Please note: This VJ23 does not currently run. The seller has asked that we list it as-is. Accordingly, there will be no running video.
This bike is being sold to support Team USA Motorsports’ competition in the 2026 Isle of Man TT as they send the first ever fully American team to compete over the Snaefell Mountain Course.
Introduced at the end of the 80s, the RGV250 was filled with design cues from Suzuki’s 250cc Gamma Grand Prix racer. When de-restricted, it produced over 60 horsepower to motivate just 282 pounds of dry weight. Visor Down called it “the purest and most race-bred two-stroke track tool ever to make it into a showroom.”
For the 1996 model year, Suzuki debuted the VJ23 generation with an all new engine that featured a 70 degree configuration of the V-twin, just like the factory race bikes. According to Suzuki UK, just 2,218 were built. All of the VJ23s were the high-spec SP model (an upgrade in the previous generation), which got a dry clutch, close-ratio transmission, ram air intake, and larger carbs. Claimed hp for a de-restricted model was 70.
This example is VIN: VJ23A101664. It came to Iconic as an import from Japan.
The odometer shows 30,569 kilometers (18,994 miles).
Maintenance:
In preparation for the listing, the seller had us perform a safety inspection. Our service department notes the following on their condition report:
Gas Tank Internal Condition: OK – A LITTLE DIRTY
Engine Oil Level: OK
Engine Oil Quality: OK
2T Oil Level: OK
Coolant Level: OK
Coolant Quality: OK
Front Hydraulic Fluid Level: OK
Front Hydraulic Fluid Quality: FAIL MORE THAN 3% H2O
Rear Hydraulic Fluid Level: OK
Rear Hydraulic Fluid Quality: FAIL MORE THAN 3% H2O
Clutch Hydraulic Fluid Level: N/A
Clutch Hydraulic Fluid Quality: N/A
Final Drive Condition: DIRTY
Headlight High Beam: PASS
Headlight Low Beam: PASS
Passing Light: PASS
Parking Light: PASS
Turn Signals: PASS
Tail Light: PASS
Brake Light (Front Switch): PASS
Brake Light (Rear Switch): PASS
Plate Light: PASS
Horn: PASS
Kill Switch: PASS
Brake Pad % Remaining Front: 70
Brake Pad % Remaining Rear: 10
Forks: OK
Shock/s: OK
Tire Date Code Front: 2619
Tire Date Code Rear: 3419
Tire % Remaining Front: 60
Tire % Remaining Rear: 70
Tire Press. Front: 33
Tire Press. Rear: 35
Battery Standing Voltage: 5.0V
Charging Voltage @ 4k RPM: N/A
Running Condition: RUNS POORLY
Test Ride Completed: NO
Test Ride Distance: TBD
Notes:
FIRED UP THEN CARBS OVERFLOWED
USED STARTER BOOSTER TO START
Modifications:
Flush-mount turn signals.
Inside of the tank:
It is riding on Bridgestone Battlax S20 tires with date codes of 2619 and 3419.
The sale includes two keys.
Cosmetic Blemishes: please see the album up top for all known cosmetic blemishes. Here is a selection:
Currently located in Panorama City, California, (please make an appointment for an inspection) this Suzuki is offered on a clean Arizona 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.
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