Suzuki GSX1400 Wes Cooley Replica

[Hitcher]

Here's one for muscle bike lovers...

Suzuki Offers GSX1400 Wes Cooley Replica Motorcycle for Japan

American Suzuki superbike rider Wes Cooley's accomplishments of a quarter-century ago are commemorated with replica street motorcycle.

Although he was best known in America as a winning Superbike roadracer (capturing seven Superbike races) and twice Superbike champion (1979 and 1980), in Japan, Wes Cooley Jr. is apparently remembered as the two-time winner of the Suzuka Eight Hour race aboard Yoshimura Suzuki GS1000s. In 1978 he teamed with Mike Baldwin to win the inagural event, and two years later, riding with Graeme Crosby, Cooley rode the Suzuki to victory for the 1980 crown, vanquishing entries from the other Japanese manufacturers.

Suzuki is now commemorating those victories with a Wes Cooley Replica version of the GSX1400. The 1400 is sold in European and other markets, but the limited-production WCR will only be sold in Japan.

[vifferman]

Have you only just discovered this, Mr H? This is old news. Where have you been? Have you spent all your time on KB instead of browsing the interweb?

[Hitcher]

Have you only just discovered this, Mr H? This is old news. Where have you been? Have you spent all your time on KB instead of browsing the interweb?

Apparently so... I was impressed that Mr Suzuki had succeeded in making a pig-ugly bike look moderately attractive!

[vifferman]

Apparently so... I was impressed that Mr Suzuki had succeeded in making a pig-ugly bike look moderately attractive!

Yeah, not a bad looking bike at all. Very 80's.
Perhaps I could send my FahrtSturm to Mr Suzuki then.
What's his address?

[Hitcher]

Yeah, not a bad looking bike at all. Very 80's.
Perhaps I could send my FahrtSturm to Mr Suzuki then.
What's his address?

I didn't think that a Firestorm fell into the "pig ugly" category... Unlike the TL1000 (Oops, is that another Suzuki, perchance?)

[vifferman]

I didn't think that a Firestorm fell into the "pig ugly" category... Unlike the TL1000 (Oops, is that another Suzuki, perchance?)

A matter of opinion, I guess.
No, I spoze it's not that bad, and some parts (taken on their own at least) look OK, but given that Honda America prolly intended to emulate Ducati with the FahrtSturm, they've missed the mark. At least it's better looking than the prototype they cobbled together, even if it's not as funky as the NAS ("New American Sport") they came up with a couple of years back.

Sorry - what was this forum thread about again?
Ah yes - Wes Cooley. Sounds like a "good ole boy" moonshiner.

[merv]

Sorry - what was this forum thread about again?
Ah yes - Wes Cooley. Sounds like a "good ole boy" moonshiner.

Any of you guys old enough to remember him racing here?

[marty]

and what's wrong with a TL????

[FROSTY:Me]

Looks like a combination of a GSX1100EFF and a GS1000 to me--
holey shit I do feel bloody old

[Hitcher]

and what's wrong with a TL????

A bike so ugly it's almost good looking?

[igor]

and what's wrong with a TL????

Its a firkin Suzuki Mon

and what do i think of Suzukis.

the bikes ok, shame about the way they are marketed and sold. knock down prices are justing firking the market.

and due to the knock down prices they are putting crap parts on im.

Suspension. put Ohlins on im from new and don't wank around with that crap suspension they have.

wot else u ask.

yehaa.let im RIPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP

and wots his name has one. Lou who

["D" FZ1]

To those of you who haven't ridden one -Don't knock it till you have F####N tried it. These bikes are a lot of fun. Big Torque monsters

[TONO]

To those of you who haven't ridden one -Don't knock it till you have F####N tried it. These bikes are a lot of fun. Big Torque monsters

I would have to agree....if anyone has not seen "Beyond" ride his you would change your mind very quickly, he is bloody quick.
As for ugly you cannot go past my bike Yes its another Zuki

[sAsLEX]

To those of you who haven't ridden one -Don't knock it till you have F####N tried it. These bikes are a lot of fun. Big Torque monsters

and http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=26613

[ducatilover]

i wouldnt mind a normal gsx1400 with ohlins goodis and all the rest of it, fuckong beasty bikes them, have a mate who owend one before he got his aprillia rsv100 and he says it was supriseingly good in the corners and could go faster than you can hold on [well you know the idea] down the straights. they look good too, but some twin head lights would sharpen one up. oops im babling .... they have the most amazing torque curve!