Tag Archives: GT750

Powder Follow-up

Posted on December 21, 2009 by Ian R. Sandy

Long ago – September 9th of this year to be exact – I wrote about prepping a few parts and pieces for the local  CVMG Club’s “Powder Day” at a local shop here in Calgary.  After getting all the parts … Continue reading →

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Metric Drill Bits and Canada

Posted on November 22, 2009 by Ian R. Sandy

Every once and while you stumble across something unexpected – take drill bits for example. Canada started to move over to the  ‘metric’ system of weights and measures in 1970 and by 1980 most things people dealt with on a … 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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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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Windjammer

Posted on February 9, 2009 by Ian R. Sandy

Every once and a while, you get pleasantly surprised by the unexpected kindness of a stranger – and even less often by someone who has a ‘name’ in the business world. This happened to me recently when I went looking … Continue reading →

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Calgary Motorcycle Show

Posted on January 13, 2009 by Ian R. Sandy

Well, the weekend has come and gone and I spent yesterday (Monday) just puttering around the house after four solid days at the Calgary Stampede Grounds in the Roundup Centre where the 2009  Calgary Motorcycle Show was held. This is … Continue reading →

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A Good Day !

Posted on January 3, 2009 by Ian R. Sandy

Well – today was slightly more notable than most for me as a) it was my birthday, and b) I finally finished my GT750 Suzuki project bike ! I did a small photo shoot out in the -15C weather and … Continue reading →

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