dly extending knees,ld be agood idea to- le, accomplished
road bike.As aclassic ‘daily rider’it’ll beagreat
choice as the bottom-to-mid iscreamysmooth,
almost relaxing!
Then, as now,the GS750was somethingofa
streetsleeper, overshadowed bythebig brassy litre
sportsmachines.Butfor the rider withadiscerning
palate, this bike willdeliver .Smooth, easy,
comfortable. And who doesn’t likeawee digital gear
indicator red-lit likethose early Casiowatches?Just
don’t leaveaGS750 with me–itwouldn’t bevery
long before I’d be looking foraperiod race 4-into-1,
sticky tyres,new shocksand heck, Yoshimura must
have acatalogueofparts forthese, eh?
BUYING AND OWNING
Buyingabike is not difficult.Buying at the right
price andwith budgetin hand for t he restoration, if
needed–that’s trickier .With the GS750you’ve got
to be thinking aboutwhere thecosts will lie. And
that’sinthe un-obtanium–especially if originality is
your bag. Things like tanks, mudguards, exhausts,
clock-sets –these things you’ll no longer findin stock
at th eusual classicparts vendors, so you’re at the
mercy of individualswhomight have squirreled parts
away andareready to cash in and plump up their
pensionpot vi athe proverbialeBay.Great bikes are still
available for not too
much moola.Chris with his GS750.
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