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Andy Gordon’s 1971 Suzuki TT350

I purchased this bike six or seven years ago, in fair condition, but wanted to totally restore the bike, so did a full-on restoration including fully rebuilt engine. The bike is a genuine UK bike and was purchase new in 1972 from Comerfords, I found out that the bike was a rare TT350 with different colours to the T350R. I have shown the bike at Bristol classic bike show and also met the original owner of it, so I know the early history and that the bike was done in its original colour of candy red.

Mark Banister’s 1978 Yamaha XT500E

After a few years in the shed (more than four, as I recall) and

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