Description
Please note: Iconic is proud to call Dreamcycle one of its approved iconic locations! We have partnered with the British Columbia-based museum in order to support all of your Canadian motorcycling needs! Dreamcycle, AKA Iconic Western Canada, has been listing quite a few bikes lately with more to come. If you’re a patient buyer and need the bike brought to either Iconic’s HQ in Santa Monica, California, or Iconic East in Rhode Island, it’s likely we can combine some bikes and save on shipping. We cannot provide exact quotes but it will most certainly be less than market price. As always, the buyer is welcome to choose your own carrier as well.
Please note: This bike has been in storage for years. As such, there is no cold start video.
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.
1988 brought the first big update, starting a generation that Suzuki fans like to call the Slingshot as the bikes used “slingshot” carbs. They were designed as a hybrid of flat-slide carbs and CV carbs, and the term referred to the shape of the slide. Plus, it’s just a great nickname! For 1989, Suzuki brought out an all-new air/oil cooled 1,127cc inline four engine that bumped up output to 143 horsepower and 81 lb-ft of torque.
Manufactured November 1988, this example is VIN: JS1GV73A9K2100225; Engine: V710100576. The seller purchased the bike six years ago from Bent Bike in Vancouver, Canada, and states, “I purchased it from the owner that re did it and have had it on display in my collection for 6 years.”
The odometer shows 25,188 kilometers (15,651 miles).
Maintenance:
Per the seller, “Motor was completely re-built. No paperwork to back that up though as it was done by the last owner. It was also re-painted and wheels powder coated with new tires at that time.”
Modifications:
Akrapovic exhaust.
Zero Gravity tinted windscreen. Aftermarket front turn signals.
Chain guard removed. Powder coated wheels.
Not shown: Penske rear shock.
It is riding on Michelin Pilot Power tires with date codes of 3414 and 1815.
The sale includes two keys, owner’s manual, rear shock, mirrors, chain guard, rear seat and rear cowl.
Cosmetic Blemishes: please see the album up top for all known cosmetic blemishes. Here is a selection:
Currently located in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada, this Suzuki is offered on a clean Canada title. Have any GSX-R1100 stories or questions about this listing? Let us know in the “Comments” tab! Dreamcycle, AKA Iconic Western Canada, has been listing quite a few bikes lately with more to come. If you’re a patient buyer and need the bike brought to either Iconic’s HQ in Santa Monica, California, or Iconic East in Rhode Island, it’s likely we can combine some bikes and save on shipping. We cannot provide exact quotes but it will most certainly be less than market price. As always, the buyer is welcome to choose your own carrier as well.