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Offline suzuki59

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Nice Works Suzuki
« on: January 12, 2012, 06:51:12 pm »
A guy I know in the US just brought this RN500 1983 model out of Europe.
I reckon it is the coolest Suzuki Pre 85 works bike outside of the later 1983 watercooled version.
What do you think?



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Re: Nice Works Suzuki
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2012, 07:09:01 pm »

Very nice  :)
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« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2012, 07:09:32 pm »
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Re: Nice Works Suzuki
« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2012, 07:10:19 pm »
Ed Tashjian's bike... Yep i'd have to agree, an awesome thing. Would love to ride that around Farleigh!
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Re: Nice Works Suzuki
« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2012, 07:16:28 pm »
Quote from: JohnnyO on January 12, 2012, 07:10:19 pm
Ed Tashjian's bike... Yep i'd have to agree, an awesome thing. Would love to ride that around Farleigh!
Ditto ;D
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Re: Nice Works Suzuki
« Reply #5 on: January 12, 2012, 07:19:29 pm »
MAGIC !!
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« Reply #6 on: January 12, 2012, 08:20:07 pm »
Very Nice ;D

Excuse my ignorance, but what is the alloy bracket thingy that is attached to the frame just in front of the foot brake pedal. Is it there to feather the rear brake with the heel of the riders boot  ???
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Re: Nice Works Suzuki
« Reply #7 on: January 12, 2012, 08:23:21 pm »
Good question ! My guess would be : to prevent the brake being accidentally applied by a flailing muddy boot looking for support, AND to prevent the brake pedal being trashed in a fast lowside crash.
As Barry Sheene was wont to say, "Answers on a postcard"...
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Re: Nice Works Suzuki
« Reply #8 on: January 12, 2012, 08:26:26 pm »
Quote from: trailietrash on January 12, 2012, 08:20:07 pm
Very Nice ;D

Excuse my ignorance, but what is the alloy bracket thingy that is attached to the frame just in front of the foot brake pedal. Is it there to feather the rear brake with the heel of the riders boot  ???
It's a guard to prevent rocks and ruts bending the brake pedal. The '84 RM's come std with one.
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« Reply #9 on: January 12, 2012, 09:01:53 pm »
Quote from: JohnnyO on January 12, 2012, 08:26:26 pm
It's a guard to prevent rocks and ruts bending the brake pedal. The '84 RM's come std with one.

Thanks JohnnyO .... It now seems so obvious what it is for, after your reply  ;)
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« Reply #10 on: January 12, 2012, 09:17:30 pm »
Note how the cases still have the castings for conventional clutch cable set up LHS and RHS halfs.
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Re: Nice Works Suzuki
« Reply #11 on: January 12, 2012, 09:41:53 pm »
Braaaaaap, just like the one Bomber Barnett rode at the 83 Des Nations!!

Pure sex!

Anyone got one of the 83 water cooled RM500's out there?
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Re: Nice Works Suzuki
« Reply #12 on: January 12, 2012, 10:36:00 pm »
The cases have quite a smooth finish to them (not sand cast), so they could be std cases and thats why there is the extra clutch actuator  in there?....I think there are "works" bikes getting around now that are made up of leftover parts....theres been alot of parts found/sold in the last few years......could be putting my foot in my mouth again....oh well. ;D
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Re: Nice Works Suzuki
« Reply #13 on: January 12, 2012, 10:45:43 pm »
Before you guys go pulling this bike to pieces.. i read the story on the bike on the owners facebook page and it explains the reason behind the left or right clutch actuation.
It is a REAL factory Suzuki from the Clive Bussey collection in England and was ridden by Jem Whatley.
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Re: Nice Works Suzuki
« Reply #14 on: January 12, 2012, 10:48:06 pm »
 all the works engines had the clutch hole in cases
its all works this baby
i could have bought this bike :'( :'(
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