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Suzuki Dr 800 Big: The Dakar Legend That Almost Didn'T Happen! - 7pr7afh
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Suzuki Dr 800 Big: The Dakar Legend That Almost Didn'T Happen! - xxuc3vs
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Suzuki Dr 800 Big: The Dakar Legend That Almost Didn'T Happen! - helae9c
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The story of the suzuki dr 750 / 800 big ties hand in hand to that of another legend, gaston rahier. · a look back at suzukis iconic yet underdeveloped legend, the dr big. · a friend just picked up this beauty, a 750 cc single cylinder paris dakar type bike by suzuki. · gaston rahier sulla suzuki big 800 marlboro alla parigi dakar 1988, dove si classificò al 9° posto dietro a findanno. · based on feedback acquired from the paris-dakar factory racer dr-z, its production version dubbed dr800s big had suzukis latest technologies such as suzuki advanced cooling system and. Released in 1988, this suzuki represents the first known example of the now common pointless-front-mudguard-thing and is trotted out by triumph as proof that the tiger 800 doesn’t rip off the. After bmw refused to upgrade his r100gs, he … Together, the combo took this platform to a legendary status. It was rare in north america, only sold in canada and not very many of them! · “the suzuki dr big was the production version of the bike ridden by gaston rahier in the paris-dakar rally in the late ’80s. Even more impressively, it has seen almost no off-road use and … · this particular dr800s wears the striking camel dakar race livery, paying homage to the bikes rally heritage. In 1988 suzuki birthed a production model of the race bike gaston rahier had been campaigning in … · the dr big was inspired by suzuki’s dr-z800 paris-dakar rally bike, which gave up ~10 horsepower to its twin-cylinder rivals but was some 60 pounds lighter and more … Based on feedback acquired from the paris-dakar factory racer dr-z, its production version dubbed dr800s big had suzukis latest technologies such as suzuki advanced cooling …