This week’s edition of Speed Read lives up to its name. It starts with an endurance racing-prepped Suzuki GSX-R1000, and ends with a replica of an early 1900s land speed bike. Sitting in the middle are a 890 cc KTM dirt bike, and a totally bonkers Kawasaki Z1 restomod.
Suzuki GSX-R1000 by Team Classic Suzuki If you’d like to feel old, consider this: the Suzuki GSX-R1000 K1 was released over twenty years ago. Lighter and faster than its predecessor, it’s considered by many to be a future classic. It’s also now officially old enough to race in the European Endurance Cup—which is why Team Classic Suzuki has just prepped one for racing.
Team Classic Suzuki is a staple of the European endurance racing scene, where they’ve been fielding a highly-tuned Suzuki Katana since 2017.…