2017-2021 SUZUKI GSX-S750

Is the understated Suzuki GSX-S750 worth considering in the used market?

The GSX-S750 arrived in 2017 with limited expectations and very little fanfare. Replacing the dowdy but surprisingly goodhandling GSR750, the GSX-S750 aimed to up Suzuki's middleweight's game through revisions to not only its styling, but also to its handing, tech level and performance. While that all seemed very well and good on paper, the issue was more the fact that to achieve this goal, Suzuki hadn't really done anything that ground-breaking. And that was a problem because the opposition had moved the goalposts...

With no GSX-S600 model, the GSX-S750 was meant to fit into the firm's model range as its middleweight contender. Priced at a mid-point between the budget middleweight models such as the best-selling Yamaha MT-07 and the class-leaders such as the Triumph Street triple 765 range, the GSX-S750 fell into an awkward middle ground that saw it too expensive and powerful to appeal to newer riders and yet not powerful or tech-heavy enough to tempt those away from the pricier models.

The result, predictably, was a bike that failed to sell and quickly disappeared from Suzuki's line-up, although not before some hefty discounting by dealers in an effort to shift unsold stock. However, that was then and this is now, with the GSX-S750 plentiful in the second-hand market. Is it worth considering if you are after a used middleweight bike? Let's dig a bit deeper...