1989 Suzuki GSX-R

GR79B100212

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Own a piece of history from Suzuki World Superbike (WSBK), that rivaled Honda's RC30 and Yamaha's OW01. Originally imported from Germany to the States in 08, very rare collectible, #212 out of 500, only 200 went to Europe and none to the US by Suzuki. Bike is completely stock but the boat anchor exhaust has been replaced with a 4-2-1 stainless-steel electronically polished German made Schüle Full-System, shaves many pounds of the stock and sounds truly amazing. The stock muffler is being sold with the bike. The battery, carbs, oil, and plugs have been replaced, clean or serviced by a 30yr Suzuki mechanic recently. I have all records, receipts, and documents to proof this. There is nothing wrong with the bike, everything works as it should. It's not a show bike, and does show signs of wear and tear as expected for a 25 year old motorcycle with 11K miles on it. It comes with a EU title only, and is currently register in California. Double R History:The Suzuki GSX-R750RK, also known as the RR ( the 'Double R') stood for race replica, GSX-R750R serving as ready-to-race platform was a limited edition version of the Suzuki GSX-R750. It was designed by Takahiko Kawaguchi and its initial purpose, apart from being a "straight out of the crate racer", was a bike which could be tuned easier than its short-stroke predecessor. Racing teams which were already adept at tuning the long stroke engine and so were more familiar with this revived long stroke design. The newly redesigned engine reverted to the original long stroke (70 x 48.7mm) configuration. Crankcase, crankshaft connecting rods and clutch were among the critical areas receiving more attention necessary for the race duty. The 'Double R' also received new 40mm Slingshot carburetor and 4-into-1 exhaust pipe as well as close ratio gearbox, rear swing arm with sub frame, new aerodynamic fiber with large air intake duct, solo seating with race number box and 19 liter aluminium fuel tank as standard equipment. The dry weight 411lbs and 120hp at the wheel rivals some modern sport bikes to this day. From the 500 originally produced, only 200 units were exported to Europe. Most of these ended up in Germany, UK, France and Holland, some went to Sweden, only a couple went to Norway and only one to Iceland. Out of the European 200, 50 units officially came to the UK, most went to racers and race teams, thus units which went to dealerships and sold to private customers were very limited. Its price in 1989 was was enough to buy a small house. None were officially exported to the USA, possibly due to the high import tax tariff at the time on bikes with a displacement over 700 cc (43 cu in), even though there was a large demand for racing bikes at the time. On Jul-02-14 at 22:34:56 PDT, seller added the following information: Just to clarify since I keep getting the questions over and over again. The bike was never raced or tracked. The first owner never road it, the 2nd that had it before me in Germany, road it a lot to GSX-R functions and trips with his club, you can see the tank badge in one of the photos listed. I'm of the belief these need to be ridden as intended so not into show bikes. The wear and tear is normal from riding it and shipping it. Some of the plastic has minor scratches, and the back of the seat has some wear marks from just riding but all and all the bike is in very good condition. The carbs have been completely over hauled, jets cleaned, oil changed and new plugs and battery the last month. All electrical works as it should. The bike shifts smooth, stops on a dime and very fast. One the best handling bikes I've ridden it has very low center of gravity.The stock muffler and mid pipe are included in the sale. I do not have the header currently. It is in Germany, but I might be able to source it but no guarantees. Again, I don't care about the collecting factor as some of you here; it sounded like crap and weighed a ton. The Schüle on it is extremely very rare in itself, highly sought after in Europe, and it is the correct 4-2-1 system that the race teams had, not the 4-1 that it came with. Plus it cost a pretty penny to have this made. Peter Schüle only makes one maybe per year if that. Regarding registration and titling, it currently registered and insured. DMV inspected it and approved it and I was issued a plate and it has current tags. The Sacramento office sent my paper work back stating if I wanted a title, I needed a CHP inspection. I spoke to a CHP officer, he says it’s considered a gray market bike and my best bet is to register in a state that allows gray market registration, like AZ and they’ll title it. I don’t have the time or care at this point to do this so hence it only comes with the German/EU title. It’s legal to ride in CA currently and it’s insured in my name, just no CA title. Please stop asking for a price, this is an auction. Bid what you are willing to pay for it or make me an offer I can't refuse but I'm in no rush to sell and still enjoy riding it. On Jul-03-14 at 11:22:00 PDT, seller added the following information: This is high-res as it's going to get.