Re: 72' Suzuki GT380 (She Lives!!!)

[JoeTee]

Appreciate it Erskine, Ive grown up around tools thanks to my dad so i'm sure that helps alittle, ive just never tore down a bike like this and put it back together.  Im not gonna lie, I was kinda surprised that it runs too!  Haha.  Anyhow Thanks again and hopefully I can post again sooner than later.

 

[diesel450]

Joe, Just got caught up here, Nice!!

[JoeTee]

Hey Diesel, your yamaha looks real slick.  Love the seat and the black and orange.  Id buy if I had $1500, really looks good bro.

[cobraace2]

Just  love this build, for 3 reasons #1 you involved your son #2 you did it yourself #3 you did not fuck up good old bike but started with one that needed help .

[teazer]

Good points Cobra. I had a ratty incomplete GT750 and bought another for spares.  It was too good to trash, so I rebuilt that and for the next GT project I started with a motor and then got a frame and so it went. I call it the installment plan.

I hate to radically modify a really clean original bike, but if it's a basket case those rules do not apply.

[JoeTee]

Thanks Cobra, that means alot.  Even if im not 100% happy with how some of the things came out, there comes a huge feeling of accomplishment and pride on a DIY project.  thanks for watching!!
Teazer, GT750 sound bad ass with some chambers, pretty fast too.

[JoeTee]

Another vid of the bike running with a high idle.  Need carbs tuned but waiting on filter pods, throttle sticks right at the end lol.  Check out the custom oil can...   

[JoeTee]

Wanted to let everyone know that Eric P is a super cool dude!!  He sold me a bunch of brake parts for my gt380 for only shipping.  Just wanted to make it known!!!  Thanks again Eric and happy new years to everyone.  Be safe!

[JoeTee]

I want to use a bottle of JD as my 2 stroke oil tank, anyone seen this set up before?  Im looking for methods to mount and pipe the bottle in to the 3/8ths clear tube goin to my oil pump.  heres the bottle that i want to use:


Here is a Photoshopped mockup of what im thinkin about:


Lookin for suggestions or links to similar setups!  thanks!

[Erskine]

Get a bar shot dispensing top/cork thing and gut the valve, or an olive oil bottle cork and pouring spout, drill a small air hole in the bottom (now top) of the bottle. Have a look at some cheap bicycle water bottle cages that you can distort and ket the bike frame bottle holder mounts for bikes that dont have the lugs on the down tubes, and there ya go??

[JoeTee]

Ill probably  make some type of cap that has a long vent tube that runs to the bottom (now top) of the bottle so oil wont spill out, im trying to avoid drilling the glass and didnt really want a hole at the top of the bottle where water could sneak in.  Definitely going to look at hackin up a bicycle water bottle holder, thanks bro!

[n0regret5]

just be extra careful with your mounting position...you don't want smashed glass and oil everywhere if you ever lay the bike down (fingers crossed that never happens!

[celt_rock]

Where's the finished pic?  I can see it in your profile but how 'bout a full picture?

[teazer]

Put that glass bottle back on the shelf or recycle the glass.  Glass will break on a bike.  Our old bikes shake rattle and roll and vibration etc will kill that bottle. You could grab a small plastic oil tank from US Plastics that would fit back to back with your air filter housing.

If you want something more special, fabricate a relatively shallow tank that fits under the seat.  Think Book. almost as wide as the frame rails and say 2" deep it would be almost impossible and you could weld stand offs on the top surface to mount the electrics on it. It can be made out of steel - cheap and easy to weld or Aluminum which is a little harder to weld.

[two-smoker]

Funny you mention glass breaking from vibration- have you picked up any chopper magazines lately? It's the new trend. Glass float bowls, glass velocity stacks, glass portholes in fuel and oil tanks.... And if you think our old bikes vibrate, sit on a shovelhead at idle some time. Lol. Not arguing, just noting that with some proper preparation, like some soft rubber mounting, it can be done. But I agree, it's risky. All it takes is a stone getting kicked up from the road and there goes your complete oil supply.