Monthly Archives: July 2009

The Puller

Posted on July 24, 2009 by Ian R. Sandy

Getting the barrels off of the GT750 engine can sometimes be damn near impossible. What happens is the cylinder head studs corrode, especially the locator studs, and the barrels become firmly stuck. In the past I’ve pulled the cylinder head … Continue reading →

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1973 GT750 Suzuki Rebuild

Posted on July 21, 2009 by Ian R. Sandy

For my next project (you can see a list here of what I have planned or completed)  I have picked up this 1973 GT750 basket-case in Rubbermaid tubs from a fellow in Kincardine Ontario – basically after hauling a load … Continue reading →

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Crosby Again

Posted on July 7, 2009 by Ian R. Sandy

While we were in Ontario for our son’s graduation last month, I took the opportunity to drop by Crosby Heights public school to pick up one of their 50th anniversary t-shirt’s and also to take a quick look around. I wrote … Continue reading →

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9,574 km Later …..

Posted on July 4, 2009 by Ian R. Sandy

We are safely back home again after our trip down east – we were away 20 days, although just nine days were ‘travel’ days and we covered a total of 9,574 kilometres. The average fuel consumption over the entire distance with the … Continue reading →

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