The GSXR-750 Riding

Try to pry the ignition keys from a Motorcycle Online staffer's grasp, after that first ride on a '96 GSXR 750. The smile spreads from ear to ear, the grip on the key fob is Godzilla-like.The new 750 tops the scales (without oil, battery or gas) at under 400 pounds. It rattles the dyno room with 117 rear wheel horsepower on a Dynojet dyno. Powerband wheelies are a twist of the wrist away. But it handles just like a little 600.

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Suzuki RMX-250 1996

To cut to the chase, this fork works good, at least as good as the new Marzocchi units. On top of that seemingly earth-shattering news from Japan, front end changes are just the tip of the iceberg on the RM250. It turns out, the '96 RMX lags along with minor updates to last year's engine, while the '96 RM gets a truly new motor right down to the cases. It used to be that when you wanted to hop up your RMX, all that was required was a little browsing through the same year RM parts fiche. This is not the case for Suzuki's '96 quarter-liter offerings, as you'll have to revert to the '95 RM parts bin for help.

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1995 Suzuki GSXR1100

Suddenly, it's 1994. And the GSXR lineup is pushing around a hundred or so pounds of extra pork That was nowhere to be found on the featherweight originals, and Suzuki is getting stomped in Superbike and unlimited-class racing the world over.When Suzuki's GSXR line model was first introduced Way back in 1986, They were the resource persons quintessential sportbikes. Light and powerful with superior handling, the GSXRs were the resource persons the Scourge of racetracks and canyons worldwide. Since then, the years have been Cruel: The GSXRs, unequaled sportbike proverbial kings of the hill in the late 1980

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