Pictures of visitors' Suzuki motorcycles
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| Three different looks, the same bike. See Bob's comments
for details. |
Here's more Suzuki GS info.
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1981 Suzuki GS 850 GL

Owner: Bob Powell,
Ramsey, NJ USA

Comments: Here's two pictures of my 1981 GS850GLX. The
first one shows what it looked like in August 2003 when I bought
it. The second is what it looks like today.

The bike is Black with Gold pinstripes and Red accents. It has
just over 53,000 miles and still runs great getting about 42
mpg in town and 50 mpg on the highway.

I have replaced the soft saddle bags and sissy bar bag with
black Vetter hard bags and trunk. The Plexiglas front fairing
has also been replaced with a matching Black and Gold Vetter
Windjammer IV. The highway pegs were replaced and repositioned
to the engine case guard. The stock seat was replaced with a
Travelcade Saddlemen Easy Chair. The tail lights on the trunk
are connected using a "Back Off" brake light flasher
that pulses the trunk lights while the brakes are applied. The
stock horns have been replaced with Wolo air horns (not visible).

I have put about 11,000 miles on the bike in the last year riding
back and forth to work and on vacation from MA to VA. The great
thing about the GS850GLX is that it's small enough to be nimble
on the back roads and yet big enough to handle the highway at
70 mph.

The third picture shows also the lowers to the fairing I've added and that I have moved the horns. Since this picture was taken, I have also added a CycleSound Radio mount w/240w amp. I have also removed the backrests and installed an adjustable backrest that sides forward when I ride alone and slides back when my wife rides with me. The mounts for this were already on the trunk mount.
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| 1981 Suzuki GN400 from the beginning of the eighties.
It says clearly GN400X on the side cover. The Canadian
modle with wire wheels (the GSX400E had cast wheels)
was called GN400 without the X. Unfortunately I don't
know if there are any differencies between the models. |
Here's more Suzuki GN400 info.
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1981 Suzuki GN 400 X

Owner: Ron Manherz, San Diego, California USA

Comments: This bike was purchased for $135 (not running)
in January of 2004.

Since I'm a fairly technical guy, I can help others with questions
on this model.

I love this little bike. My only complaints are difficulty finding
neutral
(perhaps due to a weak spring) and engine vibration around 2,700
rpm. I
suppose this vibration is to be expected.

The electrical system is interesting:

The headlight
is powered directly from the alternator with a bipolar 7
volt power zener diode to limit the voltage.

The ignition
system is completely independent of the battery (no battery
needed).

The carburetor is a Mikuni constant velocity type with a strange
little
diaphram on the right side. This little diaphram seems to lean
out the idle
mixture under heavy acceleration or power, but why? I've never
been able to
understand why this device is used. For consistency, I've fixed
it in one
position.
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| Shopping for his first real bike, Miguel found a
nice deal '94 Bandit 400. The seller had told him
that it was a Japanese version of the Bandit 400 with
different carbs, ECU and that revs up to 18K and puts
out around 80hp... Later Miguel found out that that
the bike had a GSX-R400 engine in it. He ended up
buying a '95 Bandit 400 with 15,000 km on it (the
picture). |
Here's more Suzuki Bandit info.
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1995 Suzuki GSF 400 Bandit

Owner: Miguel Shine, Portugal

Purchased: August 2004

Comments: I bought my bike yesterday and got really scared
today when I took it to my mechanic. He found out that two of
the cylinders were dead!

Checked the sparks and it wasn't it. I took it to the Suzuki
dealer for an overall.

It turned out that the carbs of those cylinders were clogged,
the bike had been sitting in a corner for the past three months
and got residue in the carbs.

Anyway, they cleared it up and wow.... What a difference!

I haven't yet taken it up to the 13,500 rpm where it cuts off
but at 10K it Rocks...

And for a bike that weighs 170 kg it sure turns really nicely...
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2003 Suzuki GSX 1400

Owner: Michel Clouet,
Docelles, Vosges, Lorraine, France

Comments: I bought this motor bike in April 2004. The
model name is GSX1400K3. I simply added casters of protection
and a wind change.

It is a motor bike very pleasant to control and I do not have
any problem. Cheap enough for a motor bike of this gauge but
a tire should be counted postpones every 5000 km!
Here's another pic of Michel's bike.
Here's more Suzuki GSX1400 info.
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| Marco sent some beautiful studio pictures of his
DR600S Dakar and a shot from Africa! |
Here's more Suzuki DR600 info.
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1988 Suzuki DR 600 S

Owner: Marco Rihs, Bern, Switzerland

Purchased: May 1988

Modifications: All original except: indictors are shortened, front
fender hole to cool motor better, front porter, middle stand,
new saddle coating.

Comments: It is a very light bike for a 600.

1989 I crossed the Sahara desert from Tunisie/Tozeur over Algerie/EL-Galoa
to Maroc/Beni-Ounif/Meknes. The Bike had no problems at all! Well
it was almost new at that time.

Brilliant to ride! Easy to fix. Over the years most owners must
fix or adjust the valve seat. The kickstart is sometimes tricky
and inside-parts of the kicker tend to go unfirm.

Best Bike ever.
 
| Marco attached a photo of the poster
for the 1989 Sahara desert race. See also the black and
white picture on the left. |
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Updated: October 5, 2004
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