What kind of bike was the 1991 Suzuki GSX1100G?
Year/Model: 1991 Suzuki GSX1100G; Owner: Steve Nelson, Cypress, California. (Photos by Steve Nelson) It was big at 1,100cc, good for 130-plus mph, and comfortable. You could spend all day on this bike, easily racking up a few hundred miles.
When did the Bafang motor on my bike fail?
Number two motor outright failed at less than 120 miles. Was intermittent for a bit before. Turned out that if I rolled the bike backwards (to get the chain to move backwards) it would start working again until I coasted, then wouldn’t re-startup.
How big is the rake on a Suzuki GSX-G?
The GSX-G, on the other hand, had almost six inches more wheelbase (62.2 inches), and a quasi-cruiseresque 33 degrees of rake, with 6.1 inches of trail. This was going to be a heavy, slow steerer, but really comfortable and stable on the straights.
Can a 1986 Suzuki GSXR1100 be a classic?
None of which should stop you buying an early GSX-R because classic bikes are all about the emotion, not performance and, truth is a good 1986 GSX-R1100 will run rings around any bike built before it.
When did Suzuki stop making the GSX1100G?
From over 700,000 new motorcycles sold in the U.S. in 1985, less than 300,000 were sold in ’91, ’92 and ’93. It was a bad time. At the end of ’93, Suzuki decided to cut the GSX1100G as well as the VX800.
How did the Suzuki GSXR1100 avoid water cooling?
As on the 750 the new engine avoided the extra faff of water-cooling by using the added faff of oil-assisted air-cooling. Essentially this meant the GSX-R had an enormous oil cooler and powerful oil pump that shoved the lube around the engine and through the cooler at a much higher rate than a conventional motor.
What’s the history of the Suzuki GSX R750?
History is written by the winners and when the sports bike victors of biking Britain get nostalgic they see the original Suzuki GSX-R750 as some kind of sales-busting high watermark in motorcycling. Those of us who were there don’t quite remember it like that.