Tag Archives: restoration

The Flasher

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Ian R. Sandy

So your turn signal/indicator relay just exited for its place in electronics heaven, and as a result you now have a distinct lack of flash about your machine. You can resort to arm waving, but I suspect most younger drivers … Continue reading →

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Over Stressed Cobra

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Ian R. Sandy

You may recall my 1968 T500 Suzuki Cobra build which was detailed here back in 2014. Once on the road, while the bike ran fine, I was unhappy with the front brake as it juddered and no amount of adjusting … Continue reading →

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The Oily Purple

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Ian R. Sandy

You will recall from an earlier post (see this link) , that the first of the three 1972 GT750’s I am restoring was to be in ‘oily rag’ condition, so no new paint, no new fresh chrome but rebuilt/refurbished mechanicals … Continue reading →

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The Nimbus in the Barn

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Ian R. Sandy

After buying my Nimbus, one of the first things I did was contact Ed Oleson in Ontario who is the Nimbus guru here in Canada. I had met him at a couple of the CVMG (Canadian Vintage Motorcycle Group) rallies … Continue reading →

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The Field Guide to the Suzuki T/GT500

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Ian R. Sandy

As per my last post, I have been working on an update to the T/GT500 section of the web site, and the first iteration is now complete. As always, it will continue to evolve as I gather additional material either … Continue reading →

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Suzuki T and GT Resources Site – Update

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Ian R. Sandy

For those folks out there who have an interest in old Suzuki’s, I made a few updates to the OJB web site this week. I try to do this about every six months and limit myself to just tuning and … Continue reading →

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Carried Away

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Ian R. Sandy

I admit that very occasionally I do get carried away – or at least perhaps allow ambition to get in the way of common sense. In 2015 I picked up a couple more 1972 model GT750’s and suddenly found I … Continue reading →

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Short a Few Segments

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Ian R. Sandy

A common problem on the Suzuki GT750 is the eventual failure of the digital gear position indicator. I would be the first to admit that I thought it was a bit of a gimmick when I first saw one, but … Continue reading →

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Dating a Suzuki

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Ian R. Sandy

One of the things that I know we all lay awake at night thinking about is ‘what do those markings on Suzuki components mean ?’.  So to put our collective minds at ease, I have been doing some checking into … Continue reading →

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A Field Guide to the Suzuki GT550

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Ian R. Sandy

The latest addition to the OJB web site, called ‘A Field Guide to the Suzuki GT550‘ , is now on line along with a load of other new material. I am still validating a few things, but for the moment … Continue reading →

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