I'm not even a big sportsbike guy but something about that 90s era, the simplicity of design and yet such recognisable silhouettes, is really appealing.

@joski9030

3 ай бұрын

Some of my dads 90’s bikes were awsome wish I had them now , RGV 250, ZXR 400, GSXR1100 he also had an R1, sp1, loads of mx bikes wish he was still here we had some great times riding and tinkering

@TheSpectre223

3 ай бұрын

@@joski9030 Same here mate. My dad didn't have any bikes in the overlap between my birth and his death, but previously he had all sorts of interesting stuff before then which I'd love to track down and find if only I had more info. Highlights include a very sketchy Dnepr sidecar rig, with the car still on the wrong side, and a Triumph Bonneville.

@jamescrawshaw71

3 ай бұрын

Totally agree, amazing bikes. I had a VFR 400 and all I can think of is having a go on an RC45 750! I bet it’s so similar in character but with a chunk more power!!

@ashjitsu

2 ай бұрын

I had a 1989 air/oil cooled gsxr 750 .....why did I sell it 🥺😢

It’s crazy watching videos of 80’s and 90’s Japanese bikes still on the road over there in Europe. Here in the US I don’t those bikes are appreciated enough or have the same following. I have a 87 FZR1000 and it’s like hens teeth to find parts for it, yet I click on KZread and I see a bloke over there restoring and keeping them on the road.

She is a keeper 😊

1992 was the first year for the water cooled gsx-r750.

@multishit6664

22 күн бұрын

1991-1992 are both oil cooled. So yeah ok. You're dumb?

@mauritzpersson572

12 күн бұрын

Yes here in Sweden as well, but in US they launch it 1993 because it was more expensive than the air cooled one. I dont know in GB, maybe the same.

Thats seriously clean and genuine, definitely collector's item

She's a looker ❤ I bought the 1100 of that year, a big old thing, but it was a quick. Love 80s and 90s bikes !

I’m really getting the itch to own a 90’s sports bike after watching your videos!

@jamescrawshaw71

3 ай бұрын

Better get on eBay then 😎

My busa is very happy that you salvaged that beauty.

The model before this bike was the first model that got water cooling, the WN. the model before the WN was the M, that was the last to be oil cooled.

@mauritzpersson572

12 күн бұрын

Yes here in Sweden as well, but in US they launch it 1993 because it was more expensive than the air cooled one. I dont know in GB, maybe the same.

Great to see you saving this beast. I own one and will never sell it

If it's hesitating and feels wooly at low revs then the emulsion tubes are likely worn. The needle rattles about and wears them over time. I had a WP and changing them fixed it.

@jamescrawshaw71

7 күн бұрын

Awesome tip! Thanks for that 🙌

Great video bro 😎 she’s a real beauty ❤ very very clean 🧼 we definitely definitely need to meet up as you are only round the corner from me 🎉🎉. Keep up the good content.

Welcome to gsxr ownership. They are special

Great stuff, finding a standard unmolested example is a rare thing indeed. It took the SRAD to get the weight back to be where it should be. I'd be wary of using a pressure washer on a motorcycle, they can play havoc with seals and electrics. Years ago my mate damaged his dream machine paint work using one.

@H-M-78

3 ай бұрын

You're absolutely right, but it all depends on the distance holding the nozzle. I never clean the bike with water these days, don't have the time. Mostly using microfiber and wax spray

@MHLivestreams

2 күн бұрын

I think the srad is a design failure when compared to these older gsxrs, I'm steadfast old school when it comes to the cradle frames.

Excellent review, I had the same bike new in 1993, its not a new 1000 but it certainly has character ...

@jamescrawshaw71

Ай бұрын

Tons of character! I reckon even more if it had an exhaust on it, that would really liven it up!

Great to see you back. Cracking video.

@jamescrawshaw71

3 ай бұрын

Many thanks!

I raced that exact bike same color.. Won a bunch on it. Great find

@jamescrawshaw71

2 ай бұрын

No way! Thanks for sharing

Great vid thanks, i run a GSXR 750 L4 and watching your video made me understand how the bikes of that generation were. You done a really good job fixing the bike up and what a great colour.🙂

@jamescrawshaw71

3 ай бұрын

Completely agree! Stunning bike isn’t it. Will be up for sale soon!

Amazing bike 💪💪

I used to own a Gsxr 750wn, i have now sold the wn and just purchased a Gsxr750m in almost original oem condition. Long live the oil boiler's 🛢.

@FastYou-ov5kc

21 күн бұрын

My fav,maybe the heaviest of them all including the non ideal weight to power ratio but it's the last slingshot oil cooled gsxr 750 and it has newer headlights but older bodywork,my fav did I said haha

Stunning bike, especially for its age 🎉

@jamescrawshaw71

2 ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

Deffo 93 wp it came with a banana type swing arm and four pot callipers Your right about being an import too I worked for a dealership in the 90s that brought them in to the uk so had lots of dealings with them and the 1100

Curiously, the GSXR750 wasn't the first water cooled inline four to come to the US. The Suzuki Bandit 400 came to the US a year earlier and was Suzuki's first water cooled i4. The GT750 "water buffalo" was a triple. However, I do believe the gsxr750 and GSF400 were released elsewhere around the world a year previously at the same time.

Great video and great job done with it 👌 In 1997 i almost bought one coming from a 125cc after passing my test but ended up with Kawasaki ZXR750 L1 but still love that Suzuki 👌

@jamescrawshaw71

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

Amazing machine.. well done James.

@jamescrawshaw71

3 ай бұрын

Many thanks!

1985

Beautiful looking bike, I'm guessing you changed the tyres before your ride,, the only other suzuki I lusted after was the rgv 250,, the aprilia rs250 ,,especially in max biaggi colours,, and the suzuki in lucky strike colours or pepsi colours, they also looked beautiful In standard colours,, and let's not forget the kawasaki kr1s 250..all lovely bikes..

@jamescrawshaw71

2 ай бұрын

I actually didn't to be fair, wasn't riding to fast I took it pretty easy. Got a new set on the way though as these have seen better days!

You're right on the numbers. It just wasnt the 916. It was the 888

I might dig mine out and get a mot on it this year after watching this,same colour but yellow wheels.

The lengend started with air/oil and they didn't over heat slabby best

I think it looks nice ,suit's the bike

I had an 1100 wp was a bus but seriously rapid

i had one in that colour new from fowlers in bristol in 93

@jamescrawshaw71

3 ай бұрын

Awesome!

I just bought one, just like that! I've never felt like such a kid, with none of the bikes I've previously owned. And I've had quite a few top of the line 600, 750 and 1000s. I almost pulled the trigger on the new ZX10, but that thing would have chewed through my budget and mess my priorities. So I started to look for something retro. This thing is Cyberpunk, Akira cool. And that engine screams like an F1 car with the proper exhaust. 1100 is not that candy to the ears and it's not that purple. This thing is surreal, I love how the design and color aged to be such a piece of art. And about that sound: kzread.info/dash/bejne/g3-rlcl8ctiriZM.htmlsi=0S-8VrzHm_YXknEv

@jamescrawshaw71

2 ай бұрын

Beauty!! I need an exhaust for this but can’t seem to find any!!

@alexc8287

2 ай бұрын

@@jamescrawshaw71 You can surely adapt one. Just be sure it looks accordingly.

@jamescrawshaw71

2 ай бұрын

@@alexc8287 got to be one from the 90’s!!

@alexc8287

2 ай бұрын

@@jamescrawshaw71 Yeah, that would be great if you come across one...

My mate had one of these in Black & silver lovely bike but a bit of a stretch for me when I sat on it, still a lovely bike though I need to know where you find these barn finds lol.

@jamescrawshaw71

3 ай бұрын

Friends of friends of friends!!!

My 1988 GSXR 750J doesn't have the slow speed fueling issue, not sure why yours is that way??

@jamescrawshaw71

3 ай бұрын

Who knows! Adds to the character 🤣

1992 gsxr750wn was first water cooled 750

@jamescrawshaw71

2 ай бұрын

Pretty much the same bike though isn’t it.

@grantwoolhouse8625

2 ай бұрын

@@jamescrawshaw71 no the 93 had a few internal changes to strengthen. But yeah chassis and swingarm as the same

@FastYou-ov5kc

21 күн бұрын

​@@grantwoolhouse862593 wp model had the banana swingarm

Definitely no purple ones in 92 only wp 93 model

Sport bikes were king in the 90s. Everything else was meh.

The WN was the first water cooled 750 not the WP fella

@jamescrawshaw71

3 ай бұрын

Cheers!

@TheGazza636

3 ай бұрын

@@jamescrawshaw71great vids though mate

@jamescrawshaw71

3 ай бұрын

@@TheGazza636 thanks 👍 I think this might actually be a 1992. It’s an import but there was some confusion on the actual year. Not sure if they did the purple in 1992 🤷‍♂️

@TheGazza636

3 ай бұрын

92 wn. 91 m. 90 L 89k model etc

06:05 "It's not gonna be like a modern bike" Thank god, modern bikes are s-it😂 full of restrictions. I hate it.

This 1986 GSXR was the first of the water cooled GSX-R750's. 7-years before this bike. Sorry.

@petrolated

2 ай бұрын

Nope. They where oil cooled.

@jamescrawshaw71

2 ай бұрын

Unfortunately you are incorrect.

@andrewoverton5170

2 ай бұрын

I have a 1990 750L. No idea how I haven't seized it as it doesn't have a drop of water round the engine 🤷‍♂️.

The water-cooled 750's were fat pigs compared to the oil boiler 750. Suzuki totally dropped the ball with that generation.

Well...Kawasaki won the 93 superbike world championship with Scott Russel. Not Ducati and the Ducati shot with Fogerty was a 916 that did not come out until a year later, 94. People who make videos and state facts should , I don't know, maybe get the facts right!

@jamescrawshaw71

2 ай бұрын

Ducati won 19 races out of 26, what facts have I got wrong there mate??

Acupuncture needles are good for jet cleaning

@jamescrawshaw71

2 ай бұрын

Oh good idea!! 👍

Even Stevie Wonder disapproves of that colour scheme, though. The 90"s did see some grotesque colour schemes on bikes amongst the odd decent one.

@jamescrawshaw71

3 ай бұрын

Mate the purple is awesome! Can’t agree with that!

@user-ys8pq5vd3s

3 ай бұрын

@jamescrawshaw71 Still a cracking bike though. I still prefer the older stuff to the "My 3 year old designed this with a broken crayon" new stuff.