GSXR1100 H Restoration

Article by Rod Russell

I HAVE A 1987 SUZUKI GSXR1100 H THAT I BROUGHT FROM A GUY IN ADELAIDE. IT WAS NEARLY FINISHED AS A RESTORATION. IT HAD BEEN PROFESSIONALLY PAINTED AND THE SUSPENSION ALSO PROFESSIONALLY REBUILT.

When the bike arrived I decided to go to the next level and pulled the bike apart, as you can see I left the motor in the frame as the bike engine is in great condition. I replaced all brake & clutch hoses, back to factory. Replaced all master cylinders & slave cylinder. Rebuilt all brake calipers also replaced the rear disc. Rebuilt the carbies. Replaced nearly all the nuts & bolts. Compression test on the engine is excellent, I then tensioned the head down and adjusted the valve clearance. I resprayed the engine & rocker cover the best I could with out removing the motor ( a lot of masking tape) Black needle Penrith recovered my seat, Mark found the correct colour & pattern, he also did the bum rest. I replaced all handle bar controls (switch blocks & levers) plus all blinkers. The bike has a Yoshimira 4 into 1 exhaust, I ceramic coated the headers & repacked the muffler, she sounds fantastic. I also taught my self how to tune the bike, that was fun. 90% of the parts are factory from Mike Hone Suzuki Melbourne.