Suzuki T250 1969 model Road test.

The previous test being slightly disappointing, I moved on to the 69 T250, which hadn’t moved since over a year!
I quickly reinstalled the regulator, but that caused a problem: I could hear the battery boiling over. So it had a short somewhere. Further investigation showed that only the the wire to the turn signal was shorting. So I just left it out of the system after isolating it carefully. This means that the charging system goes through the reg, but the turnsignals are fed directly by the alternator. Blown bulbs are normally the result of a system wired like this, but since all US T250 were wired this way I doubt that there’ll be a problem… maybe if I throttle it madly while switching on the signals.
Not likely.

Test ride was a nice change from the previous ones… everything worked faultlessly.nHandles well, shocks a commendable OK, fork just as the T350 i.e. well suited to the bike. The engine, which still needs to be run-in, is a riot!
Brakes work decently, although not the best I’ve had. very nimble, thanks to the large bars.

I understand why people do them up as racers of cafes.
The exhaust note is very pleasant, I suspect Suzuki paid special attention to it. Mellow but raspy, it makes the bike feel much larger in the capacity range than it is. A big thumb-up! Makes me feel like restoring the T20, so that i can compare them again… I was very impressed by the T20 and had a hell of a good time with it.

Needs to be done:

General check all over the bike.
Needs also a battery door.

This one will get plated chop-chop.

Although the paint is quite faded, that Mojave orange paint is still quite something to look at. Have a look at the gallery to see the many unique details Suzuki built in their bikes at the time. The 69 model is also a rarity and has design features unique to this year’s model.