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The factory soon discovered that with minor tuning changes the 750 became a fearsome tyre shredding race bike. Suzuki gt750 parts book and engine service manual on cd. The engine is not siezed but the clutch cover has been off for years. Used, haynes manual 0574 kawasaki gt750gpz750z haynes manual 0574 kawasaki gt750gpz750z750 and inlet rubbers fitting and a set of grips plus probably some other fiddling to get it. Suzuki gt750 engine restoration suzuki gt750 restoration. Straight cut gears can be found, if you are lucky, the clutch will benefit from new plates and springs make sure you use the roller. A fast, reliable, stable machine it quickly became popular as a touring and sports machine. Suzuki actually recognized that getting the barrels off was a problem quite early in the production of the gt750, and made a change to the cylinder head bolt washers service bulletin gt 5 of may 1, 1975 to try and address the corrosion issues, and also made available a puller service bulletin gt 25 of august 15, 1975.

If the price does not contain the notation that it is ride away, the price may not include additional costs, such as stamp duty and other government charges. Removing steps that your implementation does not require eliminating unused values from the variable maps general design guidelines. Suzuki gt750s for sale used motorcycles on oodle classifieds. The suzuki gt 750 like most 2 strokes has a pressed together crankshaft assembly, but unlike most two stroke cranks the gt750 crank is quite a big heavy crank that requires time most importantly experience to build it correctly. At the same time, the gear shift selector arm design was also changed, and the new ones had much less angle to them than the ones used in 1972, 1973 and much of 1974. The frame work is all very clean and is just a lovely bike. The engine runs and starts superbly, with a nice degree of polish. Payment plan is a way of avoiding runaway bills and nasty surprises and provides restorations and major repairs completed to your time scale and budget. Gt750 x2 97 1200 bandit 86 gsxr1100 this is the method i ended up useing to attach the boxes to the uneven intake face, instead of extra welding to fill the voids and then machine off flat i machined out aluminum plates to cover a area big enough to attach the boxes to and these also provided a area that i could blend the. Weight increase the large radiator and cooling system contributed to an increase in weight, but provided the gt750 with an enviable record of reliability, and the gt750. The engine was a decent runner so left as is, but the fitting of a ebc heavy duty clutch kit and earlier j model slide carbs up jetted on ramair filters were used, neutronics electronic ignition was also installed, and platinum plugs, i had a period nose fairing to go on along with a belly pan which had to be severely cut and shut to get to fit. Suzuki gt750 gt 750 kettle water buffalo custom carburetor. Longer engine life the jet kit is a performance upgrade that allows the engine to run cooler which increases engine component life.

Pdf summary of basic engine tuning, created by judge in the engine tuning article, terry also discusses baffling in order to keep the head cool. The factory soon discovered that with minor tuning changes the 750 became a fearsome tyre. Suzuki classic cars gt750 for sale car and classic. I sprayed the crankcases 18 years or so ago in gloss 2 pack and over the years have gone off the colour as it made the engine look too dark, so i have stripped the bike down again and putting back similar to the original silver colour. I thought it was an issue with the carburetors fuel system. Kawasaki gt 750 engine for sale kawasaki z750 p1p2c1 gt750 engine bars. It was running fine exept from some loss in power from time to time. The owner of this machine and a lot of other very special two stroke suzukis reimo gtr900, sparton 350 triple, 197273 xr11 etc. The gt750 is a twostroke 3 cyl watercooled motorcycle developed by suzuki in the early 70s. This change was fully implemented at engine number gt750 51822, frame number gt750 452 toward the end of the l model year the connecting rods were now fully switched over to floating bigends, nonfloating small ends at engine number 38060 crank oil seal changed to replace c clip with an integral steel locating lip to ensure that the seal. The gemballa biturbo gt750 however has one big drawback.

View and download suzuki gt750 service manual online. Suzuki gt750 le mans motorcycle parts exhaust, engine, cooling. First registered in the united kingdom in may 2009 and. Gt750 suzuki motorcycle service repair manual 1972 1977.

Suzuki gt750 motorcycles for sale in australia bikesales. The gt750 also had linked exhaust pipes and curious black painted cones on the j model. Gt750 performance improvements or water buffalo possessed. Sundial moto sports view topic gt750 motor in bimota. The definitive manual on tuning for performance or economy by david vizard only 1 left in stock more on the way. Suzuki gt750 service manual pdf download manualslib. This makes that the immense cayenne speeds to 60 miles per hour in only 4. Gt750 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 k l m a b usa e03 section with sixty. Car engine tuning guides april 7, 20 by mike lee last updated on december 28, 2014 just dont get carried away if its your road going daily driver you may be better off just buying a better car and remember power gain numbers mean very little in a road car, as much of the gains may be moved further up the rev range, which would be more. Consider the following when tuning the performance of your preconfigured and custom psp procedures.

Wossner piston set for the suzuki gt 750 triple also known as the kettle, water buffalo. The suzuki gt750 was the first production 2stroke engine that was water cooled, and is known as the water buffalo in the us and the kettle in europe. Suzuki gt 750, suzuki bikes, suzuki motorcycle, motorcycle engine, motorcycle garage, motorcycle design, kawasaki cafe racer, suzuki cafe racer. Restoration of a suzuki gt 750 by alpha classic motorcycles of highbridge somerset call 01278 238090 075 161 88848. When i did the first restaurtion of the bike the engine was not opened. Engine tuning basics from terryscustom flyinggiants. Gain fundamental knowledge and then a practical step by step process for getting any tuning job done.

The prototype suzuki gt750 was shown at the 17th tokyo motor show in october 1970 and launched in japan in september 1971 as a sports tourer gt standing for grand tourismo and was developed from the suzuki t500 with an extra cylinder and liquid cooling. Genuine suzuki gt750 jm 19721975 crankshaft oil guide plate 125100 nos suzuki 1972 1977 gt750 gt 750 left crankshaft seal 0928930001 ury. Although the gt750 continued until 1977, the release of the fourstroke gs750 in 1976 was the harbinger of the future. A field guide to the suzuki gt750 old japanese bikes. It can be used as a total loss, but it is recommended that the charging system be retained in order to keep spark and maximum intensity. The gear selector shaft on the gt750 was changed sometime in 1974 to have a longer rod on the left engine side. The gt750 was heavy at 550 lbs, with a 739 cc twostroke threecylinder engine with 70.

Sundial moto sports view topic gt750 reed intake ideas. The collectable suzuki gt750 motorcycle trader new and. They used to sponsor a yamaha powered nico bakker framed machine in the late 70s, ridden by tony lewis. Suzuki gt750 kettle for sale enter your email address to receive alerts when we have new listings available for suzuki gt750 kettle for sale. Over 6 million views on youtube and facebook duration.

Tyres have plenty of life left and the front brakes work very well with uprated stainless braided brake pipes. More peak horse power designed to gain 6%8% in hp with intakeexhaust, 23% on bone stock. A rarity at the time, liquid cooling made sense as the engine would run longer and harder without overheating and seizing always a problem with highly tuned twostrokes. Increased performance designed to improve all rpm ranges of performance and throttle response. The piston set includes all 3 pistons, 3 sets of rings, cclips and 3 gudgeon pins. Testing oil pump and priming the oil lines with two stroke oil i attached the pump axle to the chuck of a power drill, if you try this, use only one with variable speed so you can rotate the pump slowly, in the engine it runs at low rpm. We have the right suzuki gt750 le mans parts for any job from repair and maintenance to custom motorcycle build projects. The gt750 suzuki was a sophisticated 3 cylinder watercooled twostroke. High quality major restorations repairs for classic motorcycles are not cheap and it is very difficult to put a price on. Kawasaki gt750 for sale in uk 29 used kawasaki gt750.

This engine had a remarkable shelf life of well over 40 read more. Marketed as the le mans in the us and canada, it was nicknamed the kettle in britain and. The low and high needles, shown on this da70 twin, need to be tuned well for optimum power and reliability. Kawasaki gt 750 engine for sale in uk view 57 bargains.

Please make sure the crank and engine is in good order before you start tuning. Knowledge is power and whether you are tuning your car yourself, wanting to start a career as a professional tuner or even if you are just wanting to choose and communicate effectively with a professional tuner having a. This change was fully implemented at engine number gt75051822, frame number gt750452 toward the end of the l model year the connecting rods were now fully switched over to floating bigends, nonfloating small ends at engine number 38060 crank oil seal changed to replace c clip with an integral steel locating lip to ensure that the seal. Suzuki gt750 small end bearing small end bearing to fit the suzuki gt750. Like dkw, suzuki attempted to improve the scavenging process inside their twostroke engine with the gt750 boasting suzuki recycle injection system or in plain terms, a method of reducing the amount of unburnt fueloil from the crankcase chambers. Learn how to tune efi electronic fuel injected engines the right way. Isitabakker the kettle club the kettle club suzuki gt750. Suzuki gt750 crankshaft rebuild service we carry out crankshaft rebuilds for the suzuki gt750 here at pjme. The root cause of the engine failure has been identified. It must be remembered that in order to acquire speed. Seeley framed 750 triple with a barton engine 6speed and a 1972 works cylinder barrel and head the illegal one, morris wheels etc. Painted crankcases black about 18 years ago and had chrome engine casings, but after. After the rebuild, the engine delivers 750 bhp and 1050 nm of torque.