Suzuki GT750 Water Buffalo Smoker Modified

[steve murdoch]

Although there are a lot of driveways that is a very nice twisty road in the second clip.
Just for the music factor how about some downshifts in your next video. lol.

[viperg]

Evening ride.

[dorkburger]

I absolutely love your GT. I've said for the last several years that my next cycle is going to be a GT. Few things mechanical sound as cool as a 2 stroke. Do i spy a red bull can ahead of the swing arm? A catch can perhaps?

[viperg]

I absolutely love your GT. I've said for the last several years that my next cycle is going to be a GT. Few things mechanical sound as cool as a 2 stroke. Do i spy a red bull can ahead of the swing arm? A catch can perhaps?

Thanks! It's a lot of fun, and for a two stroke I can actually ride it places and get pretty decent range. That is a Red Bull catch can that I installed and Ironically ended up showing at the Red Bull Moto GP in Indianapolis 2012 for the Cycle World Rolling Concourse. It is functional and catches all the Buffalo's burps.

[viperg]

My modified 1976 Suzuki GT 750 got picked up for a nice write up in the July issue of Vintage Motorcycle.

"One Bad Buffalo"

http://www.vintagemotorcyclesonline.com/

[russr33]

Nice man congrats! Well deserved! You ever want to sell that bad boy put me first in line......

[GSXR7ED]

Awesome! Congrats on the write-up and what a beautiful bike!


Ed

[steve murdoch]

Congrats on a well deserved feature, Viper.
I had not heard of that particular site. There are some good articles in it.

[viperg]

Mid-Ohio this year was a good time. I loaded up the GT and rode over for Wed thru Sunday. Covered about 700 miles for the trip.



Set up camp in the Vendors section to sell my original 1972 GT 750


1972 GT 750 California blue sold....


Entitled. "Dumb Focker's Riding Towards Storm". Blackness over the track ahead at 7AM, I was the only one with rain gear!


Rained hard on Saturday morning until around 1PM, but still managed the AMA vintage show.

AMA vintage show in Vintage modified


Sweet Resto/Mod KZ 1000 Amidst the rain drops


My buddies Suzuki RE5 took Best In Show. 4000 original miles, runs, rides what more can you ask for out of the Rotary time capsule?


Saturday Morning storm brewing


First to arrive and last to leave, too much fun. With my GT sold my buddy from New Zealand had enough room for his newly purchased Can-Am 125 and DT 360 in the back of the truck. The weekend went too fast.

[viperg]

So I got back from Mid-Ohio and decided to install my new performance clutch and do some annual maintenance. The original from 1976 had done its job, but was beginning to slip in the power band over 6000 RPM. The plates were glazing and the cork/fiber was breaking down. The new Barnett clutch DOES NOT, and probably will not slip ever. Initial engagement is easy and lock up sure. Of course the new springs and clutch pull is for real men.

Complete Clutch Kit


For all you home gamers out there this is my handy clutch plate pulling tool. Great for popping Beer caps too, which is most important.


Curved tip is perfect for reaching back of basket to pull clutch pack forward


After install

[willie]

Great pics and great tip! Thanks for posting both. Sssssssmokin!!
Willie

[steve murdoch]

Forearms like Popeye are a small price to pay for making sure you get ALL the power when you want it.
Multi-tasking with a tool...excellent!

[850 Combat]

That is such a great bike. I always love to see it.

[pete]

Yup always happy to see more pic's of this beast, and to see you enjoying her to the fullest

[viperg]

The 2013 Indianapolis Moto GP was a special year for our beloved Suzuki's celebrating 50 years in the US.

My father flew in from CA to ride my GS1100 G Cooley Custom (viperG) while my son rode my Katana 1000S, and I bombed along on my GT 750 Sport Cafe. We rode roughly 500 miles for the trip. We watched practice and did the track lap Friday on our three vintage Suzukis. On Saturday we were at the Cycle World Rolling Concourse with 150 other vintage bikes. We had 3 generations riding my Suzuki's for the weekend, Grandfather (66), father (44 me) & son (21).

My classic Katana ready at the show after Rolling.


82 1100G Cooley Custom AKA ViperG that I have had since I was 19. I finished the mods in 1997.... 40,000 miles later... While the Katana gets lot's of love.


Bad Buffalo flexing some Suzuki Smoker muscle in the modified class.


Bad Buffalo getting the once over.


A guy from Suzuki asked us to bring the bikes down to the Suzuki Tent to put in the USA Suzuki 50th anniversary historical time-line for Sunday.


My 1976 GT750 Water Buffalo. As many of you know my GT750 representation "Bad Buffalo" is slightly different from the original 1972 J model on the time-line wall. I have owned both and assure you my current set-up is more fun to ride and just as reliable (more so) than the original. My buddies original, low milage, running RE5 next to my Buffalo. His exact model represented on the Suzuki wall behind the bike with Cycle World cover pictorial.



I love the Cycle World quote on the wall here, as if it were written for Bad Buffalo.