Tough Tracker builds a two-stroke ripper! In the 1970s, competition in the 250 two-stroke class was especially fierce, as 17-year-olds could ride 250cc machines in the UK — and of course, every budding street racer […]
Tag: Suzuki
Report from Japan: Custom World Scrambler
12 Custom Scramblers from Heiwa Motorcycle! Words and photos by Kazuo “Kaz” Matsumoto (@steeldog_photo)… From July 16th to August 28th, “Custom World Scrambler” was held at the large commercial facility “Pacela” in Hiroshima, Japan, for […]
Indigo Racer: Suzuki GS750 by Crows Performance
“Don’t Postpone Joy…Ride an Iron Horse!” This is the motto of Crows Performance, a workshop in Nasukarasuyama City, Japan, run by our new friend Yoshiki Sawamura. Though they offer a wide range of services — […]
Baja Runner: Suzuki DR650
BCKustoms builds a Baja-inspired DR650… Where we are in our lives has a big influence on the types of motorcycles to which we’re drawn. Former WSBK team coordinator and MotoGP journalist Yann Le Douche of […]
Handbuilt GS: “Tanso” Suzuki GS550 Café Racer
Carbon Café Racer from Mike Mitchum of MCAM Moto… In the spring of 1977, the Suzuki GS550 arrived, following close on the heels of the company’s first four-stroke street bike, the GS750, introduced just six […]
Moonshine: Suzuki TS100 Scrambler
Two-Stroke Scrambler from House of Customland x Minority Custom… The Suzuki TS100 was a lightweight street-legal two-stroke enduro produced from 1973 to 1981. The little smoker made 11 horsepower, good for a top speed of […]
007 Scrambler: Suzuki Freewind 650
Sardinia’s MCafeGarage builds one sleek 650… The Suzuki XF650 Freewind has been called the predecessor of the V-Strom. The Euro-styled single-cylinder all-rounder debuted in 1997, designed to rival the BMW F650. The engine came courtesy […]
Grass Tracker No. 008: Suzuki 250 Scrambler
Heiwa Motorcycle builds an vinduro-style 250 scrambler… Last year, we featured a Suzuki TU250 scrambler from one of our favorite builders, Kengo Kimura of Heiwa Motorcycle, who built the vintage-style, dual-sporting machine for himself: “His […]
Night Owl: Suzuki GS550 Street Tracker
Gas and Oil Bespoke Motorcycles builds a cowboy’s custom… The Suzuki GS550 was one of Suzuki’s earliest four-stroke motorcycles, a middleweight four-cylinder roadster that appeared in 1977, stacking up well against the half-liter machines of […]
Sunset Scrambler: Suzuki DR650 by tecGNAR
There’s always been a great deal of overlap between the bicycle and motorcycle worlds. For many of the builders we interview, their love of motorcycles began with pedal bikes. And lest we forget, early motorcycles […]