Suzuki A100 (go-fer)

Has anybody had any experience with one of these. I have an eye on a 1976
model with very low mileage. What should I look out for on this model?
Just looking for a low budget machine to restore and have a little fun with
(don't want to make my other machines jealous) and try to teach my kids to
ride.

Thanks, Glen

 

Neat little 2-stroke single. Disc valve induction. Four-speed box with
an "all-down" pattern[1] with neutral at the top. Top speed about 65mph.
Pressed steel frame, engine bolts straight into an AP50 chassis for an
instant power upgrade.

Totally valueless so a decent runner can be picked up for a couple of
hundred (pounds or dollars). Actually, I've got a side panel for one
somewhere!

Main problem is rust - mudguards corrode, pressed steel swinging arm
corrodes, pressed steel frame rusts.... but as a dirt cheap little basic
bike, it has its uses.

 

I had one of these as my first bike when I was 17, and it lasted well
against the punishment I gave it.
It did suffer rusty mudguards as TOG said, and also a stripped plug thread,
which was helicoiled and worked fine thereafter.

 

Thanks for the replys. I went for it, but was 3 hrs late. Guess it wasn't
to be.

Glen

 

*Please* tell me you're joking!

Details???

 

Nope, no joke. I had the specs a couple of house moves back, but can't
find them now. Suzuki New Zealand brought in some factory race barrels
and other parts. I was talking to the guy who bought a dozen of them
(which had been on the shelf for 20 years) a few years back for $10...
The race specs included triming the rotary valve, new (bigger) carb,
spannie and port work. I can't remember the power output, but IIRC it
doubled it, which isn't as much as it sounds...
Geoff

 

*Excellent*! Made my day, that has.