Unik Edition scrambles DR Big… In 1990, Suzuki released the DR800 Big, the largest mass-production single-cylinder dual-sport ever available to the buying public. The “dashing desert styling” came straight from the mighty DR-Zeta Paris-Dakar bike, […]
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Marlboro Man: Suzuki DR Big Rahier Tribute
Suzuki DR800 Gaston Rahier Tribute from La Oveja Negra… The late Gaston Rahier remains one of our favorite off-road racers of all time. Known as “the little man with the giant reputation,” the 5’5″ Belgian […]
DR Big: Suzuki DR800 Street Tracker
Jean-Baptiste Escriva builds a big-single street tracker… The Suzuki DR800S — aka the DR Big — was the next evolution of the DR750S, the production version of the mighty duck-nosed Suzuki DR-Z that Gaston Rahier […]
Rally Raider: Suzuki DR-Z800 “MadaSuki” by Bandisca
MadaSuki: A Tribute to Suzuki’s Mighty DR-Z Paris-Dakar Rally Racers… In the late 80s, Suzuki decided to take the offensive in the legendary Paris-Dakar Rally, pitting a big single against the twin-powered “Desert Boeings” that […]
Fuel-Injected Suzuki DR800 Street Tracker by Frateschi Garage
A fuel-injected uber-thumper from Brazil… The Suzuki DR800S — also known as the “DR Big” or “Desert Express” — has been called the “Granddaddy of The Dual-Sports,” a 54-hp big-single beast born from a legendary […]
“Big One”: Suzuki DR800 Scrambler by YC Design
The world’s biggest mono gets the French treatment… The Suzuki DR800 — aka the DR Big — was inspired by the Paris-Dakar Rally racers of the 1980s, large displacement off-road machines designed to roar across […]
Suzuki DR800 Street Tracker by Andreas Soeser
The Suzuki DR800S Big — aka DR Big or Desert Express — was inspired by the large-bore Paris-Dakar rally racers of the era. Said Suzuki: “The DR800S is a motorcycle you can ride to Africa […]
Suzuki DR800 Electric Street Tracker
The world of electric motorcycling is evolving at a blistering pace. Now we have TT Zero at the Isle of Man each year, with teams such as MotoCzysz and Mugen, and the instant torque of […]