Description
Please note: This GSX-R1100 cranks but does not start. The seller has asked that we sell it as-is and leave the recommended repairs up to the next owner.
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.”
This example is VIN: GU75A100422. It came to Iconic as an import from Japan.
The odometer shows 39,207 kilometers (24,362 miles).
Maintenance:
In preparation for the listing, the seller had us install a battery lead and perform a safety inspection. Our service department notes the following in their condition report:
Gas Tank Condition: Ok
Tire Years – Front/Rear: 0317/0417
Tire % – Front/Rear: 90%/90%
Tire Pressure – Front/Rear: 22/22
Brake % – Front/Rear : 80%/80%
Hydraulic Fluid – Front: Fail, +3% Moisture; Rear: Fail, +3%
Moist.; Clutch: Fail, 1.5-3.0% Moist, dirty
Engine Oil: FAIL, OIL/FUEL CONTAMINATION
Coolant – Level: Ok; Quality: OK, CAP MISSING ON EXPANSION TANK
Low Beam: OK
High Beam: OK
PassingLight: Ok
Parking Light: Ok
Turn Signals: OK front/rear both sides
Tail Light: Ok
Brake Light: OK
Plate ight: OK
Killswitch: UNKNOWN – ENGINE DID NOT RUN
Horn: Ok
Fork: FAIL, left fork seal leaking
Shock/s: NO LEAK
Final Drive: OK
Battery:
OCV: 12.32
Capacity: 10.0 AH
Sate of Health: 100%
State of Charge: 48% GOOD & RECHARGE
Charging: BIKE WAS NOT RUNNING
Test Ride: NONE TAKEN, BIKE CRANKS BUT DOES NOT START
Notes:
•CRANK NO START
•Fuel in oil, oil change required
•Carbs need going through, doesn’t start, fuel possibly leaking into engine
•Left fork seal leaking, needs replacement
•Missing coolant overflow reservoir cap
•Hydraulic fluids have high moisture
– Bike has LED headlight bulbs installed
– Aftermarket levers and bar ends
REPAIRS RECOMENDED:
• Carbs
• Oil + filter
• Fork Seals
• Replace missing coolant cap
• Tires F+R (Aged)
• Hydro 3
Modifications:
Yoshimura muffler.
Aftermarket levers and bar ends.
LED headlights.
Tank pad, gas cap cover.
Inside of the tank:
It is riding on Bridgestone Battlax TS100 tires that have aged out
The sale includes two keys.
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. 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. Have any GSX-R1100 stories or questions about this listing? Let us know in the “Comments” tab!
