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Originally Posted by motion
Kawasakis were very, very crude until the mid 80's, when they introduced the 900 and 600 Ninjas. They kind of had a kit, homebuilt feel to them. Yamahas were much, much better. I don't really know much about older Suzukis. I have a 1982 Suzuki Katana 1000 and its actually very solid. Hondas, of course, were the best.
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I have to admit, I wasn't really paying attention back then. In retrospect, however, this really seems to fit. A high school buddy rode RDs; first 350s and then 400s. None of us on the Sportsters, Bonnevilles, Commandos, Tridents, or Rocket IIIs could ever keep up. Plus, those darn things ran every day, including Sundays. One guy had a Honda 750; he could run with the RD guy, plus he never had to work on it. I only knew one guy with a Water Buffalo, so it was the only Suzook two-smoker I remember. He had it set up for touring (bags, windshield, etc.) so it didn't really count. Maybe I should focus on RDs and smaller Suzukis.