Here is a survivor 2nd gen/GSX-R 750 K model located in Plano Tx (near DFW). While the 1st generation GSX-R 750 have already been deemed a classic, the 2nd generation models are really starting to appreciate. Perhaps its because they looked a bit more polished, perhaps it due to the slingshot motors, perhaps its the color…
Here is another bit of history for RareSportBike fans, a 1983 Suzuki McIntosh Bathurst Replica that needs a few pieces to be complete. For those of you unfamiliar with these bikes, its important to remember that for a long time motorcycle racing allowed anyone to try their hand with whatever they could put together, sometimes with…
Beloved of squids, teenagers too young to hold a motorcycle license, stunters, track-day junkies, racers, and well basically everybody, it’s hard to get excited about a Gixxer up for sale. Their sporty good-looks and sheer competence mean that they’re basically everywhere, in every sort of condition, and certain generations were aesthetically challenged to say the…
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There is no doubt that the Suzuki GSX-R 750 is one of the all time “bad boy” bikes of the sport bike world. RSBFS readers seem to love these slab-sided retro rockets, and we have seen a wide spectrum of machines offered on these very pages. From low mileage museum queens to higher mileage survivors,…
In 1985 Suzuki shocked the motorcycle world with the introduction of the GSX-R 750. Just like the ZX900 Ninja did a few years earlier, the GSX-R made a quantum leap forward in terms of performance and speed, while reducing overall size and weight. But while the Ninja strove to take a liter bike and make…
Make no mistake about it, the bike you are looking at is artwork. Literally. Given that it does not currently run, its only purpose is to look fantastic in your living room, den or man cave. Of course if you have the means, the connections or the wrenching chops to get this one to fire,…
Pour the Fosters into the gutter. Forget about the shrimp on the barbie. Give up on the opera house, the great barrier reef, Ayers rock or any other tourist sights. Ditch the Men at Work cassettes and your AC/DC CD collection. Turn off the tube – you can watch that Crocodile Dundee marathon some other…