Suzuki Motorcycles

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30 September 2025

New Suzuki emblem after 22 years

Suzuki Motor Corporation has redesigned its emblem for the first time in over two decades. The update aligns with the company’s new corporate slogan, “By Your Side”. This reflects its longstanding commitment to focus on customers while embracing future possibilities. The redesign retains the familiar outline of Suzuki’s iconic “S”. However, it adopts a flat design that is more in
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30 September 2025
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New Suzuki emblem after 22 years

Suzuki Motor Corporation has redesigned its emblem for the first time in over two decades. The update aligns with the company’s new corporate slogan, “By Your Side”. This...
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2 August 2025
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Anniversary model celebrates 40 years of Suzuki GSX-R

The Suzuki GSX-R has often set the superbike standards, especially during Summer Racing series in New Zealand. Now Suzuki is marking four decades of the GSX-R brand with...
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9 July 2025
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Suzuki adds to its GSX-8 line-up with retro twins

Suzuki has launched two new models that use its 800cc platform. Known as the GSX-8T and GSX-8TT, they combine retro styling with modern technology and middleweight parallel twin...
Suzuki GSX 8S motion blur flyby shot
18 April 2024
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2024 Suzuki GSX-8S review

It looks a bit like a Katana and while it doesn’t go quite as hard, Suzuki’s 8S streetfighter is the essence of middleweight easiness. It seems like years...
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9 November 2023
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Suzuki’s Sportier Middleweight GSX-8R

Suzuki has taken the GSX-8S and wrapped it in a sportier, fully-faired package, the 8R looking like a competitor to the Yamaha R7 and Aprilia RS660. With the...
Suzuki GSX 800 in front of buildings
9 November 2022
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Suzuki reveals new parallel twin ADV and Streetfighter

Suzuki has made hay with its value for money GSX-S models using GSX-R powertrains. And now it has added a completely new version featuring a completely new parallel...
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8 September 2022
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Suzuki V-Strom 1050 Range updated for 2023

Suzuki has expanded its V-Strom 1050 line-up with a flagship RJ model aimed at off-road prowess, featuring a 21-inch spoked front wheel, switchable ABS and a gravel traction...
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15 July 2022
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Suzuki exiting MotoGP at year end

It’s official. Suzuki Motor Corporation will no longer participate in MotoGP after the end of the 2022 season, reaching an agreement with Dorna which holds the commercial rights...
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17 December 2021
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Katana sharper for 2022

Suzuki has undertaken a mild makeover of its reborn/retro litre Katana machine. Not that there was much wrong with it to begin with; in 2019 it righted the...
2 August 2025
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Anniversary model celebrates 40 years of Suzuki GSX-R

The Suzuki GSX-R has often set the superbike standards, especially during Summer Racing series in New Zealand. Now Suzuki is marking four decades of the GSX-R brand with a special edition.  Known as the 40th anniversary GSX-R1000, it continues the long line of IL4 litre superbikes, renowned for their performance, reliability, and top riding experience. The GSX-R1000R 40th Anniversary is
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9 July 2025
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Suzuki adds to its GSX-8 line-up with retro twins

Suzuki has launched two new models that use its 800cc platform. Known as the GSX-8T and GSX-8TT, they combine retro styling with modern technology and middleweight parallel twin performance. The 8T borrows styling cues from classic bikes of the 1970s like the Suzuki T500, while the 8TT is inspired by the GS1000. Both use the 776cc parallel twin-cylinder engine with
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18 April 2024
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2024 Suzuki GSX-8S review

It looks a bit like a Katana and while it doesn’t go quite as hard, Suzuki’s 8S streetfighter is the essence of middleweight easiness. It seems like years since we last checked out a Suzuki motorcycle. The car/bike maker pulled out of MotoGP a couple of years back to focus on electrification. Following the update of the Hayabusa there was
Suzuki GSX 8S motion blur flyby shot
9 November 2023
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Suzuki’s Sportier Middleweight GSX-8R

Suzuki has taken the GSX-8S and wrapped it in a sportier, fully-faired package, the 8R looking like a competitor to the Yamaha R7 and Aprilia RS660. With the 600cc supersport market going under, the 800cc middleweight twins seem to be filling in the void.  The new GSX-8R uses the new frame and fresh engine of the 8S and wraps it
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