Description
Please note: This GSX-R1100W cranks but does not start. The seller has requested that we sell it as-is.
Additional photos are available here for your perusal.
A year after Suzuki changed the sportbike game with the GSX-R750 in 1985, they rolled out the big brother GSX-R1100. The press and the public ate it up, but that didn’t stop Suzuki from making changes every single year. 1991 brought mechanical upgrades in the form of larger carbs, but the most obvious changes were a series of significant cosmetic changes – the bodywork was restyled and the headlights were covered.
Basic specifications of the ’91 model were 145 horsepower and 497 pounds – heavy nowadays but a featherweight when it was released. A Modern Classic review on Bennetts describes the 1100 Gixxer by saying, “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.”
1993 brought the model’s last significant redesign – Suzuki went to liquid cooling in lieu of the previous air/oil, and in the process they bumped up horsepower to 155 (and weight to 509 pounds). They also implemented several chassis changes. This was known as the WP model, and Suzuki would only make minor changes to the model until ending production in 1998.
This example is VIN: GU75B103603. The seller purchased the bike from Europe four months ago.
The odometer shows 55,652 kilometers (34,580 miles).
Maintenance:
In preparation for the listing, the seller had us perform a safety inspection and make a list of recommended repairs. Our service department notes the following in their condition report:
Gas Tank Internal Condition: OK
Tire Year Front/ Rear: 1615/1315
Tire % Front/ Rear: 90/90
Tire Press Front/ Rear: 36/36
Brake % Front/ Rear : 60/60
Front hydraulic fluid: AIR IN SYSTEM
Rear Hydraulic Fluid: OK/YELLOW
Clutch Hydraulic Fluid: OK/YELLOW
Engine Oil: FULL OF FUEL
Coolant: OK
Low Beam: OK
High Beam: OK
Turn: OK
Tail Light: OK
Brake Light: OK
Plate Light: OK
Kill: UNK
Horn: OK
Fork: LEAK
Shock/s: LEAK
Final Drive: OK
Battery Standing Voltage: 12
Charging Voltage @ 4k RPM: UNK
Test Ride: None taken, crank no start
Notes:
*FULL AKRAPOVIC EXHAUST INSTALLED
-BIKE CRANKS BUT WONT START
-FUEL IN OIL
-LARGE OIL LEAK LEFT SIDE OF HEAD
-MINOR FORK LEAKS
-MINOR SHOCK LEAK
-BRAKES SPONGY
-Tires Installed:
Front: 120/70-17
Rear: 180/55-17
REPAIRS RECOMMENDED
-Engine oil + filter
-Coolant
-Hydro 3
-Fork seals
-New shock
-Carbs
-Tires
-Right fork stanchion has scratch on front
Modifications:
Full Akrapovič exhaust.
Inside of the tank:
It is riding on Bridgestone and Continental tires with date codes of 0719 and 2721.
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 Washington title. Have any GSX-R1100 stories or questions about this listing? Let us know in the “Comments” tab!
