1990 gsxr750m

[martyngsxr]

picking this up in  acouple of weeks been stood in garage for 9 years so hopefully it wont stand for another 9 when i get hold of it but im in 2 minds what to do break it or get it up and running and keep or sell it on 

[Captain Chaos]

if it was me I would clean it up/detail it and bring it back to original, it all seems to be there from those pics.

This is IMO the best looking GSX-R in the best colour combination.

[martyngsxr]

this is my current day to day ride that i use to commute to and from work 

[Oilyspanner]

Don't break it MartynGSXR, I'll buy it and get it working properly - I've always liked those colours, as long as the engine isn't seized...... move it on and make a bob ?

[martyngsxr]

early days yet i havent even picked it up yet but i will bear it in mind mr oilyspanner 

[gsx]

I'll have the bodywork 

[dupersunc]

Too good to break. 

Original unmolested bikes are getting hard to find.

[martyngsxr]

I know it's got the god awful anodised levers and bar ends once I get it into my mum's garage I can have a proper look and see what I'm going to do the first problem I can see me having is the electrics as it has a immobilizer fitted 

[colinworth79]

be easy to get rid of the immobilizer , normal break the signal to the start solenoid and feed to the cdi box . Electrics was on one of them . Keep it and tidy it up , there is plenty of rough ones for chopping up

[beam]

Wash it

Service it

Polish it

Thrash it

 

[martyngsxr]

As you can see from my daily ride idont wash them I service it and use it 

[Mariobasso]

think it defo  be worth it to just clean it up and get it running. good find  

[Oilyspanner]

Looks like the fork sliders are corroded, the other bits can be done along the way - the great thing about the 750 L/M's  is that you can slot in more recent forks, 50mm and 54mm at the clamps - big choice compared with 1100's.  Old alarms and immobilisers are a complete pain, extra stuff to go wrong.... always seem to corrode at the joins and terminals - well and truly immobilised !

[latheboy]

Ship it over here to Australia, they are pulling good money now days

[martyngsxr]

already got a spare set of forks to go in first big thing will be getting it to fire into life then the rest i can do bit by bit 

[Blubber]

When are you picking it up?

Seems you already made up your mind regarding keeping it 

[Nik]

Concerning the thread title; Is it a 90/L with 91 fairings or is it an actual 91/M? The reason I bring it up is that the 91/L models are over weight bastards. If it is a 91/M, I'd sell it on. If you can, I'd recommend that you find a 90/L to spend your time and money on. Lighter and better in every way. I've had both, and it's a big difference. 

Edited May 3, 2018 by Nik

[martyngsxr]

It's definitely a m I also have a l as my daily commuter with my fat 18 stone arse on it the weight difference is null and void picking it up in a few weeks 

[Oilyspanner]

One thing I did find about the weight figures between the 750 and 1100 L models and M models is that Suzuki seemed to have changed their claimed figures (more truthful). The only heavier bits of note on either are the glassed in headlights, all the main bits are very much the same - a few years ago I looked up the real weights from magazines that actually weigh their test bikes, not use claimed figures (10/11kg difference in claimed figures) - both 'M' bikes are within 2kg of the 'L' and if you weigh the headlight bracket and headlights of both, the difference is almost all their. The worse thing about the glassed in heavy headlights of the late 750 and 1100's is that is a bad place to add extra weight, it's a long way from the centre of mass and high up, so has a greater effect - add 2kg just above the engine and you won't notice it, put it at either end and high up - you certainly will !  I made an aluminium headlight bracket and made a 'foxeye' fireplace headlight fit, it saved just over 6lbs, nearly 3kgs, it made the bike feel like it was running with an empty fuel tank in comparison. Sorry for going off the subject a little, thought it was interesting though - the pretty faired in lights of the last 750/1100 bikes weren't great for handling.

[Captain Chaos]

tailpiece/taillight of the M is also heavier than the L, and the seats are wider.

The M is the best looking GSX-R but for riding I prefer the 750L.