ClassicMotorcycleMechanicsJune2020

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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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