Suzuki Motorcycle Road Tests
& Reviews
Suzuki Motorcycle Guide
Suzuki Motor Corporation is a Japanese manufacturer of motorcycles, ATVs, automobiles and 4x4 vehicles, marine engines, wheelchairs and small internal combustion engines. Suzuki motorcycle road tests and guides praise the company’s cruisers (Boulevard M109R, Boulevard C50T and others), sportbikes (Hayabusa, GSX-R1000, GSX1250FA and others), adventure tourers (V-Strom 650/1000), dual-sports (DR650SE, DR-Z400S) and dirt bikes (RM-Z450, DR-Z125 and others). Outstanding Suzuki motorcycle reviews led to the brand winning Rider’s Motorcycle of the Year in 2002 with the V-Strom 1000.
2011 Suzuki GSX1250FA Road Test
Rider Magazine
June 14, 2011
photography by Kevin Wing [This 2011 Suzuki GSX1250FA Road Test was originally published in the June 2011 issue of Rider magazine] 2011 Suzuki GSX1250FA Many new bikes are awash in technical innovations. Today you can buy a motorcycle with keyless ignition that—by pressing a button—will reveal its... Read more »
Suzuki GSX-R750: The First Generation 1986-1987
Clement Salvadori
December 1, 2009
In the mid-1980s the Japanese got deadly serious about their sportbikes. When the 750cc size became the competition class of choice, everybody piled in, with Interceptors, Ninjas, FZs…and Gixxers, the first generation of GSX-R750 models, which have continued to this day, except that what cost $4,499... Read more »
2009 Suzuki TU250X Road Test
Arden Kysely
June 22, 2009
photography by Kevin Wing [This 2009 Suzuki TU250X Road Test was originally published in the August 2009 issue of Rider magazine] 2009 Suzuki TU250X A whirring sound from beneath the gas tank as you switch on the Suzuki TU250X tells you this is no ordinary 250-class runabout. Poltergeists, perhaps?... Read more »
2009 Suzuki Gladius 650 Road Test
Bill Stermer
April 28, 2009
[This 2009 Suzuki Gladius Road Test originally appeared in the June 2009 issue of Rider magazine] If you’ve been around motorcycling for a few years, you no doubt recall the heyday of the Suzuki Katanas. Introduced in the early ’80s these bikes (in various displacement sizes) were named for... Read more »
2009 Suzuki Boulevard M90 Road Test
Gabe Ets-Hokin
February 4, 2009
[This 2009 Suzuki Boulevard M90 Road Test originally appeared in the March 2009 issue of Rider magazine] The other day I looked at my bike’s tires after a long and briskly paced street ride and was surprised at how narrow the bands of virgin rubber, sometimes called “chicken strips,”... Read more »
2009 Suzuki Boulevard M90 Spotlight
Rider Contributor
November 17, 2008
Story by Gabe Ets-Hokin, photography by Brian J. Nelson [This 2009 Suzuki Boulevard M90 First Ride is a web-only special] 2009 Suzuki Boulevard M90 Find a need and fill it! That’s the central tenant of capitalism (and dentistry), no? In 2004, Suzuki gave its cruisers the “Boulevard”... Read more »
2008 Motorcycle Fuel Economy Comparison
Bill Stermer
September 15, 2008
Photography by Kevin Wing [This review of nine fuel-efficient motorcycles was originally published in the October 2008 issue of Rider] 2008 Suzuki GZ250 Motorcycles included in this review (2008 model year): Honda Nighthawk, Kawasaki Ninja 250R, Star V Star 250, Suzuki GZ250, Honda 750 Shadow Aero,... Read more »
2008 V-twin Touring Cruiser Motorcycle Comparison
Bill Stermer
September 15, 2008
[This V-twin touring cruiser motorcycle comparison review features the 2008 Harley-Davidson Heritage Softail Classic, 2008 Honda VTX1800T, 2008 Kawasaki Vulcan 2000 Classic LT, 2008 Star Stratoliner S and 2008 Suzuki Boulevard C109RT was originally published in the September 2008 issue of Rider magazine] Cruisers... Read more »
2008 Honda VTX1300T, Kawasaki Vulcan 900 Classic LT, Suzuki Boulevard C50T, Star V Star 1100 Silverado Motorcycle Comparison
Bill Stermer
July 8, 2008
[this middleweight touring cruiser comparison review features the 2008 Honda VTX1300T, 2008 Kawasaki Vulcan 900 Classic LT, 2008 Star V Star 1100 Silverado and 2008 Suzuki Boulevard C50T, and was originally published in the May 2008 issue of Rider] You’re a cruiser rider, and you like to travel,... Read more »
Rider Magazine’s 2008 Motorcycle of the Year and Best of Class
Rider Magazine
June 26, 2008
The new bikes for the 2008 model year have all been revealed, and it’s time once again to name our three Best-of-Class winners. From that trio we have picked one for Rider‘s Motorcycle of the Year award that we think succeeds best at its intent, satisfies like no other and lengthens the list... Read more »
