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Cycle News 1982 10 13

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What Iou"l1 see • In "33: The new Suzukis (Above) One of the stars among the new Suzukis was the GS750ES. featuring Full Floater rear suspension. 1 6-inch front ~heel . anti-d ive f orks. 16-val ve engine and a half fairing. (Be low) The GS550E (ES designates a half fairing; E a quarter fairing) hasmanv of the same features. (Below middle) The GR650 Tempter is a vertical twin designed for light weight and high performance. with a variable mass crankshaft and Full Floater. (Bottom left) Another new model is the smaller-sized four-stroke DR1 00 . . (Top) Suzuki's biggest MXer. the RM500. gets a displacement boost to 492cc. New suspension struts and four-speed transmission go along. (Above) The GS450E gets Katana styling for ·S3. (Below) The newest RMSO is water-cooled and has 9.5 inches of suspension travel. (Bottom right) GS 11 OOES gets racy styling. but retains twin shocks and 1S-inch front wheel. (Bottom middle) GS550L custom model shares the 16-valve engine with the 550E and ES. as well as .the Full Floater suspension and 1 6-inch front wheel. but the effect is somewhat different. -

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