Suzuki TC250 Super Six

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Famous for its two-stroke motorcycles and with a keen eye on the lightweight learner motorcyclist market, Suzuki needed a model to tempt buyers from the dominant Honda CB72 250cc and the Yamaha YDS3 250cc offered by rival Japanese factories.

The machine they came up with to secure a large chunk of the sports 250cc market was the Super Six, a twin cylinder parallel twin two-stroke engine mated to a six-speed gearbox. Launched in 1965 and continuing until the end of the 1968 season, the Super Six boasted ‘posi-lube’ lubrication and a power output of 29bhp at 7,500rpm, sufficient in standard trim to achieve a top speed of 94mph.

This startling performance was quickly noted and many machines were stripped of excess weight and road-legal requirements to be tuned for racing, with race outfits such as Crooks Suzuki supplying performance upgrades and tuning parts particularly for the competition market. Tuned racers were capable of lapping the famous Isle of Man TT circuit in excess of 100mph - not bad for a 250!

Dating from around 1968, this model is the street scrambler style TC250 Super Six which boasts hi-level exhausts, a scrambler riding position and a closer ratio gearbox. Purchased some years ago with the intention of a full restoration and featuring some new parts including a new seat, it has not been started for a few years and will need checking over and some recommissioning before use. At the time of cataloguing the left-hand side panel had gone AWOL, but if this is found before the sale it will be included.

There is no paperwork for this bike but it does still have its ignition key, most of the chromework is in good order for a nearly 50-year-old machine and the speedometer shows just 7,600 odd miles. While this cannot be verified, the overall condition of the bike would certainly not rule it out.