Descrição
H&H Classic Auction @ National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
15th November, 2023 13:00
1980 Suzuki GS1000S Wes Cooley Replica
Genuine homologation special GS1000S
Estimate
£5, 000 - £6, 000
Registration No: KAO 542V
Frame No:
Engine No:
CC: 1000
MOT: Exempt
Genuine limited edition 1980 GS1000S
Rear set footrest and vacuum carbs
Recently repainted and supplied with a V5C
The Suzuki Motor Co. was established in 1909 by Michio Suzuki to produce machinery for the cotton industry. An initial diversification into 4 wheeled transport was curtailed by WW2 but after the war Japan had a need for cheap reliable transport so Suzuki, like a lot of others around the world, began to produce clip-on engines for pushbikes. Better known for their two strokes in 1977 Suzuki joined the four stroke revolution with the GS750, a bike that matched European standards of handling but with Japanese build quality and performance levels. A year later the full 1000cc version was launched setting a new benchmark in the superbike division. In 1979 the 'S' version arrived sporting a nose cone fairing, 18" rear wheel and race inspired paintwork going on to dominate AMA superbike racing in the USA with riders such as Wes Cooley and Graeme Crosby.
This bike, imported from the US last year, is a genuine homologation special, not to be confused with the standard version of the GS1000S seen in the UK. Distinguished by its rear set front footrest and bigger vacuum carbs amongst other changes, a limited number were sold in America to homologate it for AMA production racing with Graham Crosby winning the Daytona 200 Superbike race in 1980. The distinctive blue and white paintwork has been recently refinished but the rest of the bike is essentially original including the rear shocks that very often got changed over the years. Probably in need of a pair of tyres and some recommissioning, with some cylinder fin damage on the R/ H side, this GS is a very rare bike in the UK and has been registered on a V5C.
