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Everything you needed to know about the Race Suzuki Gixxer SF

We get up, close and personal with the race-prepped Suzuki Gixxer SF and put it through its paces at the Kari track

Overdrive|Jun 10, 2015, 08:00:21 IST

1. What's that all about then?

Suzuki, as we have already reported, decided that the volume motorcycle space in India has become a little too cut throat to survive in. The competition was too tough, too big and too much effort was being required to achieve too small a result. They decided to realign their Indian business and focus more on premium motorcycles and on being an innovative motorcycle manufacturer.

The Gixxer, their new 155cc motorcycle for the 150cc segment space turned out to be a segment buster. It not only had the right spec, it also had a special feeling about it that marks motorcycles and scooters (think Continue Reading...

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