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Tag Archives: GT750
Burgundy is Brown ?
It has been the most frustrating past few days – I have spent more than just a few hours trying to figure out what the Suzuki paint code is for the colour I want to paint my GT750 project bike. … Continue reading
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Tagged GS750, GT750, Paint Codes, Suzuki, suzuki color codes, suzuki colour codes, Water Buffalo
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Spark Plugs, Caps and Leads
One would think that the topic of spark plugs would not be interesting at all – heck they have been available and used in engines for over a century ! Not so – there is an emerging problem for older … Continue reading
Suzuki GT Mirrors and Things
One of the (many) little challenges you run into with restoring old Suzuki motorbikes is the rear view mirrors. The ones that originally came with the bikes in the 1970’s had a Suzuki ‘S’ embossed on the mirror, but none … Continue reading
Blasting in Calgary
I just spent a 30 minutes doing something that was hugely satisfying in a weird kind of way – sand blasting ! The background is that I I needed to clean up some parts for my Suzuki GT750 project (the … Continue reading
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Tagged Calgary, Consolidated Compressor, GT750, sand blasting, Suzuki, Water Buffalo
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GT750 Restoration Cont’d – Seats, Tanks and Things
The saga continues. There are a few snags resulting from having decided to do the rear disc conversion on the GT750 I’m working on – although the 1975 2 stroke, and the 1978 4 stroke models have about the same … Continue reading
GT750 Restoration Continued
Things are moving along. As per my previous BLOG entry, I have the rear wheel and disc brake assembly, exhaust, and a dummy engine fitted, and have been looking at options for fitting the rear master cylinder and its brake … Continue reading
The Buff Has New Shoes !
The 1975 GT750 Water Buffalo is starting to take shape. One of the things I had to attend to first of all was to replace the right rear upper shock mount which had been damaged beyond simple repair by the … Continue reading
1975 GT750 Water Buffalo
I have been riding, repairing and rebuilding motorcycles off and on for very nearly 40 years. When we were overseas, I was forced to take an extended break, so now that we are back in Canada it has been nice … Continue reading
Way Too Busy !
It has been a busy couple of weeks ! Since my last note, we have managed to successfully bring the newest addition to the stable across the border into Canada. The little Yamaha YA6 was given an inspection by the … Continue reading