GT550
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- kerryb
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Re: GT550
Thanks for posting that, it looks great! It brings back fond memories because my first bike was a gt380 loaned to me for the summer by my then girlfriend. '72 model I think, and it had been given the cafe treatment by '74. Clip-ons and rearsets, in the Adirondak mountains, I didn't know how lucky I was until many years later.
intrigued by the wail...seduced by the scream.
'78 cb750K, '83 GL1100s,I,&A,'08FXSTC, '79 WilMac trike
'78 cb750K, '83 GL1100s,I,&A,'08FXSTC, '79 WilMac trike
- Dr. Frankenstein
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Re: GT550
Wow, Nice Job!!
That's A Two-Stroke?? What year is that?
Oh, Great - now I have to have one...
That's A Two-Stroke?? What year is that?
Oh, Great - now I have to have one...
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Re: GT550
Looks like a lot of fun to ride. Awesome job.
1983 GL1100A Aspencade
1977 GL1000
1978 GL1000
1979 GL1000
“I see Angels on Ariels in leather and chrome,
Swoopin' down from Heaven to carry me home."
1977 GL1000
1978 GL1000
1979 GL1000
“I see Angels on Ariels in leather and chrome,
Swoopin' down from Heaven to carry me home."
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Re: GT550
Love those machines. I had one in my early twenties. Was a runner. Buddy of mine had one in high school. Out run the cops for a while until they set up a road block. He was just fifteen at the time. They let him off pretty easy.
- desertrefugee
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Re: GT550
I remember the smell very well - mainly because I was behind one often. Dang things were really quick. Buddy of mine sold his Titan (T500) and bought a GT550. Both were dang quick...and fast. I recall the rear sprocket on the T500 being ridiculously small. I have no idea what the tooth count and/or top end was, but I know it would light up my T120V.
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- Moto nut
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Re: GT550
Here’s a pic of my 7900 mile unrestored 72 t500 the rear sprocket is a 33 tooth and is quite small
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