Bidding is at $5,900 with 4 days left. Auction ends Monday morning!
One of the most well-known and historically signficant sportbikes of the modern era, the Suzuki GSX-R750 is known by fans and detractors alike as the “Gixxer.” Introduced in 1985, the new bike set the sportbike world on its ear, not because it was the first machine to incorporate all of the classic design elements that would become standard equipment on nearly every modern sportbike, but because it was the first to do so at a price the average rider could afford and helped to define the template for the modern motorcycle. It’s all there: an aluminum frame, monoshock rear suspension, triple disc brakes, inline four-cylinder engine, clip-on bars, and a full race-style fairing.
1988 Suzuki GSXR 750 Slingshot.
Clean title, near original bike. Factory carburetors, airbox and tool kit. Stock exhaust, rear seat/cowl and rear shock will come with. Always great attention to maintenance.
12,374 miles on the odometer.
Included will be the factory service manual, owner’s manual and original sales brochure. Two keys, one is original.
I purchased this bike in 2001 from the original owner. He bought it from a dealership here in Lincoln, NE. The bike starts right up, runs and rides great. Never raced or stored outside.
A true survivor, very little blemishes. A few on the tank from a mishap last time removed.
It is amazing the attention it draws from people that know bikes from this era.
Thank you for your interest.
The second-generation 1988 model seen here featured a significantly updated frame that was still much slimmer than the blockier Deltabox design used by Yamaha. An updated, short-stroke engine was fitted, and wrapped in the obviously restyled fairing. This relatively short-lived design was built between 1988 and 1991 and is known as the “Slingshot” due to a design quirk of the carburetors fitted to the model. Compared to designs from Yamaha and Honda, it might have seemed outdated, but the design worked, and it was popular among riders. These second-generation bikes are especially hard to find in nice condition and are very desirable. This particular bike appears to be extremely clean and well-maintained, with low miles. It’s not in completely original configuration, but a number of the original parts not on the bike included in the sale.
-tad
