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2017 Suzuka 8 Hours – Malaysian rider Azlan Shah & Kawasaki Team Green finished SECOND!

Our very own Malaysian rider Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman made it to a podium finish in second together with Kawasaki Team Green in the 2017 Suzuka 8 Hours FIM Word Endurance Championship race in Suzuka yesterday.

Together with BSB rider Leon Haslam and Japanese Kazuma Watanabe, Team Green scored the second podium position just behind the Yamaha Factory Racing Team which took home their third consecutive win.

Team F.C.C TSR Honda finished in third with their Honda CBR1000RR SP2 race machine piloted by Randy de Puniet, Dominique Aegerter and Josh Hook.

Besides the annual Art of Speed Malaysia 2017 gathering, the 40^th Coca Cola Suzuka 8 Hours FIM World Endurance Championship took place in Suzuka, Japan this past weekend. This weekend also marked a historic moment where three Malaysian riders competed in the iconic eight hours race but what’s even more amazing was the fact that one of our very own made it onto the podium! (more…)

Tunggang Uji Istimewa Suzuki di Litar Kart Antarabangsa Sepang – 29 dan 30 Julai 2017

Suzuki Assemblers Malaysia akan menganjurkan satu sesi tunggang uji istimewa Suzuki pada hujung minggu ini pada 29 dan 30 Julai 2017 di Litar Kart Antarabangsa Sepang.
Bagi mereka yang berminat bole turut serta untuk menguji beberapa daripada model motosikal besar Suzuki yang terkini seperti GSX-R1000, GSX-R1000R, VStrom 650 ABS, SV 650 ABS, GSXS 750 ABS, GSXS1000F dan Burgman 400 ABS.
Acara ini akan berlangsung pada hujung minggu ini bermula dari jam 10 pagi hingga 4 petang pad hari Sabtu dan Ahad dengan beberapa jenama yang lain yang akan turut serta seperti Arai Helmet, Bike World, AutoBacks dan ramai lagi.

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Special Suzuki test ride at Sepang International Kart Circuit, 29 & 30 July 2017

Suzuki Assemblers Malaysia will be organising a special Suzuki test ride session this weekend on 29 to 30 July 2017 at the Sepang International Kart Circuit.

Those who are interested can try out some of Suzuki’s flagship big bike models such as the latest GSX-R1000, GSX-R1000R, VStrom 650 ABS, SV 650 ABS, GSXS 750 ABS, GSXS1000F and Burgman 400 ABS.

The event will be happening this weekend from 10am to 4pm on both Saturday and Sunday with other brands taking part like Arai Helmet, Bike World, Autobacks and many more.

Suzuki Assemblers Malaysia will be organising a very special Suzuki test ride session for all their latest 2017 motorcycle models this weekend. The Sepang International Kart Circuit has been chosen as the Venue and the public has the golden opportunity to try out some of their flagship models including the Suzuki GSXR1000R. (more…)

Siapakah Tiga Penunggang Negara Yang Akan Bertanding Dalam Perlumbaan Ketahanan Suzuka 8 Hours 2017?

Perlumbaan ketahanan Suzuka 8 Hours untuk kali ke-40 akan sekali lagi menyaksikan para penunggang dan juga pasukan dari seluruh dunia bersaing di salah satu perlumbaan ketahanan terulung di dunia sepanjang masa bermula dari 27 hingga 30 Julai 2017.
Perlumbaan untuk tahun ini menandakan ulang tahun ke-40nya dan akan ada tiga penunggang negara yang akan turut serta bertanding; penunggang Moto2 Hafizh Syahrin, penunggang ARRC semasa Azlan Shah, dan juga juara ARRC 2016 Zaqhwan Zaidi.
Hafizh Syahrin akan berlumba bersama Team Kagayama di atas jentera Suzuki GSX-R1000, Zaqhwan Zaidi dengan Team Satu HATI di atas jentera Honda CBR1000RR yang terkini, dan Azlan Shah akan berlumba bagi Team Green dan jentera tersohornya Kawasaki ZX-10R.

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Are there Malaysians competing in the 2017 Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race? YES, THREE!

The 40^th Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race will once again see riders and teams from all over the world fighting for one of the greatest motorcycle endurance races of all time from 27 to 30 July 2017.

This year’s race marks the race’s 40^th anniversary where three Malaysians will be competing; Moto2 rider Hafizh Syahrin, current ARRC rider Azlan Shah and 2016 ARRC champion Zaqhwan Zaidi.

Hafizh Syahrin will race together with Team Kagayama on board the Suzuki GSX-R1000, Zaqhwan Zaidi with Team Satu HATI on board the latest Honda CBR1000RR and Azlan Shah will be racing with Team Green and their infamous Kawasaki ZX-10R.

The countdown to the 40^th Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race is getting closer and closer. One of the world’s most iconic motorcycle endurance race sponsored by Coca Cola will run its course from 27 July 2017 to 30 July 2017. (more…)

EICMA 2015: All-new Suzuki GSX-R1000 finally unveiled

After being absent from the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show, the long wait is finally over after the covers were pulled off an all-new Suzuki GSX-R1000 superbike.

Its been a full 11 years since Suzuki fully updated the model, and this new GSX-R1000, which bears the ‘L7’ chassis code, arrives sporting plenty of new hardware and an all-new look as well.

Suzuki claims this new sixth generation GSX-R1000 is the lightest, most powerful and best handling GSX-R ever built, and we have very little reason to doubt that claim. This 6th generation GSX-R1000, or better known as the ‘Gixxer’ thousand amongst fans, is also the most highly equipped version of the superbike ever built.

As far as looks go, the sixth-gen Gixxer thousand now boasts a brand new face and yet, the bike’s lines remains rather distinctively unmistakable as a Gixxer. There’s new LED lighting all round that is complimented with a new LED dash display as well, giving this new L7 Gixxer a very high-tech touch. Of course, what counts for the most is what’s beneath the pretty new metal and this sixth-gen Gixxer has got plenty to boast.

For starters, it gains with a new and improved 999cc in-line four-cylinder engine primed with variable valve timing (VVT). The S-brand’s new litre-sized screamer offers 200hp and about 111Nm of peak torque. Highlights here include Suzuki Racing Finger valve train follower rocker arm to improve valve control and allow higher rpm, while the Suzuki Exhaust Tuning-Alpha (SET-A) and Suzuki Top Feed Injector (S-TFI) systems, which all combine to make what Suzuki call their Broad Power System. Crucially though, much of these were developed off the S-brand’s GSX-RR MotoGP bike.

The mill is encased within an all-new chassis design made using lightweight aluminium, but the icing on its cake has to be the Showa Balance Free Front Forks (BFFF) that was first seen in the rivalling 2016 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R. The Gixxer takes things up a notch though by pairing that with Showa’s Balance Free Rear Cushion at the back, and if our trained eyes are correct, you even get of twin Brembo anchors up front as well.

Like the rivalling Yamaha YZF-R1 and Kawasaki ZX-10R, the new Gixxer thousand also arrives with a full array of new electronics and advanced rider aids. Things start off with a quick-shifter and auto-blipper, followed by a 10-level traction control system, launch control, as well as three different riding modes thanks to ride-by-wire, not forgetting the all-important advanced ABS suite too.

The new sixth-generation Suzuki GSX-R1000 is expected to hit markets starting early next year but prices are still undisclosed for now. Nevertheless, this is one superbike we know will stack well against its other Japanese- and European-made litre-classed rivals indeed.

2016 Suzuki GSX-R1000 (L7)

Sources: Asphaltandrubber and MCN

Saturday @ WSBK Malaysia 2015

Highlights from Saturday’s Tissot-Superpole qualifying sessions of the WSBK Malaysia 2015 race weekend in Sepang,Malaysia.

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Suzuki unleashes GSX-R1000 30th Anniversary Edition

2015 is a very special year for Suzuki as one of its most popular models – the GSX-R range, celebrates its 30th anniversary. Unveiled in 1975, the GSX-R was very successful in the racing scene, thanks to riders like the legendary Kevin Schwantz.

Thanks to all the success and fame in the MotoGP scene, the GSX-R gained a massive following worldwide. It is said that there are more than a million GSX-R owners at the moment in the world.

So, in order to celebrate this milestone event, Suzuki unveiled a 30^th Anniversary edition of the GSX-R1000 superbike at the German MotoGP event last week. The main highlight about the special edition model is that it features the same paint scheme as the original 1985 750cc model.

The blue and white paintjob was also run in the weekend’s German MotoGP race on the factory racing bikes of Aleix Espargarò and Maverick Viñales. There are no mechanical changes to the bike but the new colours are a tribute to the original GSX-R750 machine that kick-started the now famous GSX-R name.

According to Suzuki, the bike will be a full production machine and will go on sale globally from November.

The Suzuki GS series was Suzuki Motor Corporation’s first full range of 4-stroke road bikes, launched in 1976 in 750cc guise; which then expanded to include smaller GS550, GS1000, GS125 and GS1200SS models over the years. However, it was the 750 and 1000cc models that drove development on the race track and led-to the development of a new breed of motorcycle; the GSX-R.

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Our very own Malaysian rider Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman made it to a podium finish in second together with Kawasaki Team Green in the 2017 Suzuka 8 Hours FIM Word Endurance Championship race in Suzuka yesterday.

Together with BSB rider Leon Haslam and Japanese Kazuma Watanabe, Team Green scored the second podium position just behind the Yamaha Factory Racing Team which took home their third consecutive win.

Team F.C.C TSR Honda finished in third with their Honda CBR1000RR SP2 race machine piloted by Randy de Puniet, Dominique Aegerter and Josh Hook.

Suzuki Assemblers Malaysia will be organising a special Suzuki test ride session this weekend on 29 to 30 July 2017 at the Sepang International Kart Circuit.

Those who are interested can try out some of Suzuki’s flagship big bike models such as the latest GSX-R1000, GSX-R1000R, VStrom 650 ABS, SV 650 ABS, GSXS 750 ABS, GSXS1000F and Burgman 400 ABS.

The event will be happening this weekend from 10am to 4pm on both Saturday and Sunday with other brands taking part like Arai Helmet, Bike World, Autobacks and many more.

The 40th Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race will once again see riders and teams from all over the world fighting for one of the greatest motorcycle endurance races of all time from 27 to 30 July 2017.

This year’s race marks the race’s 40th anniversary where three Malaysians will be competing; Moto2 rider Hafizh Syahrin, current ARRC rider Azlan Shah and 2016 ARRC champion Zaqhwan Zaidi.

Hafizh Syahrin will race together with Team Kagayama on board the Suzuki GSX-R1000, Zaqhwan Zaidi with Team Satu HATI on board the latest Honda CBR1000RR and Azlan Shah will be racing with Team Green and their infamous Kawasaki ZX-10R.

After being absent from the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show, the long wait is finally over after the covers were pulled off an all-new Suzuki GSX-R1000 superbike.

2016 Suzuki GSX-R1000 (L7)

Highlights from Saturday’s Tissot-Superpole qualifying sessions of the WSBK Malaysia 2015 race weekend in Sepang,Malaysia.

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The 40^th Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race will once again see riders and teams from all over the world fighting for one of the greatest motorcycle endurance races of all time from 27 to 30 July 2017.

This year’s race marks the race’s 40^th anniversary where three Malaysians will be competing; Moto2 rider Hafizh Syahrin, current ARRC rider Azlan Shah and 2016 ARRC champion Zaqhwan Zaidi.