Suzuki TC200 model history

I try to tell you the model history of the Suzuki TC 200 (called Stingray in USA) on this page as I know it. I would be grateful of any contributions — sales brochures, magazine ads, magazine articles, pictures, specs, facts, corrections etc. Please scan the material in JPEG format (large enough that all the details are visible) and send them to me. Please tell me the source and the publication date if possible. If you send me pictures of your own bike, please follow these instructions.

TC 200 Stingray 1967 Overall Lenght: 1 930 mm (76.0 in) Overall Width: 775 mm (30.5 in) Overall Height: 1030 mm (40.6 in) Wheelbase: 1 285 mm (50.6 in) Engine type: Air-cooled 196 cc 2-stroke. 21 hp/ 7,500 rpm, 2,09 kg-m/ 7,000 rpm. Maximum speed: 138 kph. The birth and transition of the "scrambler model" Click on the image for larger format. Here's even larger picture.

A Reader's Comment: In my youth, I had a '67 TC200. It is a nice machine and I was very happy with it, however, it had one minor, but fatal flaw. The tools are provided in a cheap cloth bag stored inside the left side cover, directly above the chain. The problem is that if the bag deteriorates unnoticed, and a tool should fall out, it can get caught on the chain therby ripping open the crankcase. I know because that is exactly what happened to mine. I couldn't afford to repair it, and sold it for $50 for parts. I heard later the guy just happened to be a heliarc welder, and had managed to weld the case shut with the result being a perfectly good motorcycle at a bargain price. Bill Swagerty, San Jose, CA, USA

1967 T200/ X-5 Invader (the street version) specifications published in Cycle World, May 1967.

TC 200 Stingray 1968 Overall Length: 1 925 mm (75.8 in) Overall Width: 765 mm (30.1 in) Overall Height: 1 030 mm (40.5 in) Seat Height: 780 mm (30.7 in) Wheelbase: 1 255 mm (49.4 in) Ground clearance: 163 mm (6.4 in) Dry weight: 125 kg (276 lbs) Engine type: Air-cooled 196 cc 2-stroke sleeved aluminum twin. 23 hp/ 7,500 rpm, 2,3 kgm/ 7,000rpm. 5 speed transmission. Click on the image for larger format.

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