SUZUKI:GSXR50

SUZUKI: GSXR50

Also known as the GAG, RB50

The 1986 GSX-R50 is the Replica of the GSXR750 and GSXR1100 from the day. The GAG became very popular due to its easy riding style and full fairing. Only sold here in Japan where it is a fully street legal bike it has the look of something more modern.

The engine used was a four-stroke unit sourced from the Birdie Scooterette, it’s an air-cooled, 49cc single-cylinder unit that produces 5.2 bhp at 7,000 rpm and sends power to the rear wheel via a four-speed gearbox. Although this is clearly not an astonishing amount of power, it’s more than adequate for a minibike that tips the scales at just 64 kgs (141 lbs).

The design of the fuel tank, seat/cowl, and fairing were all closely based on the full-scale Suzuki GSX-R, Suzuki offered the model in four distinct paint schemes including the classic blue and white, a pink version, the popular red and white (shown here), and a USAF version which was possibly inspired by Top Gun, which had been released in 1986 – the same year as the RB50 GAG.

The RB50 GAG was also known as the GSX-R50 in the United Kingdom and some other world markets (and it was arguably a better name), but the motoring press and the bike’s owners nicknamed it the Mini Gixxer, which is how most people refer to the model today.

Although small the RB50 GAG was entirely road-legal in most countries, it came fitted with all the required lights and fenders for full road use, and due to the sub-50cc engine size it could be licensed and insured as a moped.