A Field Guide to the Suzuki GT550

Model Year 1977 (B)

Please refer to the Country Specific Versions section for additional information about machines sold into your market.

Changes:

Headlamp bucket, fork ears and frame side covers now painted in satin black (Suzuki paint code 291, Munsell code N1)
Brown instrument dial facess
The carburettor was stamped 34621 (outside North America) and had main jets jetted #102.5 for the centre and right and #105 for the left.
Ignition, starter motor, alternator and regulator by 'Nippon Denso' as standard, but 'Kokusan' components were fitted as standard for delivery to some markets - refer to the Country Specific Versions section for additional detail.
High gloss seat cover (Suzuki colour number 865 instead of 403)
New 'GS' style slim turn signal without reflector or reflector mount in most countries.
Most country versions also had the new 'GS' style rear tail light, and in most countries the lens had orange side reflectors (part 35710-31620). The North American lenses used red reflectors (35712-45010).

Power transmission gear, chain transmission unchanged in both the EU and North America

Painted parts: tank, fork ears, headlamp bucket and side covers

Colours (tank only - as mentioned earlier, other parts were satin black). Colours offered varied by market:

Maui Blue metallic (Suzuki paint code 797) (With gold and Cerulean Blue (medium blue) trim lines)
Candy Red Gypsy-3 (Suzuki paint code 00J) (With orange and gold trim lines)
Flake Spark Silver (Suzuki paint code 00P) (With Sky blue (light blue) and Ultra Blue (dark blue) coloured trim lines)