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The Suzuki Bandit 1250cc Goes Hardcore - Press Release
The Suzuki Bandit has returned to its hardcore roots this autumn with the introduction of the Bandit 1250 Street-fighter special edition. Based on the new for 2007 big-bore naked Bandit, the special edition features traditional street-fighter cross-braced Renthal handlebars, a Yoshimura silencer and a single seat cowling for the recommended retail price of just £5,499. Talking about the new model, Suzuki GB’s Paul de Lusignan commented, “The Bandit is one of the few product ranges in motorcycling that has evolved and captured new audiences over the years. With the ultra-torquey 1250 motor, the naked Bandit returns to its origins offering great naked performance at unbeatable value”. The Bandit 1250 Street-fighter is available for a limited period only from authorised Suzuki dealers. For more information and pictures of the Bandit 1250 Street Fighter, click here.

The Suzuki GSXR750 - Cultural Icon.
I have owned two Suzuki bikes since I started riding motorcycles in 1992 starting off with a 1981 GSX1100 which I kept for 7 years! The GSX pulled like a truck with tremendous amounts of torques and a never ending fith gear meant I never actually saw the top speed of my bike which must have been far in excess of the 250 km per hour I did see. (Private road in SA) My particular bike was spotted by a friend and was for sale in an a motorcycle engineering works shop. The previous owner had the work done, but never had money to pay so I got his bike for the amount outstanding on his tab. She had second stage cams, gas followed head and re-welded roller bearing crank, went like stink in a straight line and was an absolute dog on corners. For years I believed that I would never amount to much on the great mountain passes all South Africans love so much. The Transvaal is true biking country with rolling hills, forestry dirt tracks and amongst the best scenery to found anywhere in the world. I eventually sold her with over 350 000 kilometers on the clock, a wicked paint job, re-build seat and new tyre's for more than I paid to buy her seven years and 150 000 kilometers before.

Years later I bought my second Suzuki. This time a 1991 GSXR750 G Slingshot with RAM air induction. I think this model was one of the closest bikes to a track bike in every way for its day, apart from the tremendous weight it carried. Stuck to the road like glue though and looked a million bucks! She was standard in every way and when I picked her up in 2000 she had only 4500 miles on the clock! This was the first time I truly found out that I could actually navigate around roundabouts and lean a bike over passed 15 degrees! Power was lacking until around 3500 revs at which point the power kicked in with such force that if you were not holding on with some degree of commitment you could easily find yourself sitting on the tarmac a second later and your GSXR on its side in a ditch. The true brilliance of this particular bikes RAM Air Induction came to the fore at approximately 10 000 revs and once again, I never actually hit the top speed.

The 2008 Suzuki GSX-R750. With the most powerful, efficient and cleanest-running 750cc four-stroke production engine Suzuki has ever produced. A new cast-aluminum-alloy frame. Exciting new bodywork with improved aerodynamics. An advanced engine management and fuel injection system with adjustable on-the-fly mapping. It's as if the talented team of engineers responsible designed a race bike with street equipment. Which just makes it more obvious what the 2008 GSX-R750 really is - not just a true race replica, but the original race replica, reborn.