This week's Classic Steel is on the infamous Suzuki TM400 Cyclone.

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Edited Date/Time 7/17/2014 11:20am
GP's Classic Steel #88- The Suzuki TM400 Cyclone

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mach6972 7/17/2014 10:40am
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1975 or 1976 my Dad bought me a new TM 250 at 12 or 13 years old.A lot of motor from what I can remember.He raced flat track in his day on 650 Triumphs so he thought a little 250 would be just right for me.lol
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newmann 7/17/2014 10:54am
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Why do the 74 and 75 model TM400's always get lumped in with the earlier evil ones?
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Tim507 7/17/2014 11:00am
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I rode one at the Suzuki dealers lot/track/uphill in 1971...I was just out of high school and was about 125 # SOAKING WET! Scary for sure. My buddy bought one (it was the orange one) and still has it in his garage today.
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tblazier 7/17/2014 11:05am
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newmann wrote:
Why do the 74 and 75 model TM400's always get lumped in with the earlier evil ones?
They were all evil to varying degrees. The '74 and '75 were less violent, but still too heavy, too powerful and poorly suspended.

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mach6972 7/17/2014 11:20am
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I remember bottoming mine out more than once and it being loud as hell!

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