Retro sportbikes have huge appeal. Despite the acres of plastic, some models have aged surprisingly well?such as the mighty Suzuki GSX-R1100.
Contemporary dyno tests showed around 110 hp at the back wheel. But there was also tons of usable torque from the 1,127 cc inline-four, and the big Suzy weighed a surprisingly reasonable 222 kg (489 lb.) dry. In its day, that was enough to sweep aside most other bikes on the road, and on to a top speed of around 155 mph.

Early Gixxers have a strong fan base, and the founders of the Spanish garage TooHard are fully paid up members.
This brilliant 1990 GSX-R restomod is the latest work from Jose and Bea, and reflects their focus on restoring and customizing older machinery.

If there?s a downside to retro sportbikes, is that they?re no longer competitive on the road?but you?re still stuck with the inevitable ergonomic compromises. And a 30-year-old bike is going to need pretty major remedial work to get it back to factory levels of performance, let alone make it competitive with a modern naked. The solution is to take the restomod approach, assuming you are not too concerned with originality. And that?s what Jose and Bea have done here. They?ve taken a slightly ratty GSX-R1100 and readied it for 21st century roads.

?The concept was to create a motorcycle with the suspension and brakes of a modern bike, but keeping the Suzuki lines and the 90s essence.?
TooHard have listed two main inspirations for this build: Kevin Schwantz?...