2001 Suzuki GSX1400 Review- Is This The Best Money You Will Ever Spend On A Bike?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.ค. 2020
- Maybe One of the best bikes I have owned yet!
The Amazing Suzuki GSX1400
I'm really enjoying this bike, and so glad I have finally managed to find the right One after all these Years!
But is it really as good as I thought it would be? Or are there better options!
Lets find out
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Sold my Harley and always wanted one and found a gem of a 2002 with 9k miles and my god wat a muscle bike
I have just bought my second GSX! video is already on the channel 😁
The best bike to have. I've had one since 2013 and i still feel a rush every time i seat in it. I use it in short and long distances and it never stops to amaze me.
Couldn't agree more!
I have honda nighthawk 250 trying to bring it back but I'm in Jamaica and parts are not easy to come by and when you do find it it's very expensive
Love that muscle bike and the blue and white colour......looks awesome..
I've always fancied one of those.
Fabulous bike, great video. Love your enthusiasm and honesty.
Thanks :)
Swing arms are aluminium anodized, so no problems with corrosion, your right about fork seals and stations. Dont worry about laquer on fork sliders, they all go like that, so remove and polish and they look great.
I've got the K2 do love the GSX14 enjoyed the vid 👍
Great condition for its age, and yes the only colour combo to have. Wheels look fine as they are.
They never sold this girl in the States, or I would have bought one. Instead, I have carefully modded my (2nd) Bandit 1200 with numerous high-end goodies including proper suspension, a Corbin seat, and a JE Piston 1216cc kit. It runs awesome, puts 120 HP / 84 ft. lbs of Torque to the rear wheel, goes around a corner like Stink and oh yeah: I've put 160,000 miles on it, (yes I've rebuilt the motor). I just finished a 6000-mile trip around the States on it and also does Trackdays quite capably. Dependable, stable, and fits me like a glove. Best bike ever made... wish I could try the 14.
I have a K2, in blue and white, 5k miles, like new. I love it. Your right, you do feel your riding something special on a GSX1400
I love it!
Regret selling my K2 but now on my 3rd GSX1400. I had a blue screen on my FE model and always thought I was seeing police lights as the sun reflected off the chrome headlight. Not sure I agree with your comment about twin exhausts. The K2 looks great with standard pipe’s but Suzuki fitted 4 into 1 as standard on the FE. Your right about going for blue and white, just looks right on this bike.
I’ve had 2 of these, love them, K2 still best colour scheme, though Yours has a tail piece from a K3, enjoy
I got to have one! Love this bike. Great review.
Thanks Andy, make sure you do get One of these when you can, they are pretty awesome :)
H Dan I own a 2001 for over a year now and I am still doing stuff to her, I have left my stock indicators on and just changed the dated orange lenses for white to make it look more modern, I to have pretty much polished the hell out of all the aluminium on mine including peg holders and swing arm, mine is professionally painted in metallic bright red as I wanted to be different than most. I wouldn't put the puppies on the bike I did that to mine and my hands went numb even quicker, I have since took them off, and no more numb hands. Anyway mate your 14 looks awesome for her age and your be a fool to sell her as these bikes are going up in price everyday, they really are fast becoming a real classic bike. Take care mate and ride safe :)
Thanks for your comment, I agree these will go up in value, I wouldn't be surprised if they reach £10.000 for a mint example in the next 10 Years!
Good review, however having owned one of these amongst many other bikes, I would say that 0-60 not many bikes come close to these…. The torque makes them very very fast off the line
Well I have an update on the GSX1400 coming soon, so stay tuned Richard 😁
I've just bought a 2007 gsx1400.. I had 2 x Xjr1300. 2 x 1200 bandits and a Harley before bit this is easily the best bike I've ever had and I love the Xjrs..
I have to agree, really wish I had kept this bike now 🙃
I have a k3, it is my forever bike, just put new down pipes from black widow exhausts on. Only got 21k miles on an 02. My front mudguard is blue.
Good honest review pal
I’ve also just got the fastest blue and white k2 with white wheels love the machine plenty of grunt , Ive polished the folk legs and engine casings seems Suzuki was tight with the old lacquer, I will be keeping this till I can’t physically ride it no more like you’ve said the price is going to increase on these animals if kept properly, great vid
Thanks 👍
I have the K7 blue and white with a thin red stripe. Love the Yoshi 4-1 sound, tame around town and roars with a twist. Rebuilt my calipers and as for bleeding this worked for me. Bleed as best you can and put a couple of elastic bands on the front lever and a weight on the rear lever and leave over night.
Thanks for the advise :)
@@Budget-Cars-And-Bikes hey i have that last off in Australia, 2009 limited edition no more. bought in Mackay Qld, Artic white and blue , abused but luv it
@@peterrobertson7923 Still miss this big beauty :)
Another thing Suzuki changed to 4 into 1 in 2004 from memory. A lot of the ones sold in NZ had Yoshimura cans fitted.
I think I still prefer the old school 4-2 system for these big old bikes, just looks better in my opinion, thanks for your comment :)
I love this bike,looking to buy one👌
You should!
I've got two gsx1400, one absolutely original, and one for using ie screen new exhaust. Both white wheels, best looking. Original mud guard would have been blue.
Hi Dan, I’d deffo powder coat the wheels white, never ridden one myself, but she looks a heavy girl
I always fit wheel decals and my mates always slate me aswell, so your in good company
Cheers Ray 😁
Great review, just sold mine on now. Had it for 11 years, trouble with suzuki they tend to melt in the rain
Loved the video,been looking for a good one of these for a while, definitely going to get one when the savings let me. Should get a good price on the old Bandit as its polished and very clean..Exhaust islands awesome oh and leave the wheels polished. I know a few will disagree with me. But if they were white I would have left as is. Check my old Bandit out.
Glad you enjoyed the video, and I tend to agree with you on the wheels 😉
Congratulations enyoy it ,by the way I change my breake discs in the front to wave discs now the bike really can breake
Good to know!
The pipes / headers should be stainless...well they have been on the two I owned. Also the bar ends are not original so that could be the cause of the tingling. I love these bikes.
Yes I think the previous owers messed about with the bike a bit too much, I see now I actually ended up selling this beauty, that prieces have gone crazy in the UK!!! I saw a 10k Mile 2004 going for £10.000 the other day!! should have kept this for the future :)
Now that is the nuts those cans are epic that deep rumble very nice - must say your rear tyre looking a bit thin in the middle lol. The only thing I do not like on these bike are those horrible blue crap on top of the headlight imo just yuk , other than that its the dogs nuts nice find. Ride safe bud 😎
Has to be in my top 5 bikes I have owned so far! nothing I didn't like, and regretted selling this One as soon as it went down the road with the new owner. I may just have to buy another One! thanks for your comment :)
Looks beaut 👍
Ya right the big bikes look much better with 4 into 2 exhausts, unfortunately mine has 4 into 1 .
Corrosion on the underside of the downpipes in my opinion is accelerated a lot by the very short front mudguard.......same on my ZRX1100, so I used a carbon fibre fender extender fixed with Tigerseal to avoid poxy bolt/rivet holes and that made a huge difference without detracting from the styling by much at all. P.S. As for colour schemes on the ZRX, yes Eddie Lawson is hugely popular, but I prefer the Firecracker Red colour from the GPZ range.
Thanks for the tip on keeping the downpipes corrosion free, and although I do like the Red on the ZRX, I tend to prefer the Green and Black scheme personally. Thanks for your comments Robbo :)
@@Budget-Cars-And-Bikes 👍
Awesome bike my friend… 🇵🇹
My favourite bike in this series :)
YES, this is the precursor to the Suzuki Bking
Been hoping to get a B-King for the last 10 Years, but they seem to hold their money really well!
You done an unbelievable job on the forks just wondering did you do a vid on that
I didn't do a video on that I'm afraid, although it is quite an easy job (far easier if you take the front wheel off) but less than 2 hours can get even the worst corrosion looking great again :)
@@Budget-Cars-And-Bikes thanks buddy
A lot of people seem to forget about this bike and insist that the naked 1200 bandit is the go to suzuki muscle bike.
Lovely condition for the age.
Had a k3 sold it and bought a K2 with a turbo .
Fed up with the zx14 ,comfortable now....
With a Turbo! sounds like a blast 😁
Sold my k3 in April as I wanted the cash to buy a Z900rs....like the Z900rs but loved the 14 and looking for another right now👍🏻
Considered the 900RS myself :)
It doesn’t have the torque of the Gsx and Im missing that👍🏻
YES, BEST
My first bike was '00 GSX600F which was great, i could ride all day, 1000 miles a day is the most i did. Surely a bit slow but no problems, pleasant ride in all speeds and that bike taught me to really use the handlebar at speed.
Now i'm running CBR1100XX which is great for going slightly faster but after two hours im done due to the riding position.
Was thinking this could be my next bike in these exact colours but how is it at speeds as there's no fairings?
We've just begun a new series on the GSX1400 on the channel, as I really wanted to try another one! We do have a whole series on a CBR1100XX if you get the change to check those out 😁
So out of the three muscle bikes you've had, which do you prefer ?
I've had two GSXs but always fancied a ZRX
So far I would have to say the GSX1400 is my favourite - It just suits me, and my style of riding the best, but do watch out for an upcoming video on a CB1300! things might change by then :)
Beautiful bike, was waiting for you to start it tho,
16.58 I started it :)
@@Budget-Cars-And-Bikes so you did! So sorry I literally skipped that little bit, love the Suzuki old school retro muscle bike, I have a 21 year old bandit in mint condition, but your bike is my dream bike, love it, safe riding mate👍
@@earthtrekker1 Cheers Garry
@AntiComm 2020 Sounds awesome doesn't it :)
I would go for a Good 4 into 1 Yoshimura exhaust with clamp on air filters and upgrade the carbs jets.
Suzuki offered this package straight from the show room.
The only thing is the exhaust is a bit pricy if your buying a new one.
Although I do personally prefer a 4 into 2 on these bikes, I do love a good Yoshi set up too :)
carbs jets ?
The bikes fuel injected not carby
My bad, didn't know they went all high tech on a GSX Muscle bike.
I had the old school one.
Ive had the black one 2007 from 2009 to now. Great bike. So did you take the fork legs off to polish them? And if not what did you use and do?
Hi Steve, no I polished them back with the wheel on, not the best way to do it as you can't get to the inside edge, but you never really see that anyway, I used wet+dry paper ranging from 800 to 2500 grit, then used my cordless drill with polishing pad bit and "PEEK" Metal polish, I recently did the same on a CBR1100 Super Blackbird (video series on the channel) and that also came out quite well. Hope that helps :)
@@Budget-Cars-And-Bikes Yes thanks never heard of peek will look it up :)
@@stevedunn5546 I found it be better than stuff like Autosol personally Steve
Wasn't a fan when they came out ,but as i approach Middle Age,I've taken an interest...give me the Yoshimura colours all day long, red/black or the white/baby blue ones! Amazing to think,if you dump the twin exhaust system, that bike weighs the same as a 2024 Honda Transalp 750! I'd have to have the Yoshimura exhaust (£1400) and a Wes Cooley nose fairing,those look far better than all the others,ZRX1100,CB1300,etc(never liked the big Yamaha). Might buy one soon,we'll see?
Still my favourite of the big four, and I might even have One for sale soon!
@@Budget-Cars-And-Bikes I'll need sewn back together first, 4yrs next February since I was bombed...might treat myself, once the lawyers are done....red Yoshimura 50th Anniversary one looks amazing...de-chromed
@@Budget-Cars-And-Bikes Full bolt on turbo kit for a GSX1400,everything included, including H/D clutch springs, etc...£2500...if you're over in the States anytime...excess luggage 😂
@@williamrae9954 Nice 😁
Great video love muscle bikes could you do one on the yamaha radian 600 1990 every one seem to have forgotten about them they were great bikes
I'll do my best 😁 Have you seen the latest GSX1400 video too? and the ZRX1200 - CB1300 And XJR1300 All on the channel 😉
I've got one 56 plate foolishly sold it to my son in law coz I had a metal knee done was scared in case of accident. Missed it so much thought sod the knee bought it back .
I imagine everyone who sold their GSX has regretted it, I know I regret selling this One!
@@Budget-Cars-And-Bikes I was lucky I bought it back for what I sold it the prices are stupid I paid 3000 you have to pay 4500 at least for high mileage ones mine was only 15000 they sort of get under your skin once it's gone you really want it back
@@robertwilkinson2232 I sold mine for £3200 to a dealer, just as it had no MOT and needed a little work, as you say though.... £4500 minimum for a sub 30k Mile decent bike now!
Just seen your video on the GSX1400 and you mentioned that you're planning on selling it. Do you have a figure?
This One has sold now :)
Put the wheels back to white , then it’s one thing less to corrode, and polish .
There is news on the GSX coming next Month so stay tuned 😁
What's the seat hight like I'm a short arse 29ins leg will I be ok getting 1?
You might struggle throwing your leg over this if you're a shorty, you may need to keep it on the centre stand and climb onto it ;)
@@Budget-Cars-And-Bikes so if that's the case and I get 1 how am I supposed to stop? I think I might give and test ride 1 and see how I go I used to own a Trophy 1200 and was ok with that
Suzuki engines and gearboxes very good. BUT build quality last about as well as a chocolate fireguard!
Havnt seen the stainless steel sidepanel bottom covers before? Does anybody know where i can get some please?
Found this link for you Steve, hope it helps - www.justbandits.com/gsx1400-stainless-side-panel-inserts.html
@@Budget-Cars-And-Bikes Brilliant. Cheers
@@stevedunn5546 Your welcome
I own both the Gsx 1400 k2 and the xjr 1300 racer and the the engine on the Suzuki is so mutch better! For the start is has 150cc more and the gearing is way better in the Gsx because it has one more gear! And the low torque is so mutch better than the Xjr 1300 (1250cc🤭)
And here in Sweden the insurance is mutch more for the Yamaha.
Yes I agree, the GSX is a better bike in my opionion, but you can buy the XJR at around £2000 in the UK (older models) where the GSX is over £4000 for an average condition bike with 40 Miles. So if on a budget the XJR is a great option, but for me I would choose the GSX every time :)
@@Budget-Cars-And-Bikes Here in Sweden there is not a big difference in price between those 2. I think the bandit 1250 is a better choice instead for the xjr and a big plus is the fuel injection instead of the carburators that was on the xjr for to many years.
@@steffenandres3185 Yes I wanted to try the 1250 Bandit for some time, I reviewed the 1200 a few Years ago on the channel, so would like to see how the 1250 is too :)
"Comparable torque" confused me. 75 lb-ft for the XJR in a thin peak around 6200 rpm and 94 peak for the GSX at around 5k rpm, with more than 80 across the whole fun range from 3k to 6k rpm. XJR is generally gorgeous but this blue and white GSX just might be gorgeouser.
Guess what? We are revisiting the GSX1400 next Month! with a ride along and some other videos coming soon too. I just had to buy another. But the GSX1400 has around 126nm Torque compared with the other 3 in this class.
@@Budget-Cars-And-Bikes You've seen the light again?
@@simpletonballsack I really missed this one after I sold it, and been after another for a long time since, then I found what I believe is a beauty 🤩
@@Budget-Cars-And-Bikes You're inspiring me to get one too. Can't wait to see your "new" one. I'm 57, had a lot of bikes and a cool old school GSX now sounds just perfect. I got rid of a ZZR1100 as it was generally no fun unless doing illegal speed, the Goldwing had to go as it couldn't do fun stuff well and if I want to chew up lots of straight and flat kilometers here in Australia I'll take the car. I'm looking at a gen 1 in blue as it's the cheapest one on our local market. It's done 150,000 k's by a now 70 year old man who has cared for it from new, so should be fine. I'm already planning on painting in the blue and white and definitely keeping the twin mufflers!
Bet you cheat at Scrabble 😂
Never been into Suzuki blue/white. Mainly because everyone has that colour. Even my 750 srad had to be the black/red. Original as poss has always been the way for me.
What make rubber on those wheels.
Sorry my friend, I just can't recall now
Sounds very much like your fueling is off, mate: probably time for a system cleanout, fresh air filter and a good Synch, and then it should run like the town virgin from a prison break.
I agree for sure it needed a very good service, still love this bike :)
@@Budget-Cars-And-Bikes Suggestion: Get a Haynes Shop manual for the bike and dig-in yourself. Even if there are things (injector synch) that you might want to farm-out to a shop due to lack of tool, you'll still be able to save a fortune, and you'll become far more familiar with the machine. Makes the ride a lot more fun. And safe.
where are you based. i am in millbrook. not far from the flag at liskeard
Just in the middle of the town :)
@@Budget-Cars-And-Bikes perhaps see you at the flag , i may go at the weekend. see if i can see my bike
Is this for sale yet?
It sold within 24 hours of listing sorry
Actually there's a video of this little baby demolishing a yamaha r1 as far as acceleration to 250 mt is concerned. Torque talks. It's a traffic light beast
Agreed
I completely disagree regarding the colours of these classics. I have seen a black GSX 1400 and to me it looked miles better than the Blue and white same with the CB 1300 in silver vs the white. Obviously it's all very subjective but that's the point isn't it.
Totally agree Matt, my point was the Blue and White seems to be the most popular Colour, (the same for the CB1300 being Red and White) and those do tend to command higher prices, but Black does always look great on a bike, DelBoys Garage is doing a series on a Black GSX right now which looks lovely, but for me..... still needs to be B+W 😁
@@Budget-Cars-And-Bikes Yeah each to their own. See for me I like the CB 1300 in silver as it suits all the different metals on the bike along with the blacks it gives it a monochrome look. Whereas I think the red and White version looks odd almost toy like. I get that it's their respective colours etc. and you are completely right they do command a higher price but, for me they are not always the best looking.
Im gonna put this cover back to its original colour........................oh u mean black? :)
Only after making the video I actually realized they are meant to be Black, so many other bikes of this era have Aluminium covers I just assumed it would have been that originally :)
Try a yellow one. I own one. I also have a cb1300 and I think it feels bigger than the gsx. I think that front mudguard needs to be the original blue if you paint it . L99 COLOUR CODE
Cheers mate :)
@@Budget-Cars-And-Bikes I'm also in Cornwall. Penzance
@@michaelcurnow8814 Beautiful part of the Country :)
4 into 2 all the way, yamaha f'ed up making 4-1 on their new xjrs
Great looking 1400. I’m on my second GSX 1400 now and just love the naked monster lady. I had in track days and it works fine on the track to. But like you said
, it’s not a sports bike but this lady surprises many fellow sport bike riders I must say. I have a K5 blue and white with the same polished rims like you have. Best regards from Sweden.
They must have never brought this to the USA
I'm not sure Patrick, plenty of them here in the UK though 😁
No they never imported these to the states.
Nah white rims
Have to agree..... White look pretty awesome on these 😉
Just pure waffle. We all know what to look for condition wise, we want to see it ridden and know what the torque and handling is like, not how shiny it is. Utterly pointless video.
You are intitled to your opinion, I wasn't able to do a ride along at the time of making this video, as I had no camera, however, I am doing newer reviews riding the bikes now. Sorry you didn't find this video of any help though.
Nice , but xjr is better
New XJR1300 video coming up really soon :)
Have never liked those,ever since I rode a FJ1100...one of the worse bikes I've ever ridden...everything was just horrible, engine characteristics, handling, the lot!
Eeeerrrm errrrm eeerrrrrrmm eeerrrrrmmm 🤦🏻♂️
Terribly sorry, I don't work from a script, so I tend to think about what I'm going to say on the spot, there are TH-camrs who "erm and umm" a LOT more than me, and they have have 200k+ subs, it's just something that happens now and then.
@@Budget-Cars-And-Bikes yeah I’m sure there is but I’m being honest ! I like the vids content ect just really hard to listen to errrrr ummmm all the time
@@uniqprojects381 Yes I totally agree! and I've actually picked up other people on doing the same thing in the past myself, once you start to hear it, you can't stop hearing it!! but I will try really hard to get that aspect under control for future videos :)
Cricky man, you talk so much about wanting one, finding one cheap and so on. I think you know very little about riding bikes mate.
Yes after 40 years it seems I don't know much at all, but I'm sure you do 😉