I have a 1990 one since it was a year old, & it has never let me down. I change oil & filter regularly & a yearly service. A good alrounder I even tour with it riding 2up.
I bought mine in 2000 because I needed a reliable bike . Now, 24 years later it is the only bike I have that is drivable. There are many reasons for this.. this is a great bike for daily driving. It keeps you out of trouble because you’re not racing. If you rev it up it does keep up with smaller bikes. I wish I had gotten a bigger bike however . I added the gel seat which was available back then and a loud exhaust which I remove because I like the stock sound better .
I had this as daily commuter. It's a proper bike for longer hauls. Kind of missing low end torque. The GSX-R heritage thing. It is flubby on S turns, stock suspension is too soft for a heavy rider. Highways are great though. Very stable and comfortable. A bit hard to service I found out. Everything is tucked behind fairings. Including air filter which is buried deep. The oil filter has the exhaust downpipes straight in front of the filter which makes removal a pain. At least without a flexible tool. I had a simple oil filter puller which couldn't twist without downpipe removal. Pain. Oh and on mine the oil pressure chain cam tensioner went bad at only 18.000km which lies in the back centre of the engine so another teardown required. A manual one is a better and more permanent option. In the end this made me switch to naked bikes just for the sake of maintaining the bike properly. Also the engine on the 600 and 750 is the same. They use cilinder bushings with smaller pistons to go down to 600cc EU kW requirements made it this way. Also the carbs. Oh man. They would freeze in cold weather making it run poor or on 3 cilinders. But when it got up to temp it would run smooth. All in all. I'd get a bandit anyday of the week before ever picking up a F again. I now ride a 2019 SV650a daily. My dad had the original F750 from 1991 switching over from R models. Because of the better positioning on the bike. That bike had way more power. The exhaust is huge and needed to be swapped but I didn't want to mess with jets. It really chokes the bike output a lot. The cat eats HP. So many small things about this bike. It is kind of you get what you pay for.
Reading this make me realise a lot of I leave my katana out in the cold for a long time it runs on 3 cylinders and warms up to 4 and I’ve been through carbs, also mines got decent miles now was wondering how bad was it to do a chain on yours did you split the cases or split the chain link ?
I am considering buying this as my first motorcycle but have had problems with comfort on other bikes I rode, namely the GS500 and MT07. I'm 1,80m (5'10") and 95kg (210lbs). How do you think the suspension would do with a rider my size and how comfortable, as in knee angle etc., is it?
Buy one I have 6x 600f and they ate one of the best bikes I have ever had and I have had a lot including bandit 12 and 6 and just got the 750cc inazuma but still thinks the gsx600f is better.
I got mine two springs ago. Have enjoyed it a lot since then. Adjust suspennsions well and install good tyres (dunlop roadsmart IV go great) and the handling will surprise you.
Nice Review. thanks I nearly got this in 99 but got a bandit instead. I recon its quite hard to get one in good condition, I have seen a lot of rough unloved ones about.
A mój komentarz dotyczący GSXFa to powiem tak: jak miełem 25-28 lat to mi się nie podobał ale teraz jak mam 38 to mi się podoba. To jest moto dla dojrzałego bikera który ceni sobie wygodę, funkcjonalność i trwałość i nie zależy mu na tym aby się "powściekać" na osiedlu jakąś 100konną 600-tką tylko na delektowaniu się podróżowaniem.
i've owned a 1999 and now have a 2006 the 99 model is slimer then the 06 model the 2006 GSXF feel more comfortable and better at handling with a wider rear tyer and frame you should do a review with the after market racing can on compared to stock and handling or have 2 bikes one with stock and one with the racing can on.
Oh man I loved the engine in mine. It was heaps of fun! Sadly I never got the riding position right. My legs would cramp and wrists would go numb after only 45 mins even with risers. Ended up selling it for a dual sport. I dont miss the disomfort but sometimes on long stretches of straight road I do miss the almighty grunt of the 750.
I have had 2002 and 1991 models. There were years in between, having the newer model first. My intuition was and is that the older version was more aggressive and sporty, but even that really does not have the grunt of a modern, fuel injected models. If you need that, get something else. The acceleration between, say, 0 and 150 km/h is still not limited by the power but by rider's skills. At least the older version can be ridden aggressively, as long as you are not going to compete with a gixxer on the course, ridden by an expert. If exhaust noise doesn't please you, wear worse ear plugs! Compared to the modern digital monstrosities, 750F is archaic. There are no bells, no whistles and not much other instruments, either. But in most cases, you don't reach your destination any later than anybody else. On a track, this Suzy is, I guess, more like a seal than a cheetah. Get something else there. I have ridden this thing over 200 km/h, illegally, on a country road (dear police officer, it was in 2002, it is late to punish me for that...). I would not call it agile at that speed. For stopping you need half a kilometre of decisive braking. Turning radius is like a high speed railway. My helmet was danging around my head, which was caused by bad aerodynamics of both, the helmet and the fairings. 170 - 180 km/h is nice and she behaves nicely, or at least, only a bit sluggishly. More ordinary highway speeds are perfectly alright. The only thing to modify is the windscreen height or shape so that the vortex don't rumble around your helmet. So, the 750F is like a Finnish knife. Not really bad for anything but brilliant for nothing. Too cramped for hundreds of kilometres a day. To heavy for commuting. Too heavy for racing. Too light to be used as a tractor. She is like a bit plump girl next door. In your teenage, you don't see anything special in her. After getting a bit more mature, you note how nice and easy she is to be with. Outlooks... the original tea pot is not precisely a miss highway. The latter version is like a slightly plump girl friend: looks friendly, does not turn heads of those passed by. Her face is a bit swollen, as if she had a hangover. But especially the black one, if clean and shiny, isn't ugly, not indeed. Some very thoroughly thought golden details could enhance her outlooks. The metallic dark red is good, too. However, when a professional designer has drawn something, enhancing it is quite hard for a layman. No stickers or stripes will make her a gixxer. After all this preaching, should I buy one again, and paint it metallic pink? :D
Tuve una del año 2007 durante 8 meses, me deshice de ella en cuanto pude. El gran problema de ésta moto, aparte de su peso, su falta de potencia comparada con sus rivales de la época, su consumo de combustible, su enorme distancia entre ejes lo que la hace lenta y torpe, es, su capacidad para salirse de punto. Hay que carburarla cada poco tiempo (con el coste y tiempo que ello conlleva). Los carburadores y el sistema de carburación es un desastre, es imposible mantenerla carburada más de 10k. Es un motor obsoleto, lento, con un consumo excesivo y que se sale de punto a la mínima. No la recomendaría a nadie. Pero enteindo que el que tenga una, diga que es la mejor moto del mundo. (aunque no lo sea).
Mal, mal y otra vez mal. En primer lugar, ¡esto ni siquiera es mi bicicleta! Esta es una bicicleta que pertenece a un amigo que la tenía desde 2005, así que mucho más tiempo que tú, unos 8 meses ridículos. En todos esos años, tuvo CERO problemas con la carburación porque usa la bicicleta con bastante regularidad y nunca se sienta más de un par de meses. . Tu bicicleta debe haber sido una mierda descuidada y por eso tuviste problemas con los carbohidratos. La mayor broma de lo que dijiste es que la moto consume mucho combustible. Esto es literalmente ridículo, montamos esta bicicleta el verano pasado haciendo viajes y generalmente lo hizo en una región de 5.2L/100km, ¡lo cual es EXCELENTE! También tengo otras 4 bicicletas (diferentes) que funcionan con carbohidratos y no tengo ningún problema con ellas porque entiendo quién es el propietario de una bicicleta con carburador y lo que necesitan. En segundo lugar, sí, esta no es una bicicleta rápida o de excelente manejo, pero por esa razón no cuesta casi nada. Entonces, para resumir, hay dos opciones. 1- no tienes ni idea de lo que estás hablando o 2- tenías una bici absolutamente descuidada que alguien destrozó antes de que la compraras y por eso tuviste todos esos problemas.
@@G.Seguin Esta bicicleta fue un fracaso? Permítanme recordarles que Suzuki lo vendió con éxito en todos los continentes desde 1988 hasta 2005, con cientos de miles de motos vendidas, lo que generó grandes ganancias para la empresa y permitió usar esa tecnología de "refrigeración por aire/aceite" en GSXR y Bandits, que continuaron vendiéndose en grandes cantidades. números. Si esto es un fracaso, todos los fabricantes sueñan con fracasar de la misma manera.
I can get one now for $1500, not sure if it's good or bad, the bike is exactly like in the video, and all is stock on the bike, but...its 21 years old, and that worries me a bid
Fugly looks, but so very capable and practical, a real riders bike. ... bomb proof power train ...lock nut 'n screw valve adjustment, centre stand, cable clutch etc.
Ogladam cię często, szczególnie dawną serię o RF900 którego mam w planach kupić (za twoją namową) i mam nieodparte wrażenie że twoje filmy są nagrywane w Polsce :) Czy się nie mylę?
My last bike was the older version, which was quicker and better imo. also the newer version looks like Dame Edna's glasses at the front, and a baboon's arse at the rear
I have a 1990 one since it was a year old, & it has never let me down. I change oil & filter regularly & a yearly service. A good alrounder I even tour with it riding 2up.
I bought mine in 2000 because I needed a reliable bike . Now, 24 years later it is the only bike I have that is drivable. There are many reasons for this.. this is a great bike for daily driving. It keeps you out of trouble because you’re not racing. If you rev it up it does keep up with smaller bikes. I wish I had gotten a bigger bike however . I added the gel seat which was available back then and a loud exhaust which I remove because I like the stock sound better .
@@pilotwhale sweet bike indeed
I had this as daily commuter. It's a proper bike for longer hauls. Kind of missing low end torque. The GSX-R heritage thing. It is flubby on S turns, stock suspension is too soft for a heavy rider. Highways are great though. Very stable and comfortable. A bit hard to service I found out. Everything is tucked behind fairings. Including air filter which is buried deep. The oil filter has the exhaust downpipes straight in front of the filter which makes removal a pain. At least without a flexible tool. I had a simple oil filter puller which couldn't twist without downpipe removal. Pain. Oh and on mine the oil pressure chain cam tensioner went bad at only 18.000km which lies in the back centre of the engine so another teardown required. A manual one is a better and more permanent option.
In the end this made me switch to naked bikes just for the sake of maintaining the bike properly.
Also the engine on the 600 and 750 is the same. They use cilinder bushings with smaller pistons to go down to 600cc EU kW requirements made it this way.
Also the carbs. Oh man. They would freeze in cold weather making it run poor or on 3 cilinders. But when it got up to temp it would run smooth.
All in all. I'd get a bandit anyday of the week before ever picking up a F again.
I now ride a 2019 SV650a daily.
My dad had the original F750 from 1991 switching over from R models. Because of the better positioning on the bike. That bike had way more power.
The exhaust is huge and needed to be swapped but I didn't want to mess with jets. It really chokes the bike output a lot. The cat eats HP.
So many small things about this bike. It is kind of you get what you pay for.
Reading this make me realise a lot of I leave my katana out in the cold for a long time it runs on 3 cylinders and warms up to 4 and I’ve been through carbs, also mines got decent miles now was wondering how bad was it to do a chain on yours did you split the cases or split the chain link ?
I am considering buying this as my first motorcycle but have had problems with comfort on other bikes I rode, namely the GS500 and MT07. I'm 1,80m (5'10") and 95kg (210lbs). How do you think the suspension would do with a rider my size and how comfortable, as in knee angle etc., is it?
Buy one I have 6x 600f and they ate one of the best bikes I have ever had and I have had a lot including bandit 12 and 6 and just got the 750cc inazuma but still thinks the gsx600f is better.
I like these old Fs.
Would make a great, every day workhorse, next to something more hardcore for sunny days,
cheap nowadays too
Exactly as you say sir. Good bike for such little money.
thanks for the video man I enjoyed it!! Keep them coming.
Bought one cant wait to ride it next spring
I got mine two springs ago. Have enjoyed it a lot since then. Adjust suspennsions well and install good tyres (dunlop roadsmart IV go great) and the handling will surprise you.
I have exactly the same only i have a bubble visor and turn lights shaded great bike for not much money i tour it with all the bags with my wife
Super fun bikes to ride and really comfortable on long hauls, but man did they look like a Seadoo on two wheels.
@@joshuaanothereraseddad hehe, well said lol
Still have my 89....very comfortable and plenty quick not really fast but good enough for fun:)
They are good indeed. Rare these days t00.
Are there any other swing-arms that would be a straight swap?
It's not terrible ... but the simple box-section SAs always strike me as a bit plain
Nice Review. thanks
I nearly got this in 99 but got a bandit instead.
I recon its quite hard to get one in good condition, I have seen a lot of rough unloved ones about.
Yes, you're cotrect. They're cheap so peeps abuse them.
A mój komentarz dotyczący GSXFa to powiem tak: jak miełem 25-28 lat to mi się nie podobał ale teraz jak mam 38 to mi się podoba. To jest moto dla dojrzałego bikera który ceni sobie wygodę, funkcjonalność i trwałość i nie zależy mu na tym aby się "powściekać" na osiedlu jakąś 100konną 600-tką tylko na delektowaniu się podróżowaniem.
Trudno sie z tym nie zgodzic. Pozdrawiam
Outstanding review. Perhaps the best for this make, model, and year on TH-cam. Thank you.
Thank you kindly
You are welcome. Perhaps, if you still happen to have it, do an updated review or even a Suzuki Katana 750 ride along video?
This was my first street bike a long time ago 💗
i've owned a 1999 and now have a 2006 the 99 model is slimer then the 06 model the 2006 GSXF feel more comfortable and better at handling with a wider rear tyer and frame you should do a review with the after market racing can on compared to stock and handling or have 2 bikes one with stock and one with the racing can on.
Oh man I loved the engine in mine. It was heaps of fun!
Sadly I never got the riding position right. My legs would cramp and wrists would go numb after only 45 mins even with risers.
Ended up selling it for a dual sport. I dont miss the disomfort but sometimes on long stretches of straight road I do miss the almighty grunt of the 750.
@@DanielGjrTing thanks for commenting !
@@Adikxx Forgot to mention: Great video! You have a very pleasant way of presenting your thoughts on a subject.
@@DanielGjrTing Thanks! Very appreciated.
I have had 2002 and 1991 models. There were years in between, having the newer model first. My intuition was and is that the older version was more aggressive and sporty, but even that really does not have the grunt of a modern, fuel injected models. If you need that, get something else. The acceleration between, say, 0 and 150 km/h is still not limited by the power but by rider's skills. At least the older version can be ridden aggressively, as long as you are not going to compete with a gixxer on the course, ridden by an expert. If exhaust noise doesn't please you, wear worse ear plugs!
Compared to the modern digital monstrosities, 750F is archaic. There are no bells, no whistles and not much other instruments, either. But in most cases, you don't reach your destination any later than anybody else. On a track, this Suzy is, I guess, more like a seal than a cheetah. Get something else there. I have ridden this thing over 200 km/h, illegally, on a country road (dear police officer, it was in 2002, it is late to punish me for that...). I would not call it agile at that speed. For stopping you need half a kilometre of decisive braking. Turning radius is like a high speed railway. My helmet was danging around my head, which was caused by bad aerodynamics of both, the helmet and the fairings. 170 - 180 km/h is nice and she behaves nicely, or at least, only a bit sluggishly. More ordinary highway speeds are perfectly alright. The only thing to modify is the windscreen height or shape so that the vortex don't rumble around your helmet.
So, the 750F is like a Finnish knife. Not really bad for anything but brilliant for nothing. Too cramped for hundreds of kilometres a day. To heavy for commuting. Too heavy for racing. Too light to be used as a tractor. She is like a bit plump girl next door. In your teenage, you don't see anything special in her. After getting a bit more mature, you note how nice and easy she is to be with.
Outlooks... the original tea pot is not precisely a miss highway. The latter version is like a slightly plump girl friend: looks friendly, does not turn heads of those passed by. Her face is a bit swollen, as if she had a hangover. But especially the black one, if clean and shiny, isn't ugly, not indeed. Some very thoroughly thought golden details could enhance her outlooks. The metallic dark red is good, too. However, when a professional designer has drawn something, enhancing it is quite hard for a layman. No stickers or stripes will make her a gixxer.
After all this preaching, should I buy one again, and paint it metallic pink? :D
Thanks for watching and commenting !
Tuve una del año 2007 durante 8 meses, me deshice de ella en cuanto pude. El gran problema de ésta moto, aparte de su peso, su falta de potencia comparada con sus rivales de la época, su consumo de combustible, su enorme distancia entre ejes lo que la hace lenta y torpe, es, su capacidad para salirse de punto. Hay que carburarla cada poco tiempo (con el coste y tiempo que ello conlleva). Los carburadores y el sistema de carburación es un desastre, es imposible mantenerla carburada más de 10k. Es un motor obsoleto, lento, con un consumo excesivo y que se sale de punto a la mínima. No la recomendaría a nadie. Pero enteindo que el que tenga una, diga que es la mejor moto del mundo. (aunque no lo sea).
Mal, mal y otra vez mal.
En primer lugar, ¡esto ni siquiera es mi bicicleta! Esta es una bicicleta que pertenece a un amigo que la tenía desde 2005, así que mucho más tiempo que tú, unos 8 meses ridículos. En todos esos años, tuvo CERO problemas con la carburación porque usa la bicicleta con bastante regularidad y nunca se sienta más de un par de meses. . Tu bicicleta debe haber sido una mierda descuidada y por eso tuviste problemas con los carbohidratos. La mayor broma de lo que dijiste es que la moto consume mucho combustible. Esto es literalmente ridículo, montamos esta bicicleta el verano pasado haciendo viajes y generalmente lo hizo en una región de 5.2L/100km, ¡lo cual es EXCELENTE! También tengo otras 4 bicicletas (diferentes) que funcionan con carbohidratos y no tengo ningún problema con ellas porque entiendo quién es el propietario de una bicicleta con carburador y lo que necesitan. En segundo lugar, sí, esta no es una bicicleta rápida o de excelente manejo, pero por esa razón no cuesta casi nada. Entonces, para resumir, hay dos opciones. 1- no tienes ni idea de lo que estás hablando o 2- tenías una bici absolutamente descuidada que alguien destrozó antes de que la compraras y por eso tuviste todos esos problemas.
@@Adikxx Esa moto fué, es y será un fracaso, pero es muy válida para cierto tipo de gente. Que te dure muchos años...y pasa un buen día, "motero".
@@G.Seguin Esta bicicleta fue un fracaso? Permítanme recordarles que Suzuki lo vendió con éxito en todos los continentes desde 1988 hasta 2005, con cientos de miles de motos vendidas, lo que generó grandes ganancias para la empresa y permitió usar esa tecnología de "refrigeración por aire/aceite" en GSXR y Bandits, que continuaron vendiéndose en grandes cantidades. números. Si esto es un fracaso, todos los fabricantes sueñan con fracasar de la misma manera.
@@Adikxx Veamos, estamos en 2.023, no en 1.996. Pero insisto. Es una buena moto para según que "moteros". No es mi caso.
I have my Suzy 750 f, my bike is just perfect. 🙂
Thank for this, great review!
Where is this beautiful place you ride? Excellent review
Hi
Video was filmed in Poland.
Thanks you for commenting, we appreciate that.
I can get one now for $1500, not sure if it's good or bad, the bike is exactly like in the video, and all is stock on the bike, but...its 21 years old, and that worries me a bid
Great review..how tall you are? Im 194 is these bike small to me?
I'm 185cm and found the bike fine. At 194cm you might feel cramped, you better take it for a test ride and check yourself.
@@Adikxx tnx bro..
Nice looker cheap price cool name katana here in America
What type of gas does the katana 750 takes?
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Fugly looks, but so very capable and practical, a real riders bike.
... bomb proof power train ...lock nut 'n screw valve adjustment, centre stand, cable clutch etc.
Is there a turbokit for this bike I'm looking at one on the market right now?
There isn't a dedicated one iff the shelf but bikr can be turbo'ed. Will need spacer plate under the cylinders to lower CR.
Jak się sprawuje?
Den un Like a quien les gusten las SUZUKI, ya sean nuevas o antiguas
Ugly, hmm the newer models aren't but they're a great all round bike, they go pretty hard and they're reliable. I had one, and now I miss it.
Great go kart motor...
Whereabouts was this filmed? Looks like a very nice place to be :-)
It was filmed in Poland.
@@Adikxx Looks almost Mediterranean with that sunshine 🙂
@@kwakkers68 yes, it was a superb summer :)
Ogladam cię często, szczególnie dawną serię o RF900 którego mam w planach kupić (za twoją namową) i mam nieodparte wrażenie że twoje filmy są nagrywane w Polsce :)
Czy się nie mylę?
Yep, czesc fimow byla faktycznie nagrana w PL👍
Great review
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Haha the gsxr angry made me laugh as I have that excat bike in red and black 😂
Nice review. If you want to see how to rejuvenate a Suzuki GSX750F, you can see my motorcycle on my YT.
U own all these bikes?
Most of them are (or were) my own bikes. This GSX belongs to my good friend though.
My last bike was the older version, which was quicker and better imo. also the newer version looks like Dame Edna's glasses at the front, and a baboon's arse at the rear
Vide starts at 0.47......you're welcome
Gsxr is not that much faster than gsx
This or Honda hornet 919?
@@1minutecovers76 both cool bikes. Personally i'd take big Hornet as i owned many Suzukis in my life.