Suzuki GSX-R1100
1991 GSXR1100 in team Yoshimura colors.
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| Manufacturer | Suzuki |
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| Production | 1986–1998 |
| Successor | GSX-R1000 |
| Class | Sport bike |
| Engine | 1052 cc - 1127 cc - 1074 cc 4-stroke 16-valve DOHC inline-4 |
| Bore / stroke | 75.5 x 60.0 mm |
| Top speed | 163 mph (262 km/h) |
| Power | 155 hp (116 kW) |
| Brakes | Front: Dual disc Rear: Disc |
| Wheelbase | 1,485 mm (58.5 in) |
| Weight | 221 kg (487 lb) (dry) 251.5 kg (554 lb) (wet) |
| Fuel capacity | 21 l (5.5 US gal) |
The Suzuki GSX-R1100 was a sport bike from Suzuki's GSX-R series of motorcycles introduced in 1986.
In the mid 1970s the motorcycle industry was in a period of transition. Because of noise and pollution, large two-strokes were being banned from the streets in many countries and there was no such thing as a true, four-stroke sport bike.
There were sporting four strokes, of course, but they were, for the most part, derivatives of regular motorcycles and those that came from Japan were, regardless of manufacturer, almost all the same. Built around an in-line four-cylinder air-cooled engine wrapped in a steel double cradle frame they were so similar, in fact, that they became known as the Universal Japanese Motorcycle (UJM).
Seeing the handwriting on the wall, Suzuki, which had made its reputation by building two strokes, built its first large four-stroke bikes, (see Suzuki GS series) the DOHC GS750 and the GS400, for the American market in 1976. The GS550 arrived soon after and by 1978 the formidable GS1000 was making jaws drop in showrooms everywhere. 1980 saw the introduction of the 16-valve DOHC engine. It also witnessed the creation of the then extremely radical & influential Suzuki Katana, a bike which stylistically resembles a modern sportbike on the outside, but which was largely underpinned by existing technology of the day, although Suzuki were very quick to adopt the DOHC 16-valve cylinder head with their GSX 1100 range (including the Katana) in 1980.
In 1983 Honda introduced the VF750 Interceptor, (see Honda VF and VFR ) a radically innovative bike that set the trend for modern sportbikes. Kawasaki followed suit in 1984 with its Kawasaki GPZ900R Ninja.
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