I used to own one of these in the early nineties and wish I never sold it. I've an opportunity of buying another in blue with 39k on the clock but a total nut & bolt restoration. Mint she is! Congratulations on yours, your skill and pursurverence shines through, it's a beauty.
Absolutely beautiful restoration!. Over the years I've owned two of these a '74 and a '76. When you fired it up it took me back. Ive always loved the burble and pop of the exhaust. I could almost smell the two stroke exhaust right thru my computer. I'm quite jealous right now. Enjoy this classic beauty.
I have a picture with my father on the same motorcycle in 1978, in Brazil. This motorcycle was very rare here in the '70s. Only wealthy people had one, because during the military dictatorship, we couldn’t import motorcycles from other countries.
I had a GT750A, back in 1980, the same colour, and fitted the B/GS750 front mudguard on that, looked much better, then I got NOS tank and panels in grey from Kings of Birmingham for £30!
Awesome job! I had two GT550 and one GT750... I really love the sound of these 2 strokes.... Today, I bought me a Triumph... But I've always miss that GT750... Your bike is really beautiful and you made an awesome restoration.... Congrats!
I'm also in the bike trade, working in a cool workshop, and like you, I have too many of my own bikes. It's hard, as you say, to use them all enough. Most of mine are not yet up to your standard, possibly they never will be, but they are all original and working. (or temporarily apart for maintenance etc) It all adds up to a happy me. =) Love what you are doing.
I would imagine the exhaust pipes are the hardest items to obtain. I had a black with light blue pin-stripes 750B. Bought it about August time. By the next April after a winter of snowy and sleety weather. It was just ruined. Traded it in for a GS1000 en. But now at 64, don’t think I could hold it up now. Traded the GS1000 in for a 1972 Triumph tr6, which I still have. But fond memories of my “kettle”. Mark
You’ve done a great job looks fantastic, I worked my way up with these ,GT 125, 250 ,380 then GT750 never got around to the 550. I have a Suzuki GSXR-1000 at the moment beautiful bike but scares me getting a bit old for these so I’m looking to sell my GSXR if anyone is interested.
beautiful restore i bought an A model in Aus 1980 for $200 been dropped by previous owner avoiding a kangaroo rebuilt it with my dad RIP mate rode it till 1994 when loaned it to a mate who dropped it gave it to dad for spares as he was restoring another one which turned out beautiful. awesome bike loved riding it wish i still had one👍
I had the GT 550, If the carbs and timing were synced the bike is a beast, I learned to run the synthetic injection oil for around five times longer piston and ring life. I put a lot of miles on that bike. what make the bike fun is the power band.
Absolutely stunning work, having seen and hear the bike today is even better than in the video, a real eye catcher!!!, nice meeting you today, hopefully we meet again, Al.
I'm working on my new to me Canadian bike. Needs tons of work too, but it actually runs and goes down the road. Needs fork tubes, brake lines, chain and sprockets, tires, and probably a set of spokes to go down the road.
Beautiful GT750 water buffalo restauration👍 I had both the GT380 and GT 750 back in the 90´s, loved the sound and the smoke screen they made Unfortunately they both had a bad tendency to burn a hole in the pistons so i changed to 4 stroke bikes instead
Nice job on the restoration sir... Brings back a lot of nice memories for me. In 73 I bought a new GT 750 and it was a great bike for me. Did a lot of touring with it as well. From Portland to San Diego twice plus many trips up and down the Oregon coast. It never gave me any trouble.... just did the maintenance and she ran like a top. Hope you are enjoying your machine.... Russ
Great resto, loved the work you put in here. I owned an A model (I think it was) bought in August 1976 (grey paint job) in Canberra Australia. Had it for 10 years and loved it. Worst handling and sounding bike I ever owned but it was a real machine and your assessments and observations brought back a lot of memories. I ended up modifying it quite a bit with a larger tank, tuned exhaust (initially a Bromlech then a Hanco which was much better). Thanks for your work.
Gorgeous bike, mate! I am embarking on my own restoration this summer, hopefully. I have been watching your channel and many others to learn as much as I can about what will be involved in a complete restoration. Mine is a 75 M. Strong and well maintained engine. All the aesthetics are in need of some care. I have all the bits and bobs for it now. Thanks for posting these videos. They are very helpful and enjoyable.
Awesome job. Looks great. My brother bought a brand new A model orange colour, after his GT250. Altogether we did over 60,000 miles without any gear problems. I hate the three sets of points and the smoke, the weight, but otherwise they're great.
Well done! I am watching your videos intently. I just bought a 1973 GT550 which is missing several parts off of the Carbs but is mostly all there. I paid $1,500 for it. Needless to say it doesn’t run and hasn’t been on the road for over 20 years. I’m thinking it will be a restomod with modern forks brakes and a box swingarm but keep spike wheels. My journey has just begun. Well done the water Buffalo turned out beautiful.
My younger brother had one of these back in 1986 and he let me ride it around the block. It was a Dream come true for me to actually ride one. He bought it for only £200 and it was a bit tatty, but totally complete. I helped him do a top end rebuild on it, was quite easy, except for getting the cylinder block seperated from the engine. had to use a wooden mallet. But being a 2 stroke, the rest of it was plain sailing. Apart from it having a water leak, which was sorted out by a mechanic. He said, run it for a few minutes without water, then torque the head down, and it will seal better, and it did. He ended up selling it to some moron for only £600 and he had the engine wrecked in only a few weeks. A real shame.
Nice job ,I do the same restores myself but lately parts are getting way to expensive and inflated as well as everything else needed to do so ,,I scaled back starting any new projects lately just because of it all myself
I would love a kettle. But the prices are crazy. I settled on a lovely gt250 in a nice orange colour. The price jump from the 250 to even 380cc is 3-5k difference. The 750 is even more. I hear the 750 is more 4 stroke like it's power delivery. I like chasing the powerband on two strokes by working the gearbox. But the kettle is lovely looking bike.
Parabéns por sua GT 750. Fui proprietário de uma exatamente igual a sua, inclusive a cor em São Paulo , Brasil. Totalmente original. A sua está em excelente estado de conservação tal qual a minha. Grande motocicleta em especial o motor. Som inigualável.
Thanks for your comment! It sounds like you love 2 strokes . Do you have the original exhaust pipes ? What brand of 2 stroke oil do you use and is it smoky ?
Logre comprar una por los años 80 color azul demasiado buena nunca fallo y gran. Potencia le puso un cortaviento que le hizo ser. Atractiva para la época y evitaba que la corriente de aire llegara directamente a la cara muchos recuerdos
@phil nox. I have to agree - the engine was the masterpiece of course - power everywhere and smooth as silk - always wondered why Suzuki didn’t go one stage further and do a 4 cylinder 1000 cc , if they had then the cb750 or z1 wouldn’t have been in the same postcode!
I wonder what the highest recorded mileage is for one of these bikes, having needed nothing other than regular maintenance or maybe just new coils or what have you.
Had ,1 from ,new ,in 1974 ,it did 79000 miles ,b,f crankshaft oil seals,went ,i have ,built 3 ,upbut never ,ever ,had 1 that jumpt ,out of any gears, i ,have ,a 1974 ,1 ,now which ,is nearly fin ,mr ,c dale.🛠🍵👍🏍😎
That is a fantastic restoration. I had exactly the same bike, same colour back in the day. What mop & compound do you use to achieve the final finish on the engine cases?
I know people don't watch RU-vid videos all the was through, I'm guilty of that too😂 yes it is a "B" mudguard as I mention at 8:52 in, have another watch 😉
@@mcmechanic864 These looked and sounded nice when new. Horrible handling like everything Jap back then but these were water cooled worse! Weighed a metric ton and you simply could not race them in Australia for more than a blink before the air cooled jobbies just smoked them in production racing.
@@bimsb6 oh right yes, I didn’t know your surname. Another customer came in the shop today he also found my RU-vid videos and his name is Dale, so obviously I thought it might be him, there’s no clue in your username that gives away who you are 😉 bimsb6 makes sense now I know who you are
