Description
8th Dec, 2024 10:00
The December 2024 Auction
1987 Suzuki GSXR750
The first race replica!
Estimate
£2, 000 - £2, 500
Buyer's premium: 15. 00%
Lot details
Registration: D860MKM
Frame: GR75AXXXXXXX113219
Odometer: 55, 389
Legendary motorcycle
Part of a private collection
Opportunity to create your own iconic example
V5
2 Keys
The illustrious history of the series begins with Suzuki’s concept for first-generation GSX-R750 in March 1985: Born on the circuit, returning to the circuit. The GSX-R750 was designed to challenge global championships while fulfilling the sporting aspirations of non-professional riders.
Hiroshi Fujiwara, who was in charge of the basic layout of this first model, vividly recalls the excitement of his team at the beginning of the project. “This pure Supersport model was our first 750cc bike featuring an aluminium frame of unprecedented light weight and superb torsional rigidity. We had no real competitors in the market, other than factory racing machines.”
The oil-cooled 4-stroke, 4-cylinder engine of the GSX-R750 delivered more than 100PS - far more power than any previous 750cc motorcycle. The exceptionally low dry weight of 179kg (395 lbs.) was equivalent to that of a 400cc-class model. Isamu Okamoto, engineer of engine design recalls: “We knew that reaching our goal of the world’s best power-to-weight ratio required to realize overpowering performance would be an enormous challenge.”
