Topic: quick suzuki two stroke question

[zoo mob]

My buddy picked up a 1970 Suzuki T250 two-stroke street bike and we're trying to get this thing on the road. It will start with starting fluid blown in the carbs and run if you keep it throttled. If you let the gas off, put it in gear or turn the choke off, it dies, also, when you are starting it, gas blows out the back of the carbs. Clearly, the carbs need to come off and be soaked, blown out etc. Can you guys offer any advice as to what these symptoms speak to as a root problem? Thanks, looking to get this little screamer on the streets soon.

[mlinder]

Carbs and mixture. Clean carbs. Run with proper intake restriction.

[Hush]

I owned the bigger brother in the 70's the T350 REBEL very fast very much fun and only out matched slightly by the famous RD350 Yammie, we don't count he 350 Kwaka as not many of those hand grenades survived initial run-in milage.
As Mlinder said get em off get em cleaned out, very forgiving carbs on those early model Suzukis, I'd be surprised if you even needed an air filter.
Once set the carbs are bullet proof and need nil adjusting.
Stock standard the T250 HUSTLER could do the ton any day you asked it.
God I love the sound of those long twin chrome pipes, there is just something about them, the T500 TITAN had the best ones, what a great noise. (owned 2 of those)

[Sporkfly]

I owned the bigger brother in the 70's the T350 REBEL very fast very much fun and only out matched slightly by the famous RD350 Yammie, we don't count he 350 Kwaka as not many of those hand grenades survived initial run-in milage.
As Mlinder said get em off get em cleaned out, very forgiving carbs on those early model Suzukis, I'd be surprised if you even needed an air filter.
Once set the carbs are bullet proof and need nil adjusting.
Stock standard the T250 HUSTLER could do the ton any day you asked it.
God I love the sound of those long twin chrome pipes, there is just something about them, the T500 TITAN had the best ones, what a great noise. (owned 2 of those)

Dangit, now I want to get the GT500 apart and running.

Yeah, older Suzuki's are tanks. Pull the carbs and clean them, you'll be ready to rock after that. Good luck with it, I'd love to get a 2-stroke on the road.

[Hush]

Pictures Sporkfly I now demand pictures of your old Titan.

[Sporkfly]

Pictures Sporkfly I now demand pictures of your old Titan.

You don't at all, it's been in the woods for about 15 years and won't be a restoration by any means

[Hush]

No but they make great drag bikes.

[Sporkfly]

No but they make great drag bikes.

I'm thinking street tracker

[bucky katt]

Pictures Sporkfly I now demand pictures of your old Titan.

You don't at all, it's been in the woods for about 15 years and won't be a restoration by any means

sounds just like the 72 titan i recently acquired

[Green550F]

I know a guy that had reverberation in the intake on his piston-ported Kawasaki. He lengthened his intake stacks and solved the problem. also check for leaks at the carb mounts or between crank case seals on multi cyl engines...