Tag Archives: 1972

Starter Relays

Posted on December 12, 2020 by Ian R. Sandy

I have a small number of these starter relays which I think may have been made by Nippon-Denso, and even after almost 50 years, they are very nearly indestructible (just ‘click’ on any image to see a larger copy). This … Continue reading →

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GT380 (and other) Ignition Coils

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Ian R. Sandy

I’ve been busy with ‘honey do’ items the past week, as in ‘honey do this and honey do that’ ! 😉 All things that needed nice weather, so it is all good. Here and there I have been able to slip away … Continue reading →

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VIN’s and Things

Posted on April 16, 2020 by Ian R. Sandy

I recently received another small batch of headstock or VIN labels from Jerry Ure in the USA (contact details are on my web site in the ‘Sources’ section and I believe he also sells on eBay – just do a … 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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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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