Evolution of the GSX-R750

[Schneegz]

CHECK IT OUT.

[Bad Dad]

SWEET

[ksann]

Very slick.

I am surprised that nobody has done this for the Interceptor too.


ken

[garry]

Did the GSXR really get USD forks in 1990? Wow. Didn't realize that USD forks had been around that long on production bikes.

[Paul B]

Makes me feel old. I still remember picking up my shinny new 86 GSXR750, getting it home and getting it all cleaned up. I sat on my porch looking it and thinking it will never get any better then this.

Paul B

[CBRXXBLACKBIRD]

Very slick.

I am surprised that nobody has done this for the Interceptor too.


ken

That would be cool I wish I could find the old VF1000.

[MisterSmooth]

very interesting.

Also curious how what we see as attractive changes over time.  

Yeah, I was surprised how the second gen (1990) version still looked pretty good to me, but then there was a ten year span that was pretty forgettable.

Considering how many of these bikes were sold, it's remarkable how few older ones you see on the road.  The attrition rate from ham-handed thrashers must be pretty high.

[JonS]

That was great! The change from the first one is simply amazing. I remember the old ones looked so sleek at the time, but now they lok a little frumpy. There were so many around, being "the" bike of the time.

[pushrod]

'Love the 1K, but its a bit much. I suspect the 750 is the ideal balance of power/control. 'Loved the '06.
 
I suspect we'll all start loving the 750-800 size when racing rules kick in w/ the 800cc limit. If I were the manufacturers, I'd be really pissed at being jerked around every few yrs by those making the racing rules. First, throw a bone to Ducati, then someone else. All that R&D money down the drain.

[Mr Sunshine]

Um Pushrod the big manufactures are the ones who asked for the rule change.  

And why would you think the changes to MotoGP's engine limit would do anything for the general buying public's desires?  The bikes the public can buy are run in series's like WSB and AMA and they aren't getting rid of the liter class for awhile.

[Schneegz]

Um Pushrod the big manufactures are the ones who asked for the rule change.

I don't think that was the case.  I think the ruling body wanted to slow the bikes for safety reasons, and modifying the bikes is a lot less expensive than modifying the tracks for greater runoff.  The trouble is that it appears to have backfired.  The 800s are already as fast around the track, but slower in the straights.  That means that the 800s are faster around the corners.  The corners are where riders typically wipe out, and if they're traveling faster around the corners, they will travel farther when they wipe out, so they'll need more runoff distance.

[DogBoy]

Mr. Sunshine is right that (some of) the manufacturers wanted the lower displacement. Probably to keep the moving the goal posts for others with less resources. If they wanted to slow the bikes, they could have limited the bikes to four-speed gear boxes or added weight or changed brake disc material or narrower tire and wheel dimensions or several other possiblities.

[Joey Stalin]

Cool graphic! I'd love to see something equivalent for alot of different bikes. Bu it's surprising to me how much the bike changed every year. Noticeable changes, not just color schemes.

I went through the trouble of creating a similar graphic for another bike we all love. Had to use an animated gif program to make it work instead of this fancy flash webpage. Click the link!
http://pics.apartment808.com/users/triumph/overtheyears.gif

[MisterSmooth]

Cool graphic! I'd love to see something equivalent for alot of different bikes. Bu it's surprising to me how much the bike changed every year. Noticeable changes, not just color schemes.

I went through the trouble of creating a similar graphic for another bike we all love. Had to use an animated gif program to make it work instead of this fancy flash webpage. Click the link!
http://pics.apartment808.com/users/triumph/overtheyears.gif

   OK, that's pretty good.

[BLARNEY]

 COOL FIND !

[Mr Sunshine]

Cool graphic! I'd love to see something equivalent for alot of different bikes. Bu it's surprising to me how much the bike changed every year. Noticeable changes, not just color schemes.

I went through the trouble of creating a similar graphic for another bike we all love. Had to use an animated gif program to make it work instead of this fancy flash webpage. Click the link!
http://pics.apartment808.com/users/triumph/overtheyears.gif

I don't see any changes.      








 

[bizarro]

Yeah, I was surprised how the second gen (1990) version still looked pretty good to me, but then there was a ten year span that was pretty forgettable.

Considering how many of these bikes were sold, it's remarkable how few older ones you see on the road.  The attrition rate from ham-handed thrashers must be pretty high.

I love the eighties gixxers, the nineties gixxers are just butt ugly, imho. The 'aughts are okay but I'll have a big softspot for dual round headlights.

[Spectre]

If they did that to the Concours....it woulda never moved.

[Desmo Demon]

I'll have to show that to my wife. She's been riding them since '94 and just loves her GSXR bikes.

Here's her first one....1993 GSX-R750



Here's the '94 GSX-R1100 that she had a head-on with an Oldsmobile with....



Here's her current '94 GSX-R750 with the rare, factory pink/silver color scheme




We just recently got her a 2000 Yamaha R1, so we'll have to wait and see what she thinks of GSXR's after riding a while on the R1.  

Here's her GSXR page:  http://members.aol.com/TBoling125/gsxr_page.html