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minimum levelofr ider satisfaction.However,
surprisingly, areturn to riding1970s superbikeshas
scored me twowins from two.Iloved the Honda
CB900FZ last monthand nowI’m in lo ve with
Suzuki’sfirst ever four-stroke multi,the GS750.
ShouldIbesoexcited? I’mnot sure, but the first
bitoffeedback is just how smooth this engine is. It
hnology–ith as no dual counter
fancy electronics,but it’s
only silky; I’m justloving theway
ndsitself up, likeaturbi ne.Itp ulls
right offthe bottom, then between
6to9000r pm it willingly gives
its all, howlingalonggear after
sweet-shifting gear.Even the
ride position feels good. It’snot a
small bike, butit’snot overly
large either and theEuropean-
pec lowbars(hurray for those)and
torearwardplaced foot-pegsput
u in aposition of somecontrol.
ctually,the pegs at leasttellofthe
uzuki’sage. They’re fixed, not
nged, so it wouldn’t payto go
reme cornering. Andthey explain
ackint he 70s, as akid,when I-.
This GS750 is no restoration show pony,though;
it looks entirely unrestored andvery standard,so it
shouldn’t feel so good.But it does,proba bly
because it’s‘been through’with adecentmechanic.
The brakes are working so wellIcan only imagine
they’vebeenrecentlyoverhauled.
Okay,they’relackingalittle in feel, but when I
ask anything of themtheydeliver .Thereagain,this
beinga1978 model with thetwin discset up, it
should be at least okay.
Heck, eventhe suspensionfeels good. Not the
best, butplentygood enough to allow me to
investigatethe performance prettythoroughly.My
only real reservation on this occasion is the rubber.
That wouldn’tbe aproblem ifIcould content myself
with riding this bikesensibly at highway speeds. But
Ican’t help butwonder what this bikewould be like
on track (with appropriate tyres).Maybe it would
uncoverabunch ofissues,the brakeswould
probably struggleand the suspension might tieitself
up when really pushed. ButIthinknot, this frame
hasintegrity and thebikejustfeels sowell
balance d, fo rabikeofits erait’s really verygood
andmaybe the CRMCneeds to seeafew of theseon
their grids, straight bars andall, howling around the
race track withcrazy riders in colourfulsuitsGetthe motor spinning to reallyMotor was based on
sound principles.
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