Hello Mark,

Please see the attached photos of my bike for consideration for your Monthly Vintage Spotlight feature.

My name is Ryan and this is my 1972 Suzuki T350 Rebel with 14,600 miles on the clock. It's the middle child to the T250 Hustler and T500 Titan, and like your typical middle child, often gets overlooked! I have been owner of this bike since May of 2009 and try to let it out and eat a few times a week.

I had been looking for an old stroker for some time and really got the urge for some old steel after my father brought home an SR500 on Mother's Day (for him, not mom), after all, you can't be outdone by the old man! It looks much the same as the day I brought it home, and other than the attention any bike this age needs, it's required nothing out of the ordinary. It was repainted by a previous owner to a more modern Zook yellow/silver, and the original chrome is pretty rust free and shines up nicely. I am not sure exactly how many owners the bike has had throughout the years, but its apparent that this bike has been cared for nicely by its previous owners.

She fires right up and runs like a peach, and I would be lying if I said the tachometer needle doesn't make regular trips to the right side or the gauge. People that know old bikes get a real kick out of it, everyone remarks about how they haven't heard "that sound" in awhile; I've yet to meet a true gear head that does not appreciate a 2 stroke on the pipe! Those that don't get it, well, you know. My plans for the future include some rearsets and maybe a cafe seat and upgrading the stock 35W headlight to something a little brighter. I'v had things from modern sport bikes to a 28' Model A roadster with a quad-carbed Oldsmobile V-8, and this bike is up there in terms of the fun factor, and that's what it's all about.

Thanks for the consideration and see you in Seymour,

Ryan Worzella
Little Chute, WI