Trail Hopper Suzuki. Randy's Cycle Service & Restoration 1972 Suzuki Trailhopper The Trailhopper was neglected in my father's garage until 2 years ago when I decided to restore it 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
The Trailhopper was neglected in my father's garage until 2 years ago when I decided to restore it Beautiful restored classic mini bike out of a private collection
I put on over 4300 miles on it until it was replaced with a used 1974 Suzuki TC100 The Suzuki MT50 (called Trailhopper in the West, Hopper 50 in Japan) was a compact pleasure bike called Trail Hopper in the North American market where it debuted in 1970 Riding the Trail Hopper proved to be quite a surprise for most of us on the staff.
1971 Suzuki MT50 TrailHopper Collectors Weekly. SUZUKI'S ENTRY into the mini-bike field is somewhat overdue, but the finished product was well worth the wait What a project! Like you, finding certain parts was truly the biggest challenge, and expense.
CLASSIC 1972 Suzuki Trail Hopper YouTube. Distinctive styling surrounded a 50cc, 3 horsepower engine that was mated to a 3-speed clutchless transmission Lavish use of high impact plastics, sound engineering practice and innovative styling set the Suzuki toward the front in mini-bike circles