It's lovely to hear from you Jerry. Riding the T500 lifts my spirits so much that it should be an NHS prescription. By the end of the afternoon I was aching all over but I felt alive - and what a privilege that was.
Lovely video and thanks for posting. I did a race school at Three Sisters (hosted by Mike Edwards and Mark Forsyth) back in 1992. Fond memories. Stunning bike BTW! 👍🏻
In 1974 I spent the summer road racing at Woody Creek just outside of Aspen Colorado. There was a fellow riding a drum braked Suzuki 500 called Rusty who was so smooth and smoked everyone on a stock looking 500cc Suzuki.
The Crooks Suzuki is a proper race bike, but in full 1970 Production Racing trim so completely road legal, and handles very well. Only the 8" drum brakes let it down. Doug Beacock, at DB Motos, has meticulously blue printed the stock engine and it flies. I feel very privileged to ride the bike and it makes its rider look almost competent.
I was a Colorado club racer in the 70s early 80s. I remember Rusty Sharp racing at Aspen but he was on TT500 Yamahas and raced TZ250s in Nationals . Another guy named Marley had a Suzuki GT550 that he raced and called it Marleys Ghost. Those were fun times in the MRA
@@tomtaylor6163 I'll defer to your recollection, but whoever rode it was smooth....very smooth. On the other hand I was down right dangerous on my Kawasaki S2A. I was always running off the track. The infield wasn't safe when I was riding.😃😃
Oh, this brings back some blurry memories of having fun with a T500 in the 80s sometime. Surprised me at the time, very punchy engine and confidence inspiring handling.
I am so glad that you enjoyed the film. Here is another one of the Crooks Suzuki in France: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SGesi_WtaHo.html
Thank you Roger. It is always a great privilege to ride the Crooks Suzuki - and it does go rather well for such an old bike - even with an ancient riding it 🙂
Thanks Cecil. I have ridden all over the world and Three Sisters still rates very highly - not for the track which is not world class but the atmosphere. The staff are efficient but also endlessly smiling and kind. They actually WANT you to be there. It's just like racing used to be in the olden days 😀✌
Hi Frank.first time I've seen you on RU-vid.i loved both the books.when I was 13 or 14 I wished it was me riding the ts250 you converted to enduro trim in the Motorcycle Mechanics.Stay safe.
Thanks your kind comments. We won a lot of trophies on that TS250 - another Crooks Suzuki product! Eddie Crooks was a fantastic sponsor for me and I never had a cross word with him.
Takes me back! Even tho my 72 was a stock machine, the engine sound is pretty much as I remember, especially the blah sound after a gear change as it seems to bog down till the revs get up again.
