Southern 73 Cycles builds a 9-second turbo drag bobber… Introduced in 1996, the Suzuki Bandit 1200 offered a re-tuned version of the monstrous GSX-R1100 air/oil-cooled engine in a steel frame to create something akin to […]
Tag: Suzuki Bandit 1200
Butchered Classics: Moriwaki Tribute!
“Looks that take you right back to 1981 and a powerplant that even Wayne Gardner would’ve been happy with…” Moriwaki Engineering is one of the great names in motorcycle racing, closely entwined with the […]
Spondon Bandit Turbo by Dave Solomon
“Problem I have is, at 6k, that wheel is heading skywards in EVERY gear…” If you know anything about the streetfighter scene of the 1980s and 1990s, you know the name Spondon. Their aftermarket frames […]
Kawasaki “GPz1157” by Butchered Classics
The Kawasaki GPz1100 was one of the last kings of the air-cooled superbikes — the brutal, big-block speed machines fated to die at the hands of the liquid-cooled, 16-valve, alloy-frame sport bikes to come. Says […]
Suzuki Bandit 1200 “Lucky Legend” by IDM
A tribute to 500cc Gran Prix champion Marco Lucchinelli… Marco “Lucky” Lucchinelli is a legend of Gran Prix racing and one of the most thrilling riders ever to come out of Italy. In 75 starts, […]
