With three classic GSX-Rs in various stages of disarray and shipping date for the South Africa Winter Series of races very close it’s all hands to the pump to get them ready in time. I nipped down to the Silverstone today to collect one of the motors that has been rebuilt and took the opportunity to steal a few photos when I was there.
The two bikes that gave Michael Dunlop trouble at the Manx Grand Prix this year were both in the Silverstone workshop.
This is the bike Michael won the Manx on last year. It was pressed into service for this year’s race when the 2011 bike gave trouble in practise but didn’t finish.
The blue bike was for this year’s Manx Grand Prix. Michael has clocked 120mph laps with these bikes.
and this one with the Maxton twin-shocks is being built complete with Dominator lights for Endurance racing. I’ve got the same lights on my gixxer. I hope the rider isn’t depending on them to light the track at speed.
It’s one thing to love your Suzuki but to sleep with the bodywork is taking things a bit too far!
If you are that keen on Suzukis then you must have a tidy full power GSX-R 750 too —
GSX-R
from-a-distance 