2020 WINTER|RACING MAGAZINE|MOTORCYCLE|Global Suzuki
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Another beautiful restoration was the Suzuki KatanaRebuilding Kevin Schwantz’s exhaust system at Motorcycle Live.51Built in 2018, the team’s Bandit was handed over to James McHardy at Motorcycle Live that year. McHardy, the series 2018 champion, competed aboard the Team Classic Suzuki-prepared machine in 2019, winning the title for a second consecutive season.McHardy again raced the Bandit in the shortened 2020 season, finishing second to Harley Prebble. Prebble will pilot the machine in 2021.Racing is very much Team Classic Suzuki’s bread and butter, but the team also owns and runs a number of other classic Suzuki race bikes that are used to entertain crowds at a TEAM SUZUKI RACING NEWSvariety of shows and events.maintained by Team Classic Suzuki and see regular use, with Kevin frequently riding them on parades. The team also has Kenny Roberts Jr’s title-winning RGV500 as well as his 1999 machine, plus Anthony Gobert’s 1997 Lucky Strike Suzuki.factory RGV250s and a Lucky Strike GSX-R750 SRAD raced at the Suzuka Eight Hours, plus Yukio Kagayama’s Dark Dog World Superbike GSX-R1000 and a Guy Martin GSX-R1000 Superbike from the 2012 Isle of Man TT, A couple of Kevin Schwantz’s RGV500s are Also in the collection are a couple of among others.Despite a relatively quiet 2020, due to the ongoing Covid-19 situation, the team has remained active and planning is well underway now for the 2021 season.Earlier this year Team Classic Suzuki displayed and ran a number of bikes at the annual Pistons and Props event in Sywell in the UK and commenced new projects for next year: Currently in build is a 1996 GSX-R750 SRAD, which the team hopes to race at the Classic TT in the future, plus a special Katana, which uses a 2008 GSX-R1000 World Superbike machine as a starting point.Team Classic Suzuki overview: https://youtu.be/Q6p-9ZwCgsIVintage Parts Program: https://youtu.be/5EIzVMuNEO82020 Pistons and Props: https://youtu.be/NR535PEvwWUMichael Dunlop in action at the Isle of Man Classic TT2020 Winter IssueWhile racing to win, Team Classic Suzuki also always aims to produce a spectacle for the fans of classic motorcycle racing.TEAM CLASSIC SUZUKI VIDEOSTeam Classic Suzuki

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