The 2008 Suzuki B-King 1340 have already captured our minds and stolen our lost souls... It was love at the first grip of the throttle. The B-King is a massive motorcycle in any way and the acceleration is absolutely addictive. We have not felt this way about any new Suzuki since we first rode the original hooligan in 1997, TL1000S. Suzuki is back with the B-King and it's the story about the 01 concept bike not meant to be. Now it's here and we're on it! Enjoy the coverage. TS
7 days on a 2008 Suzuki B-King coming up!
This week we start our 7 days on the 08 Suzuki B-King. The Hayabusa derived 1340cc engine produces a claimed 181bhp at a lowish 9.500rpm whilst the torque tops 140Nm @ 7.200rpm. We are going to video it and keep a diary in the blog of how we get along with the big in-line four beast. Only the Intruder M1800R beats the B-King on being more expensive in the Suzuki 08 line-up and you have to pay one whole quid more for the B-king than the new Busa. OTR price: £9.000
2007 Suzuki Bandit 1250 SA ABS in the city and countryside
A bit bored reading nothing about the latest Japanese crotch-rockets? Do not despair, we have added some reading about the practical new Suzuki Bandit 1250 S ABS tested in the real world. Read it herewhere you'll also find three videos explaining ABS in detail!
2008 Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa, the 1340cc real deal!
Dealers in the US have just been shown most of the 2008 range. This is the all new 2008 Suzuki Hayabusa. 1340cc, more than 190bhp enabled by Twin Swirl Combustion Chambers (11% increase in power), new chassis, new swingarm, new more muscular fairing, new 4-2-1-2 exhaust, engine mapping choice like K7 GSX-R1000, new brakes and a whole lot more! TS
2007 Suzuki GSX-R1000-“ABC-easy as 1-2-3”
“ABC-easy as 1-2-3” is what Michael Jackson sings in the old Jackson 5 classic. We’re wondering whether the Suzuki engineers took some inspiration from Never Neverland on this one. ABC-Easy as 1-2-3, then you’ve got 4-5-6 oh so fast.
Words: Tor Sagen/Photography: Martin Leyfield & Tor Sagen
We test new bikes all the time and always try to do some video at the same time. In our latest video just uploaded to Youtube we have mixed film of both the K6 and K7 Suzuki GSX-R1000 with the 2007 Yamaha R1. There are a lot of people that wants to know how different the exhaust note is etc. We have done this for you in this video. We have started out with the K7 GSX-R1000, then K6 and then the 07 R1 in cycles throughout the 4 minute film. The K6 Suzuki GSX-R1000 might just have a slightly deeper growl than the K7, but there's not much in it. If you fancy discussing this or add a comment on which bike sounds best to you then visit this link. TS
You just can't leave your bike safely anywhere anymore. This is what happened to our 2007 Suzuki GSF 1250 S Bandit when we left it in Edale in the Peaks. In lack of sheep this Welshman helped himself to the Bandit exhaust. Too graphic to show here, but we did a burnout on this man's reproduction equipment after these pictures were taken. TS
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