Mt50 Suzuki. 051622 1971 Suzuki MT50 Trailhopper 6 Barn Finds Both bikes had a 49cc engine but as Honda used a 4-stroke engine, Suzuki relied to 2-stroke techology, which it was so good at. The Trailhopper was neglected in my father's garage until 2 years ago when I decided to restore it
1971 Suzuki MT50 TrailHopper Collectors Weekly from www.collectorsweekly.com
I bought mine new in 1972, and proceeded to ride the snot out of it I also posted a scan of an old Suzuki ad for this fun little machine.
1971 Suzuki MT50 TrailHopper Collectors Weekly
The MT50 didn't have a long run in the Suzuki lineup; appearing first in 1971, the Trailhopper was absent from the 1974 model list Both bikes had a 49cc engine but as Honda used a 4-stroke engine, Suzuki relied to 2-stroke techology, which it was so good at. The MT50 was Suzuki's answer to another Japanese mini bike, Honda Monkey
051622 1971 Suzuki MT50 Trailhopper 2 Barn Finds. Introduced by Suzuki in 1972, the MT50 'Trail Hopper' was an obvious stab at Honda's at the Mini-Bike market dominated by Honda with their superb Monkey Bike I put on over 4300 miles on it until it was replaced with a used 1974 Suzuki TC100
1972 Suzuki Trailhopper MT50 for sale on 2040motos. They're easy to tell apart by the color as there was only one color available each year. Distinctive styling surrounded a 50cc, 3 horsepower engine that was mated to a 3-speed clutchless transmission