William (Willie) Hardin worked for U.S. Suzuki Motor Corp. from 1969-74 and has shared the following photos withn us.
Suzuki TR50
Isle of Man winning 50cc rotary valve twin 12 speed that M. Itoh rode. The paint scheme is
not correct. It was beginging to look a little "Ratty", so I painted it. They
were taken at Indian Dunes Cycle Park in 1971 for a TVcommercial. Ron had raced it at an
Orange County club race and it was said that he looked like a spider on a fly when sitting
up at the end of the front straight. You can see how small it is (I'm 6 feet 1 inch tall).
Definitely design for the Japanesse rider!
Classicbikes Australia
Muzza - 2002