ClassicMotorcycleMechanicsJune2020

(Jacob Rumans) #1

KELVIN DEWBERRY’S SUZUKIGT550


MIKESTEWART’S HARRIS MAGNUM


Ifiguredpeoplewouldliketoseemy
HarrisMagnum.Thisisthesecond
rebuildoverthewinterof
2019 / 2010 .I’vemodifiedthe

rear-endanddoneabitmore
polishing;it’sstillonthestandard
wheels.Youmightwantitinyour
‘ShowusYours’section.

QUENTIN THORPE’S2001SUZUKI SV650


Thisismy 2001 SV 650 .Iboughtitsome
fiveyearsagonowandinstantlycrashed
itafterpurchasebecauseofsomecheap
andnastyChineselevers.Itravelledall
thewaytoGlasgowfromNottinghamto
buyit,asithadonly 4000 milesonthe
clockandit’shardtofindNakedSVswith
anythinglikethatmileage.Post-crash,
oncethebrokenleghadhealedIset
aboutturningitintowhatyouseenow.

Thepicturesweretakenjustafteritwas
finishedacoupleofyearsagoandlikeall
specialsitisstillanongoingproject.I
haveaddedmorecarbondippingsince
thenandmadesomesubtle
improvementstoimproveitslooks.Iam
alsocurrentlybuildinganotherfora
friendofminewholovedthelook.

IboughtthisverytiredGT 550 aboutayear
ago;itwasoneofthosedrunkeneBay
purchases!TheninthemorningIrealised
whatIhaddone!It’ssincehadafull
enginerebuildandallpaint,chromework,
stanchionsdone.Ihavedonemostofthe
workmyself.I’vejustfittedasetofrare
1980 sMicronsandgivenitagoodclean


aswellassomenewstickersfromeBay.I
evenrefurbedtheclocksmyself.Ilovethe
mag,sokeepupthegreatwork,especially
thetwo-strokes.

MARKSENIOR’S


SUZUKI T500M


Hereareacoupleofbeforeandafterphotosof
myT 500 M!Aninternetauctionbidof£ 300
wonthepileofbitsyouseeand 10 years(yes)
laterIfinallycompletedthebuild.I’llnever
forgettheexpressionontheseller’sfaceashe
toldme:“Ohyesit’sallthere!”Yeah,right!
Staysafeinyourmancaveseveryone!


MIKESTEWART’SHARRISMAGNUM


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