The quarter-liter sportbikes of the 1980s and 1990s might look virtually identical on paper and offer very similar performance, but they all managed to have their own individual character, although that may have been down more to marketing and brand loyalty than any distinct differences. In any event, the Suzuki RGV250Γ had a reputation as…
One of the shining stars of the two-stroke GP era, the hugely popular Kevin Schwantz and fellow American Wayne Rainey made headlines for their epic rivalry and “winner-take-all” on-track brawls. Although he actually raced an RGV500, a number of Suzuki’s road-going RGV250s were created with replica paintjobs to capitalize on Schwantz’ racing success riding with Lucky Strike…
Located in Ontario, Canada is a 1989 Suzuki VT250. According to the seller: Japan home market v-twin 2 stroke. This is the naked version of the RGV250. I haven’t seen one of these before, which doesn’t mean it’s automatically rare but I don’t doubt it is. Seller states it has 17,000km, the carbs were just…