number8wire
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Hi my name's Matt aka number8wire,
I live in Melbourne, Australia and own 2 1978 Suzuki GS 750s. I started riding bikes in New Zealand when I was 15, bought a broke down old Suzuki GN250 and had it running the following day.. much to my mother's dismay. As a lad I always had access to my fathers tools and have always loved pulling bikes to pieces and modifying them. I'm now in my mid 30's and live in Australia, I have a background in mechanical engineering and a fairly basic workshop set-up in my backyard. Of the 2 machines I own, one is a project i've been working on for the last few months and it's nearing completion. I've focussed on removing all the unneccesary junk included in a stock build and have gone for a classic (british?)70's racer style. The other is a complete mess that needs to be stripped completely and rebuilt piece by piece, this will become my next project once the first is out of the way!
One of my major aims has been to do all the work myself, this has forced me out of my comfort zone having to pick up new skills along the way and learn from my mistakes. The Internet has been my most integral tool in the whole process.
I recently purchased 2 1978 suzuki gs750s.. one that was still running, but ugly.. the other JUST running and DOG ugly.
I have just completed the majority of the build on the first..
number8wire cafe project 001:
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Changes will include: lowering headlight and attaching stainless mesh grill for aesthetic purposes, changing mirror, relocating front indicators-either side of the lower triple clamp bracket, shortening rear fender, perhaps lowering front forks another inch and upsweeping the muffler? a wee bit of polishing here and there.
Some of these changes will come once a road-worthiness certificate has been attained
My girlfriend pointed out the seat isn't perfectly in line with the tank when looking at the bike side-on and that I need to paint the frame green like the tank.. but what does she know :lol:
I live in Melbourne, Australia and own 2 1978 Suzuki GS 750s. I started riding bikes in New Zealand when I was 15, bought a broke down old Suzuki GN250 and had it running the following day.. much to my mother's dismay. As a lad I always had access to my fathers tools and have always loved pulling bikes to pieces and modifying them. I'm now in my mid 30's and live in Australia, I have a background in mechanical engineering and a fairly basic workshop set-up in my backyard. Of the 2 machines I own, one is a project i've been working on for the last few months and it's nearing completion. I've focussed on removing all the unneccesary junk included in a stock build and have gone for a classic (british?)70's racer style. The other is a complete mess that needs to be stripped completely and rebuilt piece by piece, this will become my next project once the first is out of the way!
One of my major aims has been to do all the work myself, this has forced me out of my comfort zone having to pick up new skills along the way and learn from my mistakes. The Internet has been my most integral tool in the whole process.
I recently purchased 2 1978 suzuki gs750s.. one that was still running, but ugly.. the other JUST running and DOG ugly.
I have just completed the majority of the build on the first..
number8wire cafe project 001:
before:
after:
before:
after:
Changes will include: lowering headlight and attaching stainless mesh grill for aesthetic purposes, changing mirror, relocating front indicators-either side of the lower triple clamp bracket, shortening rear fender, perhaps lowering front forks another inch and upsweeping the muffler? a wee bit of polishing here and there.
Some of these changes will come once a road-worthiness certificate has been attained
My girlfriend pointed out the seat isn't perfectly in line with the tank when looking at the bike side-on and that I need to paint the frame green like the tank.. but what does she know :lol:
