Category Archives: Motorcycle

Suzuki Locks and Latches – Part 2

Posted on January 20, 2020 by Ian R. Sandy

As mentioned in the last article, the GT750 tank filler cover lock as used on the 1976 and 1977 GT750 is a different animal. Unlike the other locks used by Suzuki, this one has a crimped bezel which retains the … Continue reading →

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Suzuki Locks and Latches

Posted on January 17, 2020 by Ian R. Sandy

I’m still waiting for the exhaust to be re-chromed on my 1972 GT750 project, and so rather than just stand around, I’ve decided to do a but more fiddling with the next project, which is a 1975 GT380. One of … Continue reading →

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Piping Hot – Addendum

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Ian R. Sandy

A small follow-up to the exhaust pipe situation for my 1972 GT750 J rebuild. Although I did say in the previous post that I was finished with cutting open any additional pipes, I lied ! Given the cost of having … Continue reading →

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Piping Hot !

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Ian R. Sandy

I need a set of exhaust pipes for the current project (see this link) and NOS or excellent condition ones are not easy to find for the 1972/1973 model Suzuki GT750’s. Mark Read did a very nice write-up on how … Continue reading →

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Totally Forked

Posted on May 3, 2019 by Ian R. Sandy

I have been saving a new pair of Suzuki GT750 J/K style fork tubes (or stanchions if you prefer) for many years in anticipation of using them on a restoration, and the time finally had arrived. When I first looked … Continue reading →

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Updates and Additions

Posted on December 2, 2018 by Ian R. Sandy

I have been lounging in a warmer place than Southern Ontario this past couple of weeks (in Southern California to be exact !).  In between carrying parcels as SWMBO’d shopped, acting as a tour guide to my daughter-in-law who was … Continue reading →

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Big Blue In Progress

Posted on November 24, 2018 by Ian R. Sandy

Elsewhere in OJB land, I have been working on my next 1972 GT750 restoration. This one will be blue and like the previous red one I did a couple of years ago it is in really rough shape. However, it … Continue reading →

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Kwakification and Drums

Posted on November 24, 2018 by Ian R. Sandy

I know this will make my friend Wade happy, but the Kwakification of my Suzy’s continues ! I had always been curious where places like DiscountBikeSpares in the UK or GTReiner in Germany were sourcing the mechanical seals for the … Continue reading →

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1972 Suzuki GT750 Gauge Shells – Update

Posted on October 16, 2018 by Ian R. Sandy

After six long years, I am finally down to my last twenty sets of GT750J reproduction gauge shells and about fifty reproduction speedometer reset knobs. It has been a journey, but I have no regrets. Recall that I started this … Continue reading →

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Just Tooling Around

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Ian R. Sandy

I like to have a complete, as per original, tool kit for my restored bikes. While it is possibly true that the original factory tools were not the best quality or the most useful, in my view no restoration is … Continue reading →

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