Suzuki entered the 750 cc class with the GT750 in 1971. Its 738 cc two-stroke triple used liquid cooling; in the United States it acquired the nickname Water Buffalo.
A radiator, pump and thermostat managed engine heat. Water jackets around the cylinders also damped mechanical noise. A contemporary road review highlighted smoothness and comfort, qualities that supported its touring ambitions.
Three cylinders breathed through four silencers: the centre cylinder’s exhaust split into two smaller ones. This arrangement helped preserve visual symmetry between the sides.
The GT750 illustrates another direction in two-stroke history: large displacement could serve a comfortable travelling motorcycle. Its radiator is as much a part of that story as its chrome exhausts.