Suzuki GSX-R1100

  • 40 years of the Beast: How Suzuki’s GSX-R1100 rewrote the superbike rules

    40 years of the Beast: How Suzuki’s GSX-R1100 rewrote the superbike rules

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    Suzuki’s beast of a bike – the GSX-R1100G first hit UK showrooms some 40 years ago. Bertie Simmonds looks back… The GSX-R750F of 1985 revolutionised sportsbike design, even if it used tried and tested technology, but by making the whole bike lighter… For the 1986 GSX-R1100, Suzuki applied very similar thinking. This bike weighed in…


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