Suzuki 50 GP racers

The Suzuki 50 GP racers were a series of 50cc racing motorcycles designed, developed and built by Suzuki to compete in the Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championship between 1962 and 1968. The article describes two-stroke engines that were air-cooled or liquid-cooled, with single-cylinder, parallel-twin and inline-triple layouts across the series. Its infobox gives top speeds of 145 to 176 km/h, power from 17.5 hp at 17,300 rpm to 19 hp at 20,000 rpm, gearboxes of 8, 9 or 14 speeds with chain final drive, telescopic front forks, a swing arm with twin spring and shock absorbers at the rear, and twin leading-shoe drum brakes at both wheels.