Hi Gordon, guess what i have bought 
, a 1976 gt750 A in blue, powder coated frame, swingarm, top and bottom yokes (triple trees), chrome work decent , after market wheels and expansion chamber exhausts (very loud) 
, just needs a little tidying up and making my own 
, cheers Mick.
Maaate, that is magnificent! It brought back a flood of memories too, back in 1979 a mate of mine wanted a bike, so we went shopping and bought him a GT750M. First time out he shiit himself (he'd only ridden dirt bikes previously) so, as I'd just lost my car license, we swapped for the three month suspension period.
I did several long trips on it, one just after I'd replaced the rear tire late the previous night. I did 180 miles in 2.5 hours with two fuel stops and a stop for lunch, and when I got home I realised that I'd forgotten to tighten the axle nut after I adjusted the chain! The only thing that was keeping the wheel in line were the chain adjusters!
On another trip I had a guy on a Kawasaki 750 H2 with chambers overtake me at warp speed, so I caught up and we raced each other for over 100 miles, his Kawa was way faster, but I had to stop for him every 40 miles or so when he had to pull over to do a plug change! He was wearing an old Army "Great Coat" (no decent wet/cold weather gear then) and his pockets seemed to contain an endless supply of plugs, he told me he had an old KLG plug cleaner at home, and would prepare a pocket-full for a long trip.
I eventually bought my own "J" model with a 3 into 1 "Bromlech" pipe, but the crank seals were stuffed and it smoked all the gearbox oil, so I got rid of it. In hindsight I should have kept it, apart from smoking like a baastard and eating plugs, it was a lovely bike! Cheers, Terry.
