TRAVELLING BY TITAN

At the tender age of 17 my first proper motorcycle was an eye-catching orange and white Suzuki TS125. The little 2-stroke never let me down and eagerly transported me to wherever I needed to go, be that work or fun, hooning around the local quarry or loaded up with fishing tackle. In no time I had passed my test and moved on to bigger British iron, but I never forgot the little Suzuki.

46 years later during lockdown, the thought of another 2-stroke in the form of a project began to take shape. I realised that aged 63 my shape had changed somewhat from a youthful beanpole, and that a 125cc would be slightly underpowered. Being on a budget, I focused on Suzuki, ignoring the 550 and 750 GT models which are very popular with prices to match and instead concentrating on the twin cylinder 500cc bikes of the 1970s. I wanted something with a little go and reasonable economy, so started looking at the Cobra, Titan and GT range.

After some research I concluded that the Cobra was fast and a little thirsty, the