1983 Suzuki GS1100E
Miles: 13,000
$5,000
SELLER
13,000 miles.
Excellent condition.
Newer tires.
New front struts.
Like new.
All original.
RSBFS
We featured an ’83 GS1100E back in 2019 on RSBFS and Aaron explained, “it’s from the dawn of the Golden Age of sportbikes, before fairings, but after AMA Superbike had sparked rabid passion for roadracing. In the wake of bikes like the Kawasaki Z1-R, the GS1100E helped build the bridge between the big four-cylinder bikes of the 1970s and the fully-faired featherweights that popped up in the late ’80s.”
From Cycleworld‘s review in ’83, “It all adds up to street performance that one rider described with the words, contemptuous ease.
This is an engine that responds instantly, rocketing the motorcycle forward anytime the twist grip is opened, without any sense of strain or work, pulling strongly from 4000 rpm and leaving stoplights quickly at anything above 1500 rpm. Frantic isn’t in the GS1100’s vocabulary. The GS1100’s low-and-mid-range acceleration isn’t as violent as that produced by the V-Four Flonda V65, but then the GS doesn’t have the V65’s acceleration-limiting chassis quirks, either. Turn on the gas at 4000 rpm and traffic disappears, effortlessly.”
This bike was on the market last spring and the price has been lowered. The market was a bit crazy in 2020-2022, so sellers are having to adjust.
If you appreciate the intersection of classic performance, vintage style, and mechanical simplicity, this might be the bike for you. It looks to be in great condition.
Good luck to the buyer and seller!
