Vic Shield helps a good mate ride again… The Suzuki T500 — known as the Cobra, Titan, or Charger — appeared in 1968, marketed as the “the sports cycle that couldn’t be made.” At the […]
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Suzuka Style: Suzuki GSX-R1216 “Yoshimura”
Slabside Spendor: 1987 Suzuki GSX-R1100 from KOS’THOR… Hideo “Pops” Yoshimura is one of the most revered names in motorcycle racing history. Born in 1922 in the Fukuoka prefecture of Kyushu Island, he developed an early […]
La Numéro 24: Suzuki GSX1100 Café Racer
Big-Bore Café Racer from Xavier Uhl… When the Suzuki GSX1100 (aka GS1100E) hit the market in 1979, it was the world’s quickest production motorcycle with a quarter-mile time of 11.1 seconds at 120 mph — […]
A Real Catapult: 1300cc Suzuki GSX-R Slingshot Turbo
Pro Street 51: KOS’THOR’s Turbocharged, NOS-injected “GSX-R1300” Slingshot… When Suzuki introduced the original GSX-R1100 in 1986, it sent a shockwave through the motorcycling world. The boys from Hamamatsu had put an absolute unit of a […]
All The RAGE: Suzuki GS750 “Elemento”
GT Super-inspired 750 GS from RAGE / Cus’Tom Motorcycles… In 1977, Cycle World declared the Suzuki GS750 “the best handling big production bike on the road.” At the time, the boys in Hamamatsu had been […]
Dusty Lizard Runner: Suzuki DR125 Restomod
Small Displacement, Big Adventure: Suzuki DR125SE from BCK Motorcycles… Built from 1985 to 2001, the Suzuki DR125 was a simple air-cooled dual-sport popular as a learner’s machine in the UK and Continental Europe. The DR125S […]
40th Anniversary Artbike: 1985 Suzuki GSX-R750 Slabside
Mother of the Modern Sportbike: 40th Anniversary GSX-R from NCC x Fuzzy Racing x Woefie-Art… When the Suzuki GSX-R750 appeared in 1985, it was nothing short of revolutionary. Suzuki had created the first real race […]
Gravel Express: Suzuki XF650 Freewind Adventure Rally
Hessler Motorsport’s Suzuki Freewind ADV Rally… Available from 1997 to 2002, the Suzuki XF650 Freewind was a European-style all-rounder built around the proven air-cooled lump from the DR650 dual-sport. Though a single cylinder, the Freewind […]
Suzuki BS125 “MANTA” Two-Stroke Street Tracker
A 10-Year Odyssey: The ZeroVector S1 MANTA… We love seeing a somewhat forgotten, unexpected platform targeted for a full transformation. That’s certainly the case with this Suzuki BS125, a single-cylinder two-stroke that was made and sold […]
Bakker Turbo: 252-rwhp Suzuki GSX-R1100
“It feels like the hand of God has just pushed you in the small of your back…” In the early 1970s, accomplished Dutch road racer Nico Bakker decided to construct his own motorcycle frame […]
