Collaborate Disseminate
Upon reading last year’s report on this auction (due to Covid-19 the traditional Mecum Las Vegas auction was run in April/May instead of January) in 2021, it would have been easy to take the text, change a few dates and republish, at least for the topl… Continue reading Emergent trends from the biggest motorcycle auction of 2022
If the name Hayabusa doesn’t automatically spark a fireworks show of opposing emotions in you, let me bring you up to speed. Back before the turn of the century, all the way back in 1996, Honda released the fastest production motorcycle the world had e… Continue reading Suzuki’s outrageous Hayabusa gets a ground-up third-gen overhaul
Ever wonder what a Sprinter 4×4 off-road camper van would look like if you shrunk it down? It’d look something like this Suzuki Every show van from Outclass Cars. Outclass gives Suzuki’s pint-sized people-mover a suspension lift, off-road components fr… Continue reading Outclass Suzuki off-road micro-camper van explores small spaces
Suzuki got it so, so right with its tiny Jimny 4×4 in 2018. Cheap, cheerful, capable and devoid of all the luxury rubbish that weighs down so many 4x4s these days, it was the cutest thing on the block, and looked like a barrel of monkeys to take offroa… Continue reading Suzuki New Zealand has turned the Jimny into the cutest ute ever
In today’s world of over-the-air firmware upgrades in everything from cars to phones to refrigerators, it’s common for manufacturers of various things to lock out features in software and force you to pay for the upgrades. Even if the hardware is the same across all the models, you can still be on the hook if you want to unlock anything extra. And, it seems as though Suzuki might be following this trend as well, as [Sebastian] found out when he opened up his 2011 Vstrom motorcycle.
The main feature that was lacking on this bike was a gear indicator. Even …read more
We all dread the day that our favorite piece of hardware becomes so old that spare parts are no longer available for it, something about facing that mechanical mortality sends a little shiver up the hacker’s spine. But on the other hand, the day you can’t get replacement hardware is also the same day you have a valid excuse to make your own parts.
That’s the situation [Jonathan] found himself in when the choke lever for his Suzuki motorcycle broke. New parts aren’t made for his bike anymore, which gave him the opportunity to fire up Fusion 360 and see …read more
Continue reading Printed Motorcycle Choke Lever Goes the Distance