I was kind of surprised to never see this model sold in the U.S. We generally gobble up any large displacement bike and sport bike riders are aging enough that a trip down memory lane might convince them to lay down some cash. Instead, the GS1200SS has stayed a Japanese domestic market bike and only a few like this one (in the U.K.), escape.
2001 Suzuki GS1200SS for sale on eBay
It looks like it is roughly styled after the 1980 GS1000 endurance racer that of course led to the the GSXR series. It also comes in a Yoshimura and Suzuki racing blue color scheme.
That should look familiar to most any Suzuki street bike owner. No radiator hoses to clutter things up. Weight is claimed to be 460lbs and the HP is the usual 100 max for the Japanese market. We all know there is more there if you want it.
They kept it no frills. I give it a thumbs up. In a world where electronics now rule I’m liking the retro feel even more.
Here is the listing on Ebay U.K.
Ian
Me likey.
I love this bike, been a fan of the GS1200SS since it came out. Shame it never came to North America!
It’s easy to understand why Suzuki never imported bikes like the RGV250 or GSXR400R but like I wrote, this one perplexes me. Some focus group somewhere must have said, “yuck”.
I love it, It looks like one of those evil KZ1000’s from Mad Max.
I know of at least one in the US. I was talking to a Yoshimura rep at the Long Beach Moto Show a couple years ago, and while discussing a bike on display at their stand, I mentioned I had one of their products on my Bandit. He then told me about how he imported one of these from Japan and was able to register it as a Bandit. Would LOVE to own one of these!
By the way, it aint pretty, but I really like the aggressive, brutish look of the fairing. Not as styling as, say, the Honda CB1300S SBdO, but I dont mind.
I owned one in New Zealand great bike. There are none where I like now in Australia.
Miss her.