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Tag Archives: rebuild
1977 GT500 – Engine Issues
So the time had come to take a closer look at the two GT500 engines I had – one is a 1976 and the other a late 1977. I scraped the worst of the accumulated grime from them but did … Continue reading
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Tagged 1977, engine, GT500, rebuild, restoration, Suzuki, Titan
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GT500 – Back To The Shop !
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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Tagged 1973, 1977, Greg Clauss, GT500, GT750, Kettle, rebuild, restoration, Suzuki, Titan, Water Buffalo
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Trim – 1973 GT750 Resto
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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Tagged 1973, Badge Replicas, Calgary Seat Covers, GT750, Kettle, rebuild, Reproduction Decals, restoration, seat trim, Suzuki, Water Buffalo
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Pipe Cleaners and GT750 Mini-Rollout !
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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Tagged 1973, GT550, GT750, Kettle, rebuild, restoration, Suzuki, wasserbuffel, Water Buffalo
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Blue Haze in the Morning !
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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Tagged 1973, GT750, Kettle, rebuild, restoration, Suzuki, Water Buffalo
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1973 GT750 Rebuild – Wheels and Tires
The front wheel I wanted to use on the 1973 GT750 project had good chrome, but a big flat spot on one side of it, so I was faced with either living with it or changing it out. I hadn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged 1973, Dennis Kirk, GT750, IRC, rebuild, Suzuki, tires, Water Buffalo, wheel rebuilding
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1973 GT750 Rebuild – Carburettors
Next on the list for the 1973 GT750 project, was to get a set of usable carburettors. I had bits for five and a half carb’s, but they are ‘handed’ in the sense that the left side carb has a … Continue reading
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Tagged 1973, Carbs, carburettor, GT750, rebuild, Suzuki, Water Buffalo
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Getting Hosed !
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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Tagged 1973, brakes, GT750, Kettle, rebuild, restoration, Suzuki, Water Buffalo
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1973 GT750 – Sods and Odds
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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Tagged 1973, GT750, rebuild, restoration, Suzuki, Water Buffalo
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