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Retrospective: Suzuki GS750E/ES: 1983

The alphanumeric system that defines many Japanese motorcycles has never been very instructive, and the bike we are writing about here was only a...

2013 Suzuki Burgman 650 ABS – First Ride Review

Introduced to the world in 2002 and brought to the U.S. for 2003, the Suzuki Burgman 650 maxi-scooter has been a consistent bestseller, with...

2013 Middleweight Metric Cruiser Comparison Review

My favorite comfort foods, heart-warming and artery-clogging classics like mac-and-cheese, buttermilk biscuits and pulled-pork barbecue, are straightforward and uncomplicated, each prepared with a short...

2013 Suzuki Boulevard C50 SE – Review

Japan’s Big Four have been fierce competitors for decades, and they’ve all been making cruisers geared toward the American market since the Reagan era....

2013 Suzuki Boulevard C90T B.O.S.S. – Road Test Review

Long and low, black as night and trimmed with just enough chrome to entertain the eye, Suzuki’s 2013 Boulevard C90T B.O.S.S. (Blacked Out Suzuki...

Suzuki Adds Three to 2014 B.O.S.S. Family

Suzuki has unveiled three additional blacked-out Suzuki Boulevard cruisers—the Boulevard C90 B.O.S.S., the Boulevard M109R B.O.S.S., and Boulevard C50 B.O.S.S. Suzuki stripped away the C90T...

Want to see the 2014 Suzuki Boulevard B.O.S.S.?

Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. will be unveiling new 2014 motorcycles on Friday, May 24. Until then, the manufacturer has provided a tease of...

2013 Suzuki Preview: Three Dandy Dozen

American Suzuki recently took the tough step of filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and ceasing auto sales in the U.S., which will allow it...

Rider Comparo: Honda NC700X vs. Kawasaki Versys vs. Suzuki V-Strom 650 ABS

Mid-size bikes make a lot of sense. Not only because they tend to be less expensive and lighter, but also because they have become...

Suzuki Releases Third Wave of 2013 Models

Suzuki is pleased to announce the third wave of models to join the 2013 lineup, following the Champion-Approved RM-Z450 and RM-Z250 motorcycles and class-leading...

Retrospective: Suzuki GS1000SZ Katana: 1982

In the 1950s and ’60s motorcycle styling was of little concern to either the OEMs or consumers. Two wheels with an engine in between...

2012 Suzuki V-Strom 650 ABS | Road Test Review

Remember the SV650? When it debuted in 1999, Suzuki’s small-fry naked bike wowed the press and public alike despite having modest power, budget components...

2012 Suzuki V-Strom 650 ABS First Ride

photography by John Howell & Enrico Pavia Western North Carolina, home to all-consuming kudzu vines, fertile fields full of King Cotton and roads that wind...

2012 Suzukis – First Look

Suzuki’s 2012 lineup of street motorcycles includes 19 models, some new, some updated and some returning after being absent from the lineup since 2009. In...

2011 Suzuki Burgman 650 Executive Road Test

Over the past few years we’ve tested quite a few machines with “automatic” transmissions: the SE5-equipped Can-Am Spyder, the electric-shift Yamaha FJR1300AE, the dual-clutch...

First Look: 2012 Suzuki V-Strom 650 ABS

In addition to the end of the Mayan calendar (and perhaps the end of the world?), 2012 marks the tenth anniversary of the Suzuki...

2011 Triumph Tiger 800 vs. Suzuki V-Strom 650 ABS | Comparison Review

photography by Kevin Wing When we first tested the V-Strom 650 in 2004, and for several years thereafter, Suzuki had the middleweight, multicylinder adventure touring...

2011 Suzuki GSX1250FA – Road Test Review

photography by Kevin Wing Many new bikes are awash in technical innovations. Today you can buy a motorcycle with keyless ignition that—by pressing a button—will...

Suzuki GSX-R750: The First Generation 1986-1987

In the mid-1980s the Japanese got deadly serious about their sportbikes. When the 750cc size became the competition class of choice, everybody piled in,...

2009 Suzuki TU250X – Road Test Review

photography by Kevin Wing A whirring sound from beneath the gas tank as you switch on the Suzuki TU250X tells you this is no ordinary...

2009 Suzuki Gladius 650 | Road Test Review

If you've been around motorcycling for a few years, you no doubt recall the heyday of the Suzuki Katanas. Introduced in the early '80s...

2009 Suzuki Boulevard M90 – Road Test Review

The other day I looked at my bike's tires after a long and briskly paced street ride and was surprised at how narrow the...

2009 Suzuki Boulevard M90 – First Ride Review

Story by Gabe Ets-Hokin, photography by Brian J. Nelson Find a need and fill it! That's the central tenant of capitalism (and dentistry), no? In 2004,...

2008 Motorcycle Fuel Economy Comparison Review

Photography by Kevin Wing Motorcycles included in this review (2008 model year): Honda Nighthawk, Kawasaki Ninja 250R, Star V Star 250, Suzuki GZ250, Honda 750...

2008 V-twin Touring Cruiser Motorcycle Comparison

Cruisers are known as unruffled, laid-back bikes with slow-revving engines and a certain presence. And the greater engine displacement they have, the more laid-back...

2008 Honda VTX1300T, Kawasaki Vulcan 900 Classic LT, Suzuki Boulevard C50T, Star V Star 1100 Silverado | Comparison Test Review

You're a cruiser rider, and you like to travel, too, right? So your choice in bikes is a touring cruiser, one with a windscreen,...

Rider Magazine’s 2008 Motorcycle of the Year and Best of Class

The new bikes for the 2008 model year have all been revealed, and it's time once again to name our three Best-of-Class winners. From...

2008 Suzuki Hayabusa vs. Kawasaki ZX-14 – Comparison Review

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...

2008 Suzuki GSX650F – Road Test Review

photography by Kevin Wing If you're going to commute on a motorcycle in 38-degree temperatures, it may as well be on a bike you really...

2008 Suzuki B-King – Road Test Review

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...

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