a couple of gsxr1100 questions

[willy_01]

hey guys im looking at buying a 1996 gsxr1100 (from a dealer here in new plymouth). its done 40600miles, thats quite a lot but from what ive read these engines are quite strong and reliable.
A bike is a toy to me so i dont want to spend heaps of time mucking around fixing the dam thing. I just want something i can jump on have some fun then put back in the shed and forget about it.
So my question is all things being equal does a 1996 gsxr1100 with 40000miles still have must life left in it?

[FilthyLuka]

hey guys im looking at buying a 1996 gsxr1100 (from a dealer here in new plymouth). its done 40600miles, thats quite a lot but from what ive read these engines are quite strong and reliable.
A bike is a toy to me so i dont want to spend heaps of time mucking around fixing the dam thing. I just want something i can jump on have some fun then put back in the shed and forget about it.
So my question is all things being equal does a 1996 gsxr1100 with 40000miles still have must life left in it?

Thats an understatement... The GSXR1100 is built like a brick shit house. Keep oil in it, change it regularly and she will be good as gold

[terbang]

Those SACS engines are very reliable and if looked after will do big, fun filled, kays..

[willy_01]

sheesh i might just have to buy it then !

[Cajun]

i had 96 gsxr1100wt a few years ago

They have powerful pretty bulletproof motors, and can have big power, and do rather fast speeds, but saying that they do have a long wheel base, and a fair bit of wait(compared to more modern machine), turn the real tight stuff they are handful, but once open ups go hard, the position of the bike is also very much on your wrists.

I only had a couple of small problems with mine, one being the alarm it hard use to flatten the battery(no idea how since i never turned it on), and it use to get water in carbs if it sat in rain, took a couple of different meachnics to figure out that problem.

Like anything once you get it give it a good birthday, new oil/fulids/plugs/filters(air/oil) if you do not know if these are done in the past 6 months, i would do it anyway for peace of mind.

And like any second hand bike look for the normal sorta of things,

[Max Preload]

Make sure it's not a Canadian/Californian model covered in emissions crap - makes them unbelievably gutless and if you get a vacuum leak you've got a real job on your hands finding it.

[bimotabob]

Hi
yeh good bikes but lower horse to the earlier 94 model.
You may want to change the carbs over to get the grunt they were designed for.

Cheers

[homer]

I would recommend you get them to do a velve clearance job before you buy it .
other wise ......better get it

[MSTRS:Me]

Those SACS engines are very reliable and if looked after will do big, fun filled, kays..

A '96 is watercooled, not SACS...that was the earlier oil-cooled jobbies. Now, they were big mile beasties. 200,000k was not unusual. In saying that, I believe the 96 weren't too bad either,

[Edbear]

Make sure it's not a Canadian/Californian model covered in emissions crap - makes them unbelievably gutless and if you get a vacuum leak you've got a real job on your hands finding it.

Apparently a fairly straightforward fix, though. Best way is to swap the carbs. The full-power ones had about 125hp which could quite easily be boosted another 10-15hp. They are heavier and not so sharp in the handling as a modern litre sportsbike and I'd suggest checking the steering-head bearings, too. Many a rider loved to wheelie them - they were the original hoons bike before the Bandit and were a ball to ride on the road!

[Sensei]

Owned a 93 Wp GSXR1100R quickest bike in Taranaki 165+HP 10.2 1/4 mile Wish I still had it