1994 Suzuki GSX-R 7/11
Miles: 19,890
Clean Title
Bid at post: $2,900
Auction ends: June 29th, 2024
No Reserve
We generally stay away from heavily modified bikes here on RSBFS, but this Suzuki GSX-R 7/11 was too cool to pass up. By the time the 1994 bike seen here had rolled around, Suzuki’s big-bore GSX-R1100 had gone through several iterations, from the original “Slabbie” in 1986 that was followed by the “Slingshot” in 1989, to the 1993 model that was the first of the breed to feature liquid-cooling, as the previous GSX-Rs had been oil/air-cooled in an effort to simplify the design and to save weight. Unfortunately, the big Gixxers had been gradually gaining weight all along and the liquid-cooled iteration was the heaviest of all, weighing in at a portly 550lbs wet. Power from the 1074cc sixteen-valve inline four was stout at 155 crank hp, but the heavy bike was far more a mile-munching GT than outright sportbike. Riders who wanted excellent handling to go with their horsepower came up with a solution: slot the 1100cc engine into the GSX-R750’s light, compact chassis. The result was an all-Suzuki machine dubbed the “7/11”, that offered the best of both worlds, in terms of power and handling.
1994 Suzuki GSXR 750 with a GSXR 1100 engine in it.
Bike was built by the guy who use to run the website GSXROnly.com. The website is still up (I don’t think its active) and in fact this bike is still on their home page. I bought it from him and shipped it out here to Colorado. I purchased it in April of 2015 with the intent of using it as a display piece not as a bike to ride. I rode the bike one time when it first arrived out here and then parked it inside my office. We drained the tank and carbs prior to parking it.
When I bought the bike they had just finished building it. It was basically a brand new bike at that time. Chain, Sprockets, Bearings, Tires, Brakes, Brake lines, Paint, Yoshimura Exhaust, Fork seals. . . etc. Was ALL NEW. This bike is a time capsule. While it is not stock by any means it is certainly a cool example of the era.
I ordered a new battery for it and it should be here sometime this week. Once I get that in I will add some fresh gas and get a video of it firing up. I would imagine it will need some carb work before its ready to ride on the road as well as fluids changed.
I have no idea what this bike is worth so I will start the bidding low and see what happens. This is a NO RESERVE auction so high bid takes it.
There is very little time left on this auction, so move fast if you’re interested. This bike has been sitting on display for a bit, as described. I do wish the seller had included more details of the build in the description: the GSX-R1100 was a popular bike amongst tuners and racers, and there was a wide range of hop-up parts available to create machines in various states of tune, from mild to wild. It this bike basically stock, or is it a fire-breathing 190hp monster? And does it run the 1100’s five-speed transmission, or the 750’s six-speed? I believe the six-speed can be made to work, and would be a desirable upgrade. No matter what, the build looks very clean and stock, and the bidding is to date very low for such a cool machine.
-tad
That is in fact one of my bikes from GSXRONLY.com, we are still in business building bad ass rigs. As a matter of fact, look for 2 new GSX-R1100 builds to be debuted on RareSportBikesForsale.com
Glad to see it in such great shape.
It looks like a really clean build! Did it have the five speed box, or the six speed? My first experience with the 7/11 was seeing one in upstate NY at a track day, it was a blue/white 89/90 model, really great-looking bike.