The 550 is every boy racer's dream. It
fairly rocketed to its top speed of 123.44mph
and recorded a mean two-way prone speed
of 121.94mph. The mean top speed was slightly
higher than all the other 550s but its top
one way speed was down on both the Kawasaki
and the Honda. This may seem disappointing
but it blew the opposition into the weeds
on the quarter-mile strip, returning times
that were considered respectable for a mega
bike of only a few years ago the Kawasaki
ZR1000, Suzy GS750 and Honda CB750 couldn't
match the 550's 12.63sec/104.94mph best
quarter-mile dash.
1984 Suzuki GSX550 ES
1984 Suzuki GSX550 E
Air/oil cooled four stroke, transverse
four cylinder, DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder.
