GSX750S Model History Confusion (could get Geeky)

[Uncle Bob]

Leading on from a post totally unrelated to the 750 viewtopic.php?f=38&t=8152, it got me confused about the 750 model names.

I always assumed that what we called the GSX750S1 was the GSX750SZ and the GSX750S2 with the 16" wheel was the GSX750SD.

Using info from https://www.suzukicycles.org/GSX-series ... tana.shtml it looks straight forward, first year 1981 as a GSX750SX, then GSX750Z for 1982, then the 1983 model which was the type 2 with 16" wheel they list as GSX750S-3 but GSX750SD in Europe. However the parts fiches show the GSX750SD with 19" wheel - basically the same as the GSX1100SD, so that can't be correct?
Alexandre's poster shows the 1983 GSX750SD the same as the 1100's wit 19" wheel but also the GSX750S-2 and GSX750S-2C with 16" wheel.

So was the GSX750SD rest of world only (with the 19" wheel) and for the Japan domestic market the GSX750S-2 and GSX750S-2C with 16" wheel?

Just wondered.

UB

[Nicky Dodds]

Rob I had a GSX750SD which was an import from Cyprus.

[fossie]

Firstly just 'cos a yank writes on on the net dosen't means it's true...
But yes the S2 was a Japan only designation .with 16" front wheel and different bars.the S3 was the pop up in Japan and S4 the later pop up.

[Uncle Bob]

Rob I had a GSX750SD which was an import from Cyprus.

So that had the 19" wheel then?

[Uncle Bob]

Firstly just 'cos a yank writes on on the net dosen't means it's true...
But yes the S2 was a Japan only designation .with 16" front wheel and different bars.the S3 was the pop up in Japan and S4 the later pop up.

I always refereed to the popup as SE and SF rather than S3 and S4. I see SE and SF were for Europe (Canada?) and S3 and S4 for domestic markets!

[Nicky Dodds]

Rob I had a GSX750SD which was an import from Cyprus.

So that had the 19" wheel then?

Yes mate it did

[fossie]

The designation of s2 etc for Jap market was because there was 2 750 models on sale at the same time. No other markets had ED2 and pop up for sale new at the same time.