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Title: Beautiful Suzuki GT750 on CL Phoenix
Post by: canuck750 on November 09, 2017, 11:05:08 AM
https://phoenix.craigslist.org/wvl/mcy/d/1973-suzuki-gt-750-survivor/6374913462.html

1973 SUZUKI GT 750 SURVIVOR ONLY 9800 MILES! - $5850

Amazing original condition, if it looks as good in real life its a good purchase.

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Title: Re: Beautiful Suzuki GT750 on CL Phoenix
Post by: kingoffleece on November 09, 2017, 11:36:42 AM
The Water Buffalo!
Title: Re: Beautiful Suzuki GT750 on CL Phoenix
Post by: Tom on November 09, 2017, 12:21:36 PM
One year newer than my '72 that I had.  Has disc brakes.   :thumb:  Nice!  That kind of money, I'd rather buy the 2013 V7 Racer in Gilbert.  :tongue:
Title: Re: Beautiful Suzuki GT750 on CL Phoenix
Post by: Xlratr on November 09, 2017, 12:44:04 PM
If that was here in Germany I'd be there with the cash.


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Title: Re: Beautiful Suzuki GT750 on CL Phoenix
Post by: guzzisteve on November 09, 2017, 12:49:12 PM
I also had a 72, my 1st road bike, was a blast.
Title: Re: Beautiful Suzuki GT750 on CL Phoenix
Post by: Socalrob on November 09, 2017, 01:13:41 PM
I had a GT380 in college in the late 70's.

Always wanted the big water buffalo.  That is the nicest one I have seen in ages.
Title: Re: Beautiful Suzuki GT750 on CL Phoenix
Post by: bigbikerrick on November 09, 2017, 01:22:55 PM
Wow, what a beautiful  survivor! I would think a bike like that would be worth about 10K !
Rick.
Title: Re: Beautiful Suzuki GT750 on CL Phoenix
Post by: Tom on November 09, 2017, 01:24:06 PM
 :1:  I had the aqua not as funky of a color as the fuschia.  It would lose the muffler cones on a regular basis till I safety wired them.  Repainted it black with the logo in red.
Title: Re: Beautiful Suzuki GT750 on CL Phoenix
Post by: Waterbottle on November 09, 2017, 01:37:59 PM
My baby. Oh BTW, they where called Waterbottle's here in Australia


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Title: Re: Beautiful Suzuki GT750 on CL Phoenix
Post by: canuck750 on November 09, 2017, 02:47:50 PM
Wow, what a beautiful  survivor! I would think a bike like that would be worth about 10K !
Rick.

I think it is worth closer to $10K given it is original and in such great condition. It would fetch big $$$ in the UK.
Title: Re: Beautiful Suzuki GT750 on CL Phoenix
Post by: Chesterfield on November 09, 2017, 04:18:30 PM
Under priced by at least 4K
Title: Re: Beautiful Suzuki GT750 on CL Phoenix
Post by: wymple on November 09, 2017, 08:36:56 PM
Geez I wish I had the money. I lusted hard over those back then, never managed to get one.
Title: Re: Beautiful Suzuki GT750 on CL Phoenix
Post by: SmithSwede on November 09, 2017, 08:46:27 PM
Cool bike.  Always wanted one. I was a hard core 2 stroke fanatic back in the day.   Yamaha RD-400 was the word. 

Yet the Water Buffalo seemed somewhat bizarre to me at the time.  Water cooling?  Radiator?  On a motorcycle?  Seriously?

Now the majority of motorcycles are water cooled and the air-cooled finned motors are the oddballs. 
Title: Re: Beautiful Suzuki GT750 on CL Phoenix
Post by: Huzo on November 10, 2017, 01:48:31 AM
Yep.
First road bike.
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Title: Re: Beautiful Suzuki GT750 on CL Phoenix
Post by: molly on November 10, 2017, 04:07:40 AM
Fondly known here in Blighty as 'the Kettle'.
My neighbour as a GT750, GT500 AND GT250 in his collection.
Title: Re: Beautiful Suzuki GT750 on CL Phoenix
Post by: perter on November 10, 2017, 04:22:21 AM
Also know as "vandbøflen" (water buffalo) in Denmark... at least a more positive name than the HD VRod - it's called "vandrotten" which means water rat  :grin:
Title: Re: Beautiful Suzuki GT750 on CL Phoenix
Post by: Old Jock on November 10, 2017, 06:07:02 AM
In the UK they were known as "Kettles"

Seen a restored one quite recently, nice bike
Title: Re: Beautiful Suzuki GT750 on CL Phoenix
Post by: Ncdan on November 10, 2017, 08:44:04 PM
One must use caution with these great old bikes. Just replacing the tires alone will put this bike in a price range that one will never get no where close to their investment bank and a carb rebuild and you will have twice the bikes value invested.
Title: Re: Beautiful Suzuki GT750 on CL Phoenix
Post by: keener on November 10, 2017, 10:10:34 PM
One must use caution with these great old bikes. Just replacing the tires alone will put this bike in a price range that one will never get no where close to their investment bank and a carb rebuild and you will have twice the bikes value invested.

not my experience at all .......in fact the opposite :huh:
Title: Re: Beautiful Suzuki GT750 on CL Phoenix
Post by: oldbike54 on November 10, 2017, 10:28:35 PM
 So what did you Brits call the Scott Flying Squirrel ?

 Dusty
Title: Re: Beautiful Suzuki GT750 on CL Phoenix
Post by: Old Jock on November 11, 2017, 03:45:19 AM
So what did you Brits call the Scott Flying Squirrel ?

 Dusty

I'm old but not that old
Title: Re: Beautiful Suzuki GT750 on CL Phoenix
Post by: Murray on November 11, 2017, 03:59:08 AM
My baby. Oh BTW, they where called Waterbottle's here in Australia


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Always thought the 750 was called the water bucket and the titan 500 was the bottle, may simply be regional variations.
Title: Re: Beautiful Suzuki GT750 on CL Phoenix
Post by: Huzo on November 11, 2017, 09:10:23 AM
One must use caution with these great old bikes. Just replacing the tires alone will put this bike in a price range that one will never get no where close to their investment bank and a carb rebuild and you will have twice the bikes value invested.
Some things are worth more than the sum of their parts...
Title: Re: Beautiful Suzuki GT750 on CL Phoenix
Post by: oldbike54 on November 11, 2017, 11:46:21 AM
I'm old but not that old

  :laugh: So what about "The Silk" ?

 Dusty
Title: Re: Beautiful Suzuki GT750 on CL Phoenix
Post by: Old Jock on November 11, 2017, 01:01:58 PM
  :laugh: So what about "The Silk" ?

 Dusty

We called it................. ................wai t.................. ................... ......for.......... ................... .......it







"The Silk"

Never seen one on the road only mag reports, I thought it was a cool bike but well outta my price league at that time, probably still is Dusty

John
Title: Re: Beautiful Suzuki GT750 on CL Phoenix
Post by: Warba on November 11, 2017, 07:02:51 PM
First tour I ever went on was on a 72 orange GT 750. I went  from northern Minnesota to Nova Scotia coming back through Maine and New England. All my gear was bungeed on in a green army duffle bag. It had a windshield. The only time the fan came on was in traffic in Montreal. Just put gas in and 2 stroke oil, Pennzoil or whatever outboard oil you found. Keep some grease or oil on the chain. no problems. I met a Canadian from Thunder Bay in Quebec and rode with him and some other Canadians from Windsor for a while. Two Strokes stay in the back.