I have restored and then sold 3 GT750s with some great help on this forum. I kept one of them as my personal rider for a year before selling it. In its defence, I put a 3 into 1 pipe on it and over jetted it so power was down which made me dissatisfied. I have been a Kawasaki triples rider for years but am sick of my neighbours complaining about the noise from my chambers. Plus, I am getting older and sometimes I complain about the noise from my chambers.
Anyway, in an attempt to be more mature I have bought a 1974 GT550. It only has 9400 miles on it and is cosmetically quite nice and has a stock exhaust. This will be my part time rider My main ride is a Z900RS Kawasaki. The Suzi needs a general going over and a carb cleaning and it seems that the bike was properly stored for a number of years and there is oil in the cylinders so that must be drained. I will inspect the cylinders but think they will be fine as the mileage is low. Maybe a hone and new rings. Not too sure whether to replace the pistons or not while I'm in there.
Should I go for new pistons, and since wiseco and Wossner don't make them for 550s. what is the best piston ? I am not going the Cruzin Image way. Are IMD a decent alternative?
Thanks Dave
I used 1st over Wiseco in my GT550 cafe build a few years ago. Am not 100% sure where I bought them.
Wiseco doesn’t list them as available. But I think Paul Miller had a batch made & he may still have some.
BAS (Bike Acquisition Syndrome) - too many bikes but have room for more
