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Cycle News 1982 09 29

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.........., ;- .- ........... --- -""1----7""'. . .. - ."" _.,., ... ; - .. _--- 1.II~ressioD:Suzuki --- . ------ --. '"7!'" - GS6SoC . , Middle~eight all-arounder, By GarY Van Voorhis although a nice one. The shaft driven GS650G is .agile, handles nicely, brakes and cruises along with typical Japanese The Suzuki GS650G is labeled by Suzuki as a middleweight sport tourer. Unfortunately,. the bike is neither a sport bike nor a touring 10 model. The -package- is -ยท-a- compromise, efficiency. However, the power char. acteristics of the engine seem to let you down. In short, you run out of power too soon to be in the sporty set with the likes of the Yamaha Seca 650. On the touring side, we've seen a couple of dressed out models around and the people seem to like them. For the short haul it's a nice bike, but if we were setting out to hit the super slab for a quick run from Atlanta to LA.or a similar ride, where you have

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