Comments on: Throwback Thursday: Riding A Wes Cooley Rep Suzuki GS1000S

By: Miguel

Miguel — Sun, 16 Feb 2025 22:14:59 +0000

Gran historia Jeff, igual que la Suzuki que nos traes del ayer, en mi familia hubo una GS850 G que era una maravilla de moto con transmisión por eje. No puedo imiginar cómo se sentiría conducir la GS1000S.

By: Joseph

Joseph — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 00:12:42 +0000

Great story on an awesome ride. I just recently got a 1982 GS850G. Its all original and I AM LOVING IT!! I ride it daily to work and around town.

By: Jeff Ware

Jeff Ware — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 04:08:23 +0000

In reply to Pete. What an awesome story! You've got to get one and restore it and ride it around! Jeff.

By: Pete

Pete — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 06:49:42 +0000

What memories!! Had a 80′ Suzuki GS400 to get to work and around town, great gas miser. After I dropped it a couple times on black ice and wet weather I decided to trade it in on a used little truck. Bad move as the truck started having issues within a couple months. One day driving back I decided to stop in at the Suzuki dealer on the other side of town. There it was an 1980 Suzuki GS1000S, it was love at first sight! I IMMEDIATELY drove the junker down the used car mile and the 3rd car lot gave me $3000 cash, I took a Taxi back handed over the cash and a little extra, they threw in a White Helmet and I was gone! Drove it for 3 long years loving every minute till I was rear ended at a stop light and launched like Superman. I survived with a little rash but not my baby I still miss her, the memories never fade but the Polarroid’s do.

By: Ian

Ian — Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:05:17 +0000

That was a good read, Jeff.
I had a ’79 GS850G, the first model.
My father had a ’76 Suzuki GT750 at the time (bought new in ’78, the last one in Australia) and after riding my 850 he was so impressed with the shaft that he put the GT away and bought a GS1000G when they came out, soon replaced by a ’83 GS1100G which he rode until he couldn’t ride anymore and gave it to me.
Friends riding more modern bikes like Fire Blades used to say “you look like you’re having so much fun on that thing, bucking and weaving all over the place, whilst we’re sitting here getting bored.”
I don’t own the 1100 anymore, more’s the pity but I do still have that GT750 which only has about 7500 k’s on it.