Description
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While the GSX-R750 debuted in 1985 for most countries, the US first got it and the bigger brother 1100 in 1986.
It was an instant classic – an aluminum box frame housed a 128 horsepower oil-cooled engine, and it looked the part thanks to the full bodywork. The dry weight was 433 pounds, an impressively low number for the time.
As Bennetts found in its review, “On the open road it was astonishing. Fast and torquey like nothing else I’d ridden, but nimble too, feeling like what I imagined a proper race bike would as it flicked from left to right on the smallest of rider inputs.”
This example is VIN: GU47B102256. It came to Iconic as an import; prior history is not known.
The odometer shows 24,689 miles.
Maintenance:
In preparation for the listing, the seller had us replace the battery, the spark plugs, the fuel lines, the fuel filter, the petcock vacuum line, the air filter, the fork seals, and the clutch slave cylinder. We also rebuilt the clutch master cylinder, cleaned and bead-blasted the rear master cylinder, and had a set of keys made. Finally, we soldered the taillight leads, removed the tank pad and cleaned the tank, and installed new tires with date codes of 2622 and 2622.
Lalo did the work, he notes the following in his condition report:
Fuel Tank Internal: Ok, few spots of rust
Tire Year Front/ Rear: 2622
Tire Life – Front/Rear: 100%
Tire Pressure – Front: 32PSI; Rear: 32 PSI
Brake Life – Front: 90%; Rear: 80%
Suspension Leaks – Front/Rear: Ok
Hydraulic – Front/Rear/Clutch: Ok, New
Engine Oil – Level: Ok; Quality: New
Chain Condition: Ok
Low Beam: Ok
High Beam: Ok
Passing Light: Ok
Parking Light: Ok
Turn Signals: Ok
Tail Light: Ok
Brake Light: Ok
Plate Light: Ok
Killswitch: Ok
Horn: Ok
Battery: 12.6V
Charging:13.46
Test Ride: 3 Mile test ride, bike operates as intended
BIKE CONDITION:
-Chain guard missing hardware, tab broken from swingarm
-Reservoir caps sanded to bare aluminum
-Goodridge front brake lines
-Bodywork damage, ding in fuel tank, staining from old tank pad
Modifications:
Braided stainless steel brake lines.
Aftermarket bar ends.
Inside of the tank:
The sale includes two keys.
Cosmetic Blemishes: please see the album up top for all known cosmetic blemishes. Here is a selection:
Currently located at our facility in Santa Monica, California (please make an appointment for an inspection), this Suzuki is offered on a clean Oregon title. Please note that as an import, this bike lacks certain compliance and emissions stickers that the state of California would require to transfer a title. Have any GSX-R1100 stories or questions about this listing? Let us know in the “Comments” tab!
