Newbie from Down Under

[MelburnGT550]

Hi all,

Just thought I'd say hi. My name is Matt from Melbourne. New to the world of older Suzi 2 strokes having just picked up a pair of project GT550's. I had an 89 RGV years ago but have since become a Honda sohc man until now. Can't wait to get these bikes back up and running.

[shunter]

Welcome to the forum, all the help you will ever need in here.

[Roger Ackery]

G'Day Mate,I'm in Sydney with a GT750 A Model,
Have mates here with GT'550's,so I can ask them questions if you need a hand,plenty of help on hand here on the Forum Alan H will be along shortly......he has few GT550's....

[slosher]

Welcome Matt to the forum Roger mentioned Alan H having a few 550s what he actually means is "a garage full"

Cheers Dave

[barney01]

Hi Matt welcome. With 2 550's you may be a regular visitor on here! Do you plan to put both on the road? Any questions just ask

[MelburnGT550]

Hi all,

Many thanks for the warm welcome.

I plan on getting them both going eventually. One is a 76 that is in really good condition but is missing a couple of barrels and a head. The other is a 73. It’s missing a variety of bits and pieces, mainly cosmetic but is seized solid as it was left outside (under a tarp) with no plugs in it! I cracked the head off and man is that thing stuck!


Will post up some pics soon (when I work out how too).

Cheers Matt

[MelburnGT550]

[MelburnGT550]

Few pics of the GT's, sorry I had to slide in one of my recently completed fully restored CB500/4.

My only issue in purchasing the GT's was I had to promise not to work on them for 6 months. Fortunately the wife works every 3 weekends so while the cats away....

"No honey that bike always looked like that, sure it was running when I bought it. Don't you remember?"

(Hope she never finds this forum or I'm a dead man! Ha ha).

I'll start a fresh thread once I get into the resto.

[BAZ]

Welcome to the forum great restoration there dude. I picture of a 4 stroke is allowed every 12 months...

[Alan H]

'Lo, Matt, welcome to the asylum.
Must be 20 years since I visited Melbourne - worked at Major PTY for a couple of weeks as we were building Aussie machines in the UK and I had to get to the nitty gritty stuff and make them comply to UK regs. Interesting stuff......
Good luck with the 550s, drop me a pm with your email address on, and I'll send you an electronic copy of a 1972 service manual that'll be handy for the 550 K you have.
Ran a 550J back in '72, and restored a K and an A in the last few years. (check 'slow starting' and 'Earwig' threads)
Just getting on with a 550J resto now.