Show us your Suzukis and explain why you prefer them

Love the Freewind!

The Freewind seat is not a plank. Go figure, they make a comfortable adventure bike with the reliable dr650 powertrain but you can't get one.

Suzuki's are good cause they just keep going,Ive got 25000 on the DR650 and it runs just like the day I got it,the DRZe 400 with the license plate works just fine for dirt riding as long as it doesnt land on me. Ive just picked up a 93 RMX 250 that has a plate also,it has a 310 kit in the engine,its barely street legal and needs some fiddling but could be good.
I had a 77 GS750 a looonng time ago,I beat it and beat it,even in the dirt some,it never needed a wrench and ran great.

Your bikes look great and very dirt worthy. Reliability is synonymous with Suzuki and with their affordability make them a great choice.

trying out my new camera, pics after my ride this weekend, i love this bike

Packed for a short weekend Trip to Poland

Love that big Thumper

Here we are....Nysa in southern Poland

dr800?

yeah, Dr800

I really like that bike, a bit heavy but lots a fun

...an cheap it is as well

And good looking bike too.

Boy - I was sure happy to see this thread as I LOVE my DR, and, for some reason some of the Alaskan inmates tease me and my bike, calling her things like a Dumpster Reject or Doubly Repulsive. :huh After 25,000 miles with no problems, I heartily believe she's Dependable and Reliable. I bought her three years ago, and after I learned to ride, we've had tons of fun and covered thousands of miles, seeing an amazing amount of stunning scenery. We've been to Prudhoe Bay and Inuvik and (knock on wood) she's given me no problem, other than not wanting to go home when I tell her I have to get back to work. Females can sure be stubborn sometimes.

This photo was taken in 2008, my first summer riding. I didn't know anybody but I didn't let that stop me from riding and exploring some of Alaska's highway. Over Labor Day Weekend I spent four days on the Denali Highway, camping, riding and hiking. I thought I would ride over the dirt road one direction and go home on slab, making a loop. But I had so much fun riding on the dirt highway that I rode back over the highway on my way home. A true ADV-riding fanatic was born that summer!



This photo was taken this summer out in McCarthy, on a ride I did with the infamous Alcan Rider. I am thankful he has let me go on some long-distance rides with him as I always learn a lot from him. I have added a few more farkles to my bike since I bought her.



My DR is a true dual-sport bike, thanks to the super handy bicycle rack.



I really like the Freewind. It looks like a bike a Granny Gone Wild (like myself) would enjoy riding!

Happy trails! Keep the Suzuki love going!

"Females can sure be stubborn sometimes. "
Only the ones I've met!

You rock girl! Keep riding and reporting, very interesting stuff.
Tom

And here I was thinking that I needed to send you a link to that photo. The perfect bike for a Wild Granny.

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This was only my second Suzuki, but it will never be forgotten.


An '82 GS1100G, in terrible shape when I purchased it for $800 in 1998. Upgraded the suspension with Progressive fork springs and shocks, changed the oil, and started riding it. Bought a replacement seat cover and put that on. Found out bias ply tires wore out too quickly, but Metzeler Tourances turned it into a canyon carver and lasted more than twice as long. Added Givi bag mounts, heated grips, and some driving lights to turn it into a decent sport-tourer. Rode it around Alaska for a few years, then took it on a trip to the South 48.






When it came time to ride it back home, a quick side trip to Key West...


...then up to Prudhoe Bay...





...proved its versatility. Three more trips up and back on the Haul Road - the last one being a round trip of over 1000 miles from North Pole to Deadhorse and back to North Pole in less than 24 hours - before a KLR replaced it for that duty. Two years ago, realizing that it wasn't being ridden as much as it should have been, I sold it - for the original purchase price of $800.

It never left me on the side of the road, and managed to show some much newer sport touring and adventure bikes how it's done on winding roads and gravel.

Even after I sold it to a friend, it still shows up in some of my photos -

My 1st zookie since 1965! I actually prefer Honda, That's what I've ridden mostly since that old Suzuki 80, but Honda haven't built anything that really calls to me in the last 10 years (at least that they sell in the states) This Zook 650 F seems to do it all, almost tour-like comfort on the slabslog to get there & still fun once the luggage comes off. Price helps a lot as well. Once again, they've stopped selling them in the states. How come our Euro brethren get all the goodies? Don't they love us anymore?

DR650
she starts any day and every day and gets the job done.
she the reliable girl next door, not a finicky euro chick.

daily off-road mode:

tour mode.
i usually add a dry bag on top of the rear top case.

Here's mine:
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Have kept this longer than any other bike. I have made many comfort/utility mods. I bought the '08 GSXR600 because I couldn't find another small bike that I liked. Didn't want a landwhale or barcolounger...just something light with a bit of spirit to it. I have changed the brake/clutch levers, painted the windscreen, moved the mirrors out a bit, added heavier bar ends, helibars, painted the silencer flat black, painted the catalytic converter flat black, have since covered the seats with a soft white material (cool in summer, warm in winter), frame sliders, swing-arm spools, ventura rack, the ugly yellow side cases (everyone tells me how ugly they are....that means I was noticed ), nice soft foam grips, throttle rocker, and am probably going to go to the LSL handle bar kit to get more upright. I just replaced the front tire at 11K and we are going strong. She is my main source of transport. I keep looking at other bikes, but can't seem to "pull the trigger" especially if it means losing her....which it would.

All-Suzuki household here.

Gone but not forgotten.

My all-time favorite bike.