SUZUKI:GSXR750-1

SUZUKI: GSXR750-1

The First Modern Race-Replica the GSXR750 was first sold in 1985. This is the 1986 version. I once watched a fantastic program on the development of this bike designed by Hiroshi Fujikawa. “This pure Super sport model was our first 750cc bike featuring an aluminium frame of unprecedented light weight and superb torsional rigidity. We had no real competitors in the market, other than factory racing machines.”
･A great video to watch on YouTube is Suzuki GSX-R History (1985 - 2017) | Evolution of a Superbike

The oil-cooled 4-stroke, 4-cylinder engine of the GSX-R750 delivered more than 100PS – far more power than any previous 750cc motorcycle. The exceptionally low dry weight of 179kg (395 lbs.) was equivalent to that of a 400cc-class model. Isamu Okamoto, engineer of engine design recalls: “We knew that reaching our goal of the world’s best power-to-weight ratio required to realize overpowering performance would be an enormous challenge.”

When American rider Kevin Schwantz rode the GSX-R750 into second place at the 1986 AMA Daytona 200, his name became synonymous with the machine.