The GS1200ss

[NZIrish]

whose got one, thoughts on them, seems to be a few selling now.

[JimO]

i saw a nice one in dunedin that had the front screen / fairing removed and had 2 headlights(i think).standard they are pretty fugly

[crazybigal]

ugly bike but got to be good value for $$ now
new they were like 12k?

[tri boy]

Mtlocal1 has 1.
street fighter look improves the appearance. (bike, not rider:laugh:).

[martybabe]

I am ashamed but I don't know the mobike you speak of. off to google..again. :yes:



Later: ooh no, whats that about.

[Mountlocal1]

Mtlocal1 has 1.
street fighter look improves the appearance. (bike, not rider:laugh:).

Ouch... Harsh! Ha ha ha ha.... PM me and I will tell ya all there is to know.... :woohoo:

[xwhatsit]

They look awesome stock! View at not as a stand-alone bike, but a stylised manga version of the first GSXR750/1100s, then you will see.

[98tls]

Awsome bike,Bang for buck:rockon:So much better in the flesh than on paper.

[Warr]

Ouch... Harsh! Ha ha ha ha.... PM me and I will tell ya all there is to know.... :woohoo:
Dont be shy, post some pic's :)

[Devil]

ugly bike but got to be good value for $$ now
new they were like 12k?

They flogged a whole lot of the last ones off at $9995.

[Silage]

They flogged a whole lot of the last ones off at $9995.

As you see I am happy to admit to having one of these - see my profile pic. The tailenders were sold at 10k and Suzuki ran out of them about December 2004. I got mine in Oct04 for $9k as it had 600km on the clock (by the shop boss).

Lots think of them as ugly, but I see it as distinctive. I have only changed the screen to a smoked one (original is clear). Overall I find it does all I would ever want, cheap enuf to run (18.5km/L) but has take a while for me to get used to a heavier bike.

[Katman]

They look sooooo much better in the black/red colour scheme. Similar to the old Heron Suzuki GP bikes.

http://www.suzukicycles.org/GS-series/GS1200SS.shtml

[Jimmy B]

I get the look of the bike and thought about buying one a while back. One thing that put me off was most are limited to 180KPH

[Aitch]

Loved it.
Bought a GSX1400...love it more!

[Aitch]

I get the look of the bike and thought about buying one a while back. One thing that put me off was most are limited to 180KPH

The (digital) speedo stops at 180, even though the bike keeps accelerating. So I've been told.

[Mountlocal1]

Dont be shy, post some pic's :)

sigh.... ok . You know it aint finished yet tho...


The (digital) speedo stops at 180, even though the bike keeps accelerating. So I've been told.

from factory they are limited to 180... doesnt cost much to fix though.. cheap resistor from dick smith etc..

[Mountlocal1]

pic wont upload..will try tomorrow...

[Jantar]

A pic you ask?

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=35712&d=1151380203

or http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=7393&d=1108453795

or http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=7394&d=1108453795

[Mountlocal1]

A pic you ask?

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=35712&d=1151380203

Jesus H! Thats a big pic! Nice though... Ive pulled that fairing off mine tho...

[Silage]

A pic you ask?
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=35712&d=1151380203


What brand is that top box Malcolm? Did it bolt straight on or with a bit of modification?

Great pic - was it summer? No looks a bit wet for summer.

[Jantar]

What brand is that top box Malcolm? Did it bolt straight on or with a bit of modification?

Great pic - was it summer? No looks a bit wet for summer.

It is a Givi box. The details behind the fitting are in http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=7425

Not quite summer. Try late June, but it certainly wasn't wet; Have a look at http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=31488

[Jimmy B]

The (digital) speedo stops at 180, even though the bike keeps accelerating. So I've been told.

In factory "mode" they are limited via speedo but I understand its a pretty easy fix so there are plenty out there that go as you describe.

[Silage]

The (digital) speedo stops at 180, even though the bike keeps accelerating. So I've been told.

Correct. When new, the speedo and speed went up to 180kph. With the speed restrictor removed (the resistor from DS as mentioned and can be done by the bike shop) the speedo will still only read up to 180 but the bike will go faster (up to 240kph apparently).

[NZIrish]

cheers thanks for that, currently have a 1200y was thinking about swapping/trading, would like to get one painted in the old suzuki red yellow and black colours