my first motorcycle

pbeau · Post by **pbeau** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 11:43 am

finished the restoration on my 1975 gt bought it new in
june 1975 756329 it not in stock form but i;m happy
with the results with help from bevel heaven
bought it at portland cycles westbrook maine

paul beauregard

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Post by **BevHevSteve** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 2:10 pm

That swingarm is wild!

Did you retro fit something onto your frame [from what?] or did you make / have made the thing?p

Side stand looks like it will hold your bike up no problem too - unlike the original crap stands....

Thanks for posting photos

pbeau · Post by **pbeau** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 2:35 pm

thanks steve
the swingarm was custom made by metmachex engineering in england
the kick stand is from an 71 or 72 moto guzzi police bike
i removed the original stand as soon as i bought the bike
it was an accident waiting to happen
coulnt use the center stand with the new swing arm
paul beauregard

Lumpy · Post by **Lumpy** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 3:11 pm

Beautiful, simply beautiful. Top job Paul.

Vince · Post by **Vince** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 4:28 pm

Love the uprated suspendion,spendy but you get good gear with Olines

pbeau · Post by **pbeau** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 3:23 am

here i

s a better shot of the swingarm

mizike77 · Post by **mizike77** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 4:19 am

Fantastic job! To borrow a term from the car world, a "resto rod!". How does she handle now compared to before?

pbeau · Post by **pbeau** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 5:19 am

thanks mizike
it took years to finish the job.
its like riding a completely different
motorcycle. with the original suspenyion
the ride could feel choppy, now iridihg
is so much more enjoyable and with the new
brake setup you can stop on a dime
with the original single disc stoping
quickly could be somewhat frightful
too bad ducati isnt able to build a
motorcycle like this today ,i think that
they would sell quite a few of them

flynbulldog · Post by **flynbulldog** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 7:57 pm

too bad ducati isnt able to build a
motorcycle like this today ,i think that
they would sell quite a few of them

I think that is what they were thinking when they made this...

Nice job BTW! ^>^

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