Hello all! I recently came on board here at Inline Performance Magazine as a Staff Writer. With over forty thousand miles of riding experience (including crashing), my primary role here is as a test rider. I will also be here to report on different products in the sportbike market, testing them on the street and at the track.

After meeting with the editor Alex, he handed me the keys to a new 2006 Suzuki GSX-R 600. Awesome! It’s a nimble, middle weight, and strong bike with tons of potential backed with a pure bred racing heritage. I am quite curious to see what Suzuki will offer me.

Here’s a little bit of a history lesson. Suzuki was introduced to the US market with their line of lightweight motorcycles in 1963. Success came quickly as they offered a great line of reliable bikes. Most noticeable was the two-stroke vertical twins.
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Click the Image below to see pictures from the Launch Party.

If you have photos of that night that you wish to submit please email it to us.

We were at Jessette’s photoshoot and the photographer took some shots of me as I was riding away.

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Engine and transmission
The 2002 Honda XR 650R is a single cylinder, 4 Stroke, bike with a 649.00 ccm (39.60 cubic inches) displacement engine. The liquid cooled SOHC engine has a 10.0:1 compression, a bore and stroke of 100.0 x 82.6 mm (3.9 x 3.3 inches). The bike has a 5-speed transmission.

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