The question I asked myself when I started was 'what would a 1978 GT750 Water Buffalo have looked like, if it had been built ?". I personally think that generally you need look no further than the GS750 produced in 1977 through 1980 to get a pretty good idea - a GT then would have had a rear disc brake, stretched wheelbase to improve the handling, updated front forks, updated front disk brakes, more stylish body work and electronic ignition. It would not have been exotic - but it would have been a faithful, reliable every day rider
My goal then was to design a GT750 that would look as if it had rolled of the show room floor in 1978/1979. I was looking for a total package that flowed well, and had the modern 'every man' updates without being an exotic. It would closely resemble a GS750, but still be an oil burner - after all, to paraphrase a line from the movies, I love the smell of a 2 stroke in the morning ! .
