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Classic Motorcycles from Japan

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Those were the days :<) Buddy paid $1,300 otd for his new 72 CB750 and me, $1,313 for my 72 xs650 Yamaha and my brother $800 for his 71 Suzuki T 500 smoker.

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I need a t 500....
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76 gl1000 parts for 78? Trying to get running...
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Those old Titans were fast. I remember laughing at a friend who had picked one up. I was riding a T120V Bonneville at the time. I stopped laughing the first time we rode out. I hate the smell of two stroke smoke...
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desertrefugee wrote:Those old Titans were fast. I remember laughing at a friend who had picked one up. I was riding a T120V Bonneville at the time. I stopped laughing the first time we rode out. I hate the smell of two stroke smoke...
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desertrefugee wrote:Those old Titans were fast. I remember laughing at a friend who had picked one up. I was riding a T120V Bonneville at the time. I stopped laughing the first time we rode out. I hate the smell of two stroke smoke...
Loved the old Titan.
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calif wingnut wrote:Those were the days :<) Buddy paid $1,300 otd for his new 72 CB750 and me, $1,313 for my 72 xs650 Yamaha and my brother $800 for his 71 Suzuki T 500 smoker.
Also loved the old SX
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Lot of people don’t realize the Suzuki two strokes rode like four strokes. They actually have low end and don’t try to tip over backwards at 5 grand and die at 7.
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