Prince George Vintage Motorcycle Club
Technical Section => Complete Rebuilds => Topic started by: Olafskii on February 22, 2026, 11:03:39 AM
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My '76 GT750 came to me missing the shift lever. It turns out that replacement shift levers are difficult to find and the cost of replacements in decent condition is 'unfortunate'. I haven't found any aftermarket GT750 levers nor have I found generic levers that fit the Suzuki 11.5mm-21 spline pattern.
But, I have an old GT750 shift lever with stripped splines. I was starting to get serious about buying a modern shift lever for say a Suzuki DR650 which uses the same spline pattern as 1970's Suzuki's. The plan was to cut off stripped spline 'block' and replace it with the block from the DR650 lever.
Then I found this little shop in the UK: https://www.feked.com/. They actually sell replacement gear lever blocks for ?3.95. The appropriate one for Suzuki's is 11.5mm.
As a practice trial I swapped out the Honda style spline block from a generic Emgo shift lever to the Feked.com Suzuki block. (I'll use this lever for trial shifting engines when they're on the bench) Next project: swap out the spline block on the GT750 lever.
(https://i.imgur.com/o7CsULM.jpeg)
To do the swap you'll need to find someone who can weld. I recommend using GTAW (TIG) welding. As always with this type of work, preparation is three quarters of the task. I recommend that chrome plating be removed from around the weld area and using a full penetration groove weld.
Thoughts, comments?
Olaf
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The welding part will be the easiest. It will be the plating after that will be difficult.
Peace & Grease, Dennis