Comments on: 1993 Suzuki GSX1100F – I’ve been impulse motorcycle shopping again

By: mick ashton

mick ashton — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 12:30:47 +0000

oh dave wot have u dun i was a teens biker and loved it, but married life got in the way.and then in my fifties haveing never lost the love ov bikes i made a deal with my wife that if could have my bikes back i would give up my beloved class 1) 5 knights out a week container job and started of with 125 just too get back in too the swing ov it. not satisfied gpz550 no gsf650 nop aha i fell head over heels u gest gsx1100f (95)with 6500 mls on clock and we are inseprerble so dave i feel for ya buddy and hope u find another good look . mick

By: David Hurst

David Hurst — Mon, 11 May 2009 13:00:59 +0000

I ended up selling my GSX1100F late last year. I had no garage to keep it in, and after a particularly long spell of bad weather, it was taking its toll. I didn’t want to let the thing rot, so I decided to sell it – a decision I bitterly regret. Three weeks later we decided to move house and ended up getting a place with a garage! D’oh!

I looked around for another, but couldn’t find anything with low mileage, so I left it. Last month I bought a TL1000S as a second bike, which is an entirely different proposition altogether!

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 07 May 2009 21:10:29 +0000

How are you getting on with the bike now, how many miles have you put on it? I used to find any old excuse to go for a ride when I first passed my test. have you outgrown it yet? Cant see you ever getting bored of the power, only problem is once you’ve had the power it’s very hard going back to a smaller bike again. More powerful and definately lighter bikes about now but it all depends on what you want to do on it. have fun here’s to a nice summer.

By: David P Jones

David P Jones — Mon, 04 May 2009 23:23:39 +0000

Hi, Great read!, I myself have just bought the powersreen GSX1100F 1993 “One owner, and an UNBELIEVABLE genuine 2642 miles on the clock”. This is what happens when someone has more money and more bikes than he knows what to do with? in other words it was assigned a quiet corner in their garage. I am looking forward to getting out on her as soon as I can and will let you know how she behaves and handles, My recent biking has been on a Moto Guzzi Cal 1100, she was also a very good comfortable bike for touring and the usual bike meet’s. but this is my second Suzi as I owned and rebuilt a GS 750 before the Guzzi. Anyway got to go the suns shining…”got photo’s if anyones interested”.
David….. Ride Free.

By: Derek Lyle

Derek Lyle — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 06:19:38 +0000

It was the first “big” bike I had ever owned – cruising from Melbourne to Geelong (100k) in all weathers and then on one Sunday morning I was introduced to the Great Ocean Road. Being passed by 600 cc Hondas with two up was a trifle galling until the bike and the road became familiar.
Exploring the west side of Victoria (when not shuttling daughter to and from netball and hockey) was magic – especially when a 911 decided that the old F**rt on the old looking motobike wanted to beat me away on the straight country road.
The power which was unleashed was awesome.
Once in Perth, it was discovered that the bike was known by one of the Suzuki Dealers who told me it had been brought up to scratch for road racing (as well as for Phillip Island).

In Perth, one does not ride bikes. Perth has the world’s worst, ignorant, arrogant motorists ever encountered (having worked in 15 countries, including Nigeria and Azerbaijan, that says a lot)…..

Regrettably the bike had to go – especially when it was found necessary to transport not only daughter but the rest of the netball team around Perth.

The bike is still in WA somewhere and I wish I had not seen the article by David Hurst.

There is still a very strong hankering after the big bike – the modern bikes cannot match the brute power (or the feeling that the brakes should really have been upgraded just a bit) when one exits on full throttle from the nice tight corner to be confronted by 300 pedal cyclists training in the hills or a ‘roo that should not be there.

Enjoy the bike.