Description
National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
Viewing: Tuesday 25th March from 1pm
Auction: Wednesday 26th March from 9am
Location: National Motorcycle Museum, Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull B92 0EJ
1985 Suzuki GSXR750F
First Generation model
Estimate
£4, 000 - £5, 000
Registration No: B639 NKA
Frame No: GR71F-101602
MOT: Exempt
A magazine featured Suzuki GSXR750
A very good example of the model
From a displayed collection of Japanese machines
A current V5C is on file
The oil-cooled GSXR750 was launched in 1985 and revolutionized the sports bike market, making all the other manufacturer's offerings obsolete overnight and dominating production-based racing around the world. Suddenly, you could go to your local shop and buy a race-ready bike over the counter, just take off the mirrors and indicators and race it that weekend. Famously, Trevor Nation rode an early GSXR750F to a couple of Formula One World Championship races in Portugal and Spain with his tent strapped on the back, running in the top six in both races until problems with the gear change linkage slowed him down. The GSXR range eventually spread out to include race replicas from 250cc to 1100cc models. By the early 1990s the bikes became water-cooled to comply with noise regulations, but the 'Gixxer' range kept its reputation as the sports bike rider’s choice.
This 1992 Suzuki GSXR750 has formed part of a collection of Japanese motorcycles and even gracing the pages in a magazine feature. A very good example of the model, it was imported from Japan in 1992 and registered on a correct 1985 registration and was purchased by the current vendor in 2019. Always kept in a heated and dehumidified garage since ownership beganm, the Suzuki has not been run and may require the usual checks before placing it back on the road. It is accompanied by a current V5C, two sets of keys, and the magazine article.
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Parking and entry into the auction is free for auction attendees with a catalogue, available at the door.
Catalogues can be purchased for £20 (admits 2 people).
