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The original bike had minor improvements but stayed essentially the same until its first major reworking in 1989. The 1989 (K model) fitted the 1100 engine into a shorter frame based on the previous year's updated GSXR750 and suffered many problems as a result of the changed geometry. The bike was hard to handle and many modern magazines go so far as to advise buyers to avoid the "K" model, some even calling that year a “lemon.”[kawasaki
The original bike had minor improvements but stayed essentially the same until its first major reworking in 1989. The 1989 (K model) fitted the 1100 engine into a shorter frame based on the previous year's updated GSXR750 and suffered many problems as a result of the changed geometry. The bike was hard to handle and many modern magazines go so far as to advise buyers to avoid the "K" model, some even calling that year a “lemon.”[
