68 Suzuki T20 Part 2

After picking the bike up and bringing it to the shop.  We immediately started disassemble of the bike and making a list of what parts were needed. Once it was down to a roller, we degrease and power washed  it.  We also verified that the frame and engine had matching numbers. The bike had been painted over with rattle cans but the power wash stripped it right off. Once the top layer of paint was removed you could see the original emerald green paint. However we cannot find any indication this was ever used as a factory color on a T20. Then we media blasted all the parts that are going to be  painted. Next we will be priming and painting the bike when Eric chooses a color. Stay Tuned!


JL

1968 Suzuki T20 Cafe Racer

A good friend of mine Eric Town said he wanted to build a cafe racer. So the first thing I did was, get on the Internet to see what the hell a cafe racer was. After a few minutes of looking at video's on You Tube, I was game. Typical Eric style, he purchased not one but three vintage bike's. He didn't get three bike's to build one good one. He got three bike's to build three separate cafe racer's. The first project though is the 1967 Suzuki T20. The Suzuki T20 was the first six speed motorcycle to go in production in the world. It was first manufactured in 1965 ( but introduced as a 1966 model) and was produced until the end of the 1968 model year. It was a 247 cc two-stroke twin with many advanced features for the time and its superb performance and reliability helped establish Suzuki's position as a major motorcycle manufacturer. In the UK the T20 was called the 'Super Six' although in the USA the bike was designated as an X6 with the advertising department tacking on the name of "Hustler".