Quote Originally Posted by nudemetalz
Yes I vaguely do now. I've always liked the alphabet soup 750's. Nice to ride.

I remember when Dad first brought the 750ESD home. Brand-spanking new blue and grey, one of the first in the country (he worked for the Suzi dealer).
I was astounded by it !!!!!
This thing had single-shock rear suspension, a little wheel at front and raised up at the back !!! It was so futuristic looking after all of the "normal" styled (Kats aside) bikes of '80-82 period.

I was then a 13 year old boy racing an RM80 so bikes were already in my blood and I kept up with all of the different bikes Dad brought home from time to time from the shop.
One of the bikes he really liked riding was the GR-650 (I think the Yanks called them the Tempter) which never really took off here. Said it was very pleasant to ride.

Ah, memories....
Good old workhorses the ESD suzi, was your dad at Doug Creswell's(sp?) lols spent many an hour there my old man knew most of the blokes there.

Ha we've probably chased eachother around a track somewhere on the 80s lols. Mmm GR650 semi chopper styled twin (grey with blue stripes) almost retro type of bike.
Might have to dig some pics out too.

98tls, Phil Payne had the Doctor Desmo shop, shared the same building as Cycletreads & Cycle Restorations when they started in chch (st Asaph st)then moved to Barbadoes st. Raced the RV1 (white with a MHR Mille engine) in Bears and was an ex 500GP Mechanic. The MHR was a real head turner at the time but a tempremental beast, one I wouldn't mind still having was the Laverda (Jota cams, kitted carbs, Harris race pipe etc)