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Yep-quite rare now. Love the 2 stroke "crackle" noise they made.
Funny I was looking at one in a copy of Classic Motorcycle Mechanics that I borrowed. Tasty machinery in there for sure.
p.s. it was a Canadian machine I think & the guy said they were known as "Water Buffalo" there & he said Brits called them Water-Kettle. !
Funny I was looking at one in a copy of Classic Motorcycle Mechanics that I borrowed. Tasty machinery in there for sure.
p.s. it was a Canadian machine I think & the guy said they were known as "Water Buffalo" there & he said Brits called them Water-Kettle. !
Edited by sprinter885 on Thursday 7th February 15:30
Had a GT750A when I first moved to London after uni. It was only two years old then and the best bike I'd owned at that stage. Red with those four lovely exhausts. I did lots of miles until some theiving scum took a shine to it. Always fancy one to put in the garage (or a GT500).
Still the Insurance money paid the deposit on the first Jota..........
Still the Insurance money paid the deposit on the first Jota..........
mywifeshusband said:
Had a GT750A when I first moved to London after uni. It was only two years old then and the best bike I'd owned at that stage. Red with those four lovely exhausts. I did lots of miles until some theiving scum took a shine to it. Always fancy one to put in the garage (or a GT500).
Still the Insurance money paid the deposit on the first Jota..........
I had the Jota 120, a Y-reg one and also a GT750A Suzy!Still the Insurance money paid the deposit on the first Jota..........
I have a (very) old (August 77) copy of BIKE magazine,
with a road test of a "Sanders & Lewis" Nico Bakker-framed GT 750,
with a Piper 3-1 expansion chamber fitted.
Besides from being TOO loud even for the BIKE guys,
this 3-1 thing surely must be wrong
on a two-stroke ?
QUOTE :
As I wound the throttle open,
the exhausts machine-gun rattle suddenly changed into a rasping wail
as the motor came on the pipe at just over 4.000 rpm.
The noise sliced right through the rush-hour bustle
and stopped pedestrians in their tracks
as they tuned to indentify this assault on their eardrums.
I sheepishly changed into second and looked around
to see if the Law was in evidence. DISQUOTE
I would have liked to hear it, though, good reading, that.......
with a road test of a "Sanders & Lewis" Nico Bakker-framed GT 750,
with a Piper 3-1 expansion chamber fitted.
Besides from being TOO loud even for the BIKE guys,
this 3-1 thing surely must be wrong
on a two-stroke ?QUOTE :
As I wound the throttle open,
the exhausts machine-gun rattle suddenly changed into a rasping wail
as the motor came on the pipe at just over 4.000 rpm.
The noise sliced right through the rush-hour bustle
and stopped pedestrians in their tracks
as they tuned to indentify this assault on their eardrums.
I sheepishly changed into second and looked around
to see if the Law was in evidence. DISQUOTE
I would have liked to hear it, though, good reading, that.......
Hi husband !
That´s exactly what I wrote about,
I think S&L were the retailers and Nico Bakker (NL) the frame engineer,
he also built a lot of GP chassis.
I bought these mags (aged 17) at the big train station
in the international newsstand.....
In that same issue,
there was also a ATP turbo-kitted KZ1000 feature ("blowing hot" )
and a Triumph triple that a bloke had uprated with a blower ("blowing cold" ).
Those were the days....of very early "Streetfighter-Style" bikes..
Then I rode home on my ST70 DAX...........
Cheers,
Benni
That´s exactly what I wrote about,
I think S&L were the retailers and Nico Bakker (NL) the frame engineer,
he also built a lot of GP chassis.
I bought these mags (aged 17) at the big train station
in the international newsstand.....
In that same issue,
there was also a ATP turbo-kitted KZ1000 feature ("blowing hot" )
and a Triumph triple that a bloke had uprated with a blower ("blowing cold" ).
Those were the days....of very early "Streetfighter-Style" bikes..
Then I rode home on my ST70 DAX...........
Cheers,
Benni
I had one. Very torquey motor, Sounded great, only thing I didn't like was the fact the middle cylinders exhaust split into two so as to have the appearance of four exhausts at the back. Preferred Kawasaki's look of three exhausts for three cylinders. Still, wish I had the bugger now.
Sorry to resurrect such an ancient thread, but as I am starting a rebuild of my Sanders & Lewis GT750 and was doing some research I stumbled on it.
Early Streetfighter seems about right, although I had clipons fitted most of the time.
Those exhausts were hand made and of indeterminate origin, VERY heavy, and incredibly loud. The bike was good for 140mph though so they obviously worked, but they are one of the items lost over the years.
Piper 3-1 may be an option if I can find a set, as these were the original pipes fitted to the S&L, otherwise I will be having some pipes made to fit. There is actually only a single exhaust mount on the bike, with the left pipe attached to the riders footpeg mount, which is not ideal. The GT's exhausts were mounted in large isolastic fittings as the engine is rubber mounted.
I have just received a new pair of stanchions from Japan, so the rebuild is officially now underway.
Early Streetfighter seems about right, although I had clipons fitted most of the time.
Those exhausts were hand made and of indeterminate origin, VERY heavy, and incredibly loud. The bike was good for 140mph though so they obviously worked, but they are one of the items lost over the years.
Piper 3-1 may be an option if I can find a set, as these were the original pipes fitted to the S&L, otherwise I will be having some pipes made to fit. There is actually only a single exhaust mount on the bike, with the left pipe attached to the riders footpeg mount, which is not ideal. The GT's exhausts were mounted in large isolastic fittings as the engine is rubber mounted.
I have just received a new pair of stanchions from Japan, so the rebuild is officially now underway.
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