1987 Suzuki GSX-R750 with 691 Miles

Description

Please note: The seller states that this GSX-R750 will require a carb clean. He purchased the bike from a collector who elected not to ride it. Being an avid first-generation GSX-R collector himself, the seller kept the bike on display as well.

Click here for an VINData Motorcycle History Report on this 1987 Suzuki GSX-R750. Additional photos are available here for your perusal.

Though the model debuted in 1985, Suzuki’s legendary Gixxer line did not make its way to the US until 1986. The changes were minor – better headlights, a revised belly pan, and 25mm longer swingarm, but Americans were probably too busy drooling over the first true street-legal race replica sold in this market to notice.

Those aren’t just our words – Suzuki specifically marketed the Gixxer as a “racebike for the street” and backed it up with a design that featured a 749cc inline-four motor fed by 31mm Mikuni carbs and Suzuki’s Twin Swirl Combustion Chamber with 16 valve heads. It put down 80 horsepower at the rear wheel (106 at the crank) through a six-speed transmission, and impressively the engine weighed 30 pounds less than the previous GS750 motor (even though that was air-cooled).

Weight savings were not just limited to the motor. The whole bike weighed just 388 pounds dry, which was a revelation at the time. The GSX-R750 inspired copycats from the other Japanese manufacturers and impressively, it’s still in production today.

This example is VIN: JS1GR75A5H2101107. The seller purchased the bike from a private party approximately seven years go. He notes that Don “the Snake” Prudhomme was the original owner.

The odometer shows 691 miles.

Maintenance:
The seller reports no recent maintenance.

Modifications:
According to the seller, “the bike is stock — completely original, unmolested.”

Inside of the tank:

It is riding on Bridgestone Cyrox tires that have aged out.

The sale includes two keys (one pictured) as well as an issue of Hot Rod Magazine highlighting the Snake.

Cosmetic Blemishes: please see the album up top for all known cosmetic blemishes. Here is a selection:

Currently located in Anaheim, California, this Suzuki is offered on a clean California title. Per the California DMV website, it will cost $155 to bring California registration current through April 2025.

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