“It’s like taking a ride in Rod Stewart’s underpants!” More than 40 years ago, brothers Steve and Lester Harris, along with Stephen Bayford, founded Harris Performance to design, develop, and produce motorcycle frames and components […]
Tag: Suzuki
The Silver Bullet: Suzuki GT250
A Two-Stroke Bullet from Vintage Sykles… In 1971, Suzuki introduced the GT250 Hustler to their GT (Grand Touring) series of two-strokes. The company had taken a slightly different tack with its street bikes, favoring reliability […]
Renngixxer: Suzuki GSX-R1100 Restomod
Street-Legal Slingshot 1100K Racer from Nigel’s Creative Customs… Our new friend Nigel “Nigello” Weber of Germany had quite the auspicious start for a racer and motorhead: “My passion started very early, you could say […]
Black ‘n Blue: Suzuki Bandit 1200 Café Racer
Rebuilt Muscle Bike from Brittany’s RV Workshop… Few bikes have earned the cult following of the Suzuki Bandit 1200. In 1996, Suzuki took the air/oil-cooled engine from the GSX-R1100, punched up the capacity, stuck […]
DRZ Scorpion 434: Suzuki DR-Z400 Custom
Four Years in the Making: DRZ Scorpion 434 by Parr Motorcycles… Back in 2018, we featured a very auspicious Suzuki DR650 “Retro-Moto” from first-time builder Spencer Parr, an Indiana police investigator who’d lost the vision […]
Hunting Werewolves: “Silver Bullet” Suzuki TL1000 Sprint Racer
From Bully Performance: V-Twin Drag Bike Built for Glemseck 101… In the late 90s, Ducati’s desmo V-twins were dominating short circuits around the world, and the Japanese Big Four knew they had to respond […]
Slabside Splendor: Suzuki GSX-R1100 Restomod
First-Gen Gixxer 1100 from Haxch Moto… In 1985, the original Suzuki GSX-R750 revolutionized the superbiking world. Never had one of the Japanese Big Four unleashed a mass-produced sportbike that was so track-focused and uncompromising […]
Café Killer: Suzuki GSX-R1100 “Street King”
As Seen at Hanger Zéro 1: 1100 GSX-R from Seb Kustom Motorcycles… In 1984, Suzuki introduced the original GSX-R750 — a lightweight, street-legal race replica that revolutionized performance motorcycling and set the pattern for generations […]
El Jalapeño: Suzuki GN125 Desert Sled
A 125cc Desert Sled from BCKustoms, perfect for the Spanish desert… The quintessential desert sled is a post-war British twin stripped to the barest essentials with a high exhaust, skid plate, metal fenders, fat […]
All-Road 680: Suzuki DR650 Rally
Suzuki “DR680” All-Roader by Moto Adonis… The Suzuki DR650 has been in the Suzuki lineup since 1990, remaining virtually unchanged for over three decades of production. Although we don’t tend to think of it this […]
