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Suzuki Locks and Latches – Part 2

Posted on January 20, 2020 by Ian R. Sandy

As mentioned in the last article, the GT750 tank filler cover lock as used on the 1976 and 1977 GT750 is a different animal. Unlike the other locks used by Suzuki, this one has a crimped bezel which retains the … Continue reading →

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Suzuki Locks and Latches

Posted on January 17, 2020 by Ian R. Sandy

I’m still waiting for the exhaust to be re-chromed on my 1972 GT750 project, and so rather than just stand around, I’ve decided to do a but more fiddling with the next project, which is a 1975 GT380. One of … Continue reading →

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Piping Hot – Addendum

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Ian R. Sandy

A small follow-up to the exhaust pipe situation for my 1972 GT750 J rebuild. Although I did say in the previous post that I was finished with cutting open any additional pipes, I lied ! Given the cost of having … Continue reading →

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Piping Hot !

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Ian R. Sandy

I need a set of exhaust pipes for the current project (see this link) and NOS or excellent condition ones are not easy to find for the 1972/1973 model Suzuki GT750’s. Mark Read did a very nice write-up on how … Continue reading →

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Totally Forked

Posted on May 3, 2019 by Ian R. Sandy

I have been saving a new pair of Suzuki GT750 J/K style fork tubes (or stanchions if you prefer) for many years in anticipation of using them on a restoration, and the time finally had arrived. When I first looked … Continue reading →

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Big Blue In Progress

Posted on November 24, 2018 by Ian R. Sandy

Elsewhere in OJB land, I have been working on my next 1972 GT750 restoration. This one will be blue and like the previous red one I did a couple of years ago it is in really rough shape. However, it … Continue reading →

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Kwakification and Drums

Posted on November 24, 2018 by Ian R. Sandy

I know this will make my friend Wade happy, but the Kwakification of my Suzy’s continues ! I had always been curious where places like DiscountBikeSpares in the UK or GTReiner in Germany were sourcing the mechanical seals for the … Continue reading →

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Just Tooling Around

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Ian R. Sandy

I like to have a complete, as per original, tool kit for my restored bikes. While it is possibly true that the original factory tools were not the best quality or the most useful, in my view no restoration is … Continue reading →

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(Almost) The End Game

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Ian R. Sandy

It has been a good week ! I started the engine on the current project for the first time, and although there were no mosquitoes to be slain, there was enough smoke generated to have done the job if there … Continue reading →

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Wrangling GT Switch Gear

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Ian R. Sandy

Time to get the switch gear sorted, and of course nothing is straight forward. The 1972 model GT750 used a one year only set of switches, and good working examples are difficult to locate. As well, internally the left side … Continue reading →

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