1974 Suzuki T500 left to Die in JUNKYARD - Getting it to Run Again (Our Biggest Challenge so far!) 

When people ask me how I got so handy fixing old chunk I tell them I grew up broke and fix what I had. Great job just subscribed

A great iconic bike worthy of restoration

Stop worrying about what people think about how you do what you do. Loved it! I just subscribed. 👍🏻

Rule of thumb to keep in mind on every restore project "Heat is your Friend". Keep up the good work.

Wahoo! After several English motorcycles of various types, I acquired a Titan back in about 1975 or so.. I was used to bikes that were hard to start and leaked oil.. what a pleasant surprise to have one that didn't either of those bad things. My emerald green Titan was a fine bike and I remember it fondly.

Bought a brand new T500 in 1972 if I remember right. Loved it. Rode it from Los Angeles to Jacksonville, Florida in 3 days flat! That bike was amazing at high speed for hours on end. ,

50/50 mixture of Acetone and A.T.F. works excellent for rings rusted/fused in cylinder sleeves. Good job on the puller, I have a similar slightly more elaborate setup that I've used several times over the years. I often get motorcycles to restore that have been literally under water for weeks after our Florida hurricanes. Like life itself it's often about prayer and patience.

whew what a chore! I had never seen the grease gun used to free up a piston like that ! looking forward to the rest of the build!

My hobby became a business, before I retired from the Air Force I attended MMI. My OHV shop does pretty well, spring summer and fall anyway. In the Winter, I get snowmobiles in a bunch, summer, jet ski's bikes and quads. We're strictly a service and repair shop. We have done occasional restorations, old vintage MX stuff.

Another great time spent with RESURRECTED GARAGE!! Thanks for posting y’all!!! God Bless

It may have been built in late '74 but that is a 1975 model year T500 (T500M). Last year for the T500 before the cosmetically restyled GT500 debuted with a front disc brake for '76. In the US the color is called Coronado blue. This striking color along with the gold pinstripes on the tank are hallmarks of the 1975 T500. Side note - the T500M didn't come from the factory with the rear passenger grab rail... Probably a cost cutting measure but I think it looks good without it. I own a very low mileage all original (right down to the IRC Inoue tires) T500M myself. Awesome find and glad it gets a second chance at life! 👍 Edit: The front tire appears to be the original one. These were called the T500 Titan. Excellent bikes and really fun to ride!

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What a rescue!! Way to go y’all! ✌️

Wow that is actually in good condition to say its been sitting there probably for a long time ...if that was here in the UK there would be nothing left of it 😬

I got one in the 70's i smiled when he runs.. great work.. looking out to the end result..

love the honor that went into this,very loud without the exhaust,proves anything is possible,cheers team.

I had a purple Suzuki 500T back in the 70’s. Making me stroll down memory lane here👍🏻

It’s a GT 500 I had one as a teenager I loved that bike! Fast little screamer blue smoke when you down shift. So much fun!

Nice work. I was figuring it was to far gone, but you proved me wrong. Persistence pays! Great content!

man your a talented guy. wished I had your skills. I love tinkering with my vehicles.

Well Done you, Stephen.

First time watcher here and I loved it. I really like seeing someone take an old forgotten dead motor and bring it back to life. I just subscribed and can't wait to see more like this. Cars, trucks motorcycles, forklifts, tractors, anything with a motor...love watching anything get saved and back on the road. Great video!

Internally it's clapped out with rust.. always are. Soak, soak soak. Pull apart soak clean up and repair. Had to do that with the one we rebuilt.get chain off it so you won't have to deal with that later. Probably rusted solid.

Pistons will clean up fine.

You guys picked quite the proyect. Thankfully these old bikes/cars we're built to last a life time, and more. ✌🏽✌🏽

This guy is a true mechanic man definitely works with what he gots and makes work love this guy dude awesome job brother

Finally a video that shows you don’t need a million dollars and best parts to make a good video of every day people work with what they have 🎉good work guys

So cool, I haven't ridden a Suzuki Titan 500 for 25 years, really awesome torque for a 2stroke but front brakes locked up heh heh heh, thanks for sharing your great experience, and bringing back awesome memories.

Great video and God bless..nice to see someone else workshop as messy as mine😉 and thank you for the great content!!

Thanks so much from an old (76yrs) T500 fan, I had it when it first came out in the UK and then another when I came over here and of all the bikes I've ever owned or ridden that T500 is the best. Reliable, as fast as anyone needs, dead easy to maintain and tweak (I followed Gordon Jennings advice from Cycle world and replaced the coils and condensers with car parts). I haven't enjoyed any video so much in ages because I knew exactly what was going on and kept shouting advice as you worked on the bike! Loved it and so of course I subscribed and gave it a thumbs up. Keep up the good work. Mike

Dear Brittany and Daniel, This barn found Suzuki 2 cylinder 2 stroke motorcycle is absolutely a runner and very easy to maintain. Hopefully you’ll be able to restore this bike a little so she might have a new life. Willeke and I look forward to your next vlog and send you love from the Netherlands

A great ride when in good shape.

Great stuff guys! So cool you got it running!

That bike is a survivor. Needs to be restored and ridden hard. Two strokes, 2 and 3 cylinders are dinosaurs. They are the best in street and strip. Ask Kenny Roberts.

Thats How I get Brake calipers unstuck, I get all kinds of motors ,unstuck, Get a 55 gallon drum, Fill with waste oil Bring it to boil, and lower the motor in oil for 2-3 days and I free them all up, I took a Buick 401 nail head that was Buried underground 25 years, Boiled 4 days , everything was free

You are well on your way to a Full Motorcycle Restoration! Well Done!

That was a blast to watch! Thanks guys for the content.

I had one of these back in '86, loved that thing it was my only transportation for almost 2 years!

Great job guys! You are impressive to say the least! I just subscribed. Thanks for the experience.

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Excellent, good job,, get it done, great find,,

Ignore the trolls Daniel and your lovely wife, ive never worked on bikes but feel like i learned more in watching this one video than i would ever have expected, just discovered your channel, subscribed and i look forward to binge watching your other videos real soon lol. I look forward to seeing how this bike turns out in future videos very much so, your wonderful people, don't let the haters change you, they just actually hate themselves and are not worth even thinking about.

I actually looked up these bikes on marketplace after watching....a few nice ones on there and actually worth more than I thought.

Love the video, two strokes are very had to kill. Did the same thing with a 79 h100 honda, bless you 🙏

Looking forward to watching this channel grow. Love the content.

Go easy, gonna bend rod, break piston. Done it before, once never again.

this is not Lawrence of Arabia's motorcycle. it doesn't matter if it's not mint condition. Good work guys..

I thought my 73 CB45 was rough until I saw this bike!!😂

I was like, no freaking way! 🤣🤣🤣 Nice Job!

These Suzuki two strokes were bullet proof,I can remember them. The GS750 water buffalo was a legend. The Titan is a lesser known bike but we're great machines .

When you take the circlip out of the gudgeon pin you should put a piece of rag over the engine innards to stop the circlip dropping into the engine.

Had one of these and it was in similar shape , these bikes are tough as old boots , led us to use the later GT500A,s to tune for road racing .I still have one left and parts to build another race bike ( inc trick frame ) hope you enjoy yours , great tough bikes .that Ford pick up sounds great must have a Cummins ….😂

Had one back in the day. Aircooled only. After about two hours riding it would overheat and loose half its power. Then you would have to park it and let it cool down. No problem in the winter though .

Great job! Very cool! Fun to watch! Keep going! Greetings from Sweden 😊

Soak those hubs in evapo rust a few days, should clean em up, if not media blast em. Great vid, ton of work. Those bikes are rare and highly sought after. Had an old junk one behind my OHV/ MC shop for few years, we rebuilt motor, guy bought whole bike from us. Still helping him find parts he needs but it's getting closer to done wants it road worthy by summer. Beautiful, same bike as that one.

I still have one of those in the garage

Well done to both of you, great to hear it run, as it has been standing for so long it would be a good idea to completely strip the engine to avoid any potential damage in the future, look forward to seeing the next video, regards Nigel Cox.

Great to see the t500 running again well done from dorset uk

Love from India guys you are doing great keep it up ❤❤❤❤❤

You are a lovel;y couple, and what a technisian he is!! subscribed!

Great video definitely gonna be watching for more videos on it and other videos you guys post.

See that you have alot of things going on but damn, clean the garage.

Also there's nothing wrong with making a junker into a restored bike sadly we live in a throw away society you have a God given talent ignore the negativity

Dont let the haters and trolls take over. Way too much time of this great video referring to them.

..bikes sayin' " why, oh Why did you wake me from the dead, ..i was Dead God Dammit!" 🔥💀

If ya'll are fakin' anything you 'r doin' a real good job. I subscibed to your channel and plan to watch more. I had a 1972 T500 back in the 70's and it was a really fun comfortable bike. Also I like the scriptures on the screen.

That is a real classic two stroke . EDIT :Cool music. 1:40:53 is pure magic.

The final result was most amazing ive seen in my life

westport here . thank you for the show. funny story,ent to cager some 40 yrs ago. and we would bet on how long a motor would all out no oil. this 140 six ran out of gas. and set there all night. i won or lost what everway you want to look at it so i had to grage it home. can't leave trash behind. cans bottles cups. and the car. for laughs i put a battery in a car that ran full throttle for over and hour, no oil. it took me back and forth to work for a year. a year. then gave it to my sis. and her hubby gave it new life. got nothing bad to say about 140s. just like that bike. some models are just that way

Enjoyed the video. Waiting for the next one.

1:15 quite fun to see Budget Buildz in the M.Beach sweater helping you guys out. Didn't expect that :D

I had same bike 1984 it was a killer and scary to ride but i miss that bike , my first true love.

I had one of those in the 80's, rode it to work all the time. Left it in CA with a friend because NV is too hot to ride it in the summer.

Trannsmission fluid works real good in the cylinders

So satisfied you got a new subscriber ❤ as a mechanical engineer still I am a kid in front of you man ❤️‍🔥

Thanks for saving the 500, I am always on the lookout for one. By the way, Scorpions east of the Mississippi are NOT poisonous, they'll give y'all a good scare and will bite, but no poison. I learned that from our Veterinarian in east Tennessee, after 1 latched onto 1 of my Bulldogs nose. GOD BLESS!!!

Hello from the uk done well saving a Suzuki gt500 , my father had one in the late 70’s orange and white , so keep at it soon be a good runner .

People actually think that's a 4 stroke? They never heard of Quadzilla? That engine, though slightly different than the one in Quadzilla, is iconic.

I had a 1971 T500, so cool and wish it was me there.

Brass wheel on bench grinder clean up a lot of that mess. Even pistons.

You need to use a impact driver for the side screws. They work very well.

Better hope both pistons are free, only hope.

That 500 suzi is quite a powerful bike. They were around when i was quite a bit younger lol. A very nice bike.

You did a great job on this bike . My frist bike was a Suzuki GT 380 .

Awesome video cool stuff enjoyed this a lot

Those mangled handlebars are why the cables are jacked... easy peasy fix.

Make sure you put all the gaskets back in it.

Hone the jugs out good, check ring gap, maybe need oversized rings but she'll come back around.

The thing is this people are into the patina today and it's cool just like that bike run again and give it life and it might be a starter bike from some young kid even an old guy like myself would enjoy it

IT RUNS!!!!! WOOW Gon Grads TY

Did ya see Cory and Hannah bought a hearse similar to the one you guys got?

Yeah I'm not one of them people that start watching a video and click off I want to see the whole thing he came across your channel by accident but man it's worth watching that's for sure. Also I wanted to tell you don't worry about the instagrammers and all the haters out there there's a million of them and guess what they just don't know, sometimes you have to have some stuff to make things run!! You know like gaskets maybe some points are a coil or two. Just hate the haters back

my dream 2 stroke, well done 'n nice find.. sweet as

Nice job getting her going

Just strip it down first, toss that chain, it's repairable, lots of blood, sweat, and tears. We do those trashed bikes quite a bit, mostly slow or bad weather days in shop. FYI, the old Suzukis are nearly impossible to find parts for.

Good job, when you're a mechanic no one understands you can make it just work. Comon since you have my friend

Great job! I'm like you, I save as many parts as possible.

Big Suzi,suzuki 500 two stroke twin.great bike!Had one in cali in early 70s.Loved riding hwy 9 from half moon bay south to santa cruz during sunset!"Skyline drive,OUTSTANDING!!

Thank you for spreading the word of God ❤

That poor thing! The 500 was a pretty cool bike.