Tag Archives: Kettle

Low Clouds

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Ian R. Sandy

I’ve had my blue 1976A almost as long as my red 1976A – since the 1980’s – and I use it as my parts bike or ‘mule’ for testing oil pumps, carbs etc, or as a place to hang good … Continue reading →

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GT750 Oil Injection Lines

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Ian R. Sandy

After 40 odd years (I suppose some of them were ‘normal’, but I digress) the check valves in the oil injection lines used by Suzuki for the GT750 as well as other oil injected two strokes are starting to be … Continue reading →

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Suzuki T and GT Resources Site

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Ian R. Sandy

As mentioned this past February I have taken over the support of the Suzuki T and GT Resources web site located at this link, and since that time have been steadily adding material to it. While there is still quite … Continue reading →

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ELZ2Coil Accent Electronic Ignition System

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Ian R. Sandy

Just an update for folks – you may recall in an earlier post that I mentioned I had bought a couple of these units to try out and I had promised to report back … so: If you are looking … Continue reading →

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GT500 – Back To The Shop !

Posted on November 7, 2010 by Ian R. Sandy

Well, it has been a while since I did any updates, or indeed spent any real time on the project bikes – it has been a busy fall season and winter has truly settled in around the Calgary area. The … Continue reading →

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Trim – 1973 GT750 Resto

Posted on October 2, 2010 by Ian R. Sandy

I used Reproduction Decals here in Canada this time for the tank and side cover badges. They sell the same product as Badge Replicas in Australia and so far at least,  I’ve alternated back and forth between them depending on which … Continue reading →

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Pipe Cleaners and GT750 Mini-Rollout !

Posted on September 5, 2010 by Ian R. Sandy

With the engine running well, the carburettors (mainly) sorted and the seat recovered, it was time to mount the exhaust system properly on my 1973 Buffalo. I had planned to have the pipes ‘tanked’ at a local radiator shop, and … Continue reading →

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Blue Haze in the Morning !

Posted on August 22, 2010 by Ian R. Sandy

Over the past several days, Calgary has been blanketed by smoke from forest fires burning in British Columbia. The haze in the air from all this smoke has been quite dense, limiting visibility to just a few kilometres at times … Continue reading →

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A Field Guide for the Suzuki GT750

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Ian R. Sandy

For a while now I had been toying with the idea of putting together an overview of what bits and pieces should be attached to a Buffalo manufactured in a given year. I saw this as possibly being helpful, as … Continue reading →

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Getting Hosed !

Posted on May 8, 2010 by Ian R. Sandy

A key change from the 1972 GT750 to the 1973 model was the addition of front disc brakes to replace the original internal cable operated drum brakes.  I’m told that brake hose should be changed about every 6 to 8 … Continue reading →

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