Suzuki TR250 (number 013) Not unlucky for some!
“Always be aware, Peter – there’s an awful lot of backlash in the slotted drive of those Kokusan Denki magnetos. Start with the piston at top dead centre and wind back so that the points just close at 3.1mm btdc.” With those emphatic words of warning from Manx Grand Prix winner Frank Whiteway ringing in my ears, I realised one of the possible reasons for the reliability problems which initially befell the new Suzuki TR250s when first imported... “You’ll either get the timing right at the first attempt or the 99th” was experienced Suzuki rider Les Trotter’s warning and, boy, was he right. In May 1967, Suzuki GB brought into the country
