1983 Suzuki GS XN85 Turbo For Sale: Brand New, 0 Miles!

Yes you read that title correctly; this is a brand new, never titled motorcycle in New Hampshire! And it’s one of only about 1100 ever built. Check out this :

quote from seller’s listing:

THIS ONE OF THE LAST KNOWN NEW ONES IN THE WORLD. WE BOUGHT IT FROM ELLSWORTH SUZUKI IN ELLSWORTH MAINE IN 1989, IT HAS THE ORIGINAL OWNERS MANUAL, TOOL KIT, WARRANTY REGISTRATION CARD, A COPY OF THE ORIGINAL MSO, AND A DUPLICATE MSO ISSUED BY SUZUKI. THIS NOT BEEN TITLED YET OR REGISTERED FOR THE WARRANTY.

Admittedly, I don’t know much about these bikes. Unfortunatley the unofficial XN85 site is offline as of this writing. But I did come across this nice article on Faster and Faster regarding the XN85:

The XN85 was cutting-edge stuff for its time, with a 16-inch front wheel, low clip-ons, rearset foot pegs, Suzuki’s ‘Full Floater’ monoshock rear suspension, and anti-dive plumbing in the Kayaba front forks. The engine was an air-cooled, fuel-injected, turbocharged, eight-valve, 673cc inline-four, mated to a five-speed gearbox. Power output was a modest 85 horsepower at 7000rpm.

That more horsepower than my Ducati 750SS makes, and it’s supposedly a decade newer!

Should be a great opportunity for a collector to add a cult status bike to their collection. Thanks for the tip James!

dc