the senior citizens here (or maybe i'm the only one) might remember this.
before monster blackbirds, hayabusas and zx11 ninjas ever existed, there was the 1989 gsxr1100 (aka. "the widowmaker"). i remember pinning the throttle on this and wondering if would still be on it by the time i hit redline and pray for no headshake...
1989 suzuki gsxr 1100
[edit] i see a steering damper on the left side. probably why this thing doesn't look like it has ever been crashed (usually the pipes are first to go if you go down unless it had aftermarket before), but it must be a pig to steer at low speeds.
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Last edited by thumper; 01-26-2015 at 04:29 PM.
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