Virtually bespoke with total production countable on just two hands, Arturo Magni’s Sport 1200S was a reverent styling based on the MV Agusta 750S. Though the SACS-cooled Suzuki 1200 took flak from European cogniscenti, it turns out the drivetrain was a perfect choice. 2002 Magni Sport 1200s for sale on eBay The first in a…
The 90s sportbike market is booming right now. Folks that grew up riding or lusting after vintage 1960s and even 1970s bikes are steadily aging out of the hobby, and values for bikes of that era are already pretty high. Many people that lusted after 90s bikes, on the other hand, are right in that…
Introduced in Europe in 1981, the Suzuki GSX1100S “Katana” and its littler siblings like this rare, apparently very late-production GSX400S stunned the motorcycle buying public. A quick glance at bikes available from other manufacturers at the time shows us deep in the era of the Universal Japanese Motorcycle, and the Big Four were clearly following,…
A very rare Japan-only thug that would seemingly have been ideal for the US market, the Suzuki GS1200SS was unfortunately never sold here. It featured retro endurance-racer bodywork and the big, understressed four-cylinder from the long-serving Bandit, packaged with modern running gear to create a bike that was slightly ahead of its time. On paper,…
The Suzuki Bandit 400, otherwise known as the GSF400, is pretty rare as far as 400cc machines go. We don’t see these bikes often, but when we do they seem to be fan favorites. This particular bike has relatively low miles (7,100), and looks great in fire-engine red. Sporting a Kerker exhaust slip-on and aftermarket…
I think for the most part we like em as close to stock as possible. Every now and then though someone will tinker with something just enough that you pause and think to yourself, ” hmm, that is what that bike needed”. I think we have such an example here. It is a very tastefully…
Real Men Don’t Need Fairings: 1995 MZ (MUZ) Scorpion And 1993 Suzuki Bandit 400 Here is a little treat for the crowd that has an aversion to plastic! You know, it may be a little mundane looking but I really could not find a bad thing written about the MZ (MUZ) Scorpion. Owners seem to…
1992 Suzuki Bandit 400 – Clean-Low Mileage As I was playing on the computer, trying to avoid the Mrs. and her chores, I came across this nice Bandit 400. Anyone remember these bikes? They didn’t last for long (at least in the US). Another swing and a miss on a small bike in the US…