Retro, Wild, Cafe, etc. The stuff only your imagination can come up with.
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jabcb
Moto GP
Posts: 4311Joined: Mon Dec 13, 2010 4:32 pmCountry: USASuzuki 2-Strokes: 69 T350 thru 75 GT750Location: southwestern Pennsylvania
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by jabcb Fri Sep 15, 2017 9:10 am
Starting new topic because the Photobucket policy changes trashed my old topic.
Lost free storage for my 1972 GT550 & decided to do a cafe build.
Pic from when I got the bike.
cafe-GT550-1 by
jabcb , on Flickr
Closeup of that wonderful fairing.
cafe-GT550-2 by
jabcb , on Flickr
Project is waiting for GT250 motor rebuild to be finished. So its a good time to make some decision.
Had title problems but that is now resolved & I have a PA license plate.
BAS (Bike Acquisition Syndrome) - too many bikes but have room for more
jabcb
Moto GP
Posts: 4311Joined: Mon Dec 13, 2010 4:32 pmCountry: USASuzuki 2-Strokes: 69 T350 thru 75 GT750Location: southwestern Pennsylvania
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by jabcb Fri Sep 15, 2017 9:10 am
Started working on the project.
cafe-GT550-0326 by
jabcb , on Flickr
Did a spiffy job at polishing the brake drums. (We cheated & had forum member Sandman do the work.)
cafe-GT550_6763 by
jabcb , on Flickr
BAS (Bike Acquisition Syndrome) - too many bikes but have room for more
jabcb
Moto GP
Posts: 4311Joined: Mon Dec 13, 2010 4:32 pmCountry: USASuzuki 2-Strokes: 69 T350 thru 75 GT750Location: southwestern Pennsylvania
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by jabcb Fri Sep 15, 2017 9:11 am
The GT380 project was bigger than anticipated, so I put GT550 build on hold until the GT250 & GT380 were done.
BAS (Bike Acquisition Syndrome) - too many bikes but have room for more
sportston
Expert racer
Posts: 1155Joined: Wed Jul 10, 2013 12:04 pmCountry: England, UKSuzuki 2-Strokes: FZ50, GP100, RG125 Gamma, GT380, Bandit 1200S
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by sportston Mon Sep 25, 2017 2:57 pm
Glad you ditched the fairing!
jabcb
Moto GP
Posts: 4311Joined: Mon Dec 13, 2010 4:32 pmCountry: USASuzuki 2-Strokes: 69 T350 thru 75 GT750Location: southwestern Pennsylvania
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by jabcb Tue Sep 26, 2017 1:17 am
The fugly fairing is still available for free if anyone is interested.
BAS (Bike Acquisition Syndrome) - too many bikes but have room for more
sportston
Expert racer
Posts: 1155Joined: Wed Jul 10, 2013 12:04 pmCountry: England, UKSuzuki 2-Strokes: FZ50, GP100, RG125 Gamma, GT380, Bandit 1200S
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by sportston Tue Sep 26, 2017 12:35 pm
jabcb wrote: The fugly fairing is still available for free if anyone is interested.
Lol. If its free you never know, you might find someone who will take it off your hands. It might suit a 1970s highway cruiser fan. It reminds me of CHIPs.
dollydog
Yeah Man, the Interstate
Posts: 633Joined: Fri Aug 11, 2017 7:09 amCountry: englandSuzuki 2-Strokes: several gt250 ramairs
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by dollydog Thu Sep 28, 2017 2:41 am
reminds me of the old AA man's bike in the 50's and 60's
cheers, dd.
GTS250 road registered. TS250 engine, Ramair frame.
jabcb
Moto GP
Posts: 4311Joined: Mon Dec 13, 2010 4:32 pmCountry: USASuzuki 2-Strokes: 69 T350 thru 75 GT750Location: southwestern Pennsylvania
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by jabcb Thu Sep 28, 2017 5:26 am
That sidecar looks like the compartment might have enough room to hide two small clowns.
BAS (Bike Acquisition Syndrome) - too many bikes but have room for more
dollydog
Yeah Man, the Interstate
Posts: 633Joined: Fri Aug 11, 2017 7:09 amCountry: englandSuzuki 2-Strokes: several gt250 ramairs
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by dollydog Fri Sep 29, 2017 1:59 pm
just a bloody big toolbox mate
cheers, dd.
GTS250 road registered. TS250 engine, Ramair frame.
sportston
Expert racer
Posts: 1155Joined: Wed Jul 10, 2013 12:04 pmCountry: England, UKSuzuki 2-Strokes: FZ50, GP100, RG125 Gamma, GT380, Bandit 1200S
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by sportston Sat Sep 30, 2017 10:55 am
dollydog wrote: just a bloody big toolbox mate
cheers, dd.
I thought it was coffin! I thought that was for carrying off members that didn't make it to collect their ten year chip?
jabcb
Moto GP
Posts: 4311Joined: Mon Dec 13, 2010 4:32 pmCountry: USASuzuki 2-Strokes: 69 T350 thru 75 GT750Location: southwestern Pennsylvania
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by jabcb Tue Oct 10, 2017 4:39 pm
Forks looking spiffy after a lot of hard work. (We cheated and had forum member Sandman do the work.)
cafe-GT550-8147 by
jabcb , on Flickr
BAS (Bike Acquisition Syndrome) - too many bikes but have room for more
sportston
Expert racer
Posts: 1155Joined: Wed Jul 10, 2013 12:04 pmCountry: England, UKSuzuki 2-Strokes: FZ50, GP100, RG125 Gamma, GT380, Bandit 1200S
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by sportston Fri Oct 13, 2017 3:31 pm
fork legs brushed then clear lacquered? Looks very nice!
jabcb
Moto GP
Posts: 4311Joined: Mon Dec 13, 2010 4:32 pmCountry: USASuzuki 2-Strokes: 69 T350 thru 75 GT750Location: southwestern Pennsylvania
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by jabcb Fri Oct 13, 2017 4:08 pm
Clear powder coated. Sandman also did the forks + motor covers on the GT250 cafe built.
BAS (Bike Acquisition Syndrome) - too many bikes but have room for more
jabcb
Moto GP
Posts: 4311Joined: Mon Dec 13, 2010 4:32 pmCountry: USASuzuki 2-Strokes: 69 T350 thru 75 GT750Location: southwestern Pennsylvania
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by jabcb Mon Nov 06, 2017 7:09 am
Rats. Per the service manual the fork spring is tapered because of the oil passages. Looks like fork improvements are limited to oil viscosity & sag adjustment.
GT550-ServiceManual-ForkSpring by
jabcb , on Flickr
Started tearing into the motor. A PO had labeled the cylinders when they had the top end off.
Had some metal bits underneath the clutch from the infamous exploding early starter clutches. Luckily I scored a complete late-model clutch + starter clutch assembly on eBay a few years ago.
cafe-GT550-531609024 by
jabcb , on Flickr
BAS (Bike Acquisition Syndrome) - too many bikes but have room for more
Alan H
Moto GP
Posts: 3250Joined: Thu Feb 16, 2012 11:50 amCountry: EnglandSuzuki 2-Strokes: 4 x GT550s - J, M, A, B.Location: The Republic of South Yorkshire
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by Alan H Mon Nov 06, 2017 11:40 am
Looking good now that fugly fairing is off!
Think of how stupid the average person is, then realise that half of them are more stupid than that.
cafe-GT550-1 by jabcb, on Flickr
cafe-GT550-2 by jabcb, on Flickr
cafe-GT550-0326 by jabcb, on Flickr
cafe-GT550_6763 by jabcb, on Flickr
cafe-GT550-8147 by jabcb, on Flickr
GT550-ServiceManual-ForkSpring by jabcb, on Flickr
cafe-GT550-531609024 by jabcb, on Flickr
