Author Archives: Ian R. Sandy

Carried Away

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Ian R. Sandy

I admit that very occasionally I do get carried away – or at least perhaps allow ambition to get in the way of common sense. In 2015 I picked up a couple more 1972 model GT750’s and suddenly found I … Continue reading →

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More Low Clouds – Part Three

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Ian R. Sandy

So the day had come – after all this work not to mention a chunk of loose change, had these engine modifications actually improved anything ? Well, for one thing you will note there was a lot less smoke this … Continue reading →

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More Low Clouds – Part Two

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Ian R. Sandy

The saga continues ! As offered previously, I needed to rebuild the engine on my blue 1976A GT750 but rather than just do a stock rebuild, I decided to try out a few common modifications in an effort to see … Continue reading →

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More Low Clouds

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Ian R. Sandy

Very nearly two years ago I started a project to rebuild the engine of my 1976A test mule by doing some dyno testing. This was to establish a baseline of how the engine was performing before actually making any changes … Continue reading →

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Having a Danish

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Ian R. Sandy

To quote a character from the brilliant television show Monty Python, “and now for something completely different”.  I’ve gone and bought a 1950 Nimbus. What’s a Nimbus you say ? Well – it is a Danish 750cc, four-cylinder, over head … Continue reading →

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Short a Few Segments

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Ian R. Sandy

A common problem on the Suzuki GT750 is the eventual failure of the digital gear position indicator. I would be the first to admit that I thought it was a bit of a gimmick when I first saw one, but … Continue reading →

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Sammy Miller, NMM and Stafford April 2015

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Ian R. Sandy

We are just back from a family vacation in Europe, which was in part timed to allow a visit to the 2015 April Stafford Motorcycle show in the UK. If you think you have been to a large motorcycle show … Continue reading →

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Dating a Suzuki

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Ian R. Sandy

One of the things that I know we all lay awake at night thinking about is ‘what do those markings on Suzuki components mean ?’.  So to put our collective minds at ease, I have been doing some checking into … Continue reading →

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A Field Guide to the Suzuki GT550

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Ian R. Sandy

The latest addition to the OJB web site, called ‘A Field Guide to the Suzuki GT550‘ , is now on line along with a load of other new material. I am still validating a few things, but for the moment … Continue reading →

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Roy Sandy

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Ian R. Sandy

Roy Sandy October 12th, 1928 – November 27th, 2014 RIP Dad – you will be missed.

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