by: 85RZwade on May 21, 2020, 04:45:05 PM
I'm OK with the holes, but I just don't dig fork gaiters on street bikes. I grudgingly leave them on my dirty bikes because I recognize the utility, but I don't mind cleaning fork tubes now and then. So off with the gaiters and replace the taillight and it's a sweet ride!
Title: Re: 1974 Suzuki T500 Titan Cafe - BaT - Montana
Post by: m in sc on May 21, 2020, 05:10:48 PM
the gaitors are stock, they have external springs on top of the forks. (mine does too). I don't like them just for aesthetics though, like on cb750's. LAAAAME

:toot:
Title: Re: 1974 Suzuki T500 Titan Cafe - BaT - Montana
Post by: RDFL on May 21, 2020, 05:23:02 PM
What gets me usually when you see those ugly gaiters on bike it has no or tiny ineffectual front fender.
Title: Re: 1974 Suzuki T500 Titan Cafe - BaT - Montana
Post by: 85RZwade on May 22, 2020, 01:27:37 AM
Ugh. I can appreciate the no fender look from a flat track perspective, say for a show bike, but I want one on my stree-ridden bikes. Most of them have radiators that need some protection.
Title: Re: 1974 Suzuki T500 Titan Cafe - BaT - Montana
Post by: oxford on May 22, 2020, 11:11:08 AM
I'm fine with the holes in the chain guard, the holes in the heads are so so, that speedo mount looks awful though.

I have the same speedo in a different configuration.  Here is the mount I made for comparison.

(https://i.imgur.com/m00VkSU.jpg)

Title: Re: 1974 Suzuki T500 Titan Cafe - BaT - Montana
Post by: 85RZwade on May 22, 2020, 03:57:17 PM
That piece is perfect in every way...but it'll have to do  ;D
Title: Re: 1974 Suzuki T500 Titan Cafe - BaT - Montana
Post by: Jspooner on May 22, 2020, 04:33:33 PM
Quote from: oxford on May 22, 2020, 11:11:08 AM
I'm fine with the holes in the chain guard, the holes in the heads are so so, that speedo mount looks awful though.

I have the same speedo in a different configuration.  Here is the mount I made for comparison.

(https://i.imgur.com/m00VkSU.jpg)

Looks pretty similar to mine.
Title: Re: 1974 Suzuki T500 Titan Cafe - BaT - Montana
Post by: RDFL on May 22, 2020, 04:58:52 PM
Spooners with 2 places for head temp gauges instead of the 1 water would be great for AC's.