Monthly Archives: August 2008

Spark Plugs, Caps and Leads

Posted on August 28, 2008 by Ian R. Sandy

One would think that the topic of spark plugs would not be interesting at all – heck they have been available and used in engines for over a century ! Not so – there is an emerging problem for older … Continue reading →

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Suzuki GT Mirrors and Things

Posted on August 26, 2008 by Ian R. Sandy

One of the (many) little challenges you run into with restoring old Suzuki motorbikes is the rear view mirrors. The ones that originally came with the bikes in the 1970’s had a Suzuki ‘S’ embossed on the mirror, but none … Continue reading →

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Blasting in Calgary

Posted on August 15, 2008 by Ian R. Sandy

I just spent a 30 minutes doing something that was hugely satisfying in a weird kind of way – sand blasting ! The background is that I I needed to clean up some parts for my Suzuki GT750 project (the … Continue reading →

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Fish Creek and The Partridge Family

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Ian R. Sandy

It sometimes seems as if my wife and I spend far too much time just watching the day to day real life dramas that play out in the park bordering our property. Fish Creek Provincial Park is one of the … Continue reading →

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GT750 Restoration Cont’d – Seats, Tanks and Things

Posted on August 6, 2008 by Ian R. Sandy

The saga continues. There are a few snags resulting from having decided to do the rear disc conversion on the GT750 I’m working on – although the 1975 2 stroke, and the 1978 4 stroke models have about the same … Continue reading →

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Corteo

Posted on August 4, 2008 by Ian R. Sandy

Just spent the afternoon at the Cirque du Soleil show called ‘Corteo’ here in Calgary – amazing ! It was the first time I’d seen them live and well worth the cost of admission. Check it out here, here and … Continue reading →

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The Trev Deeley Collection

Posted on August 2, 2008 by Ian R. Sandy

We just arrived back home from another trip to the west coast for some family business – that would be the second one in a month ! As usual, the trip out and in was great as the scenery just … Continue reading →

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