Topic: Found 2 great bikes yesterday

[Magilla]

Yesterday, like most days, I drove quite a few miles for work.  While in my travels I found a small MC repair shop that works primarily on Rice Burners so I stopped in.  The mechanic said nothing was for sale but I know better than that.  Everything is for sale.

Outside, under a tarp, there was a Honda 350-four that was mildly Café’d.  I am told it runs but needs to be gone through.  It still had the factory paint on it and it was dull as could be.  He has $500 into it including the price he paid for it.  Also at the shop was a Suzuki GT750.  For those not in the know that is one bad a$s 2 stroke bike.  It was in all original condition and was last on the road in 2007.

Tonight I will start the process of wearing the owner down and trying to buy these bikes.  Based on the look of the shop, nothing gets finished here and I hate to see these old girls die like this.

[ekpent]

Did you happen to notice what year the Water Buffalo was ? The later ones are actually a little smoother etc than the earlier. Good Luck on "Operation Wear Down"   

[oldbob]

Also at the shop was a Suzuki GT750.  For those not in the know that is one bad a$s 2 stroke bike.

Not to rain on your parade, but as the owner of a 1976 GT750, "bad ass" is not a term that comes to mind. It was actually pretty refined for the time: smooth, fair amount of torque, relatively quiet. Back in the day, a buddy had a '73 GT750 with chambers, clubmans, rear-sets, Dunstall seat and tank. I cannot remember if it was fast, but it was definitely loud and uncomfortable.

Bob

[Magilla]

Up to about 80mph the two strokes were the fastest bikes out there. That makes the all bad ass.

[goldarrow]

"Operation Wear Down"   

let's hear the tips and tricks

[Robbo22]

Bob is correct.  I wouldn't call the Suzuki GT 750 "Bad Ass".  GT stood for Grand Tourismo and was a touring bike.  It was heavy and I don't think it was as quick as my K3.  I rode it and it certainly was not as nice a bike as the K3.
The "Bad Ass" bike you may be thinking of is the Kawasaki 2 stroke 750.  I rode that bike and it was quick - as was the Kawasaki 500 2 stroke. 
I think that one of the nicest bikes of that era that I rode was the Kawasaki Z1.  Quick and smooth.  I wound up buying the Honda 750 instead of the Z1, I think, because of price.  I got my K3 for $1650.  I think Z1's were over 2K.
Here is a picture I took last Sunday of a "Water Buffalo" that I took last Sunday at the "Brit Jam" in Haddam CT.

Rob

[bryanj]

If you want to make the GT750 really bad ass I can tell you how to get so much power out of it it will only do 6 miles per UK gallon of gas

[Retro Rocket]

If you want to make the GT750 really bad ass I can tell you how to get so much power out of it it will only do 6 miles per UK gallon of gas

Yes, they shouldn't be underestimated, any 2 stroke of that size can be made to eat 750 Honda's, quite easily...

[Magilla]

Most of these two stroke bikes sound so angry when they have expansion hamber exhausts on them.  Also you have to love the torque on them.