Monthly Archives: December 2012

Engine and Transmission

As always there is a story to go along with any rebuild and knowing the ‘why’ of what caused a vehicle to be parked is always of interest to me. In this case, while the bike appeared generally complete, nothing … Continue reading

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1968 Suzuki T500 Cobra Tank

The fuel tank obviously had filler – my magnet wouldn’t stick to almost anywhere on either side ! I started to scratch away the filler and slowly the recesses on either side for the chrome tank panels started to reveal … Continue reading

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1968 Suzuki T500 Cobra

As mentioned previously, my winter project this year is the restoration of a MK I which is the first model of the T500 Suzuki’s. It was called the Cobra in some markets, at least till Ford Motor Company decided to … Continue reading

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