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.
2008 Suzuki Hayabusa vs. Kawasaki ZX-14 Motorcycle Comparison
Bill Stermer
March 10, 2008
You’re riding along on one of these new 2008 supersports, and suddenly slow down to contemplate the moment you’ve been waiting for. The road before you sweeps down into a valley, runs tidy and direct for several miles with nary a home or driveway or traffic, then climbs the other side–clear,... Read more »
2008 Suzuki GSX650F Road Test
Donya Carlson
March 10, 2008
photography by Kevin Wing [This 2008 Suzuki GSX650F Road Test was originally published in the March 2008 issue of Rider magazine] If you’re going to commute on a motorcycle in 38-degree temperatures, it may as well be on a bike you really like riding. That’s been my scenario this past week,... Read more »
2008 Suzuki B-King Road Test
Rider Magazine
March 7, 2008
TOKYO, Japan, October 2001: At the annual motorcycle show here this month, among the parade of exotic concept bikes, one neo hot-rod spoke to us–literally–more than any other, the Suzuki B-King. Like the guy in the urban legend who put a solid-fuel Jet Assisted Take-Off (JATO) unit in the... Read more »
Retrospective: Suzuki GT185 Adventurer: 1973-1977
Clement Salvadori
December 22, 2007
(This Retrospective article was published in the December 2007 issue of Rider.) STORY and photography BY CLEMENT SALVADORI Get on this little Adventurer, turn on the gas, flip the choke, push the button, and that cheerful two-stroke burble comes out the well-muffled exhaust. Cruise down the suburban... Read more »
2007 Suzuki GSX-R1000 Road Test
Troy Siahaan
October 24, 2007
It must be hard for a company like Suzuki to improve what many consider to be the finest liter-class sportbike on the market. True to its mantra, the 2006 GSX-R1000 “owned the racetrack” as it took race wins and championships the world over. Clearly the Win on Sunday, Sell on Monday attitude... Read more »
2007 Suzuki Bandit 1250S Road Test
Bill Stermer
July 3, 2007
When an existing motorcycle model is revamped, I hold my breath. Who will win in the corporate tug of war: The bean counters or the moto enthusiasts? How will they “improve” it? How much higher will that “new and improved” price be? For these reasons I was concerned when I heard... Read more »
2007 Honda XR650L, Kawasaki KLR650 and Suzuki DR650S Motorcycle Comparison
Clement Salvadori
March 5, 2007
A lot of riders look at these three motorcycles, scratch their heads, and wonder just what they’re meant for. Anybody who desires a good dirt bike can make a choice from a big selection, and a street rider has an even greater variety. Why get one of these machines, these compromises intended for... Read more »
2007 Suzuki Boulevard C50T Road Test
Rider Contributor
January 25, 2007
Very interesting. I’d just gassed up the Suzuki Boulevard C50T for the first time, and when I went to reset the tripmeter it read 110.8 miles, but the odometer only read 109. This is exactly the kind of inexplicable weirdness that keeps me awake at night-like why does Hawaii have interstate highways? Fortunately,... Read more »
2006 Honda 599, Kawasaki Ninja 650R, Suzuki SV650S and Yamaha FZ6 Motorcycle Comparison
Mark Tuttle Jr.
January 1, 2007
[This 2006 Honda 599, Kawasaki Ninja 650R, Suzuki SV650S and Yamaha FZ6 Motorcycle Comparison was originally published in the April 2006 issue of Rider magazine] Photography by Rich Cox/Slide Action These middleweight motorcycles sure look nice as a pack... Look at the middleweight motorcycle class and... Read more »
Retrospective: Customized Motorcycle (based on a 1985 Suzuki Madura 1200)
Clement Salvadori
June 21, 2006
(This Retrospective article was published in the June 2006 issue of Rider.) This is one man’s view of how his motorcycle should look—it is a true custom. Many people talk about having customized bikes, but for the essential meaning of the word “customize” we should take a look at Webster’s... Read more »
