New Windsor, NY – 9,421mi – $2,125 w/ Reserve
I may be taking a giant leap into the fire in the eyes of those who will immediately say “Hey Buddy! They made thousands of those bikes! They aren’t rare!” You would only be partially correct. Yes, these we mass produced back in their day, and maybe in 2000 you wouldn’t consider them rare. Flash forward 13 years and this bike is now 16 years old. How many clean and stock SRAD GSX-R750’s do you see up for sale? Go ahead, look. That’s right, there aren’t many. These have succumb to 16 years of road rash, ill-care, extended swing arms, Spider Man paint themes, and general disregard.
The SRAD GSX-R’s were a giant leap of faith for Suzuki back in the day. The bike was completely redesigned from the ground up in hopes of pushing the envelope like the original GSX-R750’s did. The SRAD model’s may not have a lot of fan fare or be touted as a huge achievement in the world of sport bikes. But they did lay a solid foundation for new ideas that continued the GSXR blood line today. The GSX-R750 is still going strong and is one of the best available sport bikes today.
The GSXR-750 represents the perfect blend of power, weight and handling. The example up for sale here is all original and in very good condition. With only 9,421 miles on the clock, it still has plenty of life left on it. Why should you buy this bike? If you are a Suzuki collector, then this one should fit nicely next to the older GSX-R’s you have. Also, this one should break the bank. These were never meant to be collected and every Kevin Schwantz fan back in the day bought these and rode the shit out of them. Hence, finding a clean one is now difficult. If this is your cup of tea, then you are in luck! If it’s not, then you should be ashamed of yourself. Either way, check out the auction here and place your bid!
-JS
I love these bikes! I’d like to pick up a clean, low-mileage ’96 model some day. I like the graphics from that year the best. The tank and bodywork on this bike appear to be from a 1998 model, but the VIN has a V for the year digit, so the frame is from 1997. On the ebay auction, an interested party named Joe asked about the condition of the carburetors, and the seller replied that the bike is fuel injected. GSXRs got FI in 1998, and the the 1998 bodywork has an “Electronic Fuel Injection” logo, but ’97 models came with carburetors. Long story short, this bike appears to have a mix of ’97 & ’98 parts on it.
When someone says the word srad, my skin crawls.