I LOVE the Suzuki history videos. Suzuki has always been the people's brand. I remember when that K5 came out and I was buying all the Sportbike magazines that year just to read the shoot outs. I was 20 years old making $12 an hour wondering how I could afford that thing. It's probably a good thing I couldn't. In 2007 when I finally bought my new R6, the GSXR600 was a fully $1500 cheaper out the door and probably would have made for a MUCH better streetbike. Suzuki is the GOAT.
When the 1985 Slabby came out it was a game changer, now I look at mine against a modern bike and it looks like a fosil... But I still love it... Gets more looks when I'm out than a modern bike.
Dude, I can't believe your channel hasn't blew up yet. Had your channel up, just going from one video to the next, while tinkering in the shop tonight. Even without watching, just listening, your presentation style is enjoyable and entertaining. Don't get discouraged, bro. Your doing fantastic work.
@@UrgetoRide What he said. Astonishingly professional in every sense. Amusing, concise and highly entertaining with great insight from one so young. I'm liking what you have to say! Keep going lad!!!!!
This video brought a smile to my face. Thank you for the trip down memory lane. I was stationed in the Philippines while serving in the US Navy in 1984. On the Navy base there was a shop that sold new motorcycles. When I saw the brochure for the FZ750 I jumped at the chance to get it. There was no GSXR750 there as a comparison. So I sold my Honda VF-500 Interceptor and took a big step forward in power of the 750 class. I had not heard of the GSXR at that time. This was before the internet and for sure Suzuki was not spending advertising dollars there in the PI. But it was not long before I started hearing about the GSXR. The Motorcycle magazines were onboard with the GSXR and from that point on everyone knew about the Suzuki brand and the GSXR 750. It was a legend. As Americans we were following Kevin Schwantz riding for the Yoshimura Suzuki Superbike team back then. He was driving the wheels off of that Suzuki. There were so many cool names riders in that era. Eddie Lawson, Schwantz and Wayne Rainey. I love your channel. Keep up the good work!
Appreciate the kind word Tony. I kinda regret forgetting to mention Kevin Schwantz in the video, easily my favourite rider from that era, an absolute wheelie demon
Thank you. I enjoyed that video. Finally one that speaks of technical details without Michael Bay music playing in the background incessantly. I appreciate that. Then again, the superbike going the way of the dodo is not a problem for me. I prefer my bikes between 50-100 bhp, and with an upright seating position. Some would call me old, but in reality I've never been so flexible that I enjoyed having my knees poke into my chest. :)
The 'muricans can back me up on this one, I think its still for sale in the US, but yeah old models, zero updates. In the EU and UK they're not even in the catalogue
@@michaelparks7563 you won’t be disappointed, fuel gauge, Quick shifter & launch control + variable valve timing so that bike is just as fast as a $40k Ducati V4R but a little less than half the price!
@@UrgetoRide yeah, please don't Your documentary like videos about certain models are a treat to watch. Informative, with some snarky humour mixed in and good editing Feels a little bit like Fortnine in certain ways Keep it up.
Perhaps you've seen Chris Moore take a turbocharged GSX-R1000 below 6 seconds with street tires and no wheelie bar. Absolute bonkers. And then he teamed up with a custom tuner company to build a 600 HP E85 burning turbo Hyperbusa (stock wheelbase) with a road-surface sensing laser and custom ECU and firmware, going to come with a warranty. So far he's done low 8 seconds on a prepped surface with it. What other brand....... ever?
My night was just made far better by an Urge to Ride upload on one of my favourite bikes of all time. Crushed it as usual homie. Can't wait for the next one
GSXR750 got upside down forks in 1990 with the introduction of the "L" model. And you made the unforgivable mistake of not even mentioning the most sought after GSXR750, the 1989 GSXR750RRK. As for the 1998 EFI GSXR, it may have the same peak HP as the 1996 but it produced a much flatter, less peaky power curve than the carbi iteration. To say it didn't gain HP is incorrect, it gained everywhere except at peak.
@@UrgetoRide I've owned Suzuki 4 cylinder four strokes since the GS750 was launched. In this order. GS750 GS 1000 GS1000S GSX 1100 GSX 1000 & 1100 Katana GSXR 750 slab GSXR1100 slab GSXR1100 liquid GSXR1000 liquid & finally 2013 GSXR-1000 25th Anniversary Edition (100 imported to Australia). Loved them all. Can I now tell you about every Honda, Yamaha and Kawasaki I've owned? ;-) I'm 64 years of age and motorcycling keeps me happy because it's risky business. If you lose that and live life comfortable and safe? Depression is not far off. Cheers cobber.
Yeah Kawasakis gpz900r came out a year before this and was the worlds first inline 4 16 valve ...water cooled supersport. What you called a sport tourer or something, like no company had ever come close to a race replica before Suzuki.
You had me at "the raciest sportbikes of the 80s are things today we call tourers, sport-tourers if you want them to feel good about themselves" :D If my Daytona 675 had a little more "tourer" in it, I'd not have replaced it with a Street Triple RS. I never understood why Suzuki gets so much hate, particularly from Muricans and especially over Suzuki styling. As I see it, both Suzuki and Kawasaki seem to make more reliable motorcycles than Honda does, and yet Honda gets all the worship. They did have their mis-steps, such as the Hayabusa gen1 subframes cracking and perpetually weak brakes for generations. Anyhow, I love most Suzukis since late 90s styling, only their colour schemes are either too gaudy or too white and blue. I liked the ducktail of the SRAD Suzukis (the 750 and the TL1000R/S), and I like the 2000-2001 GSX-R diamond shaped headlight models which many people call ugly. Personal favourite though, is the Gixxer 1000 K3 in black/copper colours, and the L7 in gloss black. It's sad to see them fade away like this, not updating the GSX-R line and replacing the inline 4s with silly parallel twins. That alone deserves "that" Hitler video meme ;) Since the option to buy a new GSX-R no longer exists here, I can only hope I can save enough soon to buy the GSX-1300R before it too dies a death, forgotten and ignored few years hence.
So Kawasakis GPZ900r was a tourer? In that case the first GSXR 750 was also a tourer. Comparing those bikes to ones today, as if that helps illustrate just how mediocre bikes were back then, is totally flawed way of viewing and explaining the history of the evolution of race replica sport bikes. Huge strides we're being made by, for one, Kawasaki with the gpz900r which debuted almost two years before the GSXR. In any case the way you study and explain history accurately is to understand things within the context of that time and what had come before. Meaning no one back then was yawning at these "tourers". They were advanced and really exciting for their day, because they were advanced compared to what had come before, not compared to bikes 30 years from then.
@@d.l.mistrot6747 try not to get triggered so quickly. Yes, those bikes in their heyday were the bee's knees, the point here the modern sportbikes are so much more focused that they're much closer to their race-bike counterparts and less practical for street use due to the ergos, what many journalists call torture rack, and the tourers/sport-tourers of today, match or exceed the performance of the best sportbikes of the 80s to 90s. Or that the most sporty of sportbikes then was still comfortable to tour on, which isn't the case now.
I think Suzuki left wayyyyyy too soon and destroying there motogp bikes and endurance bikes is really dumb, they are not gonna do too good now maybe a V-Strom sell here or there but they lost there touch
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The L7 GSX-R1000 still remains my favourite modern supersport of all time babyy
Keep at it man, your content is great...it may take time but people will find you.
I LOVE the Suzuki history videos. Suzuki has always been the people's brand. I remember when that K5 came out and I was buying all the Sportbike magazines that year just to read the shoot outs. I was 20 years old making $12 an hour wondering how I could afford that thing. It's probably a good thing I couldn't. In 2007 when I finally bought my new R6, the GSXR600 was a fully $1500 cheaper out the door and probably would have made for a MUCH better streetbike. Suzuki is the GOAT.
Had 5 Gsxr's over 20 years all wonderful machines 😍
When the 1985 Slabby came out it was a game changer, now I look at mine against a modern bike and it looks like a fosil... But I still love it... Gets more looks when I'm out than a modern bike.
Love all your videos. Love your style and your knowledge about engines. Create more content please!
Love your wit, voice and accent!! Awesome video!! 🎉❤😊🤟🏼🎉🎊
He's back!
Man it's such a god damn dirty shame...long live the GSXR, may we have old models forever
Thanks for reminding me how much i miss my 02 gixer thou 😭
Dude, I can't believe your channel hasn't blew up yet. Had your channel up, just going from one video to the next, while tinkering in the shop tonight. Even without watching, just listening, your presentation style is enjoyable and entertaining.
Don't get discouraged, bro. Your doing fantastic work.
Thanks mate, this has taken the back seat due to life's priorities but I will be uploading whenever I can. Much love
@@UrgetoRide What he said. Astonishingly professional in every sense. Amusing, concise and highly entertaining with great insight from one so young. I'm liking what you have to say! Keep going lad!!!!!
This video brought a smile to my face. Thank you for the trip down memory lane. I was stationed in the Philippines while serving in the US Navy in 1984.
On the Navy base there was a shop that sold new motorcycles. When I saw the brochure for the FZ750 I jumped at the chance to get it. There was no GSXR750 there as a comparison. So I sold my Honda VF-500 Interceptor and took a big step forward in power of the 750 class. I had not heard of the GSXR at that time. This was before the internet and for sure Suzuki was not spending advertising dollars there in the PI. But it was not long before I started hearing about the GSXR. The Motorcycle magazines were onboard with the GSXR and from that point on everyone knew about the Suzuki brand and the GSXR 750. It was a legend. As Americans we were following Kevin Schwantz riding for the Yoshimura Suzuki Superbike team back then. He was driving the wheels off of that Suzuki. There were so many cool names riders in that era. Eddie Lawson, Schwantz and Wayne Rainey.
I love your channel. Keep up the good work!
Appreciate the kind word Tony. I kinda regret forgetting to mention Kevin Schwantz in the video, easily my favourite rider from that era, an absolute wheelie demon
🎉finally
You are the Simon Whistler of RUclips motorcycle content!.. and that's pretty high praise, as there is some seriously good bike info out there.
Thank you. I enjoyed that video. Finally one that speaks of technical details without Michael Bay music playing in the background incessantly. I appreciate that.
Then again, the superbike going the way of the dodo is not a problem for me. I prefer my bikes between 50-100 bhp, and with an upright seating position. Some would call me old, but in reality I've never been so flexible that I enjoyed having my knees poke into my chest. :)
That makes me sick I had no idea they killed the GIXXER. I've got a Triumph. But, always loved the GSXR.
The 'muricans can back me up on this one, I think its still for sale in the US, but yeah old models, zero updates. In the EU and UK they're not even in the catalogue
Yep they discontinued it last year but brand new 2022’s & 23’s are for sale in dealers all over (Standard & R versions)
@@NudaMan I seriously may take in my Trident on one. Thanks for letting me know I appreciate it
@@michaelparks7563 you won’t be disappointed, fuel gauge, Quick shifter & launch control + variable valve timing so that bike is just as fast as a $40k Ducati V4R but a little less than half the price!
Spot on vid, perfect summary of how the gixahhhh started... and ended 👌
Thanks Kar ❤️
long live GSXR.Keep the content up you are awsome
Thank you for the quality video
Dude
Why.Does.Your.Channel.Not.Blow.Up
Maybe I need to start donating hundreds of thousands to my posse, or buy Ducatis and do last to keep hands on it keeps it *sad broke emoji*
@@UrgetoRide yeah, please don't
Your documentary like videos about certain models are a treat to watch. Informative, with some snarky humour mixed in and good editing
Feels a little bit like Fortnine in certain ways
Keep it up.
love it so bad,great vid...
Just found this channel and I’m loving it
That has whetted my appetite for a gixxer, damn you internet 💪.
In the wise words of Palpatine, do it
More content please! Very great presentation and spot on historical perspective.
Make a history video on the Suzuki TL-1000 (Widow Maker).
I lived during that time in my late teens early 20’s was I … you sir are on the money great video !
Perhaps you've seen Chris Moore take a turbocharged GSX-R1000 below 6 seconds with street tires and no wheelie bar. Absolute bonkers.
And then he teamed up with a custom tuner company to build a 600 HP E85 burning turbo Hyperbusa (stock wheelbase) with a road-surface sensing laser and custom ECU and firmware, going to come with a warranty. So far he's done low 8 seconds on a prepped surface with it.
What other brand....... ever?
Glad you're back with another one!
I'm a biscotti boy through and through, but the L7 has a special place in my heart.
Another banger 💯
Nice to see a new video. Your style is different and refreshing. Hope to see more.
Urge to Ride dropped a new vid lesgoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Your videos are so good! I want you to know that i really love your work!
Nice one mate, subbed.
My night was just made far better by an Urge to Ride upload on one of my favourite bikes of all time. Crushed it as usual homie. Can't wait for the next one
Appreciate the kind word bud !
I though this guy left youtube because of ligma. Took u long enough.
I, for one, appreciate the many hours spent slaving over a keyboard to create these films.
GSXR750 got upside down forks in 1990 with the introduction of the "L" model.
And you made the unforgivable mistake of not even mentioning the most sought after GSXR750, the 1989 GSXR750RRK.
As for the 1998 EFI GSXR, it may have the same peak HP as the 1996 but it produced a much flatter, less peaky power curve than the carbi iteration. To say it didn't gain HP is incorrect, it gained everywhere except at peak.
LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOO
Nice content man. Can you do the rebel 1100? Maybe? Maybe not lol
Right back at you 2:38
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@@UrgetoRide I've owned Suzuki 4 cylinder four strokes since the GS750 was launched. In this order. GS750 GS 1000 GS1000S GSX 1100 GSX 1000 & 1100 Katana GSXR 750 slab GSXR1100 slab GSXR1100 liquid GSXR1000 liquid & finally 2013 GSXR-1000 25th Anniversary Edition (100 imported to Australia). Loved them all. Can I now tell you about every Honda, Yamaha and Kawasaki I've owned? ;-) I'm 64 years of age and motorcycling keeps me happy because it's risky business. If you lose that and live life comfortable and safe? Depression is not far off. Cheers cobber.
A damn good video, thank you!
More videos please. 😁
Love your videos!
I’m torn between buying a new dated GSXr1000r or a property new S1000rr. Heart vs head decision
Thankfully they haven't killed the SV650, oh wait.
Love the Vids, Can you do a video on the Yamaha R1, the Greatest bike ever made :D
You know its of course coming ;) I need to make people calling me a Yamaha fanboy correct
Bro👏
Yeah Kawasakis gpz900r came out a year before this and was the worlds first inline 4 16 valve ...water cooled supersport. What you called a sport tourer or something, like no company had ever come close to a race replica before Suzuki.
Road bikes are all so damn good now that it almost makes no sense to even try to make them faster.
Im still waiting for the big leap forward in tyres. They really are the limiting factor now
@@UrgetoRide I'm the limiting factor in my case lol.
@@the_derpler
I do hope the new 800 twins sell well enough to fund a new Gixxer that doesn't need to make a profit.
Well the GSX8S is the best looking one in its category by a country mile. So here's to hoping !
Finally a new Video! Great work as always
I have a 1986 GSX-R 750! If you want to see her I have a video of her on my channel.
My next bike will be a gsxr 750 or 1000!!!
Did he just give us the finger? :P
😂
When marutti join in... Jimmny all the way
You had me at "the raciest sportbikes of the 80s are things today we call tourers, sport-tourers if you want them to feel good about themselves" :D
If my Daytona 675 had a little more "tourer" in it, I'd not have replaced it with a Street Triple RS.
I never understood why Suzuki gets so much hate, particularly from Muricans and especially over Suzuki styling. As I see it, both Suzuki and Kawasaki seem to make more reliable motorcycles than Honda does, and yet Honda gets all the worship. They did have their mis-steps, such as the Hayabusa gen1 subframes cracking and perpetually weak brakes for generations.
Anyhow, I love most Suzukis since late 90s styling, only their colour schemes are either too gaudy or too white and blue. I liked the ducktail of the SRAD Suzukis (the 750 and the TL1000R/S), and I like the 2000-2001 GSX-R diamond shaped headlight models which many people call ugly. Personal favourite though, is the Gixxer 1000 K3 in black/copper colours, and the L7 in gloss black. It's sad to see them fade away like this, not updating the GSX-R line and replacing the inline 4s with silly parallel twins. That alone deserves "that" Hitler video meme ;)
Since the option to buy a new GSX-R no longer exists here, I can only hope I can save enough soon to buy the GSX-1300R before it too dies a death, forgotten and ignored few years hence.
So Kawasakis GPZ900r was a tourer? In that case the first GSXR 750 was also a tourer. Comparing those bikes to ones today, as if that helps illustrate just how mediocre bikes were back then, is totally flawed way of viewing and explaining the history of the evolution of race replica sport bikes. Huge strides we're being made by, for one, Kawasaki with the gpz900r which debuted almost two years before the GSXR. In any case the way you study and explain history accurately is to understand things within the context of that time and what had come before. Meaning no one back then was yawning at these "tourers". They were advanced and really exciting for their day, because they were advanced compared to what had come before, not compared to bikes 30 years from then.
@@d.l.mistrot6747 try not to get triggered so quickly. Yes, those bikes in their heyday were the bee's knees, the point here the modern sportbikes are so much more focused that they're much closer to their race-bike counterparts and less practical for street use due to the ergos, what many journalists call torture rack, and the tourers/sport-tourers of today, match or exceed the performance of the best sportbikes of the 80s to 90s. Or that the most sporty of sportbikes then was still comfortable to tour on, which isn't the case now.
Bro today I just thought of your channel and wondered if this guy is just going to disappear again
I guess i was that last guy
So the GSXR is the K1 (King) and the Hayabusa is the B-King or BK? 🤷🏻♀️😊
Smart spot !
💯👍😘
I think Suzuki left wayyyyyy too soon and destroying there motogp bikes and endurance bikes is really dumb, they are not gonna do too good now maybe a V-Strom sell here or there but they lost there touch
When they come back they'll have a loooot to catch up on..
greetings from n.y. these videos are brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!!