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1973
Suzuki GT750 Rebuild
I bought this 1973 GT750
basketcase in Rubbermaid tubs from a fellow in Kincardine Ontario -
basically after hauling a load of items down east for our son's I was
not prepared to come back empty ! It was advertised as being a 1973,
but in truth it was a real dog's breakfast with parts and pieces from
several years, although the tank, side covers (but not the emblems), frame, front forks,
headlamp, radiator, radiator surround, carburetters and exhaust were
from the right year. I was happy to get it if only for the parts - the
carbs by themselves were worth the cost of hauling it back, plus I
expect to be able to salvage at least something from the two engines
also included in the deal. As with my GT750
rebuild, this site
will serve as a repository for whatever material I generate from
my BLOG located here.
In the photo to the lower right, you can see where I've stuck some of
the bits together just to see how it looks. The seat is one
that had on hand and as it sits, it almost looks like a bike,
but in fact there are quite a few problems For example, many parts
appear to have been damaged in the course of either disassembly or
attempts to repair which will necessitate doing some parts hunting.
Most seriously, I'm
missing the right version of engine. I have an offer of another 1973
wreck here in Calgary, so possibly I can take the two sets of bits, and
come up with something - we'll see how it goes !
If you have feedback, comments or questions, please send them to me at:
Information about me is
available here . The link to my completed 1975
GT750
project site is here, and to my completed 1974
GT550 site is here.
Updated
December 26th,
2009.
© Ian
R. Sandy
