1972 Suzuki GT-750

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Candy Lavender (or California Burgundy if you prefer) 1972 Suzuki GT 750: Miles: 19,758 and we’re riding it Transmission: 5 speed Engine: 3 - Cyl. 2 stroke, 750cc Year: 1972 Warranty: No Title: Clear Color: Candy Lavender Condition: Used This is a highly desirable first year GT-750 and was the beginning of the water cooled big-bore two-strokes (before TZ's) and the only one to see street use. Barry Sheene crashed the race version of this bike at Daytona in March, 1975 at 175mph. The bike was placed in storage by the original owner in 1986 and sat lovingly preserved until we bought it last year. We disassembled it, scrubbed it clean, replaced the few dried out parts, and put it back together. It fired right up. We were going to race this bike in the Southwest Vintage Cup, but after cleaning it up we decided it was too nice to cut up, so we’re offering it here. It’s not perfect, but it could be very easily. GT-750’s are going for over 6 grand in perfect condition and we thought that this bike would be a great candidate to clean up and use as an affordable daily rider. With that in mind, we didn’t paint or polish anything. All we did was clean it and replace the few parts that needed it. It’s beautiful. Bodywork The original factory paint shines and so does all the chrome. The bike will be 40 years old this fall and it has some nicks and dings here and there, but from 15 feet away it’s beautiful. The original seat and seat pan are perfect. The gas tank is rust free. It even has the original hardware with the Suzuki “S” on it. Its major fault is a dent at the front left corner of the gas tank. One of the mirrors is aftermarket and to be perfect it would need new badges. Controls and Indicators This bike even has the original hand grips and they look like brand new. The instruments look and act like brand new. The switches all do what they are supposed to and even still have the original orange paint in most of the lettering. At some point in the past, the clutch perch, brake master, and top triple-clamp on the ’73 front end it's now wearing to give it discs brakes were treated to some black paint that, in our opinion should be stripped off. Engine & Transmission We did not open the motor and as far as we know, it’s never been opened. Compression from left to right is 114/113/115. It still has the Phillips head screws that normally get replaced with Alan heads. It’s clean with the exception of a few minor stains and does not leak. There are no oil or coolant leaks. We adjusted the clutch and gave that a new gasket. The CCI lubrication system works as it should. The cooling system works flawlessly and is filled with non-glycol coolant (so don't ride it in weather below about 50 degrees or store it below freezing without changing to anti-freeze. It shifts perfectly and holds all gears under load as it should. We cleaned the carbs in our ultrasonic cleaner and they are spotless. This bike fires the first time every time and carburets perfectly from idle to red line. You can bog it in 5th gear to idle and pull straight from there to the top. There is none of the surging that these things sometimes exhibit if you get the carburetion wrong. The fastest we’ve had it is 80 mph, but it will pull well beyond that if you so desire. The chain was replaced during reassembly and the sprockets look like new. Electrical The wiring looks incredible. We were shocked at how well preserved the electrical components were. All the lights work and the charging system functions properly. Suspension & Tires We replaced the fork seals. The original shocks weren’t much good in 1972 and they didn’t get any better over the years. The tires are good, but do not match. Brakes The brakes are good, but they squeal. This bike looks more like it’s 4 years old than it does almost 40. It was ridden to the Pavilions in Scottsdale on 6/19 and it was ogled by sport-bike folks, Harley folks, Bobber folks and everyone else from the time it rolled up until the moment it left. In the course of putting about 500 miles on it, it's been ridden to Tortilla Flat, Saguaro lake and in traffic when it was 110 degrees outside and the highest the coolant temp. gauge has risen has been about 190 degrees. It is a nice, reliable, mostly original bike with one simple upgrade (disc brakes) to make it a little more fun and actually make it an all-round better bike without increasing maintenance issues that the crazy stuff causes. We (Arizona Speed Engineering, Inc.) are a full service speed shop and can help you with additional services after the sale if you wish. If you want to take this bike and ride it as it is, you can do that. If you want us to make it a café, we can do that. If you want us to make it a bobber, we can do that. If you want us to make it a race bike, we can do that. If you want us to restore it (though that’s really not our bag), you may be able to convince us to do that. We even have an original drum brake front end that we could restore and install if you wanted that. This bike is at that perfect condition and price point where you can do whatever you want to it and not feel bad. We did what was needed to make it safe and reliable and have left the dollar eating details to you. Call or email. 480-310-2513 office * Thanks to Dean at racersphoto for the opening shot: he even takes awesome photos with his point and shoot * Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4