OK - it has started again
The 74L is on the bench now - frame off to the powdercoater and shinny bits with the Chromer.
Will crack the engine and work out where the gearbox oil was going so I can make my order with Suzuki.
In these crazy COVID times everything it taking longer to order and be repaired.
GT250L Resto
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- Around the block
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- Joined: Tue Nov 06, 2018 5:58 am
- Country: Australia
- Suzuki 2-Strokes: 1974 GT250L, DR650, Honda CRF1000
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- Around the block
- Posts: 55
- Joined: Tue Nov 06, 2018 5:58 am
- Country: Australia
- Suzuki 2-Strokes: 1974 GT250L, DR650, Honda CRF1000
Gauges
Gauges again!!!!!
The early GT's have a plastic convex lenses on the gauges - some have replaced them with flat lenses but run into trouble with the needle touching the lens.
Scrolling through eBay the other day and found a bloke in the UK that can supply convex lenses but the postage via eBay was horrible. Luckily he had included contact details in one of his pic's . A few phone calls later and they are in my grubby hands.
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Suzuki-Gt-2 ... Swob5fFFil
As Found - The Australian sun hasn't done the plastic any good!
Despite the UV affected lenses, the insides are near perfect. Some yellowing of the 1/10 dials but I can live with that.
As it is going on a nut and bolt resto, I thought it was fitting that the odometer be reset.
She was at work today. :hide
Smear of "No More Gaps" to glue it back together.
Happy with the final result!!!!
The early GT's have a plastic convex lenses on the gauges - some have replaced them with flat lenses but run into trouble with the needle touching the lens.
Scrolling through eBay the other day and found a bloke in the UK that can supply convex lenses but the postage via eBay was horrible. Luckily he had included contact details in one of his pic's . A few phone calls later and they are in my grubby hands.
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Suzuki-Gt-2 ... Swob5fFFil
As Found - The Australian sun hasn't done the plastic any good!
Despite the UV affected lenses, the insides are near perfect. Some yellowing of the 1/10 dials but I can live with that.
As it is going on a nut and bolt resto, I thought it was fitting that the odometer be reset.
She was at work today. :hide
Smear of "No More Gaps" to glue it back together.
Happy with the final result!!!!
Last edited by Damian_74 on Mon Jan 11, 2021 6:27 am, edited 1 time in total.
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- Country: Australia
- Suzuki 2-Strokes: 1974 GT250L, DR650, Honda CRF1000
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- Suzuki 2-Strokes: Gt185 1976 , Yamaha FS1e 1975
Re: GT250L Resto
I love it when photos go with the restoration, look forward to more and will follow you as you go.
I have a 185 the same colour
I have a 185 the same colour