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A solid-state rectifier and a mechanical three-step regulator completed the system. Previously Suzuki had primarily used a permanent-magnet single-phase alternator setup on its bikes so the new equipment was quite a step up for the GT series. [citation needed] The 380 and 550 engines were air-cooled with a system marketed by Suzuki as Ram Air. [1]
In 1976, the Titan was given a facelift and gained a single disc front brake. The "Titan" name was dropped and the designation became, simply, GT500 for both the 1976 and 1977 model years. At the end of the 1977 model year, the 500 was dropped from Suzuki's model line after a production run of ten model years and well over 100,000 examples ...
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The Suzuki GT550 is a three cylinder, two-stroke, air-cooled 1970s-era motorcycle in Suzuki's "Grand Touring" GT series. Three Grand Touring models including the GT380 and GT750 and were originally offered for sale with the beginning of the 1972 model year (MY) with the 550 called "Indy" for the North American market. [ 4 ]
The team was created with the objective of developing drivers that could compete in the highest levels of F1 racing. In addition to competing in racing competitions such as Formula Nippon and Super GT, the team also holds its youth kart racing competition, the "ARTA Challenge," to find the next generation of competitive race drivers.
In 1976 the bike was restyled and designated as the GT500 to bring it in line with the rest of the Suzuki range. The sporty GT 380 and GT550 were by now well established and the 500 was now seen as a tourer. The porting was revised and the inlet tract lengthened to produce more torque, although this reduced peak power to 44 bhp (33 kW) @ 6,000 rpm.
Keiichi Suzuki Morio Nitta: Hideo Fukuyama Manabu Orido: 2 Fuji Speedway [3] [4] 4 May GT500 No. 36 Toyota Castrol Team: No. 39 Toyota Team SARD: Michael Krumm Pedro de la Rosa: Masami Kageyama Tatsuya Tanigawa: GT300 No. 19 Racing Project Bandoh: No. 26 Team Taisan Jr. Hideo Fukuyama Manabu Orido: Keiichi Suzuki Morio Nitta: 3 Sendai Hi-Land ...