The GSXR1000 K5/K6 was such a peerless machine, that bmw used it as a benchmark for their then newly anticipated S1000RR back in 2008/2009. Suzuki haven't got the engineering evangelism of Honda, the hairy chested performance of kawasaki nor the incredible innovations of Yamaha, but they've made some fantastic motorbikes over the years and their gsx/gsxr air-oil cooled mill's are something to be reckoned with on the drag strip scene!
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@@franklicata1571 ΞΕΡΩ ΟΤΙ ΔΕΝ ΚΟΛΛΑΕΕΙ ΤΟ ΚΛΙΠΑΚΙ ΜΕ ΑΥΤΟ ΠΟΥ Θ ΑΠΩ.ΕΧΩ ΕΝΑ GSXR-1100 90 ΜΟDEL.ΠΑΛΙΟΤΕΡΑ ΕΙΧΑ Κ RGV-250 ΔΙΧΡΟΝΟ ΓΙΑ ΟΣΟΥΣ ΞΕΡΟΥΝ Κ ΕΙΧΕ ΚΑΤΙ ΡΟΠΕΣ ΣΑΝ ΤΡΕΛΟ!!!ΠΛΕΟΝ ΔΕΝ ΝΟΜΙΖΩ ΟΤΙ ΥΠΑΡΧΕΙ...ΟΠΩΣ Κ ΤΟ ΝSR-250 K TO KR-250 ΚΑWASAKI K TO TZR-250 YAMAHA!!!ΤΟ 20006 ΠΗΡΑ ΕΝΑ Ζ1000.ΚΑΛΟ ΑΛΛΑ ΜΕΤΑ ΤΑ 230ΚΜ ΠΗΓΑΙΝΕ ΣΑΝ ΒΑΡΚΑ.ΚΑΤΑΛΗΞΗ....Η SUZUKI BΓΑΖςΕΙ ΤΑ ΠΙΟ ΟΜΟΡΦΑ ΓΚΑΖΙΑ...ΕΚΤΟΣ ΑΠΟ ΤΟ HAYABUSA ΠΟΥ ΕΙΝΑΙ ΑΘΛΙΟ ΑΠΟ ΑΠΟ ΑΠΟΨΗΣ ΟΜΟΡΦΙΑΣ!!!ΕΥΧΑΡΙΣΤΩ...
I'm a Suzuki guy. I had that 50cc when I was a kid in the early 90's. I currently have a 2018 gsxr 1000R. Suzuki has been good to me so I stay loyal to the brand. They might not be the most cutting edge but nobody makes a better engine. That's what a motorcycle is all about. Take care everyone. Long live Suzuki
For my first big bike I've been torn for a while between a GSXR and CBR (600). Gotta say something about Suzuki's I always liked. They seem so Balanced.
@@renegadebikersol2936 I've had my new gsxr for a year now. Absolutely love it as much as day one. That's why I stick with the brand. 0 issues, ultra reliable
@@mike216ism nice. I have to admit my main quarm with Suzuki was the head light. At first I just couldn't get behind that look but it kinda grew on me. Streamlined 😄
@@renegadebikersol2936 I've gotten use to the look over the past, well almost 30 years now. I like the look. In the liter bike category I really only prefer the R1M looks over the gsxr.
my friend has suzuki an 125 (scooter) he has driven it 2 months without oil, (didnt realize it didnt have any) and when he wanted to change oil, he only got 2 drops of oil out, lol... and it still runs fine like nothing happened
After 32 years of owning bikes... I have finally purchased my first GSXR!! It’s a ‘98 750 SRAD, totally stock including exhaust, 16k miles..& of course, blue/white.. More than pleased 😊
If they made under 600cc bikes in-line 4s they would be a lot more expensive than most people would want to pay and just give people another thing to complain about.
Not just under 600cc, i was considering a SV650 until i looked up specs and saw it only had around 60-70hp while similar year 600's were in the 100-112 hp range....
Why Oh why did Suzuki stop making Bandits, I've got a '05 650 Bandit !! Best, Quickest bike in the world. A time vortex enhancing unarmed sidewinder missile 2 wheeled machine, about 3 or 4 thousand revs before red line, what's that about? Saw a GSX 750 Bandit S, wow 750 Bandit S!!!!.can't believe Suzuki stopped making Bandits!! Do I hate Suzuki????? Just a little bit!!!!!!!
In my country indonesia suzuki gave us gsx-r150 which is the fastest 150cc sport bike beat honda cbr150rr and yamaha r15. But still on market share suzuki get the last .. (sorry my english😁)
I have a 05 gsxr 1000. I started with the 96 750 in my early 20'S. I had a 2002 600 and now in my 40'S I'm enjoying my K5. She is 15 years old but stills runs amazing and looks great. I've been a Suzuki loyalist because they've been loyal to me. I plan on getting a 2019 or 2020. I'm definitely never getting rid of my K5. That bike feels like family to me. Appreciate the history lesson. Takes me back to the good old days
I have the exact same bikes. 96 750 and 05 1000. What a difference there in chassis and power. Would love the 2016 to have 30 years but the 2017 changed in such a great way hard to pass that up.
@@MikeyPraz2121 thats pretty awesome. I had the florescent orange wheels on my 96. My K5 was yellow and black. I now have a 18 in white. All these bikes have been incredible That's why I keep buying Suzuki
This is one of the most well made RU-vid videos I have seen in a LONG time. I am not a Suzuki fan but I just couldn’t stop watching this video. Love your videos man and keep up the great work.
Apparently, North America is the last refuge for the GSX-R750 and GSX-R600. In most of the world including Europe and Japan, 2018 was the last year for the GSX-R750/600. Euro 4 and ABS killed them. Maybe they will make a new one but Suzuki hasn’t made any plans.
I remember the commotion caused by the '85 GSXR 750 introduction. Every motorcycle magazine raved about it: "A race bike for the street." It was way too expensive for me at the time (probably a good thing). We would drool over one at the dealership, where they never stayed for long. That bike really changed the way we ride and what we expect from a motorcycle.
@@uhtred7860 Yamaha seems to never get as much credit as it deserves for really putting full engineering effort into its whole line of bikes. Yamaha engines are fantastic. Several automakers have turned to Yamaha to build high performance engines for special models, even Ford. I'm not a cruiser guy but a friend had me ride his Stratoliner. Huge V-twin cruiser so I expected loud, shaky and clunky. Nope. The bike was actually a joy to ride. Smooth, handled well, and had the Mother of all Torques. Years later he still rides it, never having had a mechanical problem.
@@Miata822 Yeah Yamaha seem to be a bit more innovative than the other 3 Japanese factories, The heads on my cars engine were designed by Yamaha for Lexus/Toyota.
@@Miata822 Yeah ive heard of them, we never got them in my country (NZ) due to Ford Australia making the locally designed and built Falcon. Toyotas first real sports car, the 1967 GT2000s engine was developed by Yamaha, specifically the alloy DOHC head, at the same time they were developing the XS650, they share the same bore and stroke so its no coincidence that 3 XS 650 twins equals 2 litres. :-)
Thank you for the video. I'm the PROUD owner of 2, GSXR1100W. A WP, and a WR, meaning a 1993 and a 1994. Toads by today's performance standard, but epic bikes nonetheless. I just happen to LOVE carburetors, and the more upright riding position. I'm a bigger guy, so I too love the larger overall size of the bike compared to the new ones. 1 I have in naked what I'll call street fighter version, similar to the big TRIUMPH SPEED TRIPLE, although I do run the front fairing, just no sides, or chin. She even has a all stainless YOSHIMURA 4-2-1 exhaust. I freshened up the top end, all COMETIC Gaskets, and of course a APE Manual Cam Chain Tensioner. The other was victim to the Automatic Cam Chain Tensioner, who failed the previous owner, which is how I purchased the bike. The cases are fine, but the cam chain is somewhat wrapped around the crankshaft cam sproket. This 1 will eventually get a big bore kit, and cams, and headwork, balance and blueprint, and of course a APE TENSIONER, all work performed in my shop. AWESOME video thank you very much 🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍
I'd get the GSX-R because of the 750 engine. It's the perfect balance of power, size, revs, and most of all fun. Hope you make it 1,000,000 with these videos sir.
The K5 1000 absolutely dominated every production based race series in the world. By far their best package of all time and remained on top unchanged in 2006. When the K7 came out Mat Mladin wanted his K5 back.
My first big bike which I got just under a month ago, was an old 2005 fully faired SV650S. And I've been in love with it ever since the day I got it. I started on a little 125 Honda, and I still love Hondas, but I'm 100% a Suzuki fan due to my 650.
Great start, 1 of the best real-world bikes ever made! Confidence inspiring, reliable, economical, but above all fun! I had a pointy 650S before, now I have a naked curvy, and a DL650, so you could say I’m definitely a fan of the motor. Also cbr6, street trip and a gsxr750, very happy with my stable 😊 bikes are too addictive!
The photos don't correspond to your dialogue/descriptions. To say that 1996 was "another sad year for Suzuki" is just ill informed given this was the year the GSXR 750 t 'SRAD' model was introduced. This was the GSXR750 that restored Suzuki as a WSB and domestic superbike series force. It won many a BOTY award and gained a reputation for lowering Cbr900rr colours, despite the 150cc disparity. This was the major redesign that Suzuki fans had been waiting for, and yet you dismiss it as "another sad year"? Quite the head scratcher that one. By the way, you do realise the K5/6 GSXR1000 is considered the greatest GSXR1000 ever built, right? At 166kg dry weight, 172hp it was the most powerful, lightest GSXR1K ever (still the lightest GSXR1K ever). It won a WSB title with Troy Corser and changed the 1ltr class game. So much so that BMW bought one, stripped, measured and weighed it, then used it as the template for their first foray into the litre bike class, the S1000RR? Apparently not : / Regardless, still enjoy the walk down memory lane.
Great video but you got the Suzuki Gsxr 1100 history wrong in some parts. The 1993 gsxr 1100 was a complete new bike from the bottom up with a watercooled engine. And also the 1995 gsxr 1100 did get a pretty big makover by loosing 10 kg in weight , got new exhaust , a new swingarm , some engine changes with new carburetors and magnesium parts , stiffer frame , new front lights cluster , better comfort , new front fork and so on. You can cheek out my chanel where a have vidoes of my 2 gsxr 1100 bikes. I have a 1995 model as well as a 1998 model. I also have vidoes of gsxr 1100 brochures , owners manuals , magazines and more.
I had a ´87 750, it was insane. Only air/oil cooled, great brakes and suspension, it was way of the competitors. What I liked very much was the high tank, it felt more like sitting in than on the bike. Never had this connection to a bike again.
Great video. I've lived through the life of the Gixxer, and it triggered some great old memories. The GSXR really did make a name in 80s. I remember the early 90s being a bad time for the overweight bikes. The 1100 was slow to die, but I remember people putting the engine in 750s, creating a GSXR7/11. When the SRAD bikes appeared in '96, it really seemed like Suzuki made a big jump to get back on track. The hooligan's bike was back.
Great video dude thank you, been waiting for a quiet time to sit and enjoy it. Had an 85 GSXR 750. Loved that bike, it was completely original. Sold it for £850 about ten years ago. Stupid decision........
@@hank1556 I wish i could have been there too. It was a race that will go down as a legendary race. We will see this in reruns and highlights for the next 10 years at least.
To help answer why the GSXR-125/150 is included, it is because it was designed to be a sport bike, although it has a small displacement, it is still born as a sport bike. It is mainly for asian market where big displacement bike is not really popular because of their high taxes which makes price sky rocketed..And why the 250cc or hayabusa not included, it is because they are designed as a sport touring bike, not a pure sport bike, hence the name GSX-250R and GSX-1300R..if the R is immediately after the GSX, it is a sport bike, and if the R is after the displacement, then it is a sport touring bike.
Wow! Great job! I can see that you put a whole lot of work into that at it is all appreciated. I love the 750. When I was young that was the preferred racing size.
A really informative video👌 thanks bro for making such informative content👍 FYi you did right including the little GSX-R125 & GSX-R150 because these 2 bikes are made for specific riders and specific markets. The GSX-R125 for the EU markets as you must be knowing the license norms there and the GSX-R150 for the developing Asian markets where buying a 600 or 1000 is like buying a Corvette or Ferrari😅 these bikes give the average Asian biker a taste of Suzuki's GSX-R series in an affordable manner. To be very honest these bikes are not that bad or ridiculous. These are super lightweight and have decent power to take you to around 80+ MPH making them fun learner bikes and are quite respectable in their respective markets😊 hope to see a video like this regarding the Kawasaki ZX-R series. P.s. News is out that a new GSX-R1000 is coming for 2020 with both engine as well as cosmetic updates✌
Literally copy paste from google with narration. 1996 was not the worst year for Suzuki - the SRAD 750 was iconic and changed the sportbike market again. Suzuki won 1000cc of the year 2001,2002,2003,2005,2006,2007
Suzuki are not going to update the gsxr600/750 - they are not sold in Europe anymore. This is the same as the klr650/drz400 - why invest so much money when they will only be sold in the US market?
If you're a race-experienced full-on hooligan show-off or just an insecure , suicidal , wannabe/needtobe then get the 1000. But if you're a really good, non-suicidal rider with an aggressive streak who wants a killer-looking, high-performance race-replica that's cool enough to both ride as a daily driver to work and then also have a blast carving canyons like a phenom, then the 750 strikes the perfect balance. It's as compact, lightweight, and flickable as a 600 yet is has as much usable power as the average liter bike. It's always capable and it's always controllable (riding solo or if you're occasionally compelled to go two-up). Sure, I admit that I might be biased towards them but that's the bike's fault not mine. I got my first bike when I was 10 (a 50cc dirtbike)and I've ridden various bikes over the past 30 years since then and truthfully, it's performance and everyday ridability make it worthy of a little unfairness
I'm a Suzuki man at heart. Ever since I learned that the Hayabusa dominated the competition, I became a loyal fan. I own a GW250 (love this bike) and a Gixxer 600. I also own a Yamaha FZ6R but I prefer to ride my Gixxer on any day. The Yamaha has rough shifting and is somewhat uncomfortable after an hour of riding. The Gixxer? I can ride that thing all day without issue. Suzuki for life
finally! i found a suzuki brother! got a 97 DR125, 00 DR650 and 87 GSX600F suzuki usually doesnt have the best brakes, suspension or most power but somehow if you sit on one it feels just right and there is nothing annoying like bad positioned foot pegs that just throws you off like on pretty much any other brand ive ridden so far. also im comparing all the interesting bikes all the time to decide which one i buy next but at the end i always decide for the suzuki because its just the best. on my dream bike list there are 10 bikes at the moment. 9 of them are suzukis and the other one is a honda grom xD suzuki forever
Great job on the history of the the GSXR, a great resource. I bought an GSXR750 (vin said December 1985 which made it an 86') that had been totaled and turned it into my race bike. I club raced that bike at Firebird Raceway outside Phx from late 1986 until early 1989 when family commitments made it impossible to afford my racing. I've missed that bike the rest of my life and have fond memories. I saw my first GSXR while working in the oilfields is SE Asia. Saw a GSXR-400 on the streets in Singapore, was the same red-silver-black livery as my eventual racer and was hooked.
Yo tengo una SUZUKI HAYABUSA GSXR 1300 2008 y una KTM RC 390 2018, las SUZUKI son hermosas, ofrecen mucho por el mejor precio en su segmento!, su único defecto son los reguladores que por cierto son muy baratos a diferencia de otras marcas, la KTM es cara en todo y las refacciones muy escasas aunque es una moto muy rabiosa en torque también son muy bonitas y muy manejables, las motos japonesas son las mejores en prestaciones, durabilidad, y accesibilidad en piezas, SUZUKI THE BEST!..👍🏻
