Suzuki GT550 1975 - Ride along and overview

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  • Опубліковано 19 січ 2025
  • For sale is this awesome piece of history, its two stroke motor combined with its classic looks, provide a very rewarding riding experience! This GT550 has spent most of its life nicely stored away and not being used! It is now road legal and ready for some fun!
    Thanks to www.bensound.com for the music.
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  • @piano40s
    @piano40s 2 місяці тому

    Suzuki back in the 70s made the best two strokes the GT250-380-550-750 all looked great and sounded great and were great, I had a silver one which might be quite rare now as I have never seen a silver one on youtube wish I had it now, thanks for the Vid.

  • @2StrokeDriptroit
    @2StrokeDriptroit 5 місяців тому

    I miss mine so bad! 1974 or 75, I forget. Same color! Absolutely a sweetheart and part of why I love ALL things 2 stroke! Easily one of the best bikes ever made. It NEVER let me down or had any reliability issues, and was a gorgeous looking bike! Sounds like my 2 stroke SAAB too! 👍🏻🤘😋 The 2 stroke has to be the best sounding gasoline engine ever built! Pure bliss!! And these bikes were as happy putting leisurely along on low speed limit roads as they were balls-out on the track or interstate! I miss mine, which was my first ever road bike I got in 1988, by the water, and miss it so much I want to cry 🥺😢😭 literally. 😔 What a great machine and what memories! I wanna go back and do it all over, but I can’t go back, I know-R.I.P. the GREAT Eddie Money! 🥺😢😭 but he sung the TRUTH! Cheers all! 🤘👍🏻🤘

  • @garynorwood5860
    @garynorwood5860 3 роки тому +4

    I had a 1975 Suzuki 550Gt ,Loved it..

  • @woodyamsterdam
    @woodyamsterdam 6 років тому +4

    Still having fond memories of this bike. I owned one from 1973 until 1976. Modded with racing handlebars and an non-silenced 3 in 1 expansion exhaust. My neighbors must have hated me when I went off to work each day at 7 in the morning lol!

    • @ModifyOrDie
      @ModifyOrDie  6 років тому

      woodyamsterdam Nice, awesome bike and you are probably right about your neighbours 😊.

  • @shayneosullivan1830
    @shayneosullivan1830 Рік тому +1

    Love this I had a gt380 back in the day would love to see this wound out on a straight piece of road

  • @beeboyes
    @beeboyes 5 років тому +6

    I had one of these back in the day with a Windjammer fairing (when touring) and saddle bags. Rode it all over the US and Canada, even into Mexico. That engine has a unique sound. Mine had a blueprinted top end and was super smooth. It was a blast to ride.

  • @jensgerdes45
    @jensgerdes45 2 роки тому +1

    I do have one right as we speak - 1975 550 GT- soon with Allspeed exhaust. I love it !

  • @techmaven5900
    @techmaven5900 4 роки тому +2

    Cycle Magazine Dyno'ed one at 32hp at the wheel. I had a 73 GT550..Loved it.

  • @jontye2079
    @jontye2079 3 місяці тому

    I had one back in the day . Great bike . Also rode it down the same NZ roads.

  • @petergerritgroen3157
    @petergerritgroen3157 6 місяців тому

    Had the same , great fun.
    Greetings from the Netherlands

  • @RogerBarraud
    @RogerBarraud 4 роки тому +2

    Change plugs; Sync the carbs.
    Change the air filter (and the gearbox oil... and flush the 2-stroke reservoir).
    Must have been a really dry barn - this thing is beautiful!
    :-)

  • @charlesarmstrong-vu3qj
    @charlesarmstrong-vu3qj Рік тому

    Had one from new gr8 bike gd cruiser +reliable

  • @antoniojosecontrerasgonzal8985

    Esa fue mi primera moto, un monstruo imparable

  • @paulpain9076
    @paulpain9076 5 років тому +3

    I remember buying that bike bran new off the showroom. have a vmax now

  • @dennisfalan1623
    @dennisfalan1623 6 років тому +1

    I had 2 of these and a water buffalo one of my brothers also had a 550 543cc and my other brother had a 380 I think 371 cc and a couple 550's also Ive seen these things set up with with RM 250 heads and pistons at the drags they were quick they really were great bikes

  • @TimCausleyhorsemanship
    @TimCausleyhorsemanship 3 роки тому +1

    Had 1975-in 1978-very good bottom end torque--more than the 1978 Honda 750F I replaced it with--good power even 2 up

  • @smid2550
    @smid2550 3 роки тому

    I think it's my favorite Suzuki.

  • @andreaghisu9807
    @andreaghisu9807 7 місяців тому

    Beautiful

  • @raymondj8768
    @raymondj8768 Рік тому

    That Baby has got the Wege Head !

  • @jackxish
    @jackxish 5 років тому +1

    Great vid well done made my day .

    • @ModifyOrDie
      @ModifyOrDie  5 років тому

      Cheers Jack, glad you enjoyed it!

    • @jackxish
      @jackxish 5 років тому

      I just bought one , so im looking forward to the ride . Your vid has inspired me .

    • @ModifyOrDie
      @ModifyOrDie  5 років тому

      @@jackxish Nice, its a great bike!

    • @jackxish
      @jackxish 5 років тому

      Hey just wondering what size jets did you use to match your expansion chambers ? Thanks

    • @ModifyOrDie
      @ModifyOrDie  5 років тому

      @@jackxish Good question, this was my dads bike, will have to ask him, however I cant recall if he put the pipes on or not.

  • @fisher7840
    @fisher7840 2 роки тому

    Love the sound have the bike 1980 and i miss it, not to fill it whith gas cause it was teursti

  • @YTubFan
    @YTubFan 8 років тому +1

    Great bike thanks

  • @propellskalle
    @propellskalle 6 років тому +2

    I see you have dual discs up front. Is that a set up from a GT750? Is it a good upgrade?

    • @ModifyOrDie
      @ModifyOrDie  6 років тому +2

      propellskalle Hey, yes they are off the GT750. Makes a noticeable difference and worth the upgrade. 👍

  • @DomWeselnyBrzozieLub
    @DomWeselnyBrzozieLub 6 років тому

    Fantastic bike ...

  • @pnotuner1
    @pnotuner1 5 років тому +1

    I got my 77 GT-550 up to 110+ before it went speed wobble on me. Just a little bit scary.

    • @ModifyOrDie
      @ModifyOrDie  5 років тому +1

      Cool bikes huh

    • @pnotuner1
      @pnotuner1 5 років тому

      Yes sir. The low burble is like a treble hook

  • @markgiles8527
    @markgiles8527 4 роки тому

    Groovy!

  • @markgiles8527
    @markgiles8527 4 роки тому

    how much did your father buy that for?

  • @pavanatanaya
    @pavanatanaya 3 роки тому

    Owned one. We did 140mph together

  • @RogerBarraud
    @RogerBarraud 4 роки тому

    Auckland!
    :-)

  • @bernardprezeau7398
    @bernardprezeau7398 Рік тому

    magique

  • @interman7715
    @interman7715 4 роки тому +1

    Lucky bugger😊

  • @bjrnlillevold5420
    @bjrnlillevold5420 Рік тому

    Nice bike but bad exhaust system

  • @christippins7354
    @christippins7354 3 роки тому +1

    Crap music.open the bike up man!

  • @theoriginalmungaman
    @theoriginalmungaman 3 роки тому

    Stop calling it very original! The bars are wrong, the mirrors are wrong, the expansion chambers didn’t come on it or the dual discs, in short its molested. Its worth much more completely original. It will never be worth the money of the Kawasaki H1 that they were trying to copy as they aren’t very fast. They’re still neat though.

    • @ModifyOrDie
      @ModifyOrDie  3 роки тому +1

      It’s a video, I really can’t go back in time and stop saying words you don’t like 😂

    • @theoriginalmungaman
      @theoriginalmungaman 3 роки тому

      @@ModifyOrDie Then look up the word original and learn from your mistake!

    • @ModifyOrDie
      @ModifyOrDie  3 роки тому +1

      @@theoriginalmungaman hahah ok 👍

  • @RogerBarraud
    @RogerBarraud 4 роки тому

    Buy some gloves, Squid!
    :-(