Suzuki building bikes for Kawasaki?
 

I never knew this

http://www.mcnews.com.au/newbikecata...ellow_700p.JPG

http://www.asl-testsite.co.uk/motors...V1000-2004.jpg

Re: Suzuki building bikes for Kawasaki?
 

Used to have one of those, great bikes.

Re: Suzuki building bikes for Kawasaki?
 

I assume you mean the Kwak? The V-Strom we are very familiar with.

So who built it?

Re: Suzuki building bikes for Kawasaki?
 

Im pretty sure it was just a Suzuki rebranded. Why they did/do it? Dunno tbh.

Re: Suzuki building bikes for Kawasaki?
 

Had the suzuki sorry, the KLV was built by kawasaki as far as i know, but was almost the same as the suzuki.

Re: Suzuki building bikes for Kawasaki?
 

Like the DRZ400/KLX400 and few others they were assembled by Kawa from Suzuki parts under licence. Kawasaki would have built very little of it.

Re: Suzuki building bikes for Kawasaki?
 

Been going on for a number of years, in the case of the Strom/KLV the Kwak was a better deal, better instruments and a couple of hundred quid less when new.

Kawasaki and Suzuki are by far the smallest volume of the Japanese bike maunfacturers, they did a deal to share some R&D and some model bases in about 2003.

Re: Suzuki building bikes for Kawasaki?
 

Unfortunately the KLV was only available in colours that no-one in their right mind would buy, which is why it wasn't a huge seller despite the price.

I really liked the V-Strom 1000s I've ridden and would jump at buying a new one if they were still available

Re: Suzuki building bikes for Kawasaki?
 

Mine was great, big, soft and fast. It had GSXR brakes on to stop it too. But I had to sell it after I fell off it. Never felt right again.

Re: Suzuki building bikes for Kawasaki?
 

But are now dead popular on KTM's and the Triumph Tiger :rolleyes:

Last year's craze for white didn't last long did it.