RGV250 -
these little bikes are totally manic, yep they blow up all the time
but the handling is like nothing else, the brakes are absolutely incredible
too, not made anymore due to its emission problems and the fact that
Suzuki decided to sell the engines to Aprilia who put them in their
RS250 and made a better bike than the RGV - so basically it killed itself
off 80%
GSX-R600 - launched in 1997 (officially though there's been a
gixxer 6 in Japan since 1992) the bike is the most powerful 600 and
has some of the best fuel injection ever found on a bike thanks partly
to Suzuki's clever dual throttle valve system which removes some of
the jerkiness of other systems at lower revs but has been beaten handling
wise for this year by the new CBR600, R6 and ZX-6R, not that it really
matters though as the GSX-R is still up to the job, mind you this is
a seriously focused sportsbike so don't buy one to ride to the shops
on , you wont like it. 94%
SV650 - bit of a girls bike this one but its perfect for newbies,
the engines got good punch low down but soon runs out of puff, budget
suspension is fine for road use but overheats on the track, it comes
in two versions, the normal unfaired SV650 and the half faired SV650S
which has slightly taller gearing for a touch more top speed and clip
on handlebars which are lower the bikes finish is not the best around
and can start to look tatty quickly if not kept clean, mind you for
the money there are not a lot of other bikes as good , 130mph and 65bhp
is not to be sniffed at 85%
GSX-R750 - this was the first real superbike for the road, launched
way back in 1985 the GSX-R750 has stayed in Suzuki's range ever since,
it had minor updates along the way right up until 1996 when we saw the
unveiling of the new aluminium framed GSX-R750 SRAD (Suzuki Ram Air
Direct) which essentially was a totally new bike that just shared the
GSX-R name, its always been classed as a bit of a hooligans bike and
has experienced a lot of racetrack success, new for 2000 was an updated
gixxer which had fuel injection , restyled bodywork for improved aerodynamics
and chassis geometry that copied Suzuki's RGV500 grand prix race bike
, all this adds up to create a bike that's even more mental than the
one before it but then what do you expect from a bike that weighs 166kg
and produces 139bhp ? Its not all perfect though, seeing as the chassis
is based on that of a racer the front end can get a bit lively down
bumpy roads and the brakes are a bit crap when compared to the rest
of the bike other than that its damn near perfect. 93%
GSX-R1000 - WOW!!!! , Way to much power to use sensibly on the
road but who cares, the Gixxer thou took the Yamaha R1's position at
the top of the 1000cc superbike ladder by being lighter and more powerful
than anything else before it, believe it of not but this engine produces
more power at tick over than most learner bikes do at peak revs, since
its launch the bikes been winning races around the world and David Jefferies
managed to lap the Isle of Mann TT course at a staggering average speed
of 127mph, not content with producing the worlds most insane sportsbike
Suzuki have decided to make it even faster for 2003 . Madness!! 98%
TL1000 - the TL series has been around since 1997, at first it
was the half faired TL1000s (there's also a fully faired bike called
the TL1000r) but this bike had a strange rear suspension set up and
twitchy handling that made the bike tankslap violently down bumpy roads,
the situation got so bad that Suzuki had to issue a re-call to fit the
TL with a steering damper to calm it down a bit, but this came to late,
people had heard the horror stories about its unpredictable handling
and a lot of potential buyer were put off , it's a shame as the TL1000s
is a seriously capable bike and has plenty of power from the big V-twin
engine . 80%
GSX1300R Hayabusa - the fastest production bike you can buy,
its As simple as that, the first ones would do just over 200mph but
now they have to be restricted to a more leisurely 186mph (!) the Busa
is a bit of a bus, it doesn't like corners and is as ugly as hell but
then it wasn't designed to look pretty, it was designed to go as fast
as hell and that's what it does, if your in the market for this kind
of bike then go for the Kawasaki ZX-12R, they're all restricted so they
both have the same top speed and the 12R looks better and is green ,
it also handles a damn sight better than this great lump. 83%
