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• Suzuki GSX 1400 in used advice Naked bike with good travel qualities
• Weighing 260 kilos, but with easy handling
• sightseeing
• Market situation
• Technical data Suzuki GSX 1400
• Facelift
• The competitors
• Honda CB 1300
• Yamaha XJR 1300
• Suzuki GSF 1200 Bandit
• Kawasaki ZRX 1200
• Further information

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Alternative – Honda CB 1300: Similar value retention, but slightly more power (116 hp) and much longer in the range (2003 to 2013).

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Alternative – Yamaha XJR 1300: The SP version of the long-runner built since 1999 can keep up well despite “only” 98 hp, but costs at least 3500 euros.

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Alternative – Suzuki GSF 1200 Bandit: The cheapest big bike alternative with 98 hp comes from our own company and is available for 2000 euros.

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Alternative – Kawasaki ZRX 1200: Especially the shown R version (from 2001 to 2007; 122 PS) is a sought-after, but quite expensive used one (from 4000 euros).

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Silky soft and bull-strong four-cylinder engine of the Suzuki GSX 1400.

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For the last two years of construction (2005/2006) it was converted to four-in-one – with an enormously long individual exhaust. Fortunately, there are nicer aftermarket items.

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It still looked pretty there: the two rear silencers harmonize well with the brawny design of the 1400s. Available up to and including year of construction 2004.

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Very practical on tours and in everyday life: huge storage compartment under the bench to store a rain suit and tools, for example.

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Look like old times: stereo struts. However, the comfortable setting options (spring base, compression and rebound) are up-to-date..

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Bread and butter, but still very tasty: beautifully framed classic round instruments of the same size, the control lights in the middle.

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The clearly drawn line with an opulent tank, but definitely sporty elements such as three-spoke cast wheels, creates an exciting mix of classic and modern.

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The GSX 1400 was provided as a naked bike alternative to the in-house bestseller 1200 Bandit.

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More than five hundredweight can be moved lively.

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Suzuki GSX 1400.

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Suzuki GSX 1400.

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Suzuki GSX 1400 in used advice

Suzuki GSX 1400 in used advice
Naked bike with good travel qualities

Makes pressure without end and still totally de-stresses. A contradiction? No, and theorists belies the fat Suzuki GSX 1400: four-cylinder engines can not only turn speed, but also from the cellar.

Thorsten Dentges

02/18/2016

It’s been a couple of years since the author drove with just such a Suzuki GSX 1400 for a weekend in Saint-Tropez in the south of France. Motorway, 140 to 160 km / h, hardly any wind protection, but okay, relaxed in sixth gear. Country roads through the curvy moorish mountains, the brisk travel buddy and his super sports car right in front of you and always in your sights, no problem, no stress. Sixth gear. Passages through town, strolling, relaxed, sixth gear. Toll station – stop, pay – and then, just for fun: drive off in sixth gear. It worked, wow!

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If you have experienced something like this yourself, even the greatest skeptic will recognize how relaxing a silky-smooth, bull-strong four-cylinder engine can be. Of course, there is a lot of thrust from 1400 cubic meters, but when there are more than 100 Newton meters at just over 2000 rpm, impressive! The Suzuki GSX 1400 was added to the in-house bestseller 1200 Bandit as a fine naked bike alternative for 2002, at that time a good 1300 euros more expensive.

Weighing 260 kilos, but with easy handling

In return, the Suzuki GSX 1400 presented itself with a plus of eight horsepower (106 hp) from a completely redesigned injector in-line four, fully adjustable chassis as well as strong six-piston brakes and neat stainless steel and aluminum parts.

Weighing 260 kilos, but with easy handling and good travel qualities for a naked woman. The 2005 facelift primarily resulted in a nasty long exhaust, but the good basic character of the Suzuki GSX 1400 was retained. In 2006 the fat woman said goodbye. Pity.

sightseeing

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Bread and butter, but still very tasty: beautifully framed classic round instruments of the same size, the control lights in the middle.

It is sportier than, for example, the more touristy Suzuki sister, the Bandit 1200/1250. But that doesn’t mean that the mean GSX 1400 driver belongs to the heater faction. Thus, for example, material-demanding full throttle attacks with a cold engine on the part of the previous owner are probably the exception. Workshops usually report on the exemplary care and maintenance behavior of the owners. And the four-in-line of the Suzuki GSX 1400 is considered to be extremely durable.

Interested parties should still ask for documentation of all service work, after all, the Suzuki GSX 1400 is often offered with mileages of over 50,000 kilometers, which require a close look (steering head, swing arm, wheel bearings, etc.). Leaky struts (typical problem with the first year of construction) have long been fixed (replacement). Expensive inspections (including valve clearance) are due every 24,000 kilometers, costs: a good 500 euros. High-quality retrofit dampers such as those from Akrapovic are seen as adding value.

Market situation

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Availability of the Suzuki GSX 1400 on the market: medium high.

You have to keep that in mind: This Japanese used car is at least ten years old, has rarely unwound less than 30,000 kilometers – often exhausting everyday kilometers – and is sometimes successful for over 6,000 euros, still good for men (and less for women ) brought. Occasionally, slightly rocked machines with six-figure mileage are already on offer – not even less than 3000 euros. The Suzuki GSX 1400 is extremely stable in value. Because it is a sought-after model and the range is not exactly over the top. Nevertheless, with a little patience and around 4500 euros on your pocket, it is easy to get a good copy with a maximum of 40,000 kilometers, with a full service history and no more than two previous owners.

Double exhaust machines in their original condition have the highest value retention because the number of such specimens is noticeably dwindling. A retrofit silencer or discreet levers do not disturb the overall picture, but heavily alienated conversions are hardly of interest to model fans. Occasionally, there are also lavishly tuned conversions with show bike character for over 10,000 euros. If you like it, okay. But it is questionable whether you can get rid of such expensive pieces later without great loss.

Technical data Suzuki GSX 1400

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Silky soft and bull-strong four-cylinder engine of the Suzuki GSX 1400.

Facelift

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For the last two years of construction (2005/2006) it was converted to four-in-one – with an enormously long individual exhaust. Fortunately, there are prettier aftermarket items.

• 2002: First official model year, type WVBN. The machine was offered to dealers in June 2001 and sold around 1,000 times. Price: 9390 euros.
• 2003: Slight modifications to the suspension setup. No light switch, only permanent driving lights. New: hazard warning lights. Price: 9530 euros.
• 2004: Unregulated catalytic converters (in rear silencers), modified tank filler neck, flashing light positions slightly shifted backwards and upwards. Empty weight increased by one kilo. Price unchanged.
• 2005: New exhaust system (four-in-two-in-one). Modifications to the main stand, handbrake levers and upper triple clamp. New: electronic immobilizer with transponder in the ignition key. Three kilos less weight. Price unchanged.
• 2006: Last model year in Germany. Price unchanged, dealer sales until 2009.

The competitors

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Honda CB 1300, Yamaha XJR 1300, Suzuki GSF 1200 Bandit and Kawasaki ZRX 1200.

Honda CB 1300

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Honda CB 1300.

Similar value retention, but a little more power (116 hp) and much longer in the range (2003 to 2013). The Honda CB 1300 is a solid big bike.

Yamaha XJR 1300

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Yamaha XJR 1300 (SP-Varainte).

The SP version of the long-running Yamaha XJR 1300, which has been built since 1999, can keep up with “only” 98 hp, but costs at least 3500 euros.

Suzuki GSF 1200 Bandit

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Suzuki GSF 1200 Bandit.

The cheapest big bike alternative to the GSX 1400 comes from our own company: For 2000 euros there is a fine Suzuki GSF 1200 Bandit with 98 hp.

Kawasaki ZRX 1200

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Kawasaki ZRX 1200.

Especially the shown R version (from 2001 to 2007; 122 PS) is a sought-after, but quite expensive used one (from 4000 euros).

Further information

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Very practical on tours and in everyday life: huge storage compartment under the bench to store a rain suit and tools, for example.

Internet

Fansites: www.gsx-1400-forum.de (forum with screwdriver tips and information on technology, meetings, appointments)

Tests in MOTORCYCLE

• 14/2001 (TT)
• 15/2001 (VT)
• 16/2001 (KV)
• 11/2002 (VT)
• 15/2002 (VT Durchzug)
• 24/2002 (KV)
• 23/2004 (VT 100 PS)

KV = concept comparison, TT = top test, VT = comparison test

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