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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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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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1972 Suzuki GT750 Reproduction Gauge Shells

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Ian R. Sandy

When I picked up my 1972 Suzuki GT750J rebuild project, there was an obvious issue with the gauges. The plastic gauge shells for my speedometer and tachometer were both cracked up into the lens, and when I started asking around … 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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Fuel Caps

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Ian R. Sandy

One of the things I have been meaning to document is how the fuel caps go together as used on the Suzuki GT series between 1973 through 1975 on the GT380, GT550 and GT750. All of these come apart quite … Continue reading →

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1976 GT750 – Old Business

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Ian R. Sandy

It was eleven months ago now that I pranged my orange 1976 GT750 – I wrote about that little adventure here. While I did get the bike tidied up and usable again, there was one item that I didn’t get … 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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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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