Actually they are not Philips head screws but JIS screws (japanese industry standard) They look very similar but they are slightly different. When you use a JIS screwdriver on Japanese bikes you will notice that the fit is much better and you will have less chance of damaging the screw heads.
If you own a vintage bike from the land of the rising sun you should always have a JIS set on hand. Philips heads were used mostly in the US so the screws couldn't be over torqued in factories when ham fists like me put stuff together.
I have a lifetime of history with the old school Muscle Bikes (and engines). Started riding bikes in 1969, drag racing in 1975 and I'm blessed to still be here, building, tuning and drag racing bikes in 2023. (one of my Holley EFI installs, tunes just won the 2023 Gainesville Track Championship AND Summit ET Division-2 Bracket Finals on his ZX14)😋 My first ever 12s (and 11s) 1/4 mile runs were on my '72' Kawasaki H2 (48 years ago). The first 10s were on my bored and cam-ed Z-1 (1105cc). First ever 9 was a 1260cc Z-1 (without wheelie bars) and my first ever 8 (at 150+mph) was on a *1327cc GS1100 powered drag bike* . And... (still 34 years ago) I got ride and run 7.30s at 186+mph on a KZ based (2-valve head), 11" Car Tire, Methanol Turbo Kawasaki Funny Bike. That engine made 420Hp at 42 psi (on engine dyno, connected to transmission output shaft)... As an example of how far bikes have progressed this millennium, the Grey bike in my profile picture (2015 ZX14R with Turbo) *with 100% stock engine* (without wheelie bars) runs consistent 5.20s, 8.20s with only 7 psi boost (on VP 110 with 12-Deg. timing taken out of 1st gear to keep the front wheel down).
I have that same exact bike. Just as clean as yours is. Same color and all except 100% original with 14,500 miles on it. It is an awesome bike. Glad that you showed it to your viewers.
I have fond memories of my '82 GS1100E/ Kerker. I regretted selling it. In a drag race, nobody could touch me. Some weaknesses to look out for: Broken clutch basket, plastic parts crumble away, electrical switches are cheap (starter button might just fall out one day - you can use the tip of a key to start it). I also lost a side cover because the mounting snap-tabs broke off. Nothing major. Super sweet ride. Enjoy it - and be careful.
those are not the stock carbs, they are flat slides. This bike has a lot of cool mods to help with fuel delivery, the oil system, and exhaust. Really nice bike Tony
I bought one in 82 and a bike I remember fondly , in 82 they were 108 hp and the Katana was 112 , in 83 they put the Katana cams in so it also was rated at 112 but I rode both but the Katana and 83 lost a lot of mid range pull to get 4 more hp st the top . Mine would pull from 30 mph in top gear in a roll in with ease with a top speed of 144 mph kissing the bars as the GS1100E did not come with a fairing at all , very nice score Tony and thanks for the memory.
T win S wirl C ombustion C hamber I still have and drag race my 1981. Over the years it's been N/A, Nitrous, and Turbocharged, and was even a big tire bike for a while. Now it's back to a smaller 1261c.c., a small 7" slick, and will be running E85 from a can, not the pump. It has many original Sandy Kosman parts that I definitely cherish. Good luck Sir, you have a excellent piece of M/C history there. T.S. RACING P.S. here's a Pro Tip, after installing cleaned and or rebuilt carbs, drain each float bowl for a few seconds with something appropriate under the carbs of course, and it will generally always fire right up. ✅
My '81 GS1000EX has been simply awesome since purchasing in 1984. Talk about a deal!!- $1900 with 14000 miles. Now at 37000 miles 38 years later - super fun, super reliable and still awesome to drag race anybody for the 1/8. New Superbike will catch you in the 1/4, but if you can holeshot it, it'll hold it's own......
The 83 also had the more desirable welded crank whereas the earlier 1100s were only press fit and more prone to issues with the crank spinning. I really would love to find another as I lost mine this winter after my shop burned to the ground.
I bought a 83 Gs1100GL. Its the shaft drive with 8 valves, they're known to be completely bulletproof. More like 90hp but still a hoot on an old cruiser and very comfortable. Makes me want a gsxr for the twisties though
My first bike was a 78 Gs1000 that my dad gave me after I got it running. I loved that bike, the sound, the torq, the look, and the way it rode . Nothing like taking Black Hills canyons at speed on one of those bikes.
Guessing you've checked the year code on the tires. That might help with turning and confidence when it comes to grip. Sweet bike. Love seeing stuff like this at Radwood.
@@clarkmiller287 Just seen another video where this bike was praised by several riders and even had articles about how it did everything well. It just happened to be fast as well.
They only ran 10's with Pee Wee Gleason riding. A professional who weighed 125#. Mine ran 11:90's bone stock. Added a Bassani exhaust, re-jetted the carbs and a sticky tire, it ran 11:27.
My brother ran 11.3 with a Yoshi header and K&N's. He weighed 160 back then. Nobody would lend him a tire gauge because he was smoking their cars but he checked later and he had 16 psi.
i bought the exact bike in 83 and it had 108hp to the rear wheel lived 6 miles from drag strip and nothing would beat until the gs 1150 came out a year or two later . still have the bike along a GS1150 Suzi and a 240 hp to the rear wheel Gen 2 Turbo Suzi Hayabusa as my present street bike, all great rides.
It never had 108 HP. I bought mine new in ‘83. At the time I think it was Cycle World mag(I still have the issue in storage ) that put one on a Dyno and it registered 92 HP. Didn’t surprise me, most of the bikes didn’t make claimed horsepower ratings then. The GPz1100 did do 104 HP when they tested it. Gosh this bike looks gorgeous. Brings back a lot of memories, doesn’t it. I’d love to buy a new now. ,
You can read the archived Cycle World magazines online now, as I just did. If you google search "Cycle World 1983 GS1100e", you will see that you are incorrect. They do produce 108hp; the 1100g & GL, etc. produced only 92hp. The GS1100e even produced 108hp in 1982, but the new engine as well as a few tweaks to the bike as a whole shave a few tenths of the 1/4 mile et to put it in the 10 second realm.
I had a 1982 Gs1100E in college with 38mm flat slide carbs, V&H header that I uncorked and drag bars. Used to flat track it around street corners, do big burnouts because the rear tires were narrow for the power delivery. Eventually moved to a GS1150E, then a 86 GSXR-1100 which is still my most favorite bike I've ever owned except for my 2017 KTM 1290 super duke. Great bike.
20 years ago I had one that year and color, minus the factory fairing. When Suzuki added the fairing, it was called a GS1100ES, but they didn't change the badges. A bit rarer than a vanilla E-model.
I remember going into a dealership in 1983 and thinking this bike was the most beautiful thing I ever saw. But I didn't get one.☹ A couple years ago, I picked up a beautiful '97 Suzuki Bandit 1200. It's a very similar bike to the GS 1100 E, but updated. A little more displacement, bigger fork tubes, a single shock rear suspension, and 60 pounds lighter. And enough of a monster for me to enjoy😄
Great example of a great bike! I had an '82 GS1100ES back in the day and it would do 3rd gear burnouts from 60mph...insane! It just didn't have enough brakes or suspension to keep up with all of the HP. :-) Thanks for sharing!
I had an 84 FJ1100 back in 86. Kept it until 2014. Made 125 hp and ran high 10's. Was a fun bike but brakes and such were scary compared to what I'm on now. Love my Kawi. Nice Suzuki!
I bought that very same bike, same color, brand new from Orange County Suzuki in Costa Mesa California. Added the factory Wes Cooley style superbike fairing, then modded the carbs, ignition, exhaust, and full suspension rebuild, along with a fork brace, aluminum braced factory superbike swing arm, and superbike bars. Even after that, the bike overpowered the handling. Got in to a tank slapper at about 135 mph on Ortega Highway. Last mod was a steering damper. Bike scared the crap out of me more than once. Did great burnouts and wheelies! Definitely an “arm yanker”.
I had an 82 with 84 1150 internals, all the goodies smooth bore carbs bassani exhaust etc. At the time street drag racing was pretty big in my town and I had a 60 foot that was unbeatable. These bikes respond to tuning very well, very quick and they look awesome with modern gsxr front end and wheels.. The 1000e models were very cool too.
I had the 750 version. Loved it. When you took the float bowls off, you said you used a Phillips screwdriver. Get a set of Japanese Industrial Standard drivers. They are different from Phillips and won't damage the screws
I sold my 1985 Kawasaki Z1B 903 and bought a new 1982 Suzuki GS 1100 E and that bike turned out to be my all time favorite all around motorcycle ! Perfect for drag racing , touring , or just enjoy cruising around town . At 78 I'm older now and ride a 2002 Harley Wide Glide BECAUSE at my age about 100 MPH is as fast as I want to go , besides my Harley sounds like a predatory animal with its straight drag pipes racking back at every shift ! The most beautiful sound ever . Back in the 60's & 70's I thought I would never a buy Harley until I rode one . Its alive , like an animal vibrating and shaking and that sound gets in your blood , and that beautiful paint gets in your eye ! As James Bond always said , NEVER SAY NEVER !
I had one of these, except it was an '82. Loved it. Can't remember why I sold it. They had trouble in '82 with crankshafts, and I had to replace mine ('82's were press-fit; they welded the cranks from the factory in 83-up) Eventually bought a 1999 Bandit 1200S and put on the Holeshot pipe, 5 degree advancer, stage 3 jet kit, dual oval filters. The thing hauled ass until I almost missed the guy who ran the red light late at night. Have nothing now, but the next one will have ABS.
Sweet! It’s my Bandit’s (B1200S) granddaddy! Torque monster thru and thru… The GSX1100 was later developed for more performance and while it’s not THE engine, it is the roots of the GXRs and Bandits and such that followed. Lots of history based on that engine! Great find! Definitely a keeper!
That is clean bike. 180hp! That is still a lot for a bike, by today's standards. Love the channel. I like how you have a diverse interest and collection in vehicles.
Just to clarify - the GSX-R1100 motor was a new from the ground up, air-oil cooled motor and shares no components with the air-cooled GS1100E motor. A detuned/modified GSX-R1100 motor was used in the Katana 1100 and then the early Bandit 1200s. Regardless, that red beauty you've got there is STUNNING! 🙂
I had and rode fast bikes in the 1970's & 80's before I switched to V twin cruisers. I started out drag racing 750 Triple Kawasaki's and then Z-1 900 Kawasaki before the XS 1100 Yamaha came out, another bike that held the title of the fastest production motorcycle before the Suzuki GS1100 came out. I remember riding a brand new stock one and marveling at how smooth the power roll on was.
I was riding a '75 Z1b in '79. I was only 16. Never lost a race to a car, but the other bikes started to catch up. I don't know how I stayed alive. I've got a '20 Z900rs now. I'm gonna get a ticket soon, I know it. They re-paved a perfect stretch of Hwy 20 between Yuba City and Grass Valley in NorCal. It just BEGS you to go fast. edit-can't spel
I did a test ride on one of these but didn't buy it, it was a quick bike. I eventually got a 1981 Honda CBX1000. I had no idea you were into old Japanese bikes, awesome!
TSCC is 'twin swirl combustion chamber, I was working at Suzuki dealers when they were launched. I modified one for a 19 yr old who had been in an accident and didn't have full use of left leg (forward controls on left side!) Mark is now nearing retirement !!!!! In Europe they were GSX, the X being 4 valve heads but America still called them GS to keep family line from GS1000 intact. The CV carbs are easily modified if you know what your doing although it takes more than just jetting. When I worked at MMI we dyno'd one at 318 BHP but that was a full race drag motor
Love it.. 👍👍.. for some reason I’m the kinda guy who can fix anything with a motor. I don’t know how it works but I can take it apart and put it back together..
WOW....Talk about a trip down memory lane... I bought a 83 GS1100e in 1985. It was the head mechanic at the local Suzuki dealers, personal bike. It was a warranty bike that he purchased and rebuilt. It was bored out to 1166 with Wiseco high compression pistons, ported cylinder head with GS1150 cams with a Kerker header. The thing ripped...It would run mid tens when I could get it to launch. It was my first street bike and I had WAY to much fun on it and did WAY to many really stupid things on it. Lots of fun and crazy memories on it. Ended up wrecking it in the high school parking lot which is a whole story in it's self. Insurance paid me $3500 dollars which was $500 more than I paid for it and I then bought it back from them for $275. It was always crazy how I would be totally calm and fearless while ridding it but would have butterflies before and after riding it. Before because I always wondered if I would come back...And after because I would play back in my head all the stupid crap I had done while riding it. Awesome bike that would out handle and out run any of the muscle cars I owned and it was all you could do to put $5 in gas in it after a full day/night of fun. Hope that you make as many fun memories on yours as I did...( Well...Maybe not all STUPID ones)
I still own, ride and work on my 1983 GS1100ES that I purchased new from San Diego Suzuki in April of 83', I moved it to Littleton Colorado in 1994 and again to Galveston Texas in 2017 (it really likes Sea Level). As for tires: The OEM IRC's didn't grip well but the Rear Tire always put a big smile on my face, it was very predictable, I could roll on the throttle in a turn with the front tire a few inches off the ground and feel the rear tire stepping out (power slide) with just the right amount of power dialed in (what an adrenaline rush). I currently have a worn (especially the front) set of Michelin Pilot Activ tires mounted and like them very much, I recently tried to procure another set and had difficulty finding one of the tires at a decent price, I ended up buying a set of Pirelli Sport Demon's which I haven't yet mounted. MOD's: SuperTrapp Superlight 4 into 1 Exhaust, individual K&N's, DynaJet Stage 3 Jet Kit, Vance & Hines High Volume Oil Pump Gear, Vance & Hines Heavy Duty Transmission Bearings, K&P Engineering Stainless Steel Mesh Reusable Oil Filter, Cometic Metal Framed Valve Cover Gasket and Heavy Duty Gold 530 Chain and Sprockets (geared down slightly as I recall) Randy AKA randog311 (66 Retired Professional Wrench, Audi's are my Specialty) BTW, I enjoyed your Video although I don't recall seeing your front wheel leave the ground even once? am I mistaken?
The last two motorcycles I have had, have been Harleys. The one I have now is a Fat Boy. I wish I had the very same 1983 GS1100E but this bike is 40 years old and finding a nice example like this doesn't happen very often. Jon's Motorcycle Rescue bought one sight unseen and had it shipped to him. If I did find one it would be crazy expensive now because the cat is out of the bag and everyone wants one. That thing is beautiful.
Buddy had one. They were ferocious....but also blew up clutch baskets, etc. He had previously had a '80 CBX. I bought a brand new '79 CBX in the winter of '84. MAN...I wish I had that bike back.
I'm so glad that motorcycle's have improved so much since the 1980's! Modern super bike's are so much easier to ride, handling is way better and the much more powerful modern engines are easier to ride. I started my Motorcycle Engineer/mechanic apprenticeship in 1980 and worked as head mechanic/Service Manager up to 2012 when I was over it all. Great work that had me not only working in New Zealand but around the World. Enjoy your classic bike.
I own a 1983 GS1100ES. I've owned it for 22 years and its as reliable as a stone axe...AND FAST. My 33 yr old son is using it now. I'v had offers for it over the years but all insulting. I figure I'll never find another one if I let it go.Yours is pretty well modded out but nice. Cheers
I didn't know you were a bike guy too. I love ALL your shows and comments. You are so knowledgeable and I respect that. If you don't mind referencing a very good old school Suzuki GS mechanic that can do major work like valve job or a top end rebuild or a total rebuilt I'd appreciate a reference. I have 2 Wes Cooley GS1000S's a 1979 and a 1980. Need to have them perfect. A meticulous tech is what I'm looking for. Thanks for helping.
I still have one. the 1983 GS 1100 E. I bought it brand new when it came out. Rode all up and down PCH 101.Shipped it to Europe and rode it 2 times around Europe. Love my Suzuki, no problems if you take good care of it. Fast and comfortable.BTW my is still stock.
Great video, you work like I do, casual but precise, don’t waste time, do what has to be done great video, awesome bike. Had a GSX1100 myself back in the day, GPZ750Turbo, Guzzi 850 Le Mans, RD400 and LC350, Triumph Boneville 650 (1971) won in a poker game ( The guy delivered it in boxes, had to put it back together) early ZX10, CB900F, XS1100 Yam, HondaCB750K, Laverda 500 Montjuïc, Ducati620 monster, CBR400RR, Honda PC800 x 2, Honda Deauville 650, VFR1200F, Husqvarna 401 and more in between. Still riding (MV Agusta 800) and fixing my grandson’s bikes, teaching him the right way to work, how to ride safe and how to ride fast…. On by the way, no way was that the fastest, the GPZs were kicking ass. Peace.
Bro, the exhaust system on that bike is beautiful. Sounds good too! Congrats bro. You got a SWEETHEART cruiser 😍. On a side note, @ 16:52 , your bro in that hoodie is a solid Chris Hemsworth "look-a-like", imo. Has he ever got that comment before? I can't be the first.
Retro flashback. Last carb bike I had was a 2000 ZX9R I bought new, with semi flatslides. Don't miss messing with carbs at all.....honestly. I ride a ZX14R now.
Got to say Tony mad props I really enjoy ur channel hopefully some day I get to meet u an some of the other motor trend guys Mike fin urself I really have mad respect for you guys very true to you please don't stop being you again thank you for being true when I get back on my feet ill get some merchandise so I can fully show my respect to u guys Thanks!!
And, then, came the Honda V-65 Magna & then, the Yamaha V-Max. What a great time to be young & stupid!😆 I test rode a V-65 & it scared the shit out of me-so, I bought it! Good vid Tony & NICE bike👍
Bought one in 83, silver with orange trim and wheels, it was a brute, till it was stolen , sad day, also had a Gs550, and a Triumph 955 Daytona triple...you have good taste in bikes.
I REEEEEALY wanted one of those back in the day. Bought a 750 Sabre instead. The 1100E to this day is a brilliant machine. Would love to have one even now.
Ahhh the joy of a 4 cylinder motor cycle. We had a real nice condition 1973 Suzuki TM400 back in the early 1990,s, thing was a beast once we got it going. So was the 97 GSXR750 my bro had for a while. Front end would come up in 1st-4th gear. That thing was insane guick! Sweet bike!!
Beautiful bike, just got my first motorcycle this year after being a car gearhead forever. and love riding and nice having another mode of transportation than just the Jeep!
My favorite big standard. I've had 3 82/83 1100E's, and 2 1100 Katanas (still have one). That's an ES fairing? Front half of the stock box, with a clamp on the single connector snorkel, is a great compromise.
Badass bikes back in those days. My brother had one. I was street racing a V8 Vega back in the day and this was one of the few stock bikes could hang with my Vega.
My first bike was an '81(?) GS750E. Got it for $300 from a friend. Sat in his backyard for 10 years uncovered. Took it home and cleaned it all up, painted the wheel spokes black (chrome was flaking), got all the switch gear and electrical working right, and fired it up. Ran like a dream. Unfortunately I didn't have the money to care for it so I couldn't afford new tires and someone stole the new battery I'd gotten for it. Never got to properly enjoy it more than putting around my neighborhood.
That is very nice. I've just got my hands on a GSX1100EF which I'm in the process of upgrading. Cool bikes. As lots of people have no doubt said the GSX1100/1150 engines were the end of the big air cooled 4 cylinder Suzukis (roller bearing crank). The engine you mentioned is the air / oil cooled engine which arrived with the GSXR & evolved to be water cooled & beyond which is sort of recogniseable (it's directly related after all) when compared with the air cooled engines but very different in detail.
Happy to see even a skilled wrench like yourself makes the same face I do everytime I pull the bowls off of that style carb. Those screws are nerve racking.
About five years ago was involved in a complete strip down and rebuild of a Phil McCallen tuned Bandit. All remaining fixings and clips were binned for Allen, Hex or Torx. Everything was reassembled using PBC where threadlock wasn't required. Maintenance since has been so easy? Relatively speaking!😉
Sweet bike, got myself a 1980 gsx1100e. Over the pond Suzuki used different model names, in Europe the X behind the GS stood for 16 valves. That engine wasn't used in the bandits and the original gsxrs, those used Suzuki's next generation engine with oil coolers... Suzuki SACS. Gotta love old tech 👍👍👍
Great Bike!! Still own an '82 with the giant head light, unfortunately I commited the sin of "storage" after I got it back from it being stolen. It was an Absolute a rocket ship. It has carb kit and exhaust. Couple of buddies drug it out of storage and put GSXR shocks on it and 10" extended swing arm with plans add a big bore kit. Never happened Annnnnnd it still is in storage... curse of having a large garage. Have a blast on that old school bike! Please post more on this ride.
Wow that bike is clean 👌 very nice reminded me of my kawasaki 750 triple that I had when I was young lol man that bike was crazy fast so hard to keep the front wheel down
I bought a GS1100 new in 83. It was $3200. No fairing. I did cams, Clutch, mikuni 33 mm smoothbores with a kerker pipe. That bike ripped. Whack the throttle open at a slow roll and a gas tank used to hit me in the chest! Best bike ever IMO.
Very cool bike, hard to find them that nice anymore. I recently got an XS1100 in good condition, it held the “quickest bike” title a few years before the Suzuki.
Cool bike Tony. I bought a 2000 Bandit 1200 in totes sans wheels and carbs (and other misc. parts) in 2020. It has a lot of Dale Walker parts and is really fun to ride now. It seems really fast. It's just a little bit crouched for my 6'2" frame.
Cool bike, Tony. Great to hear the stories of your past bikes and riding. I suspected you were into bikes when I saw the pictures from the garage space you shared in Brooklyn from another video. Would love to know about the Ducati Sport Classic one of your buddies had. Peace!
Another quick tip when pullin carbs apart when u get ready to take out those little phillips tap the handle of screw driver w a hammer it kinda jars the screw enough to help loosen it and helps seat the tip into the screw head
So cool. I've had a bunch of Japanese bikes too. Great bikes for sure. I currently have a KTM 790 Adventure. Fits me really well. + the fuel injection and all the riding modes and cruise control and anti-lock and so forth. Goes lickity split and gets like 59 MPG too.
Susuki GS1100E - Awesome looking bike... One of my all time favorites. However, the fastest stock bike of 1983 was the Honda V65 Magna, ET 10.81 and ridden by the (in)famous Pee Wee Gleason...
Please more moto content! Originally a car but switched over to bikes years ago. They are usually much cheaper and you can fit 4 or more into a 1 car garage. Never looked back!
Like your choice of bike I got mine in 83 for$4019.60 +a 1978 Z1-R. it was blue. All i did was put an oil cooler on it & some better shocks. and drove the hell out of it for 67k miles the only "bad" things I can remember was going thru tires every 5k & brake pads & chain a couple of times wish I still had it. I have a 2006 BMW525i w/blown motor if you'd like to trade lmk.
I came here for the wheelies.
Lol, it got light over a couple crests but there was SO much traffic.
i came
Bring on the wheelies!!!!!!!!!
Careful, wheelies can cause oh pleezz knees and surgeries!
"Slip the fluid to me Louie!"
I came here just after Finn for the sqweelies & was wondering if he could borrow me enough $$ 2bye your Badass Bike?
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Actually they are not Philips head screws but JIS screws (japanese industry standard)
They look very similar but they are slightly different.
When you use a JIS screwdriver on Japanese bikes you will notice that the fit is much better and you will have less chance of damaging the screw heads.
Hear hear
Exactly right. You beat me to it.
If you own a vintage bike from the land of the rising sun you should always have a JIS set on hand. Philips heads were used mostly in the US so the screws couldn't be over torqued in factories when ham fists like me put stuff together.
I found this out after I stripped out 2 of them on my 06 zx6r.
Did not know that ty
I have a lifetime of history with the old school Muscle Bikes (and engines).
Started riding bikes in 1969, drag racing in 1975 and I'm blessed to still be here, building, tuning and drag racing bikes in 2023.
(one of my Holley EFI installs, tunes just won the 2023 Gainesville Track Championship AND Summit ET Division-2 Bracket Finals on his ZX14)😋
My first ever 12s (and 11s) 1/4 mile runs were on my '72' Kawasaki H2 (48 years ago). The first 10s were on my bored and cam-ed Z-1 (1105cc).
First ever 9 was a 1260cc Z-1 (without wheelie bars) and my first ever 8 (at 150+mph) was on a *1327cc GS1100 powered drag bike* .
And... (still 34 years ago) I got ride and run 7.30s at 186+mph on a KZ based (2-valve head), 11" Car Tire, Methanol Turbo Kawasaki Funny Bike.
That engine made 420Hp at 42 psi (on engine dyno, connected to transmission output shaft)...
As an example of how far bikes have progressed this millennium, the Grey bike in my profile picture (2015 ZX14R with Turbo) *with 100% stock engine*
(without wheelie bars) runs consistent 5.20s, 8.20s with only 7 psi boost (on VP 110 with 12-Deg. timing taken out of 1st gear to keep the front wheel down).
I have that same exact bike. Just as clean as yours is. Same color and all except 100% original with 14,500 miles on it. It is an awesome bike. Glad that you showed it to your viewers.
I have fond memories of my '82 GS1100E/ Kerker. I regretted selling it. In a drag race, nobody could touch me. Some weaknesses to look out for: Broken clutch basket, plastic parts crumble away, electrical switches are cheap (starter button might just fall out one day - you can use the tip of a key to start it). I also lost a side cover because the mounting snap-tabs broke off. Nothing major. Super sweet ride. Enjoy it - and be careful.
those are not the stock carbs, they are flat slides. This bike has a lot of cool mods to help with fuel delivery, the oil system, and exhaust. Really nice bike Tony
he mentioned that
I want a set of flat slide carbs so bad!
I bought one in 82 and a bike I remember fondly , in 82 they were 108 hp and the Katana was 112 , in 83 they put the Katana cams in so it also was rated at 112 but I rode both but the Katana and 83 lost a lot of mid range pull to get 4 more hp st the top . Mine would pull from 30 mph in top gear in a roll in with ease with a top speed of 144 mph kissing the bars as the GS1100E did not come with a fairing at all , very nice score Tony and thanks for the memory.
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I still have and drag race my 1981. Over the years it's been N/A, Nitrous, and Turbocharged, and was even a big tire bike for a while.
Now it's back to a smaller 1261c.c., a small 7" slick, and will be running E85 from a can, not the pump. It has many original Sandy Kosman parts that I definitely cherish. Good luck Sir, you have a excellent piece of M/C history there.
T.S. RACING
P.S. here's a Pro Tip, after installing cleaned and or rebuilt carbs, drain each float bowl for a few seconds with something appropriate under the carbs of course, and it will generally always fire right up. ✅
My '81 GS1000EX has been simply awesome since purchasing in 1984. Talk about a deal!!- $1900 with 14000 miles. Now at 37000 miles 38 years later - super fun, super reliable and still awesome to drag race anybody for the 1/8. New Superbike will catch you in the 1/4, but if you can holeshot it, it'll hold it's own......
Had two of these. Miss them like mad...would buy another in a minute.
The 83 also had the more desirable welded crank whereas the earlier 1100s were only press fit and more prone to issues with the crank spinning. I really would love to find another as I lost mine this winter after my shop burned to the ground.
I bought a 83 Gs1100GL. Its the shaft drive with 8 valves, they're known to be completely bulletproof. More like 90hp but still a hoot on an old cruiser and very comfortable. Makes me want a gsxr for the twisties though
I had a 1986
Suzuki GS1150 EF. Amazing bike. I bought it from a guy for $800 in boxes. Took it home reassembled and rode with pride.
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That bike is absolutely gorgeous!
I'm not a bike guy and I thought the same thing. Looks immaculate.
My first bike was a 78 Gs1000 that my dad gave me after I got it running. I loved that bike, the sound, the torq, the look, and the way it rode . Nothing like taking Black Hills canyons at speed on one of those bikes.
So cool to see someone enjoying the bike I drooled over as a kid. This came out just as I hit 9 and I just *needed* one in my soul!
Guessing you've checked the year code on the tires. That might help with turning and confidence when it comes to grip. Sweet bike. Love seeing stuff like this at Radwood.
These bikes just handle horribly. They feel 10ft long when you ride one and the steering angle is still very cruiser-esque
@@clarkmiller287 Old school bro. This was all we had to learn on in my day.
@@clarkmiller287 Just seen another video where this bike was praised by several riders and even had articles about how it did everything well. It just happened to be fast as well.
I had a 1985 GS700ES. It was a fun little bike. My 1985 Yamaha FJ100 was a bad ass machine.
They only ran 10's with Pee Wee Gleason riding. A professional who weighed 125#. Mine ran 11:90's bone stock. Added a Bassani exhaust, re-jetted the carbs and a sticky tire, it ran 11:27.
My brother ran 11.3 with a Yoshi header and K&N's. He weighed 160 back then. Nobody would lend him a tire gauge because he was smoking their cars but he checked later and he had 16 psi.
Great bikes! I've owned three of them (80, 81, 83 GS1100E) as well as three Katanas (82 1100 x2, 83 750/1260). Old Skool Suzuki FTW!
i bought the exact bike in 83 and it had 108hp to the rear wheel lived 6 miles from drag strip and nothing would beat until the gs 1150 came out a year or two later . still have the bike along a GS1150 Suzi and a 240 hp to the rear wheel Gen 2 Turbo Suzi Hayabusa as my present street bike, all great rides.
It never had 108 HP. I bought mine new in ‘83. At the time I think it was Cycle World mag(I still have the issue in storage ) that put one on a Dyno and it registered 92 HP. Didn’t surprise me, most of the bikes didn’t make claimed horsepower ratings then. The GPz1100 did do 104 HP when they tested it. Gosh this bike looks gorgeous. Brings back a lot of memories, doesn’t it. I’d love to buy a new now.
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You can read the archived Cycle World magazines online now, as I just did. If you google search "Cycle World 1983 GS1100e", you will see that you are incorrect. They do produce 108hp; the 1100g & GL, etc. produced only 92hp. The GS1100e even produced 108hp in 1982, but the new engine as well as a few tweaks to the bike as a whole shave a few tenths of the 1/4 mile et to put it in the 10 second realm.
I had a 1982 Gs1100E in college with 38mm flat slide carbs, V&H header that I uncorked and drag bars. Used to flat track it around street corners, do big burnouts because the rear tires were narrow for the power delivery. Eventually moved to a GS1150E, then a 86 GSXR-1100 which is still my most favorite bike I've ever owned except for my 2017 KTM 1290 super duke. Great bike.
20 years ago I had one that year and color, minus the factory fairing. When Suzuki added the fairing, it was called a GS1100ES, but they didn't change the badges. A bit rarer than a vanilla E-model.
I remember going into a dealership in 1983 and thinking this bike was the most beautiful thing I ever saw. But I didn't get one.☹
A couple years ago, I picked up a beautiful '97 Suzuki Bandit 1200. It's a very similar bike to the GS 1100 E, but updated.
A little more displacement, bigger fork tubes, a single shock rear suspension, and 60 pounds lighter.
And enough of a monster for me to enjoy😄
Great example of a great bike! I had an '82 GS1100ES back in the day and it would do 3rd gear burnouts from 60mph...insane! It just didn't have enough brakes or suspension to keep up with all of the HP. :-) Thanks for sharing!
My new Jailbreak will run 10s.
Oh, this is where you went to. I'm glad I found you again and hope you and family are doing well and smiling :)
I had an 84 FJ1100 back in 86. Kept it until 2014. Made 125 hp and ran high 10's. Was a fun bike but brakes and such were scary compared to what I'm on now. Love my Kawi. Nice Suzuki!
I all but hated my FJ 11. It was by far the " buzziest " bike I ever rode. They figured it out with the FJ12, it was sooo much smoother.
I bought that very same bike, same color, brand new from Orange County Suzuki in Costa Mesa California.
Added the factory Wes Cooley style superbike fairing, then modded the carbs, ignition, exhaust, and full suspension rebuild, along with a fork brace, aluminum braced factory superbike swing arm, and superbike bars.
Even after that, the bike overpowered the handling.
Got in to a tank slapper at about 135 mph on Ortega Highway.
Last mod was a steering damper.
Bike scared the crap out of me more than once.
Did great burnouts and wheelies!
Definitely an “arm yanker”.
Just inherited a 1983 gs1100es, in the white and blue livery. Can't wait to get it all cleaned up and working. It's a beautiful bike!
good luck!
I had an 82 with 84 1150 internals, all the goodies smooth bore carbs bassani exhaust etc. At the time street drag racing was pretty big in my town and I had a 60 foot that was unbeatable. These bikes respond to tuning very well, very quick and they look awesome with modern gsxr front end and wheels.. The 1000e models were very cool too.
I had the 750 version. Loved it. When you took the float bowls off, you said you used a Phillips screwdriver. Get a set of Japanese Industrial Standard drivers. They are different from Phillips and won't damage the screws
There's a third Type similar Driver as well. Do a search for: Phillips, JIS, and Pozidriv screwdrivers explained Randy randog311
I sold my 1985 Kawasaki Z1B 903 and bought a new 1982 Suzuki GS 1100 E and that bike turned out to be my all time favorite all around motorcycle ! Perfect for drag racing , touring , or just enjoy cruising around town . At 78 I'm older now and ride a 2002 Harley Wide Glide BECAUSE at my age about 100 MPH is as fast as I want to go , besides my Harley sounds like a predatory animal with its straight drag pipes racking back at every shift ! The most beautiful sound ever . Back in the 60's & 70's I thought I would never a buy Harley until I rode one . Its alive , like an animal vibrating and shaking and that sound gets in your blood , and that beautiful paint gets in your eye ! As James Bond always said , NEVER SAY NEVER !
I had one of these, except it was an '82. Loved it. Can't remember why I sold it. They had trouble in '82 with crankshafts, and I had to replace mine ('82's were press-fit; they welded the cranks from the factory in 83-up) Eventually bought a 1999 Bandit 1200S and put on the Holeshot pipe, 5 degree advancer, stage 3 jet kit, dual oval filters. The thing hauled ass until I almost missed the guy who ran the red light late at night. Have nothing now, but the next one will have ABS.
Sweet! It’s my Bandit’s (B1200S) granddaddy! Torque monster thru and thru…
The GSX1100 was later developed for more performance and while it’s not THE engine, it is the roots of the GXRs and Bandits and such that followed. Lots of history based on that engine!
Great find! Definitely a keeper!
That is clean bike. 180hp! That is still a lot for a bike, by today's standards. Love the channel. I like how you have a diverse interest and collection in vehicles.
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Great content! I love both cars and bikes in equal measure, so it's great to see you're covering both.
Just to clarify - the GSX-R1100 motor was a new from the ground up, air-oil cooled motor and shares no components with the air-cooled GS1100E motor. A detuned/modified GSX-R1100 motor was used in the Katana 1100 and then the early Bandit 1200s.
Regardless, that red beauty you've got there is STUNNING! 🙂
There is nothing better than an early 80s superbike. You should check out the guys over at AC Sanctuary and what they are doing if you haven't before.
Beautiful example of a monumental bike.
I had and rode fast bikes in the 1970's & 80's before I switched to V twin cruisers. I started out drag racing 750 Triple Kawasaki's and then Z-1 900 Kawasaki before the XS 1100 Yamaha came out, another bike that held the title of the fastest production motorcycle before the Suzuki GS1100 came out. I remember riding a brand new stock one and marveling at how smooth the power roll on was.
I was riding a '75 Z1b in '79. I was only 16. Never lost a race to a car, but the other bikes started to catch up. I don't know how I stayed alive. I've got a '20 Z900rs now. I'm gonna get a ticket soon, I know it. They re-paved a perfect stretch of Hwy 20 between Yuba City and Grass Valley in NorCal. It just BEGS you to go fast. edit-can't spel
I have a collection of XS1100 bikes. They are fun
Suzuki RF 900 R was the fastest accelerating MC of its time in the early 90's. Still holds its own with the new bikes
I think the cbx was fastest and the GS was built up to beat it.
I did a test ride on one of these but didn't buy it, it was a quick bike. I eventually got a 1981 Honda CBX1000. I had no idea you were into old Japanese bikes, awesome!
These came out to beat the cbx actually
TSCC is 'twin swirl combustion chamber, I was working at Suzuki dealers when they were launched.
I modified one for a 19 yr old who had been in an accident and didn't have full use of left leg (forward controls on left side!)
Mark is now nearing retirement !!!!!
In Europe they were GSX, the X being 4 valve heads but America still called them GS to keep family line from GS1000 intact.
The CV carbs are easily modified if you know what your doing although it takes more than just jetting.
When I worked at MMI we dyno'd one at 318 BHP but that was a full race drag motor
Love you content Tony! you leaving Motortrend just gives me another awesome youtube channel to watch!
Hecka pumped for the motorcycle content. As a poor Aussie that was kicked off MT I’m super happy you’re focusing on the youtubes
When it starts to headshake at 120 MPH, at midnight the pucker factor is off the charts.
Love it.. 👍👍.. for some reason I’m the kinda guy who can fix anything with a motor. I don’t know how it works but I can take it apart and put it back together..
WOW....Talk about a trip down memory lane... I bought a 83 GS1100e in 1985.
It was the head mechanic at the local Suzuki dealers, personal bike.
It was a warranty bike that he purchased and rebuilt.
It was bored out to 1166 with Wiseco high compression pistons, ported cylinder head with GS1150 cams with a Kerker header.
The thing ripped...It would run mid tens when I could get it to launch.
It was my first street bike and I had WAY to much fun on it and did WAY to many really stupid things on it.
Lots of fun and crazy memories on it.
Ended up wrecking it in the high school parking lot which is a whole story in it's self.
Insurance paid me $3500 dollars which was $500 more than I paid for it and I then bought it back from them for $275.
It was always crazy how I would be totally calm and fearless while ridding it but would have butterflies before and after riding it.
Before because I always wondered if I would come back...And after because I would play back in my head all the stupid crap I had done while riding it.
Awesome bike that would out handle and out run any of the muscle cars I owned and it was all you could do to put $5 in gas in it after a full day/night of fun.
Hope that you make as many fun memories on yours as I did...( Well...Maybe not all STUPID ones)
I still own, ride and work on my 1983 GS1100ES that I purchased new from San Diego Suzuki in April of 83', I moved it to Littleton Colorado in 1994 and again to Galveston Texas in 2017 (it really likes Sea Level). As for tires: The OEM IRC's didn't grip well but the Rear Tire always put a big smile on my face, it was very predictable, I could roll on the throttle in a turn with the front tire a few inches off the ground and feel the rear tire stepping out (power slide) with just the right amount of power dialed in (what an adrenaline rush). I currently have a worn (especially the front) set of Michelin Pilot Activ tires mounted and like them very much, I recently tried to procure another set and had difficulty finding one of the tires at a decent price, I ended up buying a set of Pirelli Sport Demon's which I haven't yet mounted. MOD's: SuperTrapp Superlight 4 into 1 Exhaust, individual K&N's, DynaJet Stage 3 Jet Kit, Vance & Hines High Volume Oil Pump Gear, Vance & Hines Heavy Duty Transmission Bearings, K&P Engineering Stainless Steel Mesh Reusable Oil Filter, Cometic Metal Framed Valve Cover Gasket and Heavy Duty Gold 530 Chain and Sprockets (geared down slightly as I recall) Randy AKA randog311 (66 Retired Professional Wrench, Audi's are my Specialty) BTW, I enjoyed your Video although I don't recall seeing your front wheel leave the ground even once? am I mistaken?
The last two motorcycles I have had, have been Harleys. The one I have now is a Fat Boy. I wish I had the very same 1983 GS1100E but this bike is 40 years old and finding a nice example like this doesn't happen very often. Jon's Motorcycle Rescue bought one sight unseen and had it shipped to him. If I did find one it would be crazy expensive now because the cat is out of the bag and everyone wants one. That thing is beautiful.
Buddy had one. They were ferocious....but also blew up clutch baskets, etc.
He had previously had a '80 CBX. I bought a brand new '79 CBX in the winter of '84.
MAN...I wish I had that bike back.
I'm so glad that motorcycle's have improved so much since the 1980's!
Modern super bike's are so much easier to ride, handling is way better and the much more powerful modern engines are easier to ride.
I started my Motorcycle Engineer/mechanic apprenticeship in 1980 and worked as head mechanic/Service Manager up to 2012 when I was over it all.
Great work that had me not only working in New Zealand but around the World.
Enjoy your classic bike.
I own a 1983 GS1100ES. I've owned it for 22 years and its as reliable as a stone axe...AND FAST. My 33 yr old son is using it now. I'v had offers for it over the years but all insulting. I figure I'll never find another one if I let it go.Yours is pretty well modded out but nice. Cheers
Crazy. I just saw you post this for sale on the GS1100 Facebook forum! This GS is sweet man.
I didn't know you were a bike guy too. I love ALL your shows and comments. You are so knowledgeable and I respect that.
If you don't mind referencing a very good old school Suzuki GS mechanic that can do major work like valve job or a top end rebuild or a total rebuilt I'd appreciate a reference. I have 2 Wes Cooley GS1000S's a 1979 and a 1980. Need to have them perfect. A meticulous tech is what I'm looking for. Thanks for helping.
I still have one. the 1983 GS 1100 E. I bought it brand new when it came out. Rode all up and down PCH 101.Shipped it to Europe and rode it 2 times around Europe. Love my Suzuki, no problems if you take good care of it. Fast and comfortable.BTW my is still stock.
I didn’t know you were into bikes too! That’s rad!
Great video, you work like I do, casual but precise, don’t waste time, do what has to be done great video, awesome bike.
Had a GSX1100 myself back in the day, GPZ750Turbo, Guzzi 850 Le Mans, RD400 and LC350, Triumph Boneville 650 (1971) won in a poker game ( The guy delivered it in boxes, had to put it back together) early ZX10, CB900F, XS1100 Yam, HondaCB750K, Laverda 500 Montjuïc, Ducati620 monster, CBR400RR, Honda PC800 x 2, Honda Deauville 650, VFR1200F, Husqvarna 401 and more in between. Still riding (MV Agusta 800) and fixing my grandson’s bikes, teaching him the right way to work, how to ride safe and how to ride fast…. On by the way, no way was that the fastest, the GPZs were kicking ass. Peace.
Bro, the exhaust system on that bike is beautiful. Sounds good too! Congrats bro. You got a SWEETHEART cruiser 😍. On a side note, @ 16:52 , your bro in that hoodie is a solid Chris Hemsworth "look-a-like", imo. Has he ever got that comment before? I can't be the first.
Had one in the early 90's I was 18 what a feeling at 60mph cranking on the throttle watching the forks extend and carry a wheelie while passing!!
Retro flashback. Last carb bike I had was a 2000 ZX9R I bought new, with semi flatslides. Don't miss messing with carbs at all.....honestly. I ride a ZX14R now.
Got to say Tony mad props I really enjoy ur channel hopefully some day I get to meet u an some of the other motor trend guys Mike fin urself I really have mad respect for you guys very true to you please don't stop being you again thank you for being true when I get back on my feet ill get some merchandise so I can fully show my respect to u guys Thanks!!
Heya buddy. Had an Ice Blue version. People don't realize how fast these were. You had to hold on for dear life when you took off! Great memories.
Hi Tony, I have a 83' GS1100E that I bought in 93. I had it painted Dodge Viper red, you have a sweet bike!
Very cool. I had an ‘83 GS 750E. I rode all around Orlando when I was going to school at MMI. 😀
VEERY nice example you have there. I love the old Suzi's. I have 3 of them myself, and wouldn't trade them off for anything. Keep her alive.
Welp I like my '78 Suzuki GS750E. It is very fast and fun and easy to ride. Glad you choose to spotlight a Suzuki.
And, then, came the Honda V-65 Magna & then, the Yamaha V-Max. What a great time to be young & stupid!😆 I test rode a V-65 & it scared the shit out of me-so, I bought it! Good vid Tony & NICE bike👍
I still have my 1980 Z1R 1000. It looks exactly the same as the one shown in the opening. Haven't rode it in a long time. Very cool to see it here!
Bought one in 83, silver with orange trim and wheels, it was a brute, till it was stolen , sad day, also had a Gs550, and a Triumph 955 Daytona triple...you have good taste in bikes.
Got my 1984 GS(X)1100ES back a few years ago. Crazy machines back in those days and still crazy now.
I REEEEEALY wanted one of those back in the day. Bought a 750 Sabre instead. The 1100E to this day is a brilliant machine. Would love to have one even now.
Ahhh the joy of a 4 cylinder motor cycle. We had a real nice condition 1973 Suzuki TM400 back in the early 1990,s, thing was a beast once we got it going. So was the 97 GSXR750 my bro had for a while. Front end would come up in 1st-4th gear. That thing was insane guick! Sweet bike!!
Beautiful bike, just got my first motorcycle this year after being a car gearhead forever. and love riding and nice having another mode of transportation than just the Jeep!
My favorite big standard. I've had 3 82/83 1100E's, and 2 1100 Katanas (still have one). That's an ES fairing? Front half of the stock box, with a clamp on the single connector snorkel, is a great compromise.
Badass bikes back in those days. My brother had one. I was street racing a V8 Vega back in the day and this was one of the few stock bikes could hang with my Vega.
I have a 1983 V65 Magna, re jetted with a Kerker header. Very similar numbers. The trump card is the V4 with the Kerker sound, can't beat it! :)
My first bike was an '81(?) GS750E. Got it for $300 from a friend. Sat in his backyard for 10 years uncovered. Took it home and cleaned it all up, painted the wheel spokes black (chrome was flaking), got all the switch gear and electrical working right, and fired it up. Ran like a dream. Unfortunately I didn't have the money to care for it so I couldn't afford new tires and someone stole the new battery I'd gotten for it. Never got to properly enjoy it more than putting around my neighborhood.
I have a 96 katana 750 that I've been dying to get working on. This video got me super excited to start doing all the carb stuff that it needs
Long pair of hemostat forceps are so handy at fishing the throttle cables off and on to a bank of carbs.
That is very nice. I've just got my hands on a GSX1100EF which I'm in the process of upgrading. Cool bikes. As lots of people have no doubt said the GSX1100/1150 engines were the end of the big air cooled 4 cylinder Suzukis (roller bearing crank). The engine you mentioned is the air / oil cooled engine which arrived with the GSXR & evolved to be water cooled & beyond which is sort of recogniseable (it's directly related after all) when compared with the air cooled engines but very different in detail.
Happy to see even a skilled wrench like yourself makes the same face I do everytime I pull the bowls off of that style carb. Those screws are nerve racking.
Great 👍 Yamaha V max were bad ass at that time also. Remember going to bike shop seeing them new.
Had an ‘82 one of these. Absolute monster for the times. Used to beat up on CBX’s routinely at the strip.
About five years ago was involved in a complete strip down and rebuild of a Phil McCallen tuned Bandit. All remaining fixings and clips were binned for Allen, Hex or Torx. Everything was reassembled using PBC where threadlock wasn't required. Maintenance since has been so easy? Relatively speaking!😉
Sweet bike, got myself a 1980 gsx1100e. Over the pond Suzuki used different model names, in Europe the X behind the GS stood for 16 valves.
That engine wasn't used in the bandits and the original gsxrs, those used Suzuki's next generation engine with oil coolers... Suzuki SACS.
Gotta love old tech 👍👍👍
Great Bike!! Still own an '82 with the giant head light, unfortunately I commited the sin of "storage" after I got it back from it being stolen. It was an Absolute a rocket ship. It has carb kit and exhaust. Couple of buddies drug it out of storage and put GSXR shocks on it and 10" extended swing arm with plans add a big bore kit. Never happened Annnnnnd it still is in storage... curse of having a large garage. Have a blast on that old school bike! Please post more on this ride.
Wow that bike is clean 👌 very nice reminded me of my kawasaki 750 triple that I had when I was young lol man that bike was crazy fast so hard to keep the front wheel down
Only time a bike honestly scared the crap out of me was riding that bike.....once.
I bought a GS1100 new in 83. It was $3200. No fairing. I did cams, Clutch, mikuni 33 mm smoothbores with a kerker pipe. That bike ripped. Whack the throttle open at a slow roll and a gas tank used to hit me in the chest! Best bike ever IMO.
Very cool bike, hard to find them that nice anymore. I recently got an XS1100 in good condition, it held the “quickest bike” title a few years before the Suzuki.
Cool bike Tony. I bought a 2000 Bandit 1200 in totes sans wheels and carbs (and other misc. parts) in 2020. It has a lot of Dale Walker parts and is really fun to ride now. It seems really fast. It's just a little bit crouched for my 6'2" frame.
Dude. Tony. Got news that you left hot rod garage!? I was hoping it was April 1. That was our favorite motortrend show. Damn. We’ll miss you.
Cool bike, Tony. Great to hear the stories of your past bikes and riding. I suspected you were into bikes when I saw the pictures from the garage space you shared in Brooklyn from another video. Would love to know about the Ducati Sport Classic one of your buddies had. Peace!
Another quick tip when pullin carbs apart when u get ready to take out those little phillips tap the handle of screw driver w a hammer it kinda jars the screw enough to help loosen it and helps seat the tip into the screw head
So cool. I've had a bunch of Japanese bikes too. Great bikes for sure. I currently have a KTM 790 Adventure. Fits me really well. + the fuel injection and all the riding modes and cruise control and anti-lock and so forth. Goes lickity split and gets like 59 MPG too.
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Susuki GS1100E - Awesome looking bike... One of my all time favorites. However, the fastest stock bike of 1983 was the Honda V65 Magna, ET 10.81 and ridden by the (in)famous Pee Wee Gleason...
The 83 Zukes were awesome, GS550E was my first streetbike...got in TONS of trouble cuz it was fast !!!
that bike is like a time capsule! beautiful!
Please more moto content! Originally a car but switched over to bikes years ago. They are usually much cheaper and you can fit 4 or more into a 1 car garage. Never looked back!
Those motors are just superb and tough , so great looking.
Your hot rod garage stuff is so cool.this motorcycle take is awesome.i jab a 86 fj1200.omg it was awesome
Like your choice of bike I got mine in 83 for$4019.60 +a 1978 Z1-R. it was blue. All i did was put an oil cooler on it & some better shocks. and drove the hell out of it for 67k miles the only "bad" things I can remember was going thru tires every 5k & brake pads & chain a couple of times wish I still had it. I have a 2006 BMW525i w/blown motor if you'd like to trade lmk.