7-Time TT Winner Mick Grant’s Heron Suzuki GS1000R XR41 is going up for auction… Some race bikes are important because of what they won. Others are important because of who rode them, who built them, […]
Tag: Suzuki GS1000
Roid Rage: Suzuki GS1000 Café Racer
“Café racer on steroids” from Simon Kemper… In 1978, Suzuki introduced their first-ever literbike, the GS1000, into a world of fearsome liter-size competition, including the new Yamaha XS11 and six-cylinder Honda CBX1000. While those […]
Force of Nature: Suzuki GS1000E Restomod
Gary Scotti’s 1170cc 16-valve GS Restomod… In 1978, Suzuki entered the 1000cc inline-four arms race with the 90-hp GS1000. The 8-valve engine was developed from that of the excellent GS750, bored and stroked to 997cc, […]
