I may have the oppourtunity to pick one of these up in the spring

1984 Suzuki GS750S - $1300 CDN




My concern is how difficult it will be to find repair parts on a 25+ year old motorcycle.
Please chime in with your thoughts.  It's winter here, big time.  So it's not going anywhere til spring.

P.S. I love the pop-up headlight!
The first image is the 750, the second is the 1100 but shows the front quarter better

The body is gonna be hard to find parts for (seat, tank, maybe fenders if you want exact duplicates) but Airtech has the fairings still. Any engine parts should be easy to find. The front suspension can be rebuilt too, or its possible to swap the whole thing out for something more modern. The rear shock......will disappoint you. Its tough as hell to find a rear shock that fits and isn't shagged.

The old 750's are fairly rare in decent shape. If its a good deal, I would jump on it.

Go for it! I'd love to pick one of those up.

Quote from: GI_JO_NATHAN on January 14, 2011, 03:34:55 PM
Go for it! I'd love to pick one of those up.

agreed

Don't know why but it reminds me of a Buell.

Mary

Quote from: Toogoofy317 on January 14, 2011, 11:06:30 PM
Don't know why but it reminds me of a Buell.

Mary

Quickly! Edit that comment before TT_four see's it!

That's actually quite a nice looking bike.

It is a nice looking bike, not at all like the GS550 or GS750 that i have seen in UK.

My experience, which is not huge, with a bike from the 70s that i had as a project about four years ago is that it is not that difficult getting parts. One thing that amazed me was that quite a few motorcycle "basics" have changed very little often a part on a 20+ bike will still be current, this applies mainly to the bits and bobs that you can't see. Visible parts can be slightly more problematical but once i started ferreting around I discovered a whole community out there involved in this kind of thing. Look hard enough and you'll discover people and places that will help, there is no doubt that older bikes can sometimes be very frustrating (electrics in my case) but very rewarding. If you fancy it - give it a go.

...It's a Katana?...
I don't care for the blue seat with the black on fairing.

I read that whole article and all I got out of it was it has a pop up headlight. COOOL!!!!!! 

Quote from: CliffHanger on January 14, 2011, 08:47:16 AMMy concern is how difficult it will be to find repair parts on a 25+ year old motorcycle.

Please chime in with your thoughts.  

Check with your nearest/favorite Suzuki dealer and/or a motorcycle parts website like bikebandit.com

I had a 1997 Yamaha YZF750 that needed a fuel pump. Yamaha part price was $800  But even if you wanted one it was discontinued. I eventually found one on eBay.uk but it took several months.

I wouldn't let this stop you from buying the bike, but you do have to be prepared NOT to be able to ride it for a long time if something breaks that is no longer in production, or figure out an alternative method of fixing/replacing what you need.   

who cares, if it looks anything like the pic....just buy it

that is one worth saving and riding once in a while

I like the wheels, too bad they're so thin. I couldn't rock 100f/120r

can we say GSXR750s' daddy

Quote from: werase643 on January 19, 2011, 07:17:31 PM
can we say GSXR750s' daddy

Meh . . . more like an uncle . . . that doesn't call on birthdays but sends a musical card on Christmas . . . .