Okay, so following the previous instalment we now know Project Suzuki TS400 is a goer – it runs and makes no untoward noises.
Bolstered by such progress it was time to look at some of the other issues that, although not mission critical, still variously needed fixing or fettling. First on the list were the shabby shock absorbers which I managed to strip down without drama and as they didn’t leak and the damper rods were fine there was no need for any further intrusive surgery. The chrome bodies were stripped and replated, the springs blasted and powder-coated, and then everything reassembled. The end result was certainly