Introduction of Four-stroke Engines
With the 1977 MY Suzuki, bowing to the inevitable, had introduced its line of four-stroke GS machines starting with the 750cc and the 400cc twin-cylinder. These were soon followed by the 550 four-cylinder and a little later the 1000 four-cylinder models. The two-strokes and four-strokes were sold side by side for one MY. The glory days of smooth and sophisticated two-stroke road machines came to an end with the 1977 MY.
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