Pictures of visitors' Suzuki motorcycles
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1989 Suzuki RG 125 Gamma

Owner: Mathieu Tirard,
Félines, Ardèche, France

Comments: I bought my RG125
a year ago. It's a 1989-year's model.

My bike isn not modified in any ways, except for the muffler.
It has been replaced to one with a a better noise.

I think it's a good bike, even if it's only a 125cc motor. The
only problem with it is the French law, which limits the 125cc
category bikes' maximum power output to 11 kW.
Here's more RG125 Gamma info.
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1987 Suzuki GV 1400 Cavalcade LX

Owner: Rick Miller, Ohio, USA

Purchased: 1988

Comments: I have owned the
Cavalcade since 1988 and just bought the GSX-R600 about two months
ago. I love both of them.
Here's more Suzuki Cavalcade info.
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2004 Suzuki GSX-R 600

Owner: Rick Miller, Ohio, USA

Purchased: 2004

Comments: I have owned the Cavalcade since 1988 and just
bought the GSX-R600 about two months ago. I love both of them.
Here's more Suzuki GSX-R600 info.  |

Jim Doran on his 1986 Suzuki
Katana 750 pop-up. The only modifications to
the bike is the change in colour and the addition
of a pack rack. |
Here's more Suzuki Katana info.
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1986 Suzuki GSX 750 S Katana

Owner: Jim Doran, Auckland,
New Zealand

Comments: Currently the bike is in the garage having a complete
engine rebuild, the engine was getting very tired and worn out
after 113,000 km. I am guilty of riding hard from time to time,
but I have great fun on this bike and intend to keep her for a
long time.

This is the ninth bike that i have owned. I have had this particular
bike for two years now. Previous bikes include Yamaha RD125LC,
Honda CB450E, Honda XL350, Suzuki GSX550ES, Suzuki RF900R. I have
been riding motor bikes since I was 12, of course starting with
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1973 Suzuki GT 250

Owner: Jean-Marie Vandelannoitte, Belgium

Purchased: August 1978

Comments: I am the owner the '73 Suzuki GT250 in
the pictures. It is in perfect state.

Despite of its 31 years, it is sharp and behaves well on road.
It has only 11,400 km on it, it is hardly rode in!

It is all original, except for the luggage rack and the right
rear mirror, that is missing.

I'm always in love ...in the sound of the two cylinders and the
regard for the other biker I cruised.
Here's more Suzuki GT250 info.
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A couple of pictures of Simon's
two Super Sports bikes Kenneth
(the GSX-R1000) and Arris (the Harris
Magnum Suzuki).

The GSX-R1000 is a brilliant bike but normal
looking next to the Harris Suzuki. he says.

The Arris looks great now, thanks to Simon.
I have a 'before' picture somewhere and it looks
real sad alloy corroded, brakes, engine, electrics
completed knackered.

I am not an engineer - this was my first project
and no details came with the bike. In fact, I cannot
buy anything for it and have had to make alot of the
parts myself. I get filters and gaskets by sending
the old one to the supplier and them matching them
up. Not easy. |
Here's more Suzuki GSX-R1000 info.
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2002 Suzuki GSX-R 1000
1985 Suzuki Harris Magnum II

Owner: Simon Pearson,
Bingley, West Yorkshire, UK

Comments: My previous bikes have been an old GT 125, GSX
750ES and a GSXR750 L which I swopped for the Harris.

Suzuki GSXR 1000 I bought it 18 months old, 3,800 miles on it. Apart from braided
hoses and stuff is all standard. But it is the business performance
wise and almost rides itself. Current highlights have been 10.90/130mph
standing quarter times and full knee down action for the first
time at Croft racing Circuit here in the North of England
and another trackday booked at Cadwell park in September.

I have a set of Rennsports from a racing friend to put on it when
these standard tyres are done - looking forward to that.

Suzuki Harris Magnum Two This is a bike that was built for Performance Bikes in 1985 and
cost £13,000 at that time. It was a project bike for them
and they used a Harris Magnum frame (handbuilt in the UK by the
Harris brothers). It was the solution at that time to the high
performance Japanese engines of the time versus the bendy frames
from Japan back then.

Harris built frames predominantly for Suzuki engines to use in
racing from Club events to Endurance at that time and they are
now in Moto GP with the WCM/R1 derived bike.

It featured in the magazines of course and completed many road
tests and track sessions before being rebuilt as a proper road
bike and then going downhill for some years.

Having only 11,000 miles on the Harris when I swopped it with
my friend who took my 1989 GSX-R750 instead. It had sat in a garage
for many years and had lost it's race fairing etc.

It needed fully rebuilding so I took it on and set a deadline
of ten weeks (to the TT races) to get it running, polished and
repaired, resprayed and ready for the road. It was ready at 1.00
AM on the day we set off to the Island.

Spec: Harris Magnum 2 frame handmade chrome/molybdenum
perimeter.

Rear subframe: handmade aluminium undertray.

Seat unit: Suzuki RGV 250 rear unit and seat units, by me.

Front end: original 43mm Marzocchi forks replaced with R1 forks,
wheels, brakes, carbon fibre mudguard and Intermediate race tyres.
Hard Conversion due to having to get a new head set spindle machined
to fit the two together.

Rear end: JMC handmade braced swinging arm including concentric
adjusters with a Bandit 1200 wheel and intermediate race tyres.

Engine: Suzuki GSX1100ES bottom end and GSX1100 ET top end, bored
out to 1200cc. High lift race cams, race pistons, raised compression,
uprated oil pump and oil cooler, welded crank, smoothbore carbs,
high flow gas taps from standard aluminium tank.

All now refinished in black lacquer and polished cam covers and
clutch cover, set up by Hobbsport in the UK.

Transmission: Running a 630 chain and custom made 15mm offset
front sprocket to allow for the increased tyre/ wheel width from
the standard sizes.

Exhaust: Straight through Harris race pipe, best described as
ear splitting. You can hear it from four miles away confirmed
by friends, and it is legal due to the age of the bike.

Lighting: Twin Cibies spotlights

Power: 115 bhp at rear wheel, 80 Nm (29 lb-ft, impressive for
an old one).

1/4 mile times : Best so far 11.60/136 mph (hard due to short
wheel base and big torque figure you cannot keep the front
down in the first two gears.

Handling: Very quick steering due to trail and wheelbase set up.
Quicker than my GSX-R1000. Stable in bends but since it is so
quick on steering, you have to hang onto it. Wheelies are a constant
problem and care is needed even in top gear.

Example: I was following my friend who was doing 148 mph on his
GSX-R1000; I hit a slight rise in the road and then I was significantly
on one wheel new underwear please.

All in all: A bike for short, intense runs out - easily keeps
up with any modern Super Sports bike due to the strength of the
fantastic GSX engine and predictable handling and I am
no GP riding God, believe me.

Police are only interested in looking at it because it is different
and any slightly illegal things like race tyres are always overlooked.

See also harrismagnum.co.uk for this and similar bikes.
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Updated: July 22, 2004
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