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Re: New Project

#61 PostAuthor: Bill P » Tue Dec 15, 2020 8:27 pm

New projects arrived at weekend a 74 Suzuki GT750L and a Norton N15CS repatriated from USA few months ago and already
registered ,the GT750 will require my PA'S paperwork skills :)
The Norton runs but needs a lot of tidying and the tank etc will be of to Mr Dewis to be painted in original Red colour.
The GT750 i have had fired up today after a few wiring faults sorted and she sounds sweet ,bodywork is good enough to polish
up as is the chrome work so just a thorough check over good service and brake rebuild i hope but it's fingers crossed.
Hope you enjoy the piccies.
Norton on bench piccies are at the sellers he's a Kawasaki man three or four i forget Z1's all the triples and more
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Re: New Project

#62 PostAuthor: zapo » Wed Dec 16, 2020 10:08 am

Looks like Christmas has come early for you Bill :D

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Re: New Project

#63 PostAuthor: Bill P » Wed Dec 16, 2020 10:57 am

Certainly did :) I will have to buy something nice for the wife now maybe a Kawasaki
Hope your doing ok Mate

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Re: New Project

#64 PostAuthor: r3sc » Wed Dec 16, 2020 7:24 pm

Eyup Bill,

The GT looks really promising! I’ve restored a number of GT’s, two “J’s” and one “K”.

Not bad to work on once you get to know them! Nice project!

Christmas certainly has come early!

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Re: New Project

#65 PostAuthor: Bill P » Wed Dec 16, 2020 7:45 pm

Hey up Pete

I was hoping i could register it and do a rolling restoration after a going over but doesn't look like that will be the case at
the moment as it seems worse than described but thats life :)

The 64 Norton runs and i'm just cleaning out Fuel and Oil tanks then she'll be ready for a thrash round the peaks i think.

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Re: New Project

#66 PostAuthor: r3sc » Wed Dec 16, 2020 8:36 pm

I’m sure you’ll enjoy blasting round the hilly bits on the Norton!

Let me know how you get on with the GT!

Cheers

Pete.

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Re: New Project

#67 PostAuthor: Bill P » Thu Dec 17, 2020 8:49 am

Will do Pete
Couple of pictures of the dirtiest fuel tank i've ever seen :)
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Re: New Project

#68 PostAuthor: zapo » Thu Dec 17, 2020 9:16 am

Bill P wrote:Certainly did :) I will have to buy something nice for the wife now maybe a Kawasaki
Hope your doing ok Mate


Buy her some tank cleaner and a set of GT crank seals :D

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Re: New Project

#69 PostAuthor: davejames » Sat Dec 19, 2020 9:51 am

zapo wrote:
Bill P wrote:Certainly did :) I will have to buy something nice for the wife now maybe a Kawasaki
Hope your doing ok Mate


Buy her some tank cleaner and a set of GT crank seals :D


Spot on there Andy, crank seals were a bugger on kettles even when they weren't very old. Mate had one of the last B models (77 on an R plate) back in the very early 80's which had been stood for 18 months. Had to do the crank seals on it.
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Re: New Project

#70 PostAuthor: davejames » Sat Dec 19, 2020 9:51 am

Oh by the way, nice projects Bill and Xmas has come early :)
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Re: New Project

#71 PostAuthor: zapo » Sat Dec 19, 2020 10:04 am

davejames wrote:
zapo wrote:
Bill P wrote:Certainly did :) I will have to buy something nice for the wife now maybe a Kawasaki
Hope your doing ok Mate


Buy her some tank cleaner and a set of GT crank seals :D


Spot on there Andy, crank seals were a bugger on kettles even when they weren't very old. Mate had one of the last B models (77 on an R plate) back in the very early 80's which had been stood for 18 months. Had to do the crank seals on it.


Yep, been there, done that, got the bill ( no pun intended)

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Re: New Project

#72 PostAuthor: Wrigers » Sat Dec 19, 2020 9:11 pm

You're a man after my own heart Bill, here's mine.......
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Re: New Project

#73 PostAuthor: Bill P » Sun Dec 20, 2020 8:26 am

Lovely looking example you have there :)

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Re: New Project

#74 PostAuthor: davejames » Sun Dec 20, 2020 10:29 am

That's a B isn't it. Later indicators and back light and black side panels.
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Re: New Project

#75 PostAuthor: Wrigers » Sun Dec 20, 2020 11:18 am

Hi dj,, yes that's correct, as you've mention but also with a stayless front mudguard, brown faced clocks, black headlamp and ears, and slightly different decals.


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