Description
National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
Viewing: Tuesday 25th March from 1pm
Auction: Wednesday 26th March from 9am
Location: National Motorcycle Museum, Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull B92 0EJ
1976 Suzuki GT750A
Fully restored
Estimate
£5, 500 - £6, 500
Registration No: OYD 788P
Frame No: 69092
MOT: Exempt
Fully restored GT750A
History back to the 1980s
Starts and rides very well
Current V5C and history file
The Suzuki Motor Co. was established in 1909 by Michio Suzuki to produce machinery for the cotton industry. An initial diversification into 4-wheeled transport was curtailed by WW2 but after the war, Japan had a need for cheap reliable transport so Suzuki, like a lot of others around the world, began to produce clip-on engines for pushbikes. These proved to be an immediate success and soon they were making full motorcycles and by the early 60s were second only to Honda in numbers of two-wheelers manufactured. In the early 1970s the GT380, GT550 and GT750 three-cylinder range was launched proving to be 'the last hurrah' for the large capacity two-stroke engine. The GT750 was the first mass-produced water-cooled road bike and formed the basis of the famous 'Flexi Flyer' Formula 750 race bike.
This 1976 Suzuki GT750A (‘A’ suffix denotes a 1976 model) was first sold by E. A. Taylor & Sons from Crewkerne in Somerset to Mr Fowler from Chard (1976-1978), it was then sold to Mrs Baines (1978) from Norwich who then sold it to Mr Evans from Watford (1978-1980). It appears to have been with Mr Evans from Swansea (late 1978-1980) and staying in Swansea for a while, being sold to another Mr Evans from Swansea (1980-1985), before Mr McCarthy (1985-1985) and then passing to Mr Perkins (1985-2001), still in Swansea. The trail picks up from 2008-2013 when a Mr Porter purchased the Suzuki from Gloucestershire, who curiously sold it back to Mr Perkins, back in Swansea. Purchased by the current vendor and enjoyed since, the GT750 starts well and settles to a nice and even tick-over with ease. It is being offered with a good history file with some 17 old MOT certificates, paperwork from DVLA and some old receipts.
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