Suzuki GT250X7 – 1979 Restored Motorcycle

Manufacturer: Suzuki      Year:

Suzuki GT250X7 – 1979

Year:  1979
Mileage:  29,000
Manufacturer:  Suzuki
Engine Size:  250
Model:  GT250 X7
Start Type:  Kick start
Drive Type:  Chain


Fully restored 1979 GT250 X7,

Simply stunning bike that has had a lot of time + money lavished on it,

Heres a brief description of the works,

Frame + brackets all powder coated,

Engine fully rebuilt.

Wheels refurbed + fitted with brand new Bridgestone battleaxe tyres + new tubes,

New (genuine) front mudguard,

New (genuine) chainguard,

New (genuine) cables,

New shocks,

All original nuts + bolts have been re nickel plated, so its Not all blingy stainless,

Forks have been refurbed with rechromed stantions fitted,

Plastics all pro resprayed,

New (genuine) engine casing logos,

Clocks have all been fully refurbed,

New Chain + Sprockets,

The Tank still has its original paint which is almost perfect apart from a very small dint on the top right.

When released by Suzuki in 1979 the GT250X7 was the first production 250 that had a claimed top speed of 100mph, pretty scary when you could buy one in the UK at the age of 17 and with no training or experience fix on some L plates and ride away!

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Honda CD175 – 1976 Restored Motorcycle

Manufacturer: Honda      Year:

Honda CD175 – 1976

Year:  1976
Gears:  Four-speed manual
Manufacturer:  Honda
Start Type:  Kick start
Type:  CD 175
Drive Type:  Chain
Date of 1st Registration:  01/08/1976
Mileage:  8,415
Engine Size:  175


The Honda CD175 was made from 1967 to 1979 and became synonymous with cheap touring and complete reliability. Virtually every working man in the 60 and 70s who had ridden a bike to work for years, replaced his old English single cylinder ‘knocker’ with one of these! They always started, did twice as much to the gallon, were cheaper to buy, smooth, quiet and many times more reliable and so needed very little maintenance! They were so very popular with the ‘No Frills’ – of necessity commuter.

This popular little Honda has had new wheel rims with new stainless steel spokes built onto the original hubs and brakes.

2 tyres and inner-tubes.

Spark plugs, points & condenser, suppressor caps.

Rear view mirrors.

Rear chain & sprockets and a number plate.

A complete new exhaust system.

The complete frame and both mudguards (along with several fixings and brackets etc) were fully shot-blasted and then professionally powder-coated

The petrol tank and other panels and parts were also professionally sprayed.

Moto Morini 350 Sport – 1979 Restored Motorcycle

Manufacturer: Moto Morini      Year:

Moto Morini 350 Sport – 1979

Model: Moto Morini 350 Sport
Year: 1979
Power:  38
Extra Features:  Steering Damper
Gears:  Six-speed manual
Performance Upgrades:  Special Exhaust/Slip on
Start Type:  Kick start
Drive Type:  Chain
Restoration of a genuine  Moto Morini Sport…. it has the S stamped onto the rear cylinder. It also has Busso silencers and K&N filters which provide a small increase in power and noise!


Replaced/restored during this comprehensive and full restoration as below:

New Avon tyres and tubes

Powder coated wheels in gold, and new wheel bearings

Powder coated frame/swinging arm in silver

Powder coated stands, engine plates, rear number plate holder etc

Blasted front disc and painted centre

Front caliper rebuilt with new seals and new pads, Braided front hose

Polished fork sliders, rebuilt with new seals/oil

Polished yokes

New Sport top yoke badge from New Zealand!

Original stainless mudguard polished

New H4 headlight

OEM indicators

Stainless instrument bracket

New clock mounting rubber cups

New clock chrome bezel trims

New uprated front brake master cylinder (gives a better feel)

New hagon rear shock

New electrics

Cylinders, heads, rocker covers, side covers all aqua blasted

New piston rings, Honed bore (on standard size), New valves, collets, springs.

New stainless exhaust nuts

New steering damper

New mirrors.

These bikes were fast and handled well in the 1970’s and are still able to hold their own in modern traffic, back then a 6 speed gearbox and dry clutch was rather fancy! Lovely Italian classic.

Yamaha XS500 -1980 Restored Motorcycle

Manufacturer: Yamaha      Year:

Yamaha XS500 -1980

Year:  1980
Gears:  Five-speed manual
Manufacturer:  Yamaha
Start Type:  Combo
Drive Type:  Chain
Colour:  Red
Date of 1st Registration:  01/09/1980
Mileage:  21,700
Engine Size:  498cc


This complex restoration started with dismantling in 1998 was finally finished some 10 years later in 2008.

The frame was refinished in twin-pack black and has a better-than-new glossy finish.

All bearings were replaced, including steering-head and swinging-arm.

The red paintwork was a bit’ below-par’ and after finding an unused new fuel tank in blue, It was decided to have it all refinished by a professional classic car specialist, the results were better than new!

The unavailable decals for tailpiece, side panels and tank were specially commissioned to the original design.

An aftermarket powerful Cibie headlamp was fitted by the first owner from new, although the original Stanley unit is still with the bike.

The engine as some will know, is a most complex double-overhead- camshaft,8-valve twin cylinder with anti-vibration balancer shafts, so tends to be ‘noisy ‘ at speed.This did not realise any major performance advantages over the more conventional and contemporary V-twin Honda CX500, which sold in far greater numbers.The XS500 sold quite well overseas especially in earlier TX500 form but was never a big seller in the UK, hence prices were discounted heavily.

The engine was entirely rebuilt after the crankcases were vapour-blasted clean and then painted where necessary in silver.

All major bearings and piston- rings were replaced as a matter of course as it was convenient to do so although nothing major was in need of doing.

This is the last incarnation of this model with the prefix 1H2 and differs slightly to the more common earlier( pre-1979 ) models usually in plum red, gravity-feed fuel taps ( these are vacuum types like the XS750 ) and the later instruments similar to the SR500 / 2- stroke RD’s

A very comprehensive restoration on a rare surviving example.

Yamaha RD350R5 – 1971 Restored Motorcycle

Manufacturer: Yamaha      Year:

Yamaha RD350R5 – 1971

Year:  1971
Power:  36
Manufacturer:
Yamaha Gears:  Five-speed manual
Model:  R5
Start Type:  Kick start
Colour:  Metallic pearl orange and white
Drive Type:  Chain
Date of 1st Registration:  20/05/1971
Mileage:  47,400
Engine Size:  349
A very comprehensive restoration of this Yamaha RD350R5


The engine has been fully rebuilt and the pistons are 1st o/s and within tolerances,  the heads were taken off and checked while the engine was being rebuilt.

All the chrome was re-plated and the frame re-stoved to a very high standard.

The bodywork paint is original and excellent.

During the restoration a perfect condition pattern seat was fitted.

It has original factory wheel rims (re-chromed) and original pipes.

NOS clutch plates fitted.

A new ignition barrel was sourced as the old one was a little worn

The Carburetors have been stripped, ultrasonically cleaned and rebuilt using new kits, gaskets, jets and needles.

Electronic ignition, set up with a dial gauge, Iridium plugs with new leads complete this excellent restoration.