Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

Early Suzuki Days

In this or forthcoming CMMs you might catch the start of my dalliance with a TC200. This is no ‘Flash In The Pan, Bye Bye, Sayonara’ deal, as this story starts long ago.

Our Suzuki agency happened almost by chance. In 1967 we had applied for the Honda agency. It was a no-brainer. In the sub 200cc bracket Honda was burying the opposition by a huge margin; sales of C50s and 90s were huge.

Just up the road

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