Recent acquisition - 67 Yamaha Big Bear

[GTC@MSAC]

Been off the forum for a while doing other things. Long-time friend sold me this for safe keeping over Thanksgiving. Not exactly a Golodwing, or a Honda, even, lol. I couldn't turn down a restored 2-stroker like this, at any rate. Goes in keeping with my 67 Suzuki X-6.

 

[joedrum]

Wow nice ...I’d love to have a x6 hustler ...put a few pics of it up

 

[GTC@MSAC]

Bought and restored this to running condition in 1986. Same friend with the Big Bear did full restoration and returned it to me in 2018.

 

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I had 2 Suzuki S-32 150cc Olympians back in 1985/86 as well, but traded them for a 1975 CB550F.

 

[joedrum]

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Bought and restored this to running condition in 1986. Same friend with the Big Bear did full restoration and returned it to me in 2018.

Wow i had a s32 Suzuki 150 ...black it looked like the Honda dream bikes ...the Suzuki x6 hustler was the very first bad ass bike from Japan ...what a bike ...thanks for the pics

 

[GTC@MSAC]

The S-32 150 had a pressed steel box frame, and a very weird 4-down gear shift pattern! I had 2 versions of S-32 as well, one with telescopic front forks, and one with the earlier springer-linked front suspension in a pressed steel fork assy, like the Honda Dream. Believe it or not, there was also a pressed steel box frame version of the 250 as well, called the T-10! It had the standard tubular front forks, but metal covers over the fork springs, instead of fully exposed springs like the T-20/X-6.

 

[joedrum]

If I remember right ..600$ brand new for the 150 ...thinking it was a 1966 yr ...ran pretty good ..it was my brothers first bike ...then I got it ...yes the frame was all pressed steel ..rather neat really ...I want to get a two stroke bike ..the x6 would be my first choice.almost got a law triple once ..but didn’t years ago to restore...