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Message started by Pine on 10/01/12 at 11:17:26

Title: bet you aint got one of these.. but you can!!
Post by Pine on 10/01/12 at 11:17:26

1984 Suzuki 650

Looks to be a rather rare Suzuki "Tempter"

http://memphis.craigslist.org/mcy/3308009469.html

truth is... I like that style of bike even better than our beloved Savage

http://www.davidreiss.com/tempter.html

Title: Re: bet you aint got one of these.. but you can!!
Post by verslagen1 on 10/01/12 at 11:22:16

same era, but it's a gs650, rather than the gr

four cylinders

Title: Re: bet you aint got one of these.. but you can!!
Post by Pine on 10/01/12 at 12:32:42

475443425D5056545F00310 wrote:

same era, but it's a gs650, rather than the gr

four cylinders

EVEN BETTER!

Title: Re: bet you aint got one of these.. but you can!!
Post by RidgeRunner13 on 10/01/12 at 12:40:04

4 carbs to clean & sync??? I avoid that kind of PITA whenever I can. 8-)

BUT you go ahead, I'll watch the fun!!! ::) ;D :o

Title: Re: bet you aint got one of these.. but you can!!
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 10/01/12 at 14:54:23

2 cylinders is my chosen maximum,

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Post by HondaLavis on 10/03/12 at 14:53:36

Still doesn't look as good as the Honda's of older vintage.

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4 carbs to clean & sync??? I avoid that kind of PITA whenever I can.

Yeah, there's a reason my CB500K2 is still in pieces in the garage...

Title: Re: bet you aint got one of these.. but you can!!
Post by WD on 10/04/12 at 12:09:37

I used to ride a chain driven GS750T. Really hard to get the carbs initially synched but after that it was smooth sailing. Unless I needed parts, only dealer around here who would touch an air-cooled is an hour plus away. I did have it fixed at the antique BMW specialist in Sturgis MS when the tach drive fell out of the head at a rally... ended up dropping it (oil coated rear tire) on his polished concrete floor...

They are decent enough bikes. Want a real challenge? I've got a fairly uncommon old Honda parallel twin here you might be able to talk me out of... But good luck finding parts, a used front fender costs more than the bike's MSRP...

Title: Re: bet you aint got one of these.. but you can!!
Post by Pine on 10/04/12 at 14:31:49

6F7C380 wrote:

Hey ... I met that guy!!
I forget his name... but they called him something that started with "V" as best i can recall. "Vorch.. Vech.. something". He was down here in Jackson MS for a meeting, and I rode up on my Savage. He spent an hour convincing me I needed to find an old BMW.

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Post by Cavi Mike on 10/04/12 at 14:38:06

My anti-virus blocked the second link as having malicious content.

And why would I want one anyways? There are lots of bikes out there you can bet I don't own but nor would I ever want them. It's not a single, if that's what you were thinking.

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Post by WD on 10/05/12 at 07:19:14

Vetch, great person and knows a lot more than just antique BMWs (even though he is considered a world authority on them). His shop usually hosts one of the camping areas for the L'il Sturgis Rally. Used to have his mechanics there doing free emergency repairs during the rally too.

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Post by misterbbq on 10/08/12 at 16:34:14

ohhh...i want that tempter seat on my s40.

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Post by srinath on 10/09/12 at 06:16:32

You want a tempter seat ? I have a mint one ... I am experimenting with a flat track type seat on it ... Mine is near mint, it has a steel pan ... I can measure it etc if you want to know what you would need to fit it.
I can in fact send you the hacked off tail section I cut off a different GR.

Anyway 4 carbs are not an issue, synch yes needed, but its a few min job when you have the carbs out.
The GR 650 is a darn fine and rare bike. But I have a bunch of those ... cos the GR motor will fit in the engine bay of a GS500. I have a few in process.

Cool.
Srinath.

Title: Re: bet you aint got one of these.. but you can!!
Post by misterbbq on 10/09/12 at 11:44:15

i have 0 fab skills so buying that seat off of you would make it a doorstop ;D. thank you though!