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The Swap Meet

Yesterday was one of those typical Alberta autumn days – on the crisp side of cool at just below zero celsius, and not a cloud to be seen in a sky that was blue as far as the eye could … Continue reading

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Mini Rollout – GT750 Project !

Today marked a small milestone in the GT750 Project I’m working on, as I fitted up the freshly painted side covers, tank and tail piece to the frame to check the fit and clearances one last time. Of course I’m … Continue reading

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Caswell Tank Coating

I won’t duplicate what you can find elsewhere on the web about the use of epoxy fuel tank liners  – please see my previous post (here) or the GT750 project site for some links to several good sources of information, … Continue reading

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GT750 Project – Steering Lock

Continuing on with the GT750 project I’m working on, the steering lock on these old bikes quite often is seized up solid, and as I had a matched set of keyed alike locks and switches for this project, I wanted … Continue reading

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GT750 Restoration – continued – Tank

Continuing on with the GT750 restoration, the design has been finalised, and the frame has been in and then out of the The Welding Shop here in Calgary – the tank had to be steamed out before welding, but that wasn’t too … Continue reading

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UPS Canada Issues

While working on my GT750 project bike, I’ve had to source a few bits and pieces from overseas as parts to fit older vehicles like this just can’t easily be found here in Canada, if at all. Generally this has … Continue reading

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Burgundy is Brown ?

It has been the most frustrating past few days – I have spent more than just a few hours trying to figure out what the Suzuki paint code is for the colour I want to paint my GT750 project bike. … Continue reading

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Spark Plugs, Caps and Leads

One would think that the topic of spark plugs would not be interesting at all – heck they have been available and used in engines for over a century ! Not so – there is an emerging problem for older … Continue reading

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Suzuki GT Mirrors and Things

One of the (many) little challenges you run into with restoring old Suzuki motorbikes is the rear view mirrors. The ones that originally came with the bikes in the 1970’s had a Suzuki ‘S’ embossed on the mirror, but none … Continue reading

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Blasting in Calgary

I just spent a 30 minutes doing something that was hugely satisfying in a weird kind of way – sand blasting ! The background is that I I needed to clean up some parts for my Suzuki GT750 project (the … Continue reading

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