Author Archives: Ian R. Sandy

Getting Clean

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Ian R. Sandy

One of the (many) things I’ve lusted over during the years is to have a decent parts washer in the shop. Over the years I have made a couple of my own including making one out of an old wringer … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Motorcycle | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

1977 GT500 – Engine Issues

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Ian R. Sandy

So the time had come to take a closer look at the two GT500 engines I had  – one is a 1976 and the other a late 1977. I scraped the worst of the accumulated grime from them but did … Continue reading →

Posted in Motorcycle | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

GT500 – Back To The Shop !

Posted on November 7, 2010 by Ian R. Sandy

Well, it has been a while since I did any updates, or indeed spent any real time on the project bikes – it has been a busy fall season and winter has truly settled in around the Calgary area. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Motorcycle | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Trim – 1973 GT750 Resto

Posted on October 2, 2010 by Ian R. Sandy

I used Reproduction Decals here in Canada this time for the tank and side cover badges. They sell the same product as Badge Replicas in Australia and so far at least,  I’ve alternated back and forth between them depending on which … Continue reading →

Posted in Motorcycle | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Pipe Cleaners and GT750 Mini-Rollout !

Posted on September 5, 2010 by Ian R. Sandy

With the engine running well, the carburettors (mainly) sorted and the seat recovered, it was time to mount the exhaust system properly on my 1973 Buffalo. I had planned to have the pipes ‘tanked’ at a local radiator shop, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Motorcycle | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Blue Haze in the Morning !

Posted on August 22, 2010 by Ian R. Sandy

Over the past several days, Calgary has been blanketed by smoke from forest fires burning in British Columbia. The haze in the air from all this smoke has been quite dense, limiting visibility to just a few kilometres at times … Continue reading →

Posted in Motorcycle | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A Field Guide for the Suzuki GT750

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Ian R. Sandy

For a while now I had been toying with the idea of putting together an overview of what bits and pieces should be attached to a Buffalo manufactured in a given year. I saw this as possibly being helpful, as … Continue reading →

Posted in Motorcycle | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Getting into rubber !

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Ian R. Sandy

One of the (many) problems you run into with trying to restore older equipment is sourcing the soft rubber and plastic components. While some items such as plastic panels and trim can be repaired, if they are too sun bleached/perished … Continue reading →

Posted in Motorcycle | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

1973 GT750 Rebuild – Wheels and Tires

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Ian R. Sandy

The front wheel I wanted to use on the 1973 GT750 project had good chrome, but a big flat spot on one side of it, so I was faced with either living with it or changing it out. I hadn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Motorcycle | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

1973 GT750 Rebuild – Carburettors

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Ian R. Sandy

Next on the list for the 1973 GT750 project, was to get a set of usable carburettors. I had bits for five and a half carb’s, but they are ‘handed’ in the sense that the left side carb has a … Continue reading →

Posted in Motorcycle | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment