1993 Yamaha GTS1000
Miles: 3,400
Asking: $5,500
Second Owner
Where: FB Marketplace, Cortland, NY
SELLER
Selling my 1993 Yamaha GTS1000, Excellent condition,3400 miles, new tires, all new fluids. I am the 2nd owner. Comes with all records from the original owner. Original brochure, Factory Cover, and Brand New in the box Corbin Gunfighter and lady seat with backrest! Extremely rare bike. Located in Cortland NY. Please message with any questions.
RSBFS
No fork. That’s the conversation starter every time one of these rolls into a parking lot. Instead of tubes up front, the GTS hangs its front wheel off a single-sided swingarm, with steering handled by a hub-center setup. Cycle World ran the intro back in December 1992, and it’s worth a read if you want the full rundown on how Yamaha pulled it off.
The rest of the bike was no slouch either: fuel injection and Yamaha’s Genesis inline-four, and this one has ABS. The market wasn’t ready for it. Yamaha pulled it from the US after 1994, which is exactly why you rarely see one today. Finding one with so few miles caught our attention. Bike magazine later named it the coolest of rare motorcycles. Hard to argue.
This one shows 3,477 miles on the odometer photo, wears the factory cover with the GTS logo, and comes with all the records from the original owner. That’s the kind of paperwork that makes a phone call easy. The brand-new Corbin is a nice bonus for whoever plans to actually put miles on it.
For reference, a 1993 with nearly 20,000 miles sold at Iconic Motorbike Auctions for $4,387 in 2022.
Future classic, or a forkless curiosity that stays a curiosity? Would you ride it or park it?
Good luck to the buyer and seller!
