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elloall,MalcShawhere.Youmay
remembermefromlastmonth.
I’vebeenaskedtocontinuewith
theTR 750 buildhereinthepagesof
CMM,soIhopeyoulikeit.
LasttimeI’droughlyassembledarolling
chassis.Itwasn’trocketsciencetosee
thatquiteafewofthecriticalcomponents
didnotlineup.Hardlysurprisinggiventhe
variouspartscamefromdifferentbikes;
eveniftheSuzukiveinrunsthroughmost
ofthem,it’sstillallabitlike
Frankenstein’smonster.
I’massuming(whichisthemotherofall
disasters)thatthenewCMRTRframeis
straightandthatthewheelswouldrun
alongthecentre-line.Sayingthat,Ionce
madesomepartsforSuzukiGT/T 500 sand
wasinitiallyconvincedthatIhadabent
frame.Aftermeasuringtwootherframes
andchattingtoPeteO’Dellatthe
MotorcycleWorks,itwasclearthat
symmetrywasnotpartofthatdesignbrief!
Lessonlearnt.(PetehasalsoracedTRs).
AveryusefulreferencebookisThe
Heshowedupinourpageslastmonthandwe’veaskedhimtostay.Here’sparttwo
ofMalcShaw'sTR 750 specialbuild.
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Two wheels on my wagon!
We actually love the bare
tank look...
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