SELLER
2001 Suzuki GSX-R1000 (K1) — 2,449 Miles — Largely Original, Mechanically Sorted
For sale is an exceptionally low-mileage 2001 GSX-R1000 (K1) — the first year of the literbike that changed the class. Current mileage: 2,449 original miles. This is a raw, early-2000s superbike — no ABS, no traction control, no ride modes. Just throttle, chassis, and rider input.
Ownership History:
– Purchased new July 2001
– I purchased it October 2025 from the original owner (while stationed in Colorado)
– It had been stored for several years prior to my purchase
– Mileage at my purchase: 970 miles
I rode approximately 1,500 miles intentionally to verify reliability and proper function after recommissioning.
Service Completed Under My Ownership:
– All fluids replaced (oil, coolant, front/rear brake fluid)
– Ecstar 10W-40 conventional oil
– OEM Suzuki oil filter + new crush washer
– K&N air filter serviced
– Sub-air cleaner replaced
– NGK CR9E spark plugs installed
– Fuel injectors removed and ultrasonically cleaned
– Chain cleaned, adjusted, lubricated
– Yoshimura RS-3 slip-on professionally repacked by Yoshimura R&D
– Damaged/missing items replaced with OEM Suzuki where possible
– Thorough detail and proper storage (battery maintained)
Condition Disclosure:
– Original owner had a low-speed tip-over on the left side
– Left fairing damaged (Suzuki no longer produces this panel)
– Left mirror and bar end show related damage
– Gold TiN wear on left fork tube (common on early K1/K2 models)
– Minor cosmetic imperfections consistent with age
– Fork seals are dry. Suspension operates correctly.
Modifications:
– Zero Gravity SR light smoke windscreen
– Yoshimura RS-3 slip-on
– Powerbronze clear headlight protector
– Aftermarket GSX-R bar ends
– OEM clear turn signal lenses (orig amber on hand)
– Original muffler is not included
Included:
– Owner’s manual
– Service manual
– Both original keys + code tag
– Original paperwork
– Original 2001 brochure
– Passenger seat
– Replacement stator cover + gasket
– Replacement aftermarket bar ends
– Lockhart Phillips tank bra
Clean title in hand.
This is a very original, low-mileage K1 that has been properly recommissioned and ridden enough to confirm reliability — not just started and parked.
Serious inquiries welcome. Thank you and speed safely.
RSBFS
Hands down, this is the most thorough Seller’s Description and photo gallery I have seen on Craigslist.
Good luck to the buyer and seller!











Not a common find these days with that mileage. A good friend got the blue and white one new around the same time (he still has it), and I spent some seat time with it. This thing was a revelation and prompted me to get a 750 a couple of years later.