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Suzuki Incentive Program for GSX-R Recall Service

Suzuki has announced an incentive program to increase customer completion of a front brake master cylinder recall service on select GSX-R models. For a limited...

Suzuki Announces 2019 Dual-Sport Lineup

Suzuki has released pricing and availability for its 2019 dual-sport lineup: the DR200S, DR-Z400S and DR650S. 2019 Suzuki DR200S MSRP: $4,649 Availability: August 2018 The fuel-sipping DR200S returns...

Re-Cycling: 1997-2005 Suzuki Bandit 1200

If you’re put off by modern technology like throttle-by-wire, fuel injection and trick electronic engine management systems, but still want gobs of horsepower available at...

2018 Suzuki Burgman 400 | First Ride Review

Scooters are often thought of as less-than real motorcycles, but in fact they are superior in many ways and deserve a wave from the...

Small Bikes Rule! Honda CRF250L Rally, Suzuki GSX250R and Yamaha TW200 Reviews

One day we happened to look in a darker corner of the Rider shop and realized that a number of smaller new motorcycles were...

Man on a VanVan Without a Plan

Life begins at 70 mpg... Sitting at the end of my driveway, the VanVan’s headlight jiggling in time to the gentle thumping of the bike’s...

2017 Ducati Multistrada 950 vs. 2017 Kawasaki Versys 1000 LT vs. 2018 Suzuki V-Strom 1000 | Comparison Review

Summertime is for touring. Long days, warm weather and vacation days that have been squirreled away like acorns mean it’s time to pack the...

Should Suzuki Bring the V-Strom 250 to the U.S.?

We've seen and ridden the latest versions of Suzuki's V-Strom 650 and V-Strom 1000 "sport adventure tourers," and both won our recent comparison tests....

2017 Kawasaki Versys 650 LT vs 2017 Suzuki V-Strom 650 | Comparison Review

In his Rider Test of the 2017 V-Strom 650, Rider's Senior Editor Drevenstedt mentions The Question: “If you could only own one motorcycle, what would it...

Rider’s Guide to New/Updated Street Motorcycles for 2018

This handy guide includes all new or significantly updated street-legal motorcycles for the 2018 model year (we snuck in a few early-release 2019 models...

2018 Suzuki GSX-S750 | Road Test Review

For someone who lives and breathes sportbikes, there is no substitute for their combination of high-revving power, razor-sharp handling and light weight. The high...

Video Review | 2017 Suzuki GSX-R1000

With the new-from-the-ground-up 2017 GSX-R1000, Suzuki hopes to regain the “King of Sportbikes” crown. We got a first ride on the new Gixxer at...

Retrospective: 1988-1997 Suzuki RGV250

When one is looking at the specs for a motorcycle, weight, power, wheelbase, etc., it is all somewhat instructive, but not terribly exciting. Until...

2017 Suzuki V-Strom 650 | Road Test Review

Because we test so many different bikes, Rider staffers are often asked, “What’s the best motorcycle?” That’s not an easy question to answer, in...

Video Review | 2017 Suzuki SV650

While it may not stand out in any one way, the 2017 Suzuki SV650 is simply a great all-around bike. Whether grinding away at...

2018 Suzuki V-Strom 1000 | First Ride Review

After some lean years following the Great Recession, Suzuki has pinned the throttle. In our comprehensive guide to new/updated street motorcycles for 2017-2018, which...

2017 Suzuki GSX-R1000 | First Ride Review

Slow way down, lean over and take a wide line to straighten out Turn 11, one of five first-gear hairpins that complicate the 3.4-mile...

2017 Suzuki V-Strom 650 ABS | First Ride Review

There are times when a manufacturer gets a motorcycle just right, when price, style and mechanics come together with all of the intangibles to...

Suzuki Announces Pricing, Colors and Availability for 2017 & 2018 New Models

We've been eyeing the new 2017 Suzuki V-Strom 650XT and 2018 V-Strom 1000XT ever since they were announced last fall, and now we know...

Rider’s Guide to New/Updated Street Motorcycles for 2017

Talk about an embarrassment of riches! More than 100 street motorcycles are all-new or significantly updated for the 2017 model year. This bumper crop...

10 Pint-Sized Motorcycles for 2017

During the “bigger is better” trend of the late ‘90s to mid-2000s, few street-legal motorcycles were less than 500cc, which meant that the lightness,...

2018 Suzuki GSX250R | First Look Review

In an effort to attract new and young riders into motorcycling, over the past several years manufacturers have introduced a wide variety of small-displacement...

10 Coolest Motorcycles for 2017

The 2017 model year will go down as one of the most exciting in motorcycle history. Sneak peeks of 2017 models started in late...

Comparison Review: 2016 Kawasaki Ninja 650 ABS vs. 2017 Suzuki SV650 vs. 2016 Yamaha FZ-07

Fun Size Rides You learn a lot about yourself, as a motorcyclist, working at a magazine like Rider. It has something to do with the...

Tour Test: Riding the Devil’s Highway on a V-Strom 650XT

The road is turning and twisting in an almost violent way, with 10-mph hairpins and 25-mph curves in endless succession. We (V-Strom and I)...

2018 Suzuki GSX-S750 and GSX-S750Z | First Look Review

Thanks to Europe’s stringent Euro4 regulations that take effect for 2017, California riders can now own Suzuki’s GSX-S750 naked bike. When it was introduced...

2017 Suzuki GSX-R1000/ABS and GSX-R1000R ABS | First Look Review

Suzuki is back as a serious contender in the sportbike game. The all-new GSX-R1000 for 2017 confirms that. Factor in Suzuki’s commitment to MotoGP...

2017 Suzuki V-Strom 650 and 2018 Suzuki V-Strom 1000 | First Look Review

No conversation about adventure touring motorcycles is complete unless the word V-Strom finds its way into the dialogue. Suzuki’s venerable V-twin-powered models in both...

The 39 Best New Bikes for Smaller Riders (and Budgets)

UPDATE (3/13/2018): Our list of best new bikes for smaller riders and budgets continues to grow. We're way beyond 39 now, but like we...

Big Fun Comes In Small Packages: Suzuki Announces Three New Models for 2017

Suzuki has announced the last of its early-release 2017 models: a trio of small-displacement fun bikes designed for simplicity, broad appeal and an economical...

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