Tag Archives: 1973

1973 GT750 – Oil Pump

Posted on April 11, 2010 by Ian R. Sandy

The build continues ! Recall when I cracked open the cases on the engine I wanted to use, I found a bit of a mess as it appears the oil had leaked out and been replaced with water over the … Continue reading →

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1973 GT750 – Sods and Odds

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Ian R. Sandy

Still plugging away at different bits and pieces of the 1973 GT750 project bike – I was side tracked with doing some video conversions from some twenty year old 8mm video tapes I had that I wanted saved to hard … Continue reading →

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Re-Gauged !

Posted on December 24, 2009 by Ian R. Sandy

The gauges to fit my 1973 GT750 arrived this week from Barbados, where they were rebuilt by a friend of mine, Allan Tucker. He operates a small Suzuki gauge repair business from his home there, and he is passionate about … 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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9,574 km Later …..

Posted on July 4, 2009 by Ian R. Sandy

We are safely back home again after our trip down east – we were away 20 days, although just nine days were ‘travel’ days and we covered a total of 9,574 kilometres. The average fuel consumption over the entire distance with the … Continue reading →

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