After attending the press launch for the 2018 Suzuki V-Strom 1000, we brought a test unit back to the MD office to put more miles on the bike on familiar roads. We went through all of the technical details, including the changes for 2018, in our report from the press launch. Nevertheless, here are the highlights. […]
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Suzuki 2018 GSX-S1000F ABS: MD Ride Review (Bike Reports) (News)
Let’s get a couple of things straight before we dive into this ride review. The new 2018 Suzuki GSX-S1000F is not a sport tourer. It is not intended to be a sport tourer. This is, according to Suzuki, a “comfortable sport bike”. As such, the passenger accommodations are just as they appear, uncomfortable for anything other […]
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2018 Suzuki GSX-S750: MD Ride Review (Bike Reports) (News)
After the press launch, we put a lot of mileage on the 2018 Suzuki GSX-S750. As a reminder, this is the significantly revised model first introduced by Suzuki to the U.S. market in 2015. For 2018, Suzuki took this mid-displacement naked and made the following changes. The 749 cc inline-four has increased performance this year […]
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2018 Suzuki GSX-S750: MD First Ride (Bike Reports) (News)
When Suzuki first introduced the GSX-S750 to the U.S. market back in 2015, we attended the press launch in Austin, Texas expecting an exciting ride behind local resident Kevin Schwantz. Instead, torrential rain prevented us from fully evaluating the bike. That original model entered a tough market against other reasonably priced alternatives. We are thinking […]
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2017 Suzuki V-Strom 650 and 650XT: MD First Ride (Bike Reports) (News)
The Suzuki V-Strom 650, affectionately known as the “Wee-Strom”, was introduced to the press for the 2004 model year, and we were there to test it. It took the same formula used by its big brother, the V-Strom 1000, that went into production a couple of years earlier. That is, generous room and overall comfort […]
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2018 Suzuki V-Strom 1000 and 1000XT: MD First Ride (Bike Reports) (News)
When Suzuki introduced the original V-Strom 1000 for the 2002 model year, we frankly fell in love with the machine. From our first test, we knew Suzuki had a winner despite the odd looks and the fact that “race replicas” dominated the market at the time. That smooth, torque-rich 1000 cc v-twin, together with extremely […]
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