Other Suzuki...

Flares flapping in the breeze, big collars slapping you hard in the face, screaming two stroke engines and smoky exhausts. For many greying men (me included), your seventeenth birthday meant only one thing. The casting aside of your super moped and the acquisition of your first real bike. These were the glam rock days. The rockers were fading and the mods long gone as Britain hauled itself into the glitter laden and star spangled seventies. Japanese bikes from this period were ideal. Comparatively fast, brightly coloured and definitely cool. The new generation of teenagers riding them found near on 100mph performance and quick acceleration through close ratio ...