After 5 years of on again, off again restoration, my third Suzuki GT750A, in Maui Blue is at last, on the road. Happy days as I trundle around the hills of Adelaide, South Australia.
A bit about me.
I began riding bikes in 1971, on a 1967 250cc Norton Jubilee, followed by a Honda CB250K4. Yes, I was always the last to arrive on any run as all my mates rode GT/T 250's, RD250's and the odd KH!! I progressed to a Triumph TR6 Thruxton convert. Which I left with a friend! after he over revved it and bent a push rod. I still have not got the bike back yet!!! Whilst on posting to the former West Germany I bought my first GT750A, unfortunately this only lasted 6 weeks, as I was T-boned by a drunk and Cedric 1 was written off. My girl friend named it Cedric! MY GF then in 1976, is still my very tolerant wife in 2021. After I recovered I went out and bought a second GT750A, called Cedric 2. This lasted 3 years, and once again I got T-boned by a drunk again and that was the end of Cedric 2. Back in the UK I bought the much maligned Yam XS750 2D as a run about. This was a great work horse and took me far and wide, without any issues. Finally due to marriage, etc, I gave up bikes in 1988. In 1989 I moved to Australia, then in 2008, when a late night, drunken, e-bay surfing session ended with me winning a 1975,Yam XS750D for restoration. The bug had bitten again. This resto took 4 years and started my affair with bikes again. The XS was my first in depth lesson of spannering a bike and not just riding it. I decided to relive the last three big bikes of my youth and the Yam ticked that first box. This project led to a 1982, Triumph Bonneville T140E, which only needed a brief resto and back on the road, more happy days. Finally in 2016, I located a running, but in need of resto, a 1975, GT750A. So Cedric 3 took a while to restore, but it was a pleasure to do, as I had no two stroke spannering experience. All three of these bikes trace my journey in my youth, to now, in my sixties
As CB250K4's and Norton 250 Jubliee's are like hens teeth in Oz, I am not holding my breath to get either, any time soon. Well thats me, cheers all, Johno "aka BC big wheel".
