Suzuki TR750 Race Bike
Year:
1972
Manufacturer:
Suzuki Motor Corporation, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
Number Produced:
Unknown
Specifications:
738 cc 3 cylinder, two-stroke, with cross-port distribution water cooled engine
100 hp @ 8000 rpm
Top speed 175 mph (281 km/h)
Description:
The TR750 model evolved in conjunction with a the TR500 and much of the early development work in the USA was done by Ron Grant, primarily directed at the big races like the Daytona 200 and the world F750 championship.
It continued the Suzuki policy of developing a race bike from a production model which in this case was a Suzuki GT750.
The GT750 had 3 cylinders and was the first production two-stroke engine that was water-cooled. The model was affectionately referred to in NZ as a “Waterbus”. Ron Grant won at the Wanganui Cemetery Circuit racers on this Tr750 in 1972 and American icon Pat Hennen won both Marlboro Series legs on the same bike in 1975 ahead of Australian rivals Gregg Hansford and Murray Sayle on Kawasaki KR750’s
