Finally got my latest project on the road and running. I still have a few little things to finish up on it, and need to source some hard to find trim parts. Here is a quick recap:
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Yes, I have started another project. This time, I at least waited until after I got El Guapo fully up and running, with proper jetting and timing. I've had this little 80cc 2-stroke Suzuki sitting patiently for about five years, so I figured it was time to get it in the garage.
I'm not sure what my plans are for this bike. I've done several cafe racers, so I doubt I'll got that route. Also, some of the hard-to-find items like the chrome bits, are in excellent condition. So I would hate to ditch them just to replace them with new items. So I'll likely do a generic restoration of it.
As found. This appears to a single year offering from Suzuki, with the K10P only showing up in the 1967 catalogs:
I snatched the engine out of the frame, and put it on the bench mount:
Crazy little carb. Never heard of the "Huay" brand:
Down to the frame in less than an hour:
The pressed steel frame weighs a whopping 15.8 pounds. Roughly 5-6 pounds lighter than the same vintage Honda pressed steel frame. Also, the Suzuki was packaged much more cleanly than the little Hondas I'm used to. They use one bolt/nut to secure numerous items, such as the lower engine mount bolt also holding the footpegs and side stand. That means way less hardware for me to have to clean.
Because I already have a couple black bikes, I'm actually thinking of going bright yellow on this one. Yellow was a popular color for Suzukis back in the day.
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Yes, I have started another project. This time, I at least waited until after I got El Guapo fully up and running, with proper jetting and timing. I've had this little 80cc 2-stroke Suzuki sitting patiently for about five years, so I figured it was time to get it in the garage.
I'm not sure what my plans are for this bike. I've done several cafe racers, so I doubt I'll got that route. Also, some of the hard-to-find items like the chrome bits, are in excellent condition. So I would hate to ditch them just to replace them with new items. So I'll likely do a generic restoration of it.
As found. This appears to a single year offering from Suzuki, with the K10P only showing up in the 1967 catalogs:
I snatched the engine out of the frame, and put it on the bench mount:
Crazy little carb. Never heard of the "Huay" brand:
Down to the frame in less than an hour:
The pressed steel frame weighs a whopping 15.8 pounds. Roughly 5-6 pounds lighter than the same vintage Honda pressed steel frame. Also, the Suzuki was packaged much more cleanly than the little Hondas I'm used to. They use one bolt/nut to secure numerous items, such as the lower engine mount bolt also holding the footpegs and side stand. That means way less hardware for me to have to clean.
Because I already have a couple black bikes, I'm actually thinking of going bright yellow on this one. Yellow was a popular color for Suzukis back in the day.