Trying to find exact model designation and year of build

[Stefnwolf]

Hi Guys
Just joined, great site, certainly the best I've found in the last few weeks.
Hello from the UK.
Recently bought a 750, last bike owned was Honda 750K6 in which I sold in 1976!

Anyway, intend to return the bike to its former glory during the winter. It has a few issues I expect you'll hear about in due course.

The main problem at the moment is finding out exactly what model it is, so I hope you can help. The bike is not UK, but an import, and I dont know where from. Side panels have GSX750E badge. I know in the States the X was not put on the badges, so I'm guessing Europe.
Log book says declared date of manufacture 1983 but I think model is previous year.
Its a twin rear shock frame, and the GSX750E 1983 in UK seems to be monoshock.

I've read that the 16 valve engines had TSCC stamped on the right hand side case, but that may only be the USA. Mine does not have that on it, but does have the square finned camshaft end covers, not round ones. In your gallery it looks very much like the GS750E of Phil LaForce, ID#846 (only not nearly as clean)

Frame No. GS75X - 527526 also has DGM 50107 OM stamped on headstock, and that is all. Engine No. is GS75X-174820


Anyone got a better guess than GSX750E 1982, and is it likely it is 16 valve. Takes NGKDR8ES-L plugs - someone told me the plugs were bigger in the 8v.


Thanks in anticipation for your help.

Dave :-k

 

[Larry D]

It's gonna take someone with more knowledge than me to answer your questions, but they'll be along before long. If you can post some pics, it would help them, I'm sure.

Here's an easy way to do it....

http://members.dslextreme.com/users/bikecliff/images/how_to_post_pictures.pdf

While you're there check out BikeCliff's site, alot of great info there as well.

And....Welcome aboard !!

 

[hampshirehog]

Dave,
welcome to the site (from another UK resident). Your hunch is right - the GSX75X part of your frame number only appears to have been used until 1982. The first 82 model was frame number GSX75X-516798 so yours looks like it's an 82 and therefore a GSX750EZ. It should have a round headlight rather than the square one of the 81 (though Suzuki did use all the bits in their 'parts bins' and their bikes tended to evolve rather than change overnight). 1983 bikes changed to oil/air cooled.

http://www.suzukicycles.org/All-Suzuki/all_suzuki_models.html can point you in the right direction with more info / pictures.

Again you'd be correct that it's a European model - the Yanks never got down the alphabet as far as we did. KMH clocks are also a giveaway, though they may have been changed.

If your bike still has the original sticker with the E number on it you'll be able to tell it's origin. E-02 is UK, E-04 is France, E-22 (West) Germany, E-34 is Italy (a few others but those will be the favourites, especially Italy if it's a clean one).

The UK bikes did, as far as I know, have Suzuki with TSCC underneath on the ignition cover. I'm not 100% sure about the European models though.

And yes, your plugs are smaller than fitted to the 8V bikes - gotta make room for those extra valves somehow.

Not a common beast over here, now nor when new (the 1100 got all the write ups). Look after the oil and the valve clearances (and those acres of steel begging to rust) and you'll have a good'un.

Wally

 

[BassCliff]

Hi Mr. Stefnwolf,

This site: http://www.gs-classic.de/index1e.htm has a pretty complete listing of models with engine and frame numbers. There is a chart here: http://www.gs-classic.de/download/Suzuki_Rahmen1.pdf that you can download. You'll have to translate a few words from German.


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

 

[Stefnwolf]

Thanks for your replies guys.
Hampshirehog, your right, it has the round headlight, Kmh clocks, so 1982EZ seems to be the right choice.

I thought it was a pretty rare bike when I first saw it. Anyone into the spooky may appreciate this. The bike kinda picked me rather than the other way around. I wasn't even looking to get back on 2 wheels, but it turned up in a furniture auction that takes place every 3 weeks about ten steps from my house. I only went along out of interest to see how much it went for, and ended up bidding myself and got it pretty cheap.
Quite surprised to find it was Taxed and MOTd.

Great site Basscliff, I'll be needing some of those tutorials soon.

Valves and complete carb clean first on the agenda.
Hampshirehog, any info on UK mail order dealers holding stuff for classics?
I need a rear light apart from the usual maintenance stuff, and nothing on ebay so far.

 

[hampshirehog]

Dave,

www.wemoto.co.uk are excellent for parts from this era plus they know what they're talking about - if it isn't listed give them a ring and they'll do their best to help. Otherwise try MandP or Busters - not as knowledgeable but friendly enough and have a good stocks of parts.