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Author Archives: Ian R. Sandy
GT550 Starter Clutch
The new style clutch basket and starter drive assembly has arrived for the 1974 GT550 I’m rebuilding, together with most of the seals, gaskets and other bits and pieces I need. I managed to track the starter clutch assembly down … Continue reading
Reynolds-Alberta Museum (or Wetaskiwin Revisited)
This past week was a real treat as I spent it at the Reynolds-Alberta Museum in Wetaskiwin, Alberta which is a little less than three hours north of Calgary. Folks may recall I last visited the Reynolds Museum last summer … Continue reading
Posted in Motorcycle, Travel
Tagged restoration, Reynolds Alberta Museum, Wetaskiwin
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The 1974 GT550
Some time ago, I picked up a 1974 GT550 which came to me with the engine stuck. As a part of the deal, I also was given two donor bikes of the same model, but different years. Basically, the bike … Continue reading
Windjammer
Every once and a while, you get pleasantly surprised by the unexpected kindness of a stranger – and even less often by someone who has a ‘name’ in the business world. This happened to me recently when I went looking … Continue reading
Getting Organised – continued
Life is never simple is it ? Following along after my last post, I was just finalising my upload to the Amazon S3 storage, and then had planned to update the removable hard drive we keep in a safety deposit … Continue reading
Getting Organised
Well it isn’t even close to being Spring, but it was time to do some hard drive cleanup, so I’ve spent the past few days sorting through the hard drives of my in-home server, backups and the machine I use … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Tech
Tagged Amazon S3, Bucket Explorer, Digital Image 10, Microsoft, Ubuntu, WinMerge
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Trev Deeley – Revisited
I previously wrote about the Trev Deeley motorcycle collection in Vancouver, and shared the fact that I was disappointed with the new set-up and location. Bevin Jones of the Trev Deeley team sent me a very nice note in response … Continue reading
Posted in Motorcycle
Tagged End of Empire, motorcycle museum, Norton, Scott Squirrel, Trev Deeley Exhibit, Vancouver
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Calgary Motorcycle Show
Well, the weekend has come and gone and I spent yesterday (Monday) just puttering around the house after four solid days at the Calgary Stampede Grounds in the Roundup Centre where the 2009 Calgary Motorcycle Show was held. This is … Continue reading
Posted in Motorcycle
Tagged Calgary, GT550, GT750, motorcycle show, Suzuki, Water Buffalo, YA6
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A Good Day !
Well – today was slightly more notable than most for me as a) it was my birthday, and b) I finally finished my GT750 Suzuki project bike ! I did a small photo shoot out in the -15C weather and … Continue reading
Ignition – GT750 Project
There are several electronic ignition options available for the GT750 and include the Boyer Bransden, Newtronic , and roll your own as described on the Pink Possum web site. If you search the web, the kit that seems to have the best reviews is the Newtronics kit … Continue reading