1989 SERT Gixxer on ebay.

[gammaguy]

Well, I got a reply from the nice man selling it

He is happy for me to come and look at the bike, I will check it out to be honest I am hoping he also has some 2T stuff stashed away that he is keen on selling


Guess I will make time in my schedule to go look at it sometime in the next few days...

[T.W.R]

Found a piccy on net



Also spotted a Bonhams auction from a couple of years ago of the KFRT ZXR that Alex Vieira took the world endurance championship title with. Sold for 11500 pound (just under $22800) mmm makes this gixxer with no background history way too expensive

[blackdog]

Found a piccy on net



Also spotted a Bonhams auction from a couple of years ago of the KFRT ZXR that Alex Vieira took the world endurance championship title with. Sold for 11500 pound (just under $22800) mmm makes this gixxer with no background history way too expensive

Good work. What year is that, a '92? I think that's the year Foggy won it.

1985-1995 was just a huge evolution period for racing machines.

The more I think about it, I am inclined to agree that the asking price might just be a starting point for negotiations. It would certainly be more attractive if we had some provenance.

[T.W.R]

Good work. What year is that, a '92? I think that's the year Foggy won it.

1985-1995 was just a huge evolution period for racing machines.

Yep 92.....Fogarty/Rymer are quoted as current world endurance champions in the article; it was compiled just from the Philip Island round of the world endurance series early 93. Impressive bike 150kg/150hp, the final sentence in the article sums it up pretty well....."Remember this bike runs full electrical system complete with powerful headlights; that is quiet tractable, smooth, and very fast; It is incredibly light, easy to ride, easy to adjust & tune, easy to repair, and that it rarely breaks down, even after being thrashed for 24hrs".

The gixxer, the more it's looked at it makes you wonder; the fairing is almost identical to the very rare Yoshimura edition 1100

[jasonu]

They dont tell you the reserve on ebay like we do in trademe

As it should be too.

[R650R]

I'd like to know more about the engine actually. What specification it was built to, a list of internals would be nice.

Anyone care to estimate the hours on it?

This is what I was talking about, sold for USD 14500 actually. Some great bikes on this site
http://raresportbikesforsale.com/par...b-spec-engine/

[blackdog]

This is what I was talking about, sold for USD 14500 actually. Some great bikes on this site
http://raresportbikesforsale.com/par...b-spec-engine/

I completely fail to see how a 2000 sbk engine in anyway relates to a '89 endurance machine.

[blackdog]

'This listing was ended by the seller because the item is no longer available.'

Bummer.

[Eddieb]

Looks like a bit of a bastard lovechild to me

USD's with custom fork ends/brake mounts?
Slabside generation frame with later M/N tank?
Rear plastics off a GSXR400 SP
Unknown swingarm
Fairings modelled off M/N generation

[5150]

It certainly looks like a bitser that has been put together by a drunk Frenchie on a late Friday afternoon. The tail section is definately from the 89 GSX400RR SP (it does not mate here well with the tank and frame) And the fairing looks like the later model 91 GSXR400. Infact the whole thing looks like a 91ish GSXR400 with perhaps the big motor squeazed in there somewhere.

[FruitLooPs]

Hmm has quite a few authentic looking bits, braced 1st gen frame, custom tank swinger etc

other side:



compared to actual one:



curious to know whats under those fairings though.