Description
Click here for a CycleVIN Report on this 1986 Suzuki GSX-R1100. Additional photos are available here for your perusal.
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.”
Manufactured in April of 1986, this example is VIN: JS1GU74A2G2103069, Engine #: U703103571.
The odometer shows 19,668 miles.
The seller is a good friend of Iconic who recently sold a VJ21 and a VJ22 with us.
Maintenance:
In preparation for the listing, the shop replaced the battery, the petcock, the front and rear brake masters, the front and rear calipers, the front brake switch contact, as well as the rear brake line and hardware. Additionally, we repaired a leak in the valve cover drain-back, rebuilt the rear caliper, replaced the rear shock, rebuilt the front forks, cleaned and synced the carbs, installed new air filters, installed new bar ends, and installed new Metzeler Roadtec Z8 Interact tires with date codes of 3921 and 0422.
Steve, Yonni, and Alex did the work, they note the following in their condition report:
Tire Life – Front/ Rear: 100%
Tire Pressure : Front/ Rear: 32PSI
Brake Life – Front/ Rear : 95%
Hydraulic Fluid: Front/Rear: Clutch: Ok,
New
Oil – Level: Ok; Quality: Ok, New
Low Beam: Ok
High Beam: Ok
Turn Signals: Ok
Tail Light: Ok
Brake Light: Ok
Plate Light: Ok
Killswitch: Ok
Horn: Ok
Battery: 12.6 V
Test Ride: 2 mile test ride; bike functions as intended.
Modifications:
Yoshimura exhaust.
Emgo pod filters.
R&G bar ends.
Inside of the tank:
The sale includes one key.
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 Georgia title. Have any GSX-R1100 stories or questions about this listing? Let us know in the “Comments” tab!
