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Suzuki GT750 Water Buffalo Cafe Racer

By Paul Crowe

Suzuki GT750 "water buffalo" cafe racer resto mod
Suzuki GT750 “water buffalo” cafe racer resto mod

This is nice! We’ve written up GT750s before, they’re not as sought after as the old Kawasaki triples, but with rebuilds like this one, that may change. They look good in stock form and like any two stroke, they have impressive power. This one, though, is a resto-mod into cafe racer that looks better than any “water buffalo” I’ve seen before. It’s called “Threesome” to reflect the three cylinder engine and if Suzuki had built something like this to begin with, sales might have really taken off.

Suzuki GT750 "water buffalo" cafe racer resto mod
Suzuki GT750 “water buffalo” cafe racer resto mod

The donor bike this build is based on had 16,000 miles or so, but everything worked. The frame was modified to accept a Rickman tail section and seat and it now houses the modern electronics and battery. The front end is from a Hayabusa, complete with forks, wheel and 6 piston caliper brakes. Front fender is from a Ducati Monster. The swingarm is a modified Suzuki 750 Katana piece, with an SV650 rear wheel and it has SV650 race rear sets fitted. The fairing is Ducati SuperSport.

Suzuki GT750 "water buffalo" cafe racer resto mod
Suzuki GT750 “water buffalo” cafe racer resto mod

The builder, Bexton Craft Motorcycles, recently acquired another project bike so this one is up for sale. If you’re the kind of guy who would rather ride than build, or maybe you like the idea of a build like this, but you’re not sure if you could pull it off as well as this builder did, here’s your chance to impress everyone at bike night with a lot less work. This is very impressive. I like it a lot.

Suzuki GT750 Resto Mod on eBay

Posted on September 11, 2015 Filed Under: Vintage Motorcycles

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Comments

  1. Sportster Mike says

    September 11, 2015 at 8:20 am

    Water Buffalo? Not heard that before – we called them Kettles here in the UK on account of the water cooling and having to keep them on the boil!
    Nice bike though…

    • Paul Crowe says

      September 11, 2015 at 8:26 am

      Yep, depending on which side of the pond you’re on, the nickname was either one or the other.

      • Tinus says

        September 11, 2015 at 8:36 am

        Here in Holland they are sometimes called ‘Water-orgel’ which translates to ‘Water organ’, like the one you’ll find in churches.
        Even more names to choose from…

      • Tinus says

        September 11, 2015 at 8:41 am

        BTW It’s nice to see that this site is being updated again on a regular basis with new articles.
        It’s been quiet for too long, welcome back !!

  2. Yeti2bikes says

    September 11, 2015 at 4:47 pm

    How did these compare to the Kawasaki triples performance wise?

  3. Gavin Dey says

    September 25, 2015 at 3:00 am

    Here in Kiwi Land we called them a ‘Water Bus’. I remember one locally that had a 3 into 1 exhaust. Probably didn’t do a lot for performance, but boy did it sound nice!

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