Bikes for Rascals Addicted to Trouble


Friday, June 18, 2010

Suzuki Grasstracker/Bigboy


Japan - motorcycle - 250cc

The Bigboy version of this is a customiser’s dream. Of all the 250’s is has the best power-to-weight ratio (in part because it uses the engine as a stressed component), a kick/electric start single-cylinder air-cooled engine with a decompression lever that makes for effortless kickstarting, very pretty lines (tank et al) and lots of torque from a dual combustion chambered single pot. I chopped mine down to 100kgs (see Original B.R.A.T.)) and get 20hp of very responsive growl at the throttle. But I also rode her for 3 years as a stocker and never had so much as blip in performance. 10 out of 10.