Description
H&H Classic Auction @ National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
30th Oct, 2024 13:00
1975 Suzuki RE5
No Reserve
Registration No: Unregistered
Frame No: 15229
MOT: Exempt
Chance of a lifetime to own an 'as new' RE5
'New Old Stock', never registered and with 5 'push kilometres'
Purchased by the late vendor 30 years ago
Totally original and kept in the house
The Suzuki Motor Co. was established in 1909 by Michio Suzuki to produce machinery for the cotton industry. An initial diversification into 4 wheeled transport was curtailed by WW2 but after the war Japan had a need for cheap reliable transport so Suzuki, like a lot of others around the world, began to produce clip-on engines for pushbikes. These proved to be an immediate success and soon they were making full motorcycles and by the early '60s were second only to Honda in number of two-wheelers manufactured. Known for their two strokes, Suzuki were at the forefront of the race to develop the Felix Wankel rotary engine concept releasing the RE5 in 1975, still the world's only mass-produced rotary-engined motorcycle. Whilst a technological masterpiece it was perhaps ahead of its time and only about 5000 were made between 1975 and 1976.
On offer is quite possibly the last 'brand-new' Suzuki RE5 left to come onto the open market and without reserve! This particular RE5 was purchased by the late vendor many years ago and was put straight into the house. The owner was only interested in the Suzuki RE5 range and was regarded as having a great collection of spares and RE5s. The Suzuki is factory stock in every way and has been carefully looked after in his ownership. It is a European spec., originally from France (paperwork on file). The engine turns over with compression and has not had any fluids in it whilst in the vendor's ownership. One for the Suzuki RE5 collector or a museum.
