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Review of the 1980 Suzuki GT 200 X 5 E:2 stroke, 2 cylinder.Owned 1 for 25 years. |
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Author: Rob Gibbons, 2004-11-11, viewed 235 times. | ||||||
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Still does 80MPH flat out on the tank,(if you can be bothered).You need to be your own mechanic,spares can be a problem,depending on how many spare bikes you have to rob! | ||||||
| The X5 is light and nimble,has electronic ignition (no points),and spares such as chains,tyres etc. are cheap and easy to get.However don´t go to your local Suzuki dealer and expect to buy, say, a speedo,wheel or an exhaust.The best option is to buy a scrapper. I´ve bought a few in the past,and I´m still using them,but I only do about 4000 miles a year,and although I´ve had one bike for 25 years it´s only done about 80,000 miles.They don´t do much to the gallon about 45ish,and about 90miles to a tankful.For years I used Michelin M38 tyres which were excellent,but cannot get them now so I´ve settled for Metzeler ME22´s,the´re not as good as the Mitchelin´s but the best i´ve tried since.There´s nothing that needs modding. If you buy one as they are reliable,but being a 2 stroke you must remember to fill the 2stroke oil tank every week or so.Maybe the one unusual thing about them nowdays is that the mag wheels have tubes in them,this is standard. |
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