The two-stroke air-cooled single cylinder Suzuki TS250 was introduced in 1969 and was built as a dual purpose, or as the USA called them ‘Street Scramble’ machine. It was based fairly closely on the TM250 production moto-cross model. The 1969 model gave 23hp and came with a five-speed gearbox.
Called the ‘Savage’ in the USA and ‘Hustler’ in Japan, it gradually became a little less powerful in the search for more mid-range performance, and dare we say better reliability. The Japanese models were in a lower state of tune with just18.5hp when first launched; this was to be increased to 22hp from 1971 onwards. A great classic off-roader, that commands sky-high classic values both in the USA and Japan.