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Brings back memories. I bought a 1978 Suzuki GS1000. Added cast wheels and a bikini fairing/cowl to mine.
The foot pegs didn't fold. I used to routinely grind them. Once I turned a bit too hard and raised the rear tire off the ground. It was a great bike.
That GS-750 looks fantastic. Consider yourself lucky!
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(05-03-2014, 09:30 PM)CB4ME_imp Wrote: Brings back memories. I bought a 1978 Suzuki GS1000. Added cast wheels and a bikini fairing/cowl to mine.
The foot pegs didn't fold. I used to routinely grind them. Once I turned a bit too hard and raised the rear tire off the ground. It was a great bike.
That GS-750 looks fantastic. Consider yourself lucky!
Yeah, I was pretty unfamiliar with this model before this came up for sale, but from my limited reading about the GSs, it seems they have a pretty loyal following, not only for being a great classic buy, but also for having a reputation of being pretty much bulletproof. It sounds like Suzuki cribbed much of the design and engineering from the Kawasaki Z1's motor design as this was Suzuki's first 4-stroke since the late 1950s, so they wanted to go with a proven design.
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Back in the day those were very reasonable mods to do so you could tourer nicely. Today we have the Russell Day Long custom seats; don't look much better but do feel better. Luckily you don't look at the seat while riding.
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Love it! Looks like it's in incredible shape, too - congrats!
My "the one that got away" bike was an '83 GS1100e. Swapped it for a '66 Mustang. Still miss that bike. It was actually a driving force in me buying the CB1100.
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(05-14-2014, 07:23 AM)Papa Weeley_imp Wrote: Love it! Looks like it's in incredible shape, too - congrats!
My "the one that got away" bike was an '83 GS1100e. Swapped it for a '66 Mustang. Still miss that bike. It was actually a driving force in me buying the CB1100.
How about the Mustang? Hope you still have that anyways!
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(05-04-2014, 01:22 AM)Scoobynut_imp Wrote: (05-03-2014, 09:30 PM)CB4ME_imp Wrote: Brings back memories. I bought a 1978 Suzuki GS1000. Added cast wheels and a bikini fairing/cowl to mine.
The foot pegs didn't fold. I used to routinely grind them. Once I turned a bit too hard and raised the rear tire off the ground. It was a great bike.
That GS-750 looks fantastic. Consider yourself lucky!
Yeah, I was pretty unfamiliar with this model before this came up for sale, but from my limited reading about the GSs, it seems they have a pretty loyal following, not only for being a great classic buy, but also for having a reputation of being pretty much bulletproof. It sounds like Suzuki cribbed much of the design and engineering from the Kawasaki Z1's motor design as this was Suzuki's first 4-stroke since the late 1950s, so they wanted to go with a proven design.
Sure looks like it's in good shape, for $900 it's a steal if it cranks, lol.
They were great bikes, and yes, they were 750cc Suzuki "Z-1"s. Most people credit the Z-1 with the demise of the SOHC Honda CB-750, with good reason, however, the Suzuki GS 750 was the last straw. It wasn't long after the release of the Suzuki that Honda introduced their first DOHC inline 4.
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Nice acquisition. My first bike was an '82 Kawasaki CSR305. But, my most-memorable bike was the next one--an '82 Candy Red Suzuki GS750L. That bike's memories were the ones I was trying to re-kindle by buying my CB1100.
Enjoy.
