Brock-Lee Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Gears are normally only case hardened so once you wear through that its soft as poo again. Could try a gear company to get them nitrided/flame/induction hardened again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIRK Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 u reckon other old suzukis would have same gears? or at least gears which would fit onto ur shaft....have u tried buying new? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubastreet Posted December 18, 2012 Author Share Posted December 18, 2012 Unfortunately there are no known substitutes, it's an unusual gearbox design. The only new ones are from a place in England that makes them in TR500 ratios and it's something like 1400 pounds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookie Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Get Bettany Gears in Paraparaumu to make you some if you are really stuck, or at least recondition the ones you have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubastreet Posted December 19, 2012 Author Share Posted December 19, 2012 Thanks, might go talk to them at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Blackwood Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 This is going to be an awesome bike, it's a shame you can't get stuck straight into the fun bits! That racing number on the front of your inspiration looks freakin' awesome, I wonder if you could copy it entirely and encorporate a headlight? Like something Roland Sands would do, he made his cafe racer from a CR500. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubastreet Posted January 9, 2013 Author Share Posted January 9, 2013 Quick update with pics. Got myself a gearbox that isn't rooted, from Oregon city, Oregon. And, a pair of heads that have been welded up and a squish chamber machined in. I don't know why Suzuki stole Degner and didn't use his knowledge to make squish heads and boost ports in my T500. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIRK Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 lols even my Tecumseh velobike engine has squish band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willdat? Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Chuck up a photo of your coil, I've got a genuine NOS one that should be perfect, yours if it fits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubastreet Posted February 21, 2013 Author Share Posted February 21, 2013 There are two, they look like this: Not much news on this, funds for pouring into bike are low. The frame and a bunch of other parts are sandblasted and primered though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willdat? Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 PART NO-33410-15321 Bugger, a bit different, if you want to make it fit it's yours! Technically this is for a 76/77 GT500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubastreet Posted February 21, 2013 Author Share Posted February 21, 2013 IC, the GTs had electronic ignition with wasted spark, I have 2 sets of points. I was thinking of trying to convert to an electronic setup cos I'm not a fan of points so that could be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willdat? Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 PM your address and I'll get it sent away this weekend. I'm sure you've seen this page complete with homebrew CDI? http://www.oldjapanesebikes.com/mraxl_GT_Resource/External_T500_Links.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubastreet Posted February 22, 2013 Author Share Posted February 22, 2013 awesome, thanks. unfortunately the gt500 has a separate high voltage igniter coil in the magneto for the cdi. my bike only had 12v for ignition so I think I'll have to make something else. I might use an arduino so I can retard the spark at high rpm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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