The MAM Journals-The Iconic Suzuki GT750
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- The 1970's was a time of great innovation in the bike market . The Japanese had well and truly arrived . If we knew the future was Japanese , what was yet to be decided was what types of bike we would be riding? Two stroke twin or triple ? Rotary ? 4 stroke four? We know where this debate landed, but it was fun to watch it unfold!
I first noticed the Suzuki GT750 when I was walking from school in the summer of 76. Identical to the bike covered in the video , it has taken me 47 years to ride one! The video covers the specification of the bike and a brief history of the model and where it fitted in the 70's bike market . I also had the opportunity to ride 220 miles on this immaculate example , and I share some of that time with you . If you enjoy watching the video half as much as I enjoyed making it , you will have fun...
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Beautiful bike, brought back many memories. I was one of the first people in this country to ride the Kettle. I took part in the Suzuki Maudes Trophy attempt. When they launched the 750, 550 & 380 they decided they would ride the three bikes around the coast roads of England, Scotland & Wales three times and I was lucky enough to take part.
Very evocative bikes . I didn’t know about the Maudes Trophy . Thank you for sharing this 👍
Myself included friend 👍😀
Hagon rear shocks massively improve handling. The very slow steering is baked in. Ride accordingly.
I was working in New Zealand from mid 1975 to mid 1976. Bought myself a new blue 750(waterbus) and toured all over the North and South Islands on it. Great memories and thanks for a great presentation of this old classic.
My Dad had the exact same model. He would let me ride it all the time. The Suzuki Gt 750 was a joy to ride.
I bought a new GT750A in 1976. Beautiful bike, loved it. Wish I still had it!
Smoothest bike at 100 mph. Jewel. I bought a 73 new. Great bike in sound and comfort but it handled like a barge whenever the road curved. Sold it an bought an H2. Which was the sweet spot for me. But nobody built a better touring 2 stroke than the GT 750 Suzuki.
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I really loved the Water Buffalo for long highway trips. A simple bump in compression on the first freshen up really did wake them up. Braided steel lines and better pads really helped the brakes as do modern suspension and tires. I was really fond of the 550 as well. Great review.
Sounds like you had fun on one .. 👍
Love the GT750, and I liked the blue one so I am in heaven watching this.
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Had a 1975 new, loved it and have always missed it!!!
Wish I could remember the registration for mine as this is a dead ringer for it, loved it, but as always moved it on!!, if only
The venerable “Water Buffalo”!!!!! Love it!
Had a 76 GT750A, awesome bike, really howls if you open it up.
I had one of these new in 1976. I loved it. Great engine which I gas flowed and increased the performance and decreased the MPG :). The handling could be scary, don't shut the throttle when canning it around a bend otherwise a tank slapper would happen. It only let me down twice in three years, the clutch mech broke and the rectifier failed. Disc brakes were great in the dry but didn't work at all when wet. I still have the receipt from Edie Grimsteads of East London, cost me £976.
I had the privilege of owning aGT 750 and loved it . Plenty of power,comfort and great sound. Bring them back.
I had a 1972 water buffalo . Last year with front drum brakes . I beat that bike mercilessly and nothing ever broke .
That was a lovely trip down memory lane. Always enjoy reviews about the bikes we grew up with. Modern bikes are technically superior but you can't beat the soul that the older bikes have. Thanks for a great overview of the Water Bottle.
Glad you enjoyed it Robert. Thank you for taking the time to comment .
I owned a red GT750M around 78/79. Absolutely loved it and had been trawling youtube clips just to hear that beautiful exhaust 'burble' again (that probably sounds a bit sad😁). Great video....brought back good memories. Thanks.
Very welcome 👍 It is a great sound .
Just got done with a restoration on my gt750 J, a blast to ride!
OMG! Had one from 1975-1977, mine was red with Black and silver stripes! Then I went 4-stroke! GS 750 and later GS 850! My god I miss it! Young, thought I live Forever! Hans-Jørn, Denmark! Soon 68 year Young!
😂 youth is wasted on the young ..
@@michaelmam You are absoluly Wright! And my god times have past by to quick😅 Sorry for my lousy english! Where do you live Michael?
@@hans-jrnmortensen5032 no need to apologise at all . Great to hear your experiences .
I live near Oxford , in the UK .
@@michaelmam Ok! I Cut see that you were driwing on the left side of the Road ! Have you restored your Kettle on your one? Its beautiful!
@@hans-jrnmortensen5032The bike belongs to a friend , who very kindly let me borrow it , to make the video. 👍
This bike looks way better than they did when new!
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No. The bike was great looking.
@@tomquinn607 It was - but not as well finished as this one. I know cos I was there!
@@michaelmam worth more too 😂
Awsome bike road mine for many years loved it
Had one always remember it as one if not best bike I've owned
Thanks for the ride, Michael. A friend rode one, back then. Memories to my early bike days, starting with my Suzuki GT 250, with a disc and RAM-air system. Abandoned me once though, with a blown condensator, from Holland, greetings.
I had the same first bike and went on to own a GT 500 and GT750A (blue as in the video) + various Bandits and Guzzis….happy days
Thoroughly enjoyed that. Stunning condition & a credit to the owner.
Thanks Ady . Amazing condition 👍
Very nostalgic review. Two stroke bikes are the smell of my youth.
😂.. that and the great smell of Brut ?
I got one of these , my first street bike or dirt of my own , in 83 just before I could get my permit. I lived near a few private roads and would ride it around! At this time I had no idea what a classic different ahead of it's time bike I had. It was in mint shape with like 12k miles on it. My friend went for a spin and decided to go on the public roads and ride! The nitwit went to fast into a corner with his foot down like a dirt bike , crossed the line and slid the bike into a 78 mustang and pushed the car off into a light/ power lines pole! Never got paid for it , he was no longer my friend. I was 16 and if I knew then what I know now😂😂😂😂
😳😂… great memories ..
I have a 1975 750M, like you my 1st memories of the Kettle. Were in 1976 as a schoolboy. a guy down the road from me had one. From that moment, i said i will have one of those someday? Mine has also had a full restoration. And only gets taken out on dry days. Where ever i go it always draws people to it. Even riding down the road you see people looking round as soon as they hear that two stroke three cylinder burble. Long live the 70`s😎
They certainly draw attention wherever they go 👍
What a beautiful example of a 1976 Gt 750 Suzuki. I love the sight, sound, and smell of these motorcycles. I saw this video 5/14/2024.❤
Riding it , transports you through time ..,
Sintered pads improved the braking, especially in the wet. Stainless lines did improve things but brakes of that period were for amusement purposes only ;o)
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@@michaelmambut honda 750 1 rotor on front 😱
My brothers boiler had a piper 3into1 which sounded absolutely glorious. Wasnt worried about the power, just the orgasmic noise was enough.
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the gt750 is one of my favorite of all time bikes to ride, unlike the kaw H2 the suzuk was a great highway bike and to my eye it was one of the best looking bikes of the time and while bikes like my z1 were an e-ticket thrill ride every time you twisted the throttle, cruising down the highway on the gt750 was like a relaxing raft ride down a lazy river, it was smooth and gentle enough to be enjoyingly peaceful but still had enough power to give you that acceleration tingle when you twisted the throttle hard, it was just a great bike for its day.......
Great real life memories 👍 Thank you
A waste of time because 4 strokes did all it did but better (I owned one) a big bore stroker was only what the Kawa 750 was for....stupiness! The 380 and 550 were also pussies....as opposed the 350s and 500s were loonies.
@@ekspatriat The 4 strokes went on to dominate the market for sure . Just a bit of motorcycling history 👍
Had a 75 gt750 after selling my 78 GS 1000, didnt handle as well but still a fun bike, surprised they made over 70,000 of them, very high quality finishes on these bikes. got mine for 1100 $ it was in 1981 . very relaxed rider.
@@radioguy1620 Great to hear from you . Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment 👍
Visually distinct tank, seat and engine bikes seemed to have faded by early eighties, my era being the 70's. encapsulated by the likes of the GT, GS, CB and XS ranges are my special interest.
This video highlights not only what is best about the GT750 Kettle, but what I remember to my core, about the sound smell and feel OF A 70'S PERFORMANCE BIKE.
p.s. I have always been a Honda CB guy, racing my Brother on his GT750 back in the 70's. ...... this video, makes me want to go out and buy a GT, if only out of respect.
A great video well made and explained, with a nod to the feel of the era..... thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it Dave and thank you for taking the time to comment 👍
I owned a GT750 back in the 1970s and l would cruise on 100mph across the Hay planes going to Adelaide from Sydney about three times the GT750 was a good bike for the era a couple of mates had them they were a great bike to ride to a motorcycle race but not to race
An excellent video. The GT750 is certainly a bike on my Wishlist, if they exist in my country that is.
Suzuki's Nippon Denso instruments as well as the CB750's in this period were nothing short of lustworthy.
It is impossible for me to love any modern motorcycle when it is still possible to own these, in the next 20-30 years, it is going to be next to impossible to buy Classic 2-Strokes at an attainable price.
Earlier J/K models had non Cv, Vm32mm slide carbs. Old brake pads probably made the front brake less efficient than it should've been. The final version of the TR750 was one of Barrys favourite bikes, but by that time, the purely race designed TZ750 had stamped its authority in F750.
Thanks for commenting and clarifying about the carbs 👍
I owned a '74 GT in orange bought new in '75 for $1300. Put on chambers, a flat bar, radial-drilled (at my uncle's tool shop) the front discs, and put on some decent tires (or what passed for decent tires back then). It was heavy and the suspension seemed to be always trying to catch up. But, it was fast, very comfortable, sounded very cool, and got a lot of attention. Great bike, specially if you're pointed in a long straight line.
I too have schoolboy memories of this bike. I loved the sound and smell as it went by every morning through rush hour Carlisle traffic. This was 1980'ish and it had i think allspeed or micron pipes that weren't offensive, just very burbly. Still on my wish list but prices are, as they were then, beyond me.
Thoroughly enjoyed that, thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it Shane . Thank you for commenting 👍
What a great bike that is.
Really clean one and very nicely restored .👍
I bought a 750A new in 76. I’d had a GT380 before that which was good but the handling was strange, going round corners in a series of straight lines. The 750 was a revelation, the handling seemed so stable after the 380 and it was extremely comfortable. I commuted on it from Medway towns to Westminster every day rain, shine and snow and it was fine. In the slow traffic the crankcases would gas up causing the bike to lurch at low speeds - but it made an amazing smoke screen on the A2 when you opened it up! For a two stroke it was amazingly torquey. I put electronic ignition on it after a few months as I hadn’t realised then what was causing the lurching and the dealer though it was ignition related. I had it for just over a year then it was stolen from outside my office. What a bummer. I then moved on the then very new GS750 four stroke four - that was a far better bike to be honest but I still hanker for a GT. I think the looks are amazing - they were stunning in the day and as far as I know no one else has made a 3 cylinder water cooled two stroke so it is unique. For years you could buy used ones for pennies then I guess folk began to realise they were unique and prices began to rise. Now they are very expensive - probably reflecting the restoration costs, all that chrome for example and those fabulous exhausts!!! Got me all nostalgic now!! Thanks for this. Cheers
This is the best video ( and I have watched many) on the GT 750. I am considering purchasing one in my area. Very well done. Looking forward to more videos from you.
That front brake in the wet was a bastard. Nothing, nothing, nothing ….then lockup and front wheel slipping on the road.
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There was a sticker on the front fork of 1970s Suzukis that had disc brakes: "Caution: braking performance at the beginning of the application may change with wet brake disc".
Yeah, i switched my GS750 with my bros boiler and swiftly lost the front end stopping at a zebra crossing.... i squeezed like i did on my GS..... nothing for 2 seconds then......AAAARGH!
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Up in canada always loved that bike as a young man .thank you for showing it to me again wow ..
Welcome ! Very evocative aren’t they . Took me back in time as well 👍
One of the best bikes I ever owned. The only thing that ever failed on it (that I remember) was the metal ring around the clutch basket breaking up, easy fix. Traded it in for a Z900 though. The first models had different, non CV, carburetors.
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment . I wondered whether the early ones might have had different carbs but couldn’t find anything that confirmed it . Thank you 👍
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Having sold my GT 250 to a mate, I went in to my Suzuki Dealership to buy the 750 Water Cooled. Unfortunately, the Johannesburg Traffic Dept had just recently bought every 750 country-wide. Not wanting to wait for the next consignment to come in, I settled for the GT 550. Not bad at all. It gave me great service.
I rode one in early 80's man what a bike it was
Great video, great memories of my GT750. Bought it used in 1978?? (Not sure of the year). Mine had the black caps on the exhaust pipes, and yes, it did smoke when you got on the throttle. I never had any issues with it, but I traded it in for a 1981 GS750.
A beautiful m/c from my era. Should be in an art gallery on a plinth. Well presented video. Look forward to more from that era .. many thanks.
I had a 1976 GT750A , and it sounded fantastic when you wrung it's neck.
Yes . I love the sound, and smell , of an old 2 Stroke 👍
Wonderful video of a beautiful bike....Loved it!
Thank you . Glad you enjoyed it !
Marvelous that your friend let you review a showroom condition example like this one. Your reviews are full of good information and you take the era of the bike into consideration when you extoll its virtues and criticize it's flaws. Proud to be subscribed.
Thank you Bill . I was very lucky to get to ride such a nice bike ! I do try to judge these classic bikes against their peers . Modern bikes have better chassis , suspension , brakes , tyres and engines . They are “better” bikes but I like to think we can still appreciate the bikes that played a part in the development of them 👍
Motor legendaris. Sy ingat pada tahun 1973 sy pigi kerja dari Jati negara ke pasar baru dg teman juga naik motor suzuki yg 185 cc punya. Masih ingat ......sangat nostalgia ......luar biasa motor Jepang ini.....sangat berkesan....
I placed an order for one of these in early 1974, but had to cancel it several months later when our first child was on the way. The funds bought a car and pram! I have long lusted after one, but realise now that nostalgia is a better ride than a collectible classic.
First bike I ever rode on as a pillion back in 1975 through Oxford in the middle of summer. Cemented my love of motorcycles.
I have an RD250 for my fast-paced, corner-tearing, noise-making and a '75 GT750M for longer trips.
Sounds fun 👍
In 77 I had a Honda CB750F2. Rode a mates GT750, loved the engine and wished I'd bought the Suzuki but the handling was terrible. Could throw you off pushing it round a fast bend.
Thanks for the video. ¡Hermosa motocicleta!
A trip down memory lane for me, a great video.
The first Superbike I rode in 1974 was a GT750J with the four leading shoe front brake. A friend of mine had the same blue 1976 750A as you tested, I had a blue Honda CB750 K2 at the time.
We rode together down to Venice in that hot Summer (before climate change) when I was 19, a fantastic experience.
Thank you for rekindling that memory !
I bought a new Silver 1975 GT750. Loved it. Bought a new Blue/White 1972 GT380 in Japan and shipped it back to the US.
Had an orange GT750 in my youth 17yrs old... Loved it to death. Met my wife who at the same time unfortunately had a different opinion, so sadly I had to sell it to get a car as she wouldn't get on it. We've been married for 45 yrs ...The "kettle" as we called it was very pokey. It wheelied in 2nd from 1st from a standing start. I loved the video, brought back happy memories looking at those clocks👍
@@craigalexander4747 Glad you enjoyed it Craig . Hope you are back on bikes now ?
Stunning bike, thank you for the video.
Glad you liked it! Thank you John
Great video 👏👏
@@gra271 thank you . Glad you enjoyed it !
And yet another great video of a 70’s icon. Amazing to think that GT750 rolled off the production line the year I left school. 😃
Thanks ! Glad you liked it . A young man like you finishing school in the summer of 76 ? Surely not 😂
Thank you Michael for taking me back to memory lane. I was 25y.y. when I purchased this same color 1976 Suzuki 750c.c. bike brand new. This was the 2nd video that I watched from you; the 1st being the new BSA Gold Star. I thought that you did an excellent job with both videos & am officially a newly subscribed member. Have a beautiful day!! Illinois, USA
Thanks Larry . Glad you enjoyed it . I mostly cover modern bikes but it is fun to take the occasional trip down memory lane . I tend to make the videos in series of 5’s and the next series will start on the 17th of November 👍 There are about 60 older ones on the system going back to when I started in UK covid lockdown ..gradually getting a bit more polished as we go .. 😂
My 1975 GT750 actually had good brakes, no complaints from me. Rear was fine and very progressive. Perhaps your example had bad brake pads or a reluctant set of old calipers. In fact one of the best features at that time was its braking power up front. Engine braking, forget it, it was like a two-stroke dirt bike engine braking. At age 19 I put on a windjammer clone fairing, an EZ-Berg touring seat and an adjustable backrest, then rode it across the USA from San Diego to Groton CT in 1975. It was an Epic journey.
Sounds like a fantastic trip 👍
i owned gt 750 in 77 in australia and i loved it i was happy with the bike it would sit on 80 mph all day and was comfortable you were right about sitting behind another gt 750 but once the pipes were cleared you did not get the thick smoke haze your video sent me back to my youth when riding it thanks bruce brine cheers
I remember these from back in the day here in the USA. There weren't many to be seen. I never had the pleasure of owning or riding one. Beautiful restoration! Sweet Video!
Glad you liked it . The bike was stunning 👍
Production of GT750 for world markets was disbanded when California’s and EPA’s regulations made impossible to sell the model in the USA. It was replaced for another beautiful bike: the four stroke/four cylinder GS750 that I had the privilege of owning.
A similar case that the one that more than 40 years later affected production of another iconic model, the Yamaha R6.
The GS was an excellent bike 👍
A very well presented critique of an equally well presented bike 👍👏👌
Thank you !
A GT was also turned into a pro-level dirt-track bike in the U.S. Ridden by, I believe, an AMA expert named Ronnie Rahl. Only the engine was used, of course, but I suspect it was a bit heavy, certainly heavier than the 3-cyl Kawasaki 750s built and tuned by Irv Kanemoto. If it were possible to change to a big-bang firing order, those triples might've worked okay on the dirt, but in those days 'Big Bang' meant "My engine blew up."
Looks lovely, I had exact same model new and loved it! Used to take those stickes straight off!
That is probably why they are so hard to find 😂 Everyone took the stickers off ..
You hear and smell a GT750 and its immediately the early 70s again, summertime, Barry Sheene, and carefree days ..... 😉 I went on the back of one (same colour) I was approx 13 years old and couldnt believe the "colossal acceleration", I was hooked on bikes from that evening...
I remember the first Z1 I saw in 1973 . I was a young boy but decided , there and then , I was going to be a motorcyclist . I wonder if this still happens today and what bikes evoke it ? 🤔
Gorgeous Michael and what a beautiful day to ride her!
Yes it was! Thanks Leigh !
The 70's was a golden age for motorcycles. For what it's worth, I owned it's little brother the GT250 Ram Air.
It was a golden age . On the track and in the showrooms . I actually think we are in another now , with the amazing range of great bikes available . 👍
By far your best video yet Mate, so many bikes I love and not a 2CV in sight. You really need to carry on with classics IMO and talk to that Mate with that Yamaha RD350LC that's a video we need to see.......cheers Dave🙂
Fantastic job on the video, thank you. Always wanted a gt 750, just beautiful, one of my all time favorites. Out west here in the states, water buffalo, water pipe, just love the burble of these units.....and yes..the smell👍😈
I had one - I remember that it was very heavy, the footpegs don't fold up, the brakes would hardly work in the wet, and it would wallow at speed. Also, liquid cooling was a "cool" thing in those days 😆
😂 I should have pointed out the solid foot pegs..
Mine is original with original chrome and a good seat base. However I have a leaking petrol tank (rust) it needs a rebore and the barrel studs are seized. I have replaced most of the bolts, but original “S” bolts are all stored safely. Hagon shocks considerably improved the handling. Brakes are of course as described.
Absolutely great bike luved these! one of Suzuki's finest up there with the best of them rode one back in those heady days even used to go shopping on it at the supermarket good times 👌👍
Always good to hear from you ! 👍
I remember my Kettle well, I remember me and a mate rebuilding the engine after me forgetting it was a two stroke. What a pig of a job that was.. It used to skip and jump all over the shop if it even saw a white line. My skinny 18yr old legs couldn't stop it going over in the car park in front of 50 or so other bikers as I tried to look cool with the bike and my girlfriend both pinning me to the ground. I ended up swapping it for another icon ....a bond bug.
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Loved the video and your review. Thank you for doing it. My first bike back in the late 70s was that exact bike. Imagine a teenager on that for a first bike! It was a love/hate relationship as I always hated that incurable blue smoke exhaust. Later I regret selling it but what is done is done.
Thank you for taking the time to comment Tim 👍
I owned a 73 and that bike had the very best brakes in that time. I don't know what may have been wrong with yours. My brother had a 74. We could lock up the front wheel at 70 MPH with just 2 fingers on the lever. We also beat the Kawasakis in roll on contests at free way speeds. The Kawi H2 and Z1 only caught us after the revs build up .Changing the fork oil and Kinis on the backhelped handling.
Fabulous!
Thanks for trip back. The GT 750s were very respectful runner back in the day. For many us back then we generally ignored the GT 750 and bought more flash and performance. I think most of us were not sophisticated in our taste. 😁
I can appreciate bikes like this but it took almost 50 years.
I had an early 70's model "water buffalo". Way too much power for the rest of the package!
Brilliant bike. Love the old 2 stokes. I have a KE125 in my stable. First motorcycle I rode was a 1973 Kawasaki 500 H1 ! I was 14 .
My first bike was a 1975 GT550 Indy. More tame than the Kawasaki equivalent. I quite liked it, but it was rough on fuel (as low as 20mpg, seldom more than 30mpg), handling was indifferent at best, and on my first ride in the rain I discovered the complete absence of front brake.
I wondered about the 750s at the time, but both Suzukis had been replaced with four strokes by the time I got ride of my 550.
Interesting video, thanks.
Great looking bike
We always called them "The Water Buffalo".
We called it Boiler!!!!!!
Magnificent restoration and I'm as envious of it as I was of my friends who had one new in '76. I could only afford the 500 twin, but at least it had the same fuel tank! What a shame that Yamaha never marketed their GL750 Four cylinder water-cooled two-stroke, I imagine that would have been a heck of a bike. Have you ever ridden a Silk 700S, another 1970's water-cooled 2-stroke? I owned #92 from new but that's whole other story. Thanks for the great video👍
Thanks Paul . Not had the opportunity to ride a Silk . 🤞 one day .
I sold my z1a kawie to buy one of these the same colour the best bike i ever had vert good review
Such a lovely machine. I rode several and owned one for many years. First time I saw and heard one it was like something from "Dan Dare."I always found them to handle better and have more "go" than a CB 750. Completely agree about the brakes, in the wet it was cadence braking to find the drying point, but all Japanese discs were the same. Fuel consumption, lol. I remember 4 refills in a return day trip Thame to Donington via Coventry with my cousin on the back, but we were pressing on a bit. Mine had done almost 70k when I sold it.
I’ve always thought, fitting one of these engines into a modern frame would be amazing, being able to wring its neck and still reign it in when needed.
The engine is definitely one of the best things about the bike 👍
Have one same as the video machine. Owned it for twenty years with a few other machines, it'll be the only one that will form part of my estate. I love it, it handles well on decent tyres, brakes are a bit iffy but useable and better than some. It's had a full engine rebuild, Hagon shocks and rebuilt brakes but looks it's age (47 years old) so I'm not precious about it and it gets used. Love it's smooth and fairly vibration free power but be aware they have no engine braking so the state of the wheel brakes is very important...
I enjoyed this video so much I endured dozens of bloody adverts in between.
😂. I press skip … Thanks for watching though . Glad you enjoyed it .
Great video, brought back a lot of memories, didn't have one myself but my mate did and I had a few rides on it great bike, I did have a kawasaki kh 250 the smell of those exhaust fumes intoxicating.
I do have now as well as modern bikes a 78 Z1000A2 but while being very tidy it's not as original as the suzuki in your video , but it keeps them on the road.
I had an A1 in my garage for many years 👍
I had a GT750 back in the 70s and in its day, it was a rocket ship. The suspension, as was typical of the era, was not something you would want to push but the bike was fast and comfortable. I slapped a set of Bassani expansion chambers on it and the performance gain was quite minimal, suggesting that the factory did indeed pay attention to the exhaust design.
Still a beautiful bike, one that I'd love to own and ride.
In the 60's and 70's I think the key market was America and the Japanese knew this. I used to see the prices over there with envy, they were far cheaper than the UK and there were more models too.
We called it the "water bus" in New Zealand.
I rode my fiends in 1977 and it was a lovely bike to ride but a lot more thirsty petrol wise than my gt380 or Honda 550k
A real classy bike.. saw one with 30,000 miles one in back in the mid 80's.. love the polished look and muffled sound with the water jacket. Twin disks. These are real jewels.. very well behaved compared to the H2's
Yes, it is an iconic one. Later, came different bikes but this was something after the T250 and 500 twins, and after the still aircoooled triples 380 and 550...