2009 Suzuki GSX-R1000 - Jay Leno's Garage

[@clydesmith596]

Notice how the guy was telling him about all the trouble he went thru with making that jacket and Jay was like yea yea "all he had on his mind was riding"

[@saucybackport]

Jay was pissed they stole his 30 years old leather jacket

[@Kid574]

"There are old bikers, there are bold bikers, but there are no old bold bikers" That's word of wisdom right there!

[@pags1981]

Michael Rutter and John McGuinness --? :)

[@redneckoleptic1813]

NO, you only wiped yourself three times- is grossly insufficient... are words of wisdom!... (the Great Santini) If your old and bold and not around then you must have been stupid/drunk etc. or hit by someone that was!

[@ZGryphon]

Often said about aircraft pilots as well.

[@05EVORS]

@@ZGryphon thats BC military forces fighter pilots to retire from jets in 40s lol they then goto airlines to sunset career.

[@ZGryphon]

@@05EVORS I didn't say anything about military pilots. In fact, the person I first heard it from was talking about crop dusting.

[@b1asterdude]

jay leno has the most incredible collection of awesomeness that you never get to see pushed to its performance limits. the bike with leno on it could make a new zr1 corvette look slow, but here's a video of it going under 50mph.

[@macroevolve]

I remember when the GSXR first came out in 1984-1985 . I thought the dual round headlights on the flat-faced fairing were the coolest look. I still do actually.

[@jimritzheimer7465]

macroevolve I agree. I had a 96 fzr 600 that had dual round headlights in the front. I was just looking at them the other night and said to myself man that was a pretty bike

[@HallqvistOfficial]

I think that was an idea for racing bikes like TT racing, so they set one light higher so they’d still see the road when braking hard. Could be wrong.

[@sdtom59]

Thank you, Jay, for a video of a bike that a lot of people could afford. When I was 22, I had a 1981 Kawasaki 1100 GPZ. I lived in the mountains and I remember the thrill of taking 10 mph curves at 70. I'd been riding since age 10, but, of course, I still did a lot of really stupid things on motorcycles in those days and somehow never got a scratch. When I was 39 years old, I was putting along on a Sportster at about 45 mph, hit a raccoon while going around a curve. That was in 1998 and I've since been an incomplete quad. People think I'm crazy, (they could be right), but if I could, I would still be riding. That feeling of freedom just can't be beat. Ride as much as you can for as long as you can, Jay, and please keep showing motorcycle videos.

[@mobiledetail4you]

Few will ever be able to own a Ferrari, but if you want to know what it feels like to own and drive one you can. Any late model 600-1300 cc bike can provide every bit of exhilaration of driving a Ferrari, at a price that any working reasonably competent person can afford if they choose to. This is why I love riding and the motorcycle industry as a whole. I am not suggesting a new rider should go buy a big bike and drive it like an idiot. Unless you hate your life and want to be crippled or die. I am saying with experience and time you will be able to ride your bike and feel more alive than most Ferrari owners ever do...

[@Mike-dy8sj]

Comparing any vehicles solely on there performance specs doesn't really work. There are many vehicles that are not Italian exotics that are just as fast, or faster. How many smiles per gallon a true enthusiast gets comes from passion and the soul of a vehicle. It's like they have there own emotions. Being hunched over on top of a engine with a two wheels is not going to emulate the experience of owning a Ferrari. Since actually driving either one on a public road. 99.9 percent of the time you will not be driving to maximize and live up to all the performance figures.

[@blindtoby8967]

Rode a bike with 40 horse power. That was fast enough for me. Ever ridden a horse galloping ? You'll respect horse power after that -- & need a change of underwear.

[@gregorytimmons4777]

I must admit that a little over a year ago i needed a road bike to ride while restoring my 1976 Moto Guzzi 1000. I ended up offering the seller not much more than half of what he wanted by email. Imagine my shock when he accepted my offer. I was one happy rider on the way home! It's a 1980 Yamaha XS1100 and i stole that bike for $480 because of the fact that the bike was Yamaha's first 4 stroke inline and has 95+ hp. It may be old but at 50,000+ miles on it now it doesn't feel tired to me. Nor does it pop out of second gear like many of them do as they age. I must admit that to this day i am so glad i scored such a powerful bike for what i spent to get it. Www was q the muscle cars of my youth i can sure see why it's a lot of fun having the abundance of power and i'm still, to this day thankful for that.

[@elgar6743]

Jay is a great motorcycle ambassador as his enthusiasm and passion for 2 wheels is most evident and contagious.He was obviously impressed with the addictive power of the gixxer, as indeed it is a very intoxicating ride. Nice video, thanks!!

[@PANTHEON71]

when i die..I want to come back as jay leno.....so i can have alll his cool rides

[@Marinexize]

I bought an 08 gsxr 1000 and to this day it still runs hard. I wanted a R1 back then because of the design, however i still don't regret getting the GSXR. Im getting older now so now riding a sportbike kinda hurts, but me and the wife still go out and ride from time to time.

[@lw216316]

zero to a speeding ticket in under 3 seconds

[@hoganfoundation]

God Bless you Jay. yea I was at Rock store in the 70's we called it the Rock star. Your the best. You met my father at your garage and so so so nice. tyvm for being you. Ive got a few vehicles and now wondering if I should go back to something like this. thanks again.

[@STAerialSolutions]

Honestly I never liked Jay leno before I started watching his KZbin. I had no reason, never watched his show, just saw a few clips of him here and there. But honestly Jay you're awesome man, love your videos!

[@GeorgiaBoyBoomer]

It will actually do 100+ mph in first gear and is governed on the top end @ 186mph!! =D Very nice Jay ;)

[@Jollyaccordionist]

I had a Suzuki GT 125 for the year 1974. Rapid developments in Suzuki motorcycles in place! Thank you for your presentation. Most nice Garage channel.

[@CoolHandLuke7]

Jay, how about a little gratitude for the jacket.

[@pooinsky]

+NoRegretsForOurYouth oh yeah that's great

[@philipofriasiv5617]

The guy was so excited to give it to him and he was just like "yeah yeah thanks kid"

[@druidofthefang]

what should he do then? kiss the guy? i'm sure he appreciates it, even if he didn't jump up from excitement

[@saucybackport]

this video is from 2009 lol

[@tiborvisi7438]

People in show business are probably used to stuff like this so they are more used to receiving than others. I'm just guessing, though

[@CycleCruza]

That bike is too quiet Jay!

[@whodat4265]

He gotta do sum to it 😂

[@Leopard69]

How tf has no one liked this

[@shashankthami5055]

We need bugout van tour videos.

[@TheMachRider]

Love how jays chin sticks through the bottom of the arai lol

[@432b86ed]

maybe somebody else would appreciate the jacket... and what the guy went through to get it?

[@danthemanpatrick]

2-strokes are illegal in California? dang... that is stupid. Land of the Free, am I right?

[@RobertBrumley60]

Dan Patrick Two strokes are illegal on all cycles now in the US. They're illegal in all states.

[@PaulKasner]

Robert Brumley How tragic is that?

[@danthemanpatrick]

Robert Brumley really? I still see them on the road here in Texas from time to time. Of course that's not at all proof they're legal. I mean since when have all people always obeyed all laws...

[@danthemanpatrick]

Jon Low indeed... tragic & stupid

[@RobertBrumley60]

Dan Patrick They are still allowed in some states for off road racing only. Illegal on the road. It is tragic. I remember Kawasaki's inline 3 two cycle 500 and the 750. Road monsters.

[@johnfrew2798]

I'm 63 year old man grew up on sport bikes but don't have any desire to get one of those things you've a brave man jay Leno

[@shanetowne6530]

I own a 2003 Suzuki Katana 600 cc and it's a great bike low maintenance great pull and I love the 4 cylinder sound

[@radneverp]

I love my'02. It has one power mode, "A-mode".

[@polkafolker]

Mr. Jay Leno, Love your collection and love that you share it with all of us. In particular your motorcycles. Please share more bikes! ! Cars are great but Its hard to find the level of bikes that you show. The best part is that you ride them. Thanks. Live, love, and ride.

[@DR61411]

Automotive equivalent to the Hayabusa to me: Bugatti Veyron. Heavy, powerful, polarizing round figure. More on the comfort side than competitors. And the average teenagers dream car/bike. Nothing wrong with either, but neither are my style in cars/bikes. Has to be fun on the highway though

[@saucybackport]

you can't go 400kph in heyabush tho

[@Johnny-tq9no]

@@saucybackport yes you can you just need a turbo

[@05EVORS]

Hayabusa IS YOUR STYLE once you ride one. Looks dont mean anything(most hate on looks then the weight w stock heavy steel cans)

[@nightrider3067]

You heard him the Hayabusa is one of the sexiest bikes ever made :)

[@nightrider3067]

***** I think depending on the color and /or customizing it can be the best looking bike or the ugliest thing on two wheels!

[@MultiDonard]

+Night Rider He means ugliest bike ever made

[@nightrider3067]

colonel kurtz Not mine.Sheila is sexy

[@kareliarussia9253]

Busa are a great bike. But probably the most ugliest modern bike ever made =)

[@nightrider3067]

GixxerFanatic Ill say this.Its gorgeous if you keep it simple.Its extremely easy to make it ugly.99% of Custom busas are hideous

[@darkchild4neverever]

Jay would be one hardass teacher. Every class he'd be like "DO THE MATH!!"

[@peregrinemccauley5010]

A refined , self educated , knowledgeable gentleman . Good to see .

[@jimritzheimer7465]

Damn Jay I miss you and David Letterman on late night TV. Late night television blows ever since you guys left. Anyway nice bike

[@KiloCharlieOne]

Jay Leno is livin the life.

[@mistreku]

If this is your first liter bike, you'll be grateful for the C mode on this bike. It just makes it more appealing to more kinds of riders, IMO.

[@_sneer_]

If you need to make it “more appealing” you’re not ready for it

[@goatboy666x]

Jay your collection is awesome. I'm an engineer and I love your videos. This a long shot but could you guys do a video on a HONDA NR-750 or maybe the Britten V1000? These were both awesome and elite bikes in the 90's, both ruled!!

[@madmanownzall]

Have to say I love the duel exhaust .

[@rEcKLesSzzz]

12:40 lmfaooo his chin is coming out of the bottom of the helmet hahahah

[@HSJ1076]

I have settled on a GSXR 1000 K9 for now, but would love a S1000RR, neverthelss originally a Ninja 10R fan (still one) I found the GSXR to be outright user friendly and does what you ask it to do .... love it no tantrums just obey and please!!

[@MrHeadshot1982]

This is why i like Jay he like anything with a motor

[@Pinkycrust]

I am enjoying these bike episodes.

[@demian7567]

Love to see you review the RE5 Jay, very unique riding experience!

[@HypermaxZ]

It's cool that Jay has such a diverse collection.

[@patton303]

The stock pipes were so ugly and more importantly.....HEAVY. I lost the twins immediately and went full Yoshi 4:1 with a PC5.

[@shawnjones7512]

patton303 I had an 06 600 and a 07 750. When they came out with the duals on the 1000 mostly everyone went to single side.

[@delandgixxer750]

I love the Gixxers, I still have my '05 Gixxer 750, my wife wants me to sell but no, I don't do track-days anymore & don't ride it all that much, but when I do I just love it.

[@nadanadanada7197]

0:32 hahahaha, very good two stroke impression hahaha.

[@grahamspink8847]

Great presentation Jay ...Thanks :)

[@thrashthecache3408]

gotta love the audio leveling

[@elchamber]

The only think I watch Jay on.

[@mike216ism]

J is the coolest of all time. I think he is as awesome as they come

[@Le_Sourpuss]

The VFR1200, despite being slower is even more deceiving in terms of speed due to its silent low-pitched V4 engine. You will be caught by surprise lots of times doing crazy speeds with that bike.

[@TheBLACKMQQN]

i'm impressed JAY.

[@godbluffvdgg]

Old guys like Jay and I are amazed by the advances in MC tech comparatively, I remember My 750 F was state of the art and one of the fastest things out there... The 80's saw an explosion of super bikes, V-65, Ninjas, GS1100 ES's, FZ 1100 yamaha... All of those bikes were beast and They weighed as much as 8 of these new bikes... ; ) But, we thought we were space men driving them...

[@snowonweb]

I Love Jay Leno. He is my Idol.

[@losteroni]

I love Jay's reviews . Everyone else goes off on tangents and forgets they're doing a review and just start yapping away about anything !

[@davidlang80]

Jay Leno and Keanu Reeves are two of the coolest guys that ever lived. Just love those guys

[@lriper4702]

I like jay because he is a Suzuki fan like me 👍

[@tammyforbes2101]

I have owned a 96 750 ninja a 2005 ninja and a 2009 r6 and loved them all. The 900 was ungodly fast. I have rode these liter bikes and they really are incredible.

[@Shadowdancer777]

Didn't know you were a suzuki fan jay. Me too!👍

[@TommyAngelo1337]

Those stock exhausts looks damn clean.

[@K_FI_L_Y_P_S_O]

He is one of the few guys you can respect that has a bike like this that won't drive it like he stole it.

[@Johnnycdrums]

I love the 2 Strokes. Didn’t know about the Suzuki S6 Hustler. How many C.C.?

[@winstonchurchhill3264]

2005 gixer all day long . Greetings from Portsmouth England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 .

[@Mmyers1177]

FUN FACT; GSX-R stands for Grand Sport eXperimental Racing

[@Acc0rd79]

Common Jay, you didn't need to wear a helmet or jacket or even jeans and boots to ride that GSXR....they are totally safe on their own!

[@sendesilva6324]

Excellent as always jay

[@zombiesecurity]

00:32 that soundFX cracked me up. I wasn't ready for it.

[@jacktheripper0194]

I like Jay's attitude for riding... just ride it... no need to be a hotdog. That is what kills us younger people for insurance :P

[@Pete3Heat]

Two Strokes are not illegal in all of the US. I live in Texas and I drove my GS500 Suzuki which was a 2-stroke engine for many years every week. Until only recently I sold it last year

[@salt_viking]

California has too many laws! Glad I live in a place where I don't have to worry about having all the fun nannied out of my life.

[@venusreena2532]

Its crazy..but we on it now

[@jyudomassan]

I bet wherever you live lane splitting ain't legal. California is the best place to be

[@MorningMindfulness]

The environment isn’t gonna last forever if we keep abusing it and taking it for granted. Sometimes you gotta grow up and realize that they took your toys away for a worthwhile reason. Would you rather your great grandchildren have clean air to breathe or they have to wear mask everywhere and get lung cancer just so you could play with your little motor

[@ppger44]

How does the front brake feel on stopping when you anticipate coming to a stop compared to a Ninja 300 or 250?

[@allancnc]

Well Jay, Suzuki models last 2 years, so K7 and K8 is identical engines, but different look because they need to sell more parts, later. Its amazing how identical the power is on the new L1 185 BHP and i think 112.5 Nm, but chassis is way different to improve performance on the track, shorter engineblock to have longer swingarm for better performance in corners. Its amazing how much they could improve on an already perfect bike. They say on the K8/9 a very good tuner could maybe get 5-8 HP more for 10-15.000$. The 750 is also very competitive with around 150BHP.

[@philbro1829]

I too remember the RE5... as a Touring Bike, it just had NO RANGE, but it was neat to look at 😅

[@ss_whole]

You look down you go "DOH"!

[@ROTORHEADPR]

Very nice and sporty looking coffin Jay !

[@erhansimavi7761]

This bike is awesome!

[@inuyashacoolieo]

eww those pipes are ugly, the rest is sexy but get a set of yoshi's for the back or two brothers

[@courtneynorthup7196]

H pekeke2wwe7op Eeiej

[@nickbelanger5225]

+Sandman Actual I'm not a yoshimura fan I say two bro or akripovik

[@atheermoshi6579]

+Nick Belanger I agree acrapovic

[@davidjames9935]

+Sandman Actual - Yes some carbon fiber canisters along with a black or carbon fiber front fender would dress it up nicely.

[@kareliarussia9253]

Toce exhaust is nice

[@dropfry]

NEVER thought I'd like Jay Leno as much as I like Conan. This feels wrong, but I can't stop it.

[@choorela]

Best road vehicle vlog of the youtube. but why didn't Jay introduce off road vehicles and RVs? especially I want to see Jay to ride light-weight off-road enduro or trial something bike in the mountain.

[@MrStlover99]

Its fall over here in Maryland. I just received my bike license and purchased a gsxr 750. I scared at 100mph, it not easy like you say, Jay

[@ThePollaxtroy]

Iam watching this is 2018 and the last bike is still gorgeous.

[@timothythompson4144]

Yay the busa is Jay Leno approved.

[@nate117369]

I agree Jay. Aftermarket exhaust probably wont give you a really noticeable power increase but nothin sings quite like twin brothers :)

[@nikos95]

If you're at a track day and need to reduce your HP... You may want to buy a less powerful bike. --- But maybe I'm just old fashioned and believe it should be the rider in control, not the ecu.

[@Vgp-rp4iu]

I have a 2008 Honda cbr 1000RR and love it. Not as much as my super glide but it's a fun bike

[@75IFFY]

What happened to the 4k run-in for 500 miles? Straight out the window on the first outing.

[@hurrdurr25]

Jay calls a lot of things, "The greatest of all time"

[@ampassionstruck9138]

"....KILLS MOSQUITOS BEHIND U".😂😂😂😂

[@Uncletoast52]

They outlawed a great dual purpose motorcycle 🏍🤣

[@johnfrew2798]

Looking good old man

[@sonictech1000]

Did Jay ever get around to doing a video on that rotary Suzuki?

[@caotorotti]

Bike tech has come a long way.

[@andygreat423]

@ 10:36 a red/white motorcycle passed Jay on the right side. It sounds like a Gsxr-600 but looks more like a R6. Anybody want to take a guess?

[@mesmerizeme]

NO LIFESAVER HEAD TURN AT THE END WHEN HE PULLS AWAY. JEEZ

[@jhayabusa85050]

you look down and go "daamn! i'm goin 100mph!" lmao. I love Jay Leno. XD

[@hddavek1]

Love it, Keep it coming

[@Werxie]

Are 2 stroke unlegal in california?

[@tomcat27557]

don't forget the 84 Honda v65s jay they were scary to ride! I had one I know!

[@M16xblowDRO]

Jay hit it dead-on the head almost 10 years ago, manufactures moving away entering from pure displacement post-2014 all the performance turbo 4s and V6s.

[@davidjames9935]

About 700 pounds with Jay (suited up) on it. There goes the amazing power to weight ratio.

[@OMGDekezz]

looks almost like a space ship lol i love it so nice

[@macroevolve]

Does Jay have and dirt bike reviews?

[@marksmit8112]

Not a fan. Gixxer K5/K6 is the one and only. Even by todays standards. Love his collection and commentary.

[@MrDodgeman1985]

I wanna see a Buell!!! I love the lightnings with open headers lol, sooo loud!!

[@didierelfassi2554]

very nice Jay

[@mrt723]

Brought a brand new 2007 k7 gsxr 1000 se in 2007 ,Awesome bike , 300 ks