Pint-Size Stick of Dynamite: Suzuki 125 by Cus’Tom Motorcycle… Around 1980, Suzuki introduced their GN series of single-cylinder, air-cooled SOHC machines. Major models would include the GN125, GN250, GN400, and GN600, each with the funky […]
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Keep the Dream: Suzuki Katana GS1000S
100,000 miles on a GS1000S Katana: “She’s family, that makes her priceless…” In 1982, a 1000cc version of the Suzuki Katana 1100 was introduced to qualify for AMA Superbike racing. The bore was sleeved […]
Fat Kat: Suzuki Katana “GSX1230” Restomod
Andy Harriman’s 1230cc Katana… In 1980, the Suzuki GSX1100S Katana came flashing across the motorcycle world just like its sharp-edged namesake, revealing a whole new vision of what a superbike could be. While the […]
Radicalized: Suzuki Katana 1100 Restomod
Final Edition Katana, Radicalized by AC Sanctuary… In 1980, the original Suzuki Katana 1100 rocked the motorcycling world with its angular, space-age design. It was the vision of legendary German designer Hans Muth, who’d been […]
Rev Happy: “RIZKET” Suzuki GT750 Special
Alan Green’s RIZKET: Finalist for the 2024 KICKBACK Builders’ Builder Awards… In 1971, Suzuki introduced the GT750, a two-stroke triple-cylinder grand tourer that made history as the first mass-produced Japanese bike to offer liquid cooling. […]
Grin Machine: Suzuki GS400 Twin-Turbo Scrambler!
Twin-Turbo Scrambler: “Manic Melina” from Doctor Motorcycle… Introduced in 1977, the Suzuki GS400 may have looked much like its middleweight twin rivals on the outside, but the engine boasted dual overhead cams, 180º firing order, […]
Father-Daughter Duo: Suzuki VanVan 200 Scramblers
From Slipstream Creations: “All the Little, Big Details…Twice” The Suzuki VanVan 200 has to be one of the funkiest production bikes on the market, a fat-tired air-cooled dual-sport that seems like a runaway from […]
On Any Suzusky: Suzuki DR125 Scrambler
Husky-inspired DR125 from BCKustoms… The Suzuki DR125 was a dual-sport “trailie” once popular among learners in Europe, especially the UK. These 125cc enduros were seen most often in the era between the “legally questionable” two-stroke […]
Siren Song: Turbo GSX-R600 SRAD
Turbo SRAD: Turbocharged Suzuki GSX-R600 from the UK… In 1996, Suzuki introduced the GSX-R750 SRAD, which would revolutionize the sportbike world just as the original GSX-R had done a decade previously. Gixxers has been gaining […]
Marfil Moto: Suzuki GS550 Resto-Customs
Magic Middleweights: Two Suzuki GS550s from Poland… In 1977, Suzuki introduced the GS550, a smaller sibling to the GS750, which Cycle World called “a lithe and hot-blooded tiger that’s our pick for Best of Breed, […]
