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Offline SON

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Re: RN500 Suzy
« Reply #15 on: October 29, 2013, 05:01:39 am »
A bit of info on works RN 500s, I worked on 1983 Models in 1984,
the Factory stopped Racing at the end of 1983 although they produced spare parts in 2 advance orders early and mid 1984,
they were single downtube frame with offset intake and exhaust, most 1983 bikes were air cooled, Harry Everts was allocated a couple of watercooled bikes, the bike featured for sale, unfortunatley has little in common with 1982 to 1984 works RN500s.
Then I gave some of those bits to my mate who let me win the Masters Games Gold.

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Re: RN500 Suzy
« Reply #16 on: December 11, 2013, 01:47:12 pm »
thats me

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Re: RN500 Suzy
« Reply #17 on: December 11, 2013, 02:26:00 pm »
I know where one of those tanks is that you used on Whatleys bike Radar.

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Re: RN500 Suzy
« Reply #18 on: December 11, 2013, 02:32:01 pm »
I know where one of those tanks is that you used on Whatleys bike Radar.
Cool, I need one of them

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Re: RN500 Suzy
« Reply #19 on: December 11, 2013, 02:50:08 pm »
Marc.com can assist John  ;)

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Re: RN500 Suzy
« Reply #20 on: December 11, 2013, 04:08:35 pm »
Who is suzuki 59? is that GB?

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Re: RN500 Suzy
« Reply #21 on: December 11, 2013, 04:46:24 pm »
Who is suzuki 59? is that GB?
Craig Taylor

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Re: RN500 Suzy
« Reply #22 on: December 11, 2013, 07:03:03 pm »
SON is GB

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Re: RN500 Suzy
« Reply #23 on: December 11, 2013, 08:36:30 pm »
Dave I never let you win
I should have paced myself instead of racing kids in those first laps
I had those RN bits in my hand yesterday
Still remember the worlds best deals on those Maicos I sold you
But what are friends for besides stirring each other

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Re: RN500 Suzy
« Reply #24 on: December 11, 2013, 09:24:55 pm »

Another pic of the watercooled 500 Suzuki with Harry Everts . The earlier picture that I posted incorrectly had Vromans as the rider, as this was how it was captioned when I copied the picture.

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Re: RN500 Suzy
« Reply #25 on: December 12, 2013, 05:04:58 am »
That's Vromans he was 2nd in 1982 to Lackey hence his number in 1983,both he and Everts had watercooled RN500"s from around mid season on.

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Re: RN500 Suzy
« Reply #26 on: December 12, 2013, 06:08:33 am »

Another pic of the watercooled 500 Suzuki with Harry Everts . The earlier picture that I posted incorrectly had Vromans as the rider, as this was how it was captioned when I copied the picture.
I am after one of the RN500 rear guards as in this photo
Different to the RM

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Re: RN500 Suzy
« Reply #27 on: December 12, 2013, 07:05:31 am »

There must have been other riders that got to use watercooled 500 Suzukis, apart from Vromans and Everts, as this picture suggests ?

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Re: RN500 Suzy
« Reply #28 on: December 12, 2013, 09:49:30 am »
Harry's only a little bloke, old mate on the 500 is a big bloke. ;D
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Re: RN500 Suzy
« Reply #29 on: December 12, 2013, 10:20:25 pm »
I think that is Vromans on W/C RN500, there was only a handfull of them made.
at the end of the year the bikes would have gone to S. Gebeors, where most of them went.
Rinaldi may have got a hold of one of them after end of 1984
GB, that was a good day at Raymond Terrace!