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Newest Review: ... ke a Yamaha RD or a Suzuki GT, so for many a secondhand Hustler was the typical choice. Not the fastest, and certainly not the slowest, the T250 was nonetheless raucous, racey and a thrill a minute in it's day. Stand on any urban street corner in 1974 and it wouldn't be long before a screaming Japanese two stroke 250 raced past leaving a pungent blue smoke trail behind it. And it wasn't uncommon for the roads to become a race track as Yammies, Kwackers and Suzies jostled with each other for position in a manic unofficial road race. I had a Hustler from 1974. A... more

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Other Suzuki...: Suzuki T250 - Let's Hustle (885 words)
by - written on 23/10/01 (Very useful, 3667 readings)
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Flares flapping in the breeze, big collars slapping you hard in the face, screaming two stroke engines and smoky exhausts. For many greying men (me included), your seventeenth birthday meant only one thing. The casting aside of your super moped and the acquisition of your first real bike. These were the glam rock days. The rockers were fading and the mods long gone as Britain hauled itself into the glitter laden and star spangled seventies. Japanese bikes from this period were ideal. Comparatively fast, brightly coloured and definitely cool. The new generation of teenagers riding them found near on 100mph performance and quick acceleration through close ratio ... Read the complete review

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