Post Sale Update: This XN sold for the opening bid of $8,500.
On the market for less than a year, Suzuki XN85 was the first factory bike to feature a 16-inch front wheel – previously reserved for race bikes. That wheel, combined with low clip-ons and a Suzuki Full Floater rear suspension made it a nearly peerless handler for the time. It also featured a low pressure turbo that helped boost power to 85 horsepower (hence the XN85 moniker). Take a good look, because it’s rare to get the chance to see one of these in person – just 300 of the 1,153 produced were brought to the US.
MSRP for the XN85 was $4,700, which got you a bike about which Motorcyclist magazine said “Nothing works better in the corners than the Suzuki XN85.” The Full Floater rear suspension was Suzuki’s first application, and it helped create a bike that turned like nothing else. It was even possible to scrape the headers, though it took a truly skilled rider to make that happen. You could expect 200 miles to a tank and a quarter mile time of 12.3 seconds, not bad for a bike that weighed 551 pounds wet. Want to learn more? Check out the only website truly dedicated to the XN85 Turbo.
This specific Suzuki XN85 (VIN: JS1GP71T3D2100125) has 3,388 miles and is claimed to be a one owner bike that spent about 30 years in a barn. It’s been serviced and given new tires and now everything supposedly works as it should.
Find this Suzuki XN85 for sale in Las Vegas, Nevada with an unmet opening bid of $8,500