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When ordinary just won't do

1968 Suzuki Raider 305 Completely Restored

April 12, 2016 by Paul Crowe

1968 Suzuki Raider 305 complete nut and bolt restoration
1968 Suzuki Raider 305 complete nut and bolt restoration

Back in ancient times when two strokes roamed the highways, there was an assortment to choose from in the showrooms of most every manufacturer. The 1968 Suzuki Raider 305 is a good example and this one in particular is about as nice as they come.

1968 Suzuki Raider 305 two stroke
1968 Suzuki Raider 305 two stroke

It had a nut and bolt restoration, anything worn was replaced with NOS parts, everything that was chrome was re-chromed as well as a few things that hadn’t had it to begin with, the engine, carburetors, cables, switches, lights and all electronics were completely restored as well. It was repainted in the factory color, a sort of burnt orange as the seller describes it and as you can see from the photos, if you were in a showroom back in the ’60s, it wouldn’t have looked any better.

This Suzuki looks good up close
This Suzuki looks good up close, just check out this engine

Filed Under: Japanese, Motorcycles Tagged With: 1960s, Japanese, Raider, Suzuki, T-305, two stroke

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Comments

  1. John pruitt says

    December 22, 2019 at 8:13 pm

    Would love to buy this 305 if it may still be available!!!!! 12/22/19
    I had one exactly like this when I was 16 years old!!!
    Please email me at your convenience if you have any information on this beautiful specimen.

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