How much does a Suzuki GSX R1100 cost?
With 130bhp being produced from a bike weighing a relatively light (for the time) 197kg, Suzuki claimed their new machine had the best power-to-weight ratio in the business – 1.51kg per brake horsepower for a showroom price of just £3299.
What was the problem with the Suzuki 1100?
Perhaps in reaction to such incidents, Suzuki tamed their beast (slightly) for the start of the new decade by adding a longer swing arm and reducing the steering head angle. But just as one problem was addressed, another was beginning to rear its head: the 1100 was gaining weight while its rivals had all been to biking’s celebrity fit club.
When did Gary Rothwell start riding his Suzuki?
No-one anywhere on the planet has abused Suzuki GSX-R1100s quite like Gary Rothwell. Rothwell started stunt riding in 1992 with a 1989 Slingshot GSX-R1100K and, despite the fact that the Gixxer was already quite long in the tooth, admits it was his first weapon of choice.
What was the Suzuki GSXR 1100 used for?
The Suzuki GSXR 1100 was the first road bike to have a cartridge fork setup and electronically activated suspension. Suzuki’s aim with the 1100 as with the 750 beforehand was to use race bike technology in road bikes and create the best sportsbikes for the time.
When did I race my GSX R1100 slabide bike?
Swingarm angle is crucial on these old GSX-Rs as they were originally very flat. I did do some classic racing in the late ’80s through to 2006 in the Pre-War class of the classic road racing in Australia and competed in every State.
Why is the Suzuki GSX R1100 an icon?
For these people, the GSX-R1100 will always represent nostalgic, hairy-chested, hard rock machismo. It was more than a bike. It summed up an era of excess and it said more about the owner than a psychological profile. Today, if a well-ridden one of these appears in your mirrors, wave them through and then call the men in the white coats.
Perhaps in reaction to such incidents, Suzuki tamed their beast (slightly) for the start of the new decade by adding a longer swing arm and reducing the steering head angle. But just as one problem was addressed, another was beginning to rear its head: the 1100 was gaining weight while its rivals had all been to biking’s celebrity fit club.