Motorcycle Ratings and Reviews
Did Suzuki get a bulk buy on black paint? Probably, but it doesn’t make the proliferation of B.O.S.S. models any less cool. In case you don’t remember, B.O.S.S. stands for “Blacked Out Special Suzuki,” and three additional models get the treatment, joining the new-for-2013 Suzuki Boulevard C90T B.O.S.S. that debuted earlier this year. The C90 [...]
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As Freddie Spencer climbed to the top step of the 1982 Daytona Superbike podium, he knew he was done racing Superbikes. His first year in Grand Prix loomed before him, and he had already tasted Formula 1 perfection aboard the Honda FWS1000. He knew what a good racebike should feel like and the CB900F-based Superbike [...]
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We’ll soon know more about Suzuki’s 2014 MotoGP bike, as that Japanese company plans three public and two private European tests beginning in June. About the current machine, factory test rider and GP veteran Nobuatsu Aoki is quoted as saying, “They made a lot of design changes.” Differences we can see in these recent photos [...]
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Southern California has its problems, but lack of good places to go for a ride isn’t one of them, even in February. We shoved off from CW HQ in Irvine under warm, partly cloudy skies and rode a couple of hours southeast to Lake Henshaw, elevation 2656 feet, where the temperature was in the 40s [...]
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Two Brothers Racing Press Release: “The Suzuki DL650 V-Strom combines the minimalist appeal of a naked street fighter with the supreme usability of Suzuki’s rider friendly, low-maintenance 650cc twin engine that first saw service on the SV650 introduced in 1999. The end result is a bike that’s all about riding. You can take your riding [...]
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Suzuki Motors Press Release: Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. (SMAI), has been announced as the sole distributor of Suzuki motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, marine outboard engines and automotive parts and service in the contiguous United States and Alaska. This announcement comes following the restructuring of American Suzuki Motor Corporation (ASMC). “We are pleased to announce this [...]
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Years sold: 1996-present (except 2010) MSRP new: $5199 (1996) to $6399 (2013) Blue Book retail value: $1830 (1996) to $4985 (2012) Basic specs: An air-cooled, 644cc, single-cylinder, 40mm-Mikuni-carbureted dual-sport bike with a 58.7-in. wheelbase, a 34.8-in. seat height and weighing 366 lb. with its 3.4-gallon fuel tank fully topped up. Why it’s desirable: It’s not [...]
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American Suzuki Press Release: American Suzuki Motor Corporation (the “Company”) today announced that the Honorable Scott C. Clarkson of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California in Santa Ana approved the confirmation of the Company’s Chapter 11 Plan, which creditors overwhelmingly accepted. Confirmation of the Plan clears the way for the Company [...]
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The U.S. motorcycle market peaked in 2005-6, when high home values and easy credit conspired to help drive sales of 1.1 million new bikes. But following the banking crisis and economic meltdown of 2008, that number has fallen precipitously, to 450,000 total sales in 2011—a drop of nearly 60 percent. It hurts, but there’s light [...]
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Las Vegas—Fresh on the heels of disturbing news that American Suzuki had shut down its automotive division, I found myself in Sin City for the unveiling of a couple new-for-2013 Suzuki motorcycles. Prior to the event, American Suzuki had told us that its commitment to motorcycles is growing, a statement supported by the introduction of [...]
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