1986 Suzuki GSX-R 750
Location: Miami, FL
Mileage: 12,120
Price: $2,550.00 with reserve
GSX-R? Gixxer? Gixster? Gix? Call it what you want, but I’d call it a pretty damned nice example of a cult classic.
From the seller:
1986 GSXR 750 BIKE IS IN REALLY NICE SHAPE FOR ITS YEAR ,BIKE HAS HAD ONLY TWO ORIGINAL OWNERS MY GRAND DAD AND NOW ME.
BUT ON PAPER SHOWS AS THREE DO TO THAT MY GRAND DAD BOUGHT THE BIKE UNDER HIS COMPANY NAME BACK IN MARCH OF 86 AND THEN AFTER HE CLOSED HIS COMPANY IN DECEMBER OF 09 HE TRANSFERRED IT TO HIS NAME AND NOW I AM THE REGISTERED OWNER AS OF MAY 2011.BIKE IS IN REALLY NICE SHAPE BIKE HAS 12,123 MILES I RIDE IT 2 OR 3 TIMES A MONTH REAL SOLID BIKE IT HAS SOME NICKS AND NACKS DO TO THAT IT IS ORIGINAL PAINT BUT OTHER THAN THAT ITS GOT NO REAL BAD SCRATHES OR BUSTED FAIRINGS OR NOTHING LIKE THAT ITS GOT ALL ITS TURN SIGNALS AND ORIGINAL OWNERS MANUEL AND TOOL KIT AND WINDSHIELD AND A NICE SHINE ON THE PAINT TOO. THE TIRES WERE INSTALLED A FEW YEARS AGO AND ARE LIKE NEW, IT JUST HAD A RECENT TUNE UP FROM OIL TO CARBS TO BRAKES BIKE IS READY TO RIDE AND GO ANYWHERE.
So there you have it straight from the owner-
Will this hang with a modern day 600? Nope! Does it have fancy electronics that you need an MIT degree to work on? Nope! Can you mount a set of today’s best stickies on the 18″ front and rear rims? Nope! But, here’s what it does offer- Character! And truck loads of it.
In 1986 the air cooled, inline 4 had more to give than the flimsy frames and 18″ bologna rinds could handle. But, as I mentioned that is what character is. All too often, with today’s offerings, you can jump from any make 600 and it will generally act the same and that can get a little mundane to those of us who grew up lusting after ‘The one that started it all”.
So if you’re getting a little long in the tooth (like me) and still yearn for the one that got away or maybe you just like a motorcycle that has flat spots in the power curve I’d suggest you give this one a look. These are becoming more and more difficult to find, in all original condition, with the passing of each day. If you’ve been waiting for one…. don’t let it pass you by.
You can make the jump here, but you better hurry because this one ends in about 5 hours-
Cheers!
dd
Nicest one I’ve seen in a while!
I knew I’d find you creeping on this one….