bluesman

To join Superhawk in garage and to have looooong (5000 km and more) ride to less-than-perfect road places with my wife as pillion.
Love that...Suzuki DR800, single cylinder 800cc raid enduro. Looks scary, hardcore and BIG, properly BIG

cliby

Looks fun. We are more limited here in model selection in the US. Presumably because we are all obsessed with either the fast quartermile, best lap times, or cruiser-mania. I have never seen this model suzuki. Much less the Superhawk's cousin the Varedero which I'm sure would make a great all-rounder.

bill

bluesman

I am afraid this is one of models never sold in US
It started as almost exact replica of Pari-Dakar bike - DR750.
Then they increased displacement and finally it stopped production in 1997.
It became a cult bike in Europe (specially Germanny, Netherlands, Nordic contries) and Argentina...quite a few of them went on round the world tours. It is much more of hard enduro than let say Varadero or even Transalp and a bit harder than Africa Twin, thou engine is quite detuned only making 54 bhp in stock state.
Immense fun to ride and very much good off-road brother to Shawk, IMHO with Shawk engine it would be brilliant...thou more thirsty.
With it's 24 liter tank it makes about 400 km between fill-ups if ridden at calm pace. But hell it's one tall bike...and suspension travel is huge. But VERY easy to steer and suprisingly good road manners. And all for 900 Euro, thou mileage is more than 50 000 km but in very good state and with new tires and topcase.
And it's simple. Easy to fix if something breaks. If I ever will make my dream to ride Bolivia, Chile etc. it will be perfect...

Brian A