1995 Suzuki GSX-R

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This is a 1995 Suzuki GSXR 1100 WS. It is adult owned and has 13,717 well maintained miles. This "Gixxer" was recently serviced and has a new battery. Most all of the mileage is from commuting on the freeway. It is water cooled and the models from 1995 to 1998 are generally considered to be the best all around GSXR's that Suzuki produced. For additional info please read the article below "1993 to 1998 Suzuki GSXR 1100" for history and information. This bike is in great shape other than the rear shock, which is due for a rebuild. This is best done by the new owner who can then set it up to his specs. Bike is in San Juan Capistrano, Ca. 1993 to 1998 Suzuki GSXR 1100 History and Information. 1993 (WP model) saw major engine changes with the introduction of water cooling and some significant chassis changes. The move away from oil cooling allowed a surge in power bringing total output to 155 bhp at the crank and saw yet another hugely strong, reliable and extremely tunable Suzuki engine created (Performance Bike in the UK reported on one taken to over 190 bhp at the wheel - without the use of a turbo or nitrous oxide injection!). A new stiffer largely forged five-sided pentagonal cross-section frame was introduced along with an asymmetrical 'banana' swing-arm. Bigger Nissin six piston brake calipers were fitted. The bike’s weight went up slightly as well, finally topping the 500 pound mark that Suzuki had been flirting with for years, but the overall look of the bike remained essentially the same as previous models. 1994 (WR model) saw nothing but colour changes. Throughout the water cooled years, 1993 to 1998, the GSXR’s design saw only one relatively major revision with the launch of the 1995 WS, everything else on the 1996 WT, 1997 WV and 1998 WW models was restricted to mere colour and graphics changes. Minor but significant changes were made in 1995 to the suspension (better quality 43 mm USD forks replaced the 41 mm USD forks used on the WP & WR models), the ignition and the cams (putting back the stack of bottom end and mid range pull many believed had gone AWOL with the WP & WR models). The 1995 WS and onward models also featured a race style braced swing-arm (in place of the asymmetrical 'banana' swing-arm found on the WP & WR models). Overall peak power (approx a measured 133 bhp at the rear wheel - which made the then enormous factory claims of 155 bhp, which many were sceptical of, at the crank perfectly credible) was unchanged but the torque curve on the bike was much improved. From the 1995 models weight fell back to 221KG (487LBs). Some aerodynamic modifications were also introduced (most obviously narrowing the frontal area and reducing the size of the front fairing, the separate day time driving lamp disappeared and was incorporated into a new narrower twin headlamp cluster) Many owners say these bikes are the easiest to live with and the most well rounded. Good fuel economy is even possible (45mpg+ on a long cruising run) and the slight changes made to the footpeg position on the WS-on models even made distances a much less daunting prospect. In reality the bike had become a highly competent and monstrously fast (177 mph was measured as the max speed of the standard WS bike by one UK bike magazine, Superbike in 1995) sports-touring machine, a far cry from its race-born origins. 1998 saw the last GSXR1100s roll off the assembly line. Despite the fact that over its production run tens of thousands of GSXR1100s were produced and sold all over the world, original examples in good condition have become something of a rarity. Many bikes were ridden hard and they were often crashed. As a result, they became and remain a popular starting point for street fighters and customs. The bike is a tuner's favorite - all versions respond well to tuning and even early models can make 140 hp at the wheel with relative ease. Simple intake modifications and a good exhaust will yield upwards of 10 hp increase. More enthusiastic tuning will see 160 hp or more, and many drag racers use superchargers or turbochargers with this engine to break the 500 hp mark.