Category Archives: Motorcycle

Barber Museum and Rotary Recycle

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Ian R. Sandy

Leaving New Orleans,we headed north out of Louisiana, through Mississippi and then into Alabama to the site of the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum which is located about halfway between the city of Birmingham and the Talladega racetrack. As we drove … Continue reading →

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Powder Prep

Posted on September 9, 2009 by Ian R. Sandy

I’ve been spending a few days preparing several items for the Calgary CVMG club ‘powder coating day’ this coming Saturday.  Should be interesting as I haven’t actually seen this done before – other than on television of course ! I … Continue reading →

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1973 GT750 Rebuild – Rethink

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Ian R. Sandy

More problems – so making a few changes to the project plan. Once I had the Calgary donor bike stripped down, I was able to put its frame along side the Kincardine frame and then noticed a few differences. Earlier GT750 … Continue reading →

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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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An Hour in Paris on Father's Day

Posted on June 22, 2009 by Ian R. Sandy

As this past Sunday was Father’s Day I grabbed the opportunity to pamper myself and headed down to Paris, Ontario for the annual CVMG vintage motorcycle show and flea market. Before leaving Calgary, I had printed off a copy of … Continue reading →

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The GT550 Lives !

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Ian R. Sandy

For those who have been following along, the engine started up almost immediately and I took it out for a short ride today. It sounds good, no ‘bad’ engine noises at all after about 20 miles so I think I’ll … Continue reading →

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GT550 Rebuild Continues

Posted on March 29, 2009 by Ian R. Sandy

Following on from my previous post on my Suzuki GT550 rebuild, it seems that luck is in short supply as I am still waiting for a couple of seals to arrive.  For whatever reason, there seems to be an inordinate … Continue reading →

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GT550 Starter Clutch

Posted on March 20, 2009 by Ian R. Sandy

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 →

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Reynolds-Alberta Museum (or Wetaskiwin Revisited)

Posted on March 1, 2009 by Ian R. Sandy

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 →

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