Those 1150's were Utterly Brutal in Stock form , let alone upgraded . Yes , a Great Engine . Back when Suzuki had found their Mo-Jo .

I owned a new red 1983GS1100E, 1985 GS1150E, and a new 1986 GS1150E with a Vance & Hines 1260 Pro Street Engine mod kit built by Byron Hines back in the day...they were indestructable rocketships. The modified 1986 would spin the tire at a 75mph roll-on...and I was clocked at 172mph.

Still have my garage kept always 82gs1100e 73k miles mint original everything except for Vance n Hines pipe k+n filters ,jetted,drag bars,owned since bike was 8yrs old,original headlight bulb,stator,seat like day 1

That bikes ready for the next 35 years

Omg that sound , nothing but power!!!!!

Back in 1993 I called a guy in south Jersey about a 83' GS1100ED he had for sale, we talked and he said if I came down and if he already sold it by the time I get there he would sell me his other bike a GS1150. So I get there and both bikes are in his garage, and I fell in love with the 1150ES, it was blue and mint. He wouldn't sell it so I bought the GS1100ED and still have it today.

What an awesome Suzuki... Honestly love this channel and the awesome old school bikes they have on here. It's like taking a trip down memory lane... How I miss 70’s, 80’s and 90’s motorcycles... Thanks as always Ken and the boys at Kaplan...👍

My All Time Favourite Suzuki Model ✅✅

That BEAST sounds like something straight out of Mad Max.. AWESOME!!

Bought a brand new one back in 88 3200quid on finance, Got a Vance & Hienz exhaust off a mate who drag raced one, man it was loud! Day I fitted it Was cruising through the country lanes and blipped the throttle as I past a field of cows, most ran but I swear one collapsed and died on the spot 😂 3 years and 12000 miles later I put a wiesco 1230 big bore kit and a set of 38 mm flat side carbs in it, dynoed at 132hp and 96 ft lb at the wheel, first bike I power wheeled at a ton in 3rd. Ran a 10.92 at Santa pod in 91’ then stupidly sold it and bought a MK1 ZX10 🙄knew within days I’d fucked up! Cheers for sparking the memories 👊😎

I remember that motor! also loved working on it.

One of my drool bikes from the class of 84 as well. Then vmax, eliminator, sabre, ninja, gsxr......

For about 4 years I ran a Uniform route and at one of my stops I got to know a guy who drag raced a Suzuki GS 1150 . He knew I raced also so we talked a lot about bikes . One day he had his drag bike ( fairly stock ) at the store and asked me if I wanted to ride it . I said hell yeah and took his helmet and started it up . As I turned I wisely didn't whack the throttle open until I was pointing straight up and forward . Because that bike lit up the back tire and took off like a rocket ! I had ridden fast 1000's before but HOLY SH!T that thing was a rocket ! MAN ...that thing was fun and I could barely keep it under 100mph ripping around . The owner of the parts store wasn't too happy but my friend was laughing his butt off . I almost forgot I had uniforms to deliver ! PK

In the sixties Honda 750 4 was the benchmark for big street machines, in the seventies Kawasaki upped the antee w/ the Z900. From 79- early - mid eighties Suzuki GS took the reins on performance. I still prefer Kawasaki lineup but give the GS its respect...or they'll take it!

Great video! Great bike! Jimmy was always a standout mechanic, even in high school. We had some laughs back then. Glad to see he’s doing what he loves now. Big win for him working with you guys and big win for Kaplan Cycles have a top mechanic like Jimmy! That awesome bike will make someone a happy man! Would love to have it myself.

That frame and those wheels! Gorgeous!

I have one just like that but original stock. It's very comfortable to ride and it RIPS!!! It gets a lot of attention everywhere I go on it. I Love my bike.

I had a GS 750E and it was Awesome, can only imagine how Fantastic the 1150 is! Miss my 750 very much!🙏😎👍

Beast of a bike Looks and sounds great It's fairly fast too even by today's standards.

Wow! What an Awesome bike.😎👍

Best sounding bike EVER! Hauls the mail and delivers it too!

I was 19yrs old and working at a muffler/rustproofing shop. I ran the rustproofing half. Just a kid! The mechanic on the other side, Stu had one exactly like this. I loved it. I begged him everyday he rode it in to let me take it for a spin. He was always no-way! One day he finally said okay! I was geeked! He gave me his leather and helmet. I took it down 696 in Detroit. I had it up to 140 and that was it! Terrifying and awesome at the same time! Been in love with it ever since!

Great old days. I had a 83 gpz 1100 fuel injected. Was a badd ass bike also.

1991 I was a senior in high school , I had a 1985 GS1150ES ,red and white

My Favorite Era of bikes... End of Story.

I roadraced a 1985 GS1150 in open production. Got second for the season in Oregon and won the season championship in Washington. Dropped the class track record 2 seconds a lap on Oregon. Loved that bike. Hauled ass and nothing ever broke on it!

Hands down the best looking street bike Suzuki ever made.. Thanks for sharing Kap ! ✌️

I just love your channel Ken, watch it daily and I'm so jealous of your life. You get to ride so many amazing bikes! You would have to kick me off the property everyday if I didn't live over 7 hours away, lol. I have a few nice old bikes in my garage wasting away that I'm thinking about parting with .... one is a 1980 GS 1000 with custom paint and a strong runner that will straighten your arms out when you get on it for an old bike. I rode it about 100 miles in the past 10 years, it's jetted with individual K&N pod filters with 4-1 Vance and Hines pipe. I started it a few years ago and did a burnout in the garage and that's the last time I ran it, lol.

A beast! I had a GSX1100ESD and a GSX1100EFE and they were both awesome bikes.

Always loved the GS1150

Good looking bike and that exhaust note Awsome !!!

Watching your channel is like the first time I got a stack of Cycle World magazines when I was 7 back in 89 that my father gave to me, best part was there was some easy riders mixed in there👀🤣scarred me for life, boobs ,beer & bikes for life👍😎

This was always one of my favorite bikes back in the day.

Gives me chills!! I had a brand new 83 750es that would melt tires for days!!

Sound is beautiful!

I'm fortunate to have a black and red 85 1150 like this. It's got stock carbs with a jet kit, vance & hines 4 into 1 pipe and a 1229 kit. It is a beast. I've been waiting to upgrade the carbs and add a dynatek kit.

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i remeber back in high school everyone raced these n the kz 1000

I test rode one of these at a dealer's open day back in the 80's and it is still the fastest I have ever riden on a motorcycle. I had unbelievable power.

I have 2 old Suzuki's, and can't bring myself to sell them, I love old Carb bikes.

I had an '83 750E that was 'freaky fast'. That was the bike that hauled my arse the fastest down the road at 185mph (according to the Officer's Simmons)...that motor was SINGIN'...

My neighbor had one.The 3rd gear roll on was intense!

Never get back what you put in, but the knowledge that can be applied and shared is timeless. Gift of gab, or hide out behind your box. Riding bridges all walks.

I had one of those, the ese model worked on by four's and more back in the day. Roll on speed was awesome.

Love the inline 4 and that header. Would be even more impressive if it were a period correct Yoshimura pipe.

Ahhh rember them well,still have my 84 fj1100 in the garage,needs a lil work also a gsxr1100,painting busa & riding my 14r,love bikes, 1150 also had a faired version,did alot of street racing with ricky g during those days

Sounds beautiful, good job 👍. I had a 79 GS850G years ago, project bike, wish I finished it.

In the 90's my service manager had that same bike except in blue and white and he decided to put a turbo on it for some reason. After playing with it for a month or so he asked if he could put it on the showroom floor for us to sell.It didn't take long for a guy to be interested in the bike.He was a little older than our average motorcycle customer so we talked about the bike and in a few minutes he wrote us a check. He told me he would pick it up the next day. He showed up then and I got him all set to take it home stressing as I had before he bought it what a monster this thing was.He was yeah yeah I know I got it.The I had to leave him to test ride a trade in and at the gas station I run into my turbo customer.Again I told him be careful it's a beast it could bite ya be careful, yeah yeah again so that was the last time I talked to him, he was riding it towards his home on a curvy road and evidently the turbo kicked in as he was going around a curve and he lost it and somehow the handlebar went into his chest and he was killed. He owned it less than an afternoon. I've only lost a few customers that way thankfully over my 35-40 years in the business but you never forget. It wasn't the bikes fault and he was warned but it's still tough to take.

Не смотря на год выпуска! Супер 👍 👍 👍 байк!!!

Music to my ears

That 2 stroke sound later in the video.... 😍😍😍

Well done Jimmy!

Makes think of my first bike was 1985 V65 Honda Sabre was it fast probably why I totaled it and definitely the reason I’ve got 2 knee surgeries and 3 hip replacement surgeries. Awesome video THANK YOU MR KAPLAN

A Real Samurai!! Holy Motorcycle Batman!!🏍_____💥

Wish I had the extra money. That’s as nice as it gets and that motorcycle will do anything you want ! They are one of the most Perfect Bikes ever made in my opinion. I should have kept the one I had. Beautiful !👍

The man knows how to friggen ride! I had to double check my youtube play speed was at 1x that thing pulls so hard, wow!!!

Had the same bike... With a Mr Turbos added !

Ask anyone that ever lined up against one of these how fast they are. Terry Vance and Byron Hines built a multimillion dollar business on the back of these GS 1150’s.

The rear brake looks awesome

That’s sounds so badass!

Another GS packed full of Gorilla Snot! Love my GS!

That thing runs good, & in good shape,i never rode one of those before...

Woooow. There's nothing quite like an old-school motorcycle. Man the sound dud. Fucking awesome!! The Wolverine goes crazy on the bike lol.

that thing is a beast.

Alot of the these became Drag bikes. Crazy fast direct from the factory.

Sounds better than today's Formula 1 that's for sure.

Review with a burnout! You rock!

Christ,talk about being heavey handed with this beauty, i won't be lending my original oiler gsxr1100 any time soon.

Let's just call it mad Max Suzuki 83 model.

Friend of mine had the same bike back in the day. Motor was done by orient Express fastest bike I ever rode. And yes this one is badass.

Ahhh man that bike is so badass that and the older Kawasaki ZRX they're probably my two favorite road bikes and dream bikes not the zxr the older zrx love them older Street Bikes!!!

What an awesome motor!

I loved my 82 1100es sold it in my ignorant youth.

Awesome sound I'm gonna have to build one like that

i love this bike ! stunning

Dude this thing sounds better than any gixxer i ever heard lol 😂

My brother had this same bike. .. it may even been his. I rode it & it was too fast 4 me ! It handles great ! I had only ridden dirt and a Honda cl oh also a h1 500 ! Beutiful !

Brad Penn racing oil, used it in my fully rebuilt FE 390, Hi Zink Content. LOVE this Bike!

I remember those bikes pulled so hard ..... scary

Excellent post ken ! Love your work 😍

The Night Rider, that was his name, remember him when you look up at the night sky.

Big mr Kaplan can ride. Cool

Saweet bike! But……. Now it needs a new rear tire😂😂😂

That looks like a comfortable bike . Listen ! RIDE ON

"yeah i like it" ... top comment... mad bike

Incrível!

I need one for spring ready to go fir spring even take a 83 84 stock up

Wow 84 I graduated in 86 I honestly thought you were younger than me lol

Sounds good

That things sounds badass👍

I'd love to get that gentleman to do a few tweaks to my 83 GS750E.

Crispy 👌🏻

Delicious!!!!

Holy Shit! 😲😲😲😲....That is one fine bike.

Did 11.3 sec 1/4 mile. Stock bike (1985) 👍

This bike would definitely beat a radio 😳😎

Can the cam chain be replaced without compete engine takedown? I wonder if a master link might be possible.

Had a GS1000 & 1150e fastest bikes I've ever ridden. 1980-82

The Toecutter approves.

Flash back. Had same bike back in the day-loved it. What is asking $? Would love to have one back in my stable. Bill Tex