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Suzuki (January 2007, Week Vol. 1)

Suzuki plans worldwide hybrid push
Jan-08-2007
Suzuki Motor Corp., the biggest maker of minicars in Japan, plans to introduce a gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle in Japan, the United States and Europe to meet tighter rules on auto emissions in the world's major auto markets, Suzuki President Hiroshi Tsuda said in an interview Friday. But Tsuda declined to reveal exactly when Suzuki will begin selling the more environment-friendly vehicles, saying only that it intends to release the cars as soon as possible.
suzuki samuai
Jan-07-2007
: suzuki samuai. Suzuki-Samurai By Gerry I have a suzuki samurai that will not start.[1] It is not getting any spark to plugs.[2] I noticed that the two wires leading to the coil, with the ignition on, are 12v or hot.[3] Is this an indicator of a bad coil Also this is a off road only vehicle.[4] the emmisions stuff is not on the jeep.[5] It is carbeurated with a ecm , control module behind the glove box.[6] It is not in the jeep it is gone.[7] Does the jeep need this to make the coil give spark to the spark plugs I just got this jeep from a friend only to take to the deer lease.[8] I need to get it running.[9] Any help would be great.[10] Thanks ...
Suzuki Celebrate Championship Success
Jan-07-2007
The managers of Team Suzuki’s official motocross teams from America, Japan and Europe were all praised by Suzuki Motor Corporation President & COO, Mr Hiroshi Tsuda, at a special reception held at the company’s headquarters in Hamamatsu, Japan, last week, to celebrate a successful 2007 racing season.
Yoshimura Suzuki Doubles Up on Sunday’s Miller Superbike Podium
Jan-07-2007
Team Yoshimura Suzuki’s Mat Mladin and Ben Spies rode their Suzuki GSX-R1000s to second and third place at the second AMA Superbike race of the double-header weekend at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah, on Sunday.
Suzuki Castrol Win Bol d'Or, and FIM World Endurance Championship
Jan-07-2007
Suzuki Castrol have won the Bol d'Or 24 hour race at Magny Cours, in front of second placed Yamaha Austria and third placed Kawasaki France. Suzuki Castrol's victory also confirms their 2006 FIM World Endurance Championship title.
Walker and Crutchlow hit the road.
Jan-09-2007
Rizla Suzuki's Chris 'Stalker' Walker and Cal Crutchlow opted for a four wheeled version of a Suzuki as opposed to their usual two when they visited Suzuki's Milton Keynes headquarters to pick up their new cars.

New Rizla Suzuki GSX-R1000s in Development
Jan-07-2007
Rizla Suzuki received three 2007 Suzuki GSX-R1000 production bikes to add to the single bike it has been using as a test bed for its new British Superbike racer.
suzuki samurai
Jan-07-2007
: suzuki samurai. Suzuki-Samurai By Larry Jennings Having problems with very bad surging between 1800 rpm's and 2200 rpm's.[1] Sounds as if it's running up against a governor , back and forth , back and forth.[2] Carbs been rebuilt , egr checked , ecm replaced ,etc.[3] Problem first noticed when smog renewal came up , never noticed it before.showed up as they were attempting to smog it , NOT after.[4] Anyone else experience this problem before ...
suzuki ac
Jan-07-2007
: suzuki ac. Suzuki-Samurai By wayne h. just bought a 1986 ,1.3liter.[1] it has ac .[2] when i turn it on ,compressor kicks in but no cold air.[3] i have not taken it to a mechanic , nor do i want to spend hundreds to fix it .[4] do you think i have an easy fix or do i justforget it thanks ...
Team Yoshimura Suzuki’s Ben Spies Wins AMA Superbike Championship at Mid-Ohio
Jan-07-2007
Yoshimura Suzuki’s Ben Spies won his first-ever AMA Superbike Championship after cruising to a comfortable seventh-place finish at the last race of the season at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, on Sunday afternoon.
Suzuki Flix concept designed for movie buffs
Jan-08-2007
Unveiled at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the Flix concept from American Suzuki apparently comes with a huge screen that pops out of the roof. In this way, it's a mobile movie theater.
Official: Suzuki to do three events with SX4 WRC.
Jan-09-2007
The Suzuki World Rally team has announced that it will compete on three events with its new SX4 WRC car later this season, with the car set to make its debut in the FIA World Rally Championship on the Rally Finland at the beginning of August.
Brendan Roberts Wins Superstock 1000 FIM Cup Race
Jan-07-2007
The Superstock 1000 FIM Cup championship race saw the on-track winner Luca Scassa (EVR Corse Ormeni MV Agusta) disqualified, and thus the race win was given to original second place rider Brendan Roberts (HP Racing Suzuki) - and the championship to Alessandro Polita (Celani Team Suzuki).
Yoshimura Suzuki’s Mladin & Spies Go One/Two in Saturday’s Superbike Race at VIR
Jan-07-2007
Team Yoshimura Suzuki’s Mat Mladin won his fourth AMA Superbike race of the 2006 season in Saturday afternoon’s race at Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Va.
Yoshimura Suzuki Rules Road America With 1-2 Finish
Jan-07-2007
Team Yoshimura Suzuki’s Mat Mladin won his 45th career AMA Superbike race on Saturday at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis., in the first race of the double-header weekend.
Yoshimura Suzuki First & Second at Season-Opening Daytona Superbike Race
Jan-07-2007
Team Yoshimura Suzuki’s Mat Mladin kicked off the 2006 season by winning his fifth AMA Daytona International Speedway Superbike race in Daytona Beach, Fla., on Saturday.
Yoshimura Suzuki Dominates Road America Superbike Double-Header Weekend
Jan-07-2007
Team Yoshimura Suzuki’s Mat Mladin and Ben Spies finished first and second in the Road America AMA Superbike double-header weekend’s Sunday race in Elkhart Lake, WI. Teammate Aaron Yates finished in sixth-place.
Yoshimura Suzuki at Peak Performance at Miller Motorsports Park Race
Jan-07-2007
Team Yoshimura Suzuki’s Ben Spies won the inaugural AMA Superbike race and extended his championship points lead at brand-new Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah, on Saturday afternoon.
Yoshimura Suzuki First and Second at California Speedway
Jan-07-2007
Team Yoshimura Suzuki’s Ben Spies won his third consecutive AMA Superbike race in the first of the weekend’s two Superbike races at California Speedway in Fontana, Calif., on Saturday afternoon.
Yoshimura Suzuki First and Second in Barber Superbike Race One
Jan-07-2007
Team Yoshimura Suzuki’s Ben Spies won his second career AMA Superbike race in front of an enthusiastic Southern crowd at Alabama’s Barber Motorsports Park on Saturday afternoon.
Yoshimura Suzuki First & Second at Second Fontana Superbike Race
Jan-07-2007
Team Yoshimura Suzuki’s Ben Spies won an impressive fourth AMA Superbike race in a row by taking the victory at the second Superbike race of the weekend at California Speedway in Fontana, Calif., on Sunday.
Yoshimura Suzuki 1-2 in Saturday’s Mid-Ohio Superbike Race
Jan-07-2007
Team Yoshimura Suzuki’s Ben Spies overcame the Lexington, Ohio, heat and humidity as well as a red flag to win the first AMA Superbike race of the double-header weekend at Mid-Ohio on Saturday afternoon.
Yoshimura Suzuki’s Spies Wins Laguna Seca Superbike Race
Jan-07-2007
Team Yoshimura Suzuki’s Ben Spies battled record-breaking heat as well as the competition to win his eighth AMA Superbike race of the season and extend his points lead at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on Saturday.
Yoshimura Suzuki’s Mladin, Yates & Spies Dominate Sunday’s Superbike Race at VIR
Jan-07-2007
Team Yoshimura Suzuki was absolutely on fire in the second AMA Superbike race of the double-header weekend at Virginia International Raceway (VIR) in Alton, Va., on Sunday.
Suzuki Castrol Win Oschersleben 24 Hour
Jan-07-2007
Suzuki Castrol have won the Oschersleben 24 Hour round of the FIM World Endurance Championship, their fourth race win out of six races this season. Second place has gone to Yamaha Austria and third to Yamaha Phase One.
Suzuki Castrol Win Assen 500
Jan-07-2007
Suzuki Castrol have won the Assen 500km round of the FIM World Endurance Championship in convincing style after leading from the first lap.
Suzuki Castrol Win Zolder 6 Hour
Jan-07-2007
Suzuki Castrol have won the Zolder 6 Hour round of the FIM World Endurance Championship, their third race win out of four races this season. Second place has gone to Yamaha Austria and third to Kawasaki Bolliger.
Denning: Suzuki can succeed.
Jan-08-2007
Paul Denning heads into his second season in charge of Team Suzuki MotoGP hoping that "some really interesting stuff" happening ahead of the new season will result in John Hopkins and Chris Vermeulen "on TV" in 2006...
Yoshimura Suzuki Sweeps Saturday/Sunday Mid-Ohio Superbike Races 1-2
Jan-07-2007
On Sunday, Team Yoshimura Suzuki’s Ben Spies won his 10th AMA Superbike race of the season at Mid-Ohio in Lexington by repeating his victorious performance from Saturday’s Superbike race.
MIST Suzuki - Inaugural WSB Season Review
Jan-07-2007
MIST Suzuki started it's first year at World SuperBikes competing in the European SuperStock 600 Championship.
Walker Joins Rizla Suzuki For The Race of The Year
Jan-07-2007
FANS FAVOURITE Chris Walker will ride a Rizla Suzuki GSX-R1000 at this weekend’s Race of the Year at Mallory Park in Leicestershire, with the clear target of impressing the team and securing a full-time ride in British Superbikes in 2007.
Yoshimura Suzuki Dominates Sonoma Superbike Weekend
Jan-07-2007
Ben Spies raced his Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 to its sixth consecutive victory at today?s second-leg AMA Superbike Championship double-header at Infineon Raceway in California.
Simeon Wins Suzuki GSX-R European Cup
Jan-07-2007
Belgian Xavier Simeon won the final round this year’s Suzuki European Cup at Magny-Cours today and with it the title.
Suzuki GSX-R European Cup - Valencia Race Result
Jan-07-2007
Belgian Xavier Simeon rode a superbly controlled race at Valencia today to win the opening round of this year’s Suzuki GSX-R European Cup
Suzuki GSX-R European Cup - Monza Race Result
Jan-07-2007
As expected, ‘wild card’ entry and former World Superbike and Supersport Champion Fabrizio Pirovano won the second round of the Suzuki GSX-R European Cup at Monza in comfortable fashion in front of a huge crowd.
Suzuki Drop-In Class
Jan-12-2007

Our friends from The South Wing are offering a Suzuki-based Drop-In Class taught by Kameron Steele.

Canadian Samurai carb problem
Jan-11-2007
: Canadian Samurai carb problem. Suzuki-Samurai By Dave I have tried for a year to get a carb kit for the stock Aisan dual throat carb on a Canadian Suzuki Samurai 1987 - no luck.[1] I am thinking I might replace the whole unit - read somewhere that a 1200cc Toyota Corolla carb 1973 will fit the intake manifold.[2] Is this a good idea Can anyone help with advice or a reference to a site.[3] Thanks ...
First Double-Header Win For Spies
Jan-07-2007
Yoshimura Suzuki’s Ben Spies raced to his first-ever double-header victory at today’s second AMA Superbike Championship race at Barber in Alabama to take the lead in the series after three rounds.
European Superstock 600 - Magny-Cours Race Result
Jan-11-2007
Xavier Simeon (Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra) won the final race of the year, heading off Alessandro Antonelli (Junior Team Italia Honda) by over four seconds, with Domenico Colucci (Ducati Xerox Junior Team) third.
European Superstock 600 - Brands Hatch Race Result
Jan-07-2007
Xavier Simeon (Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra) scored the 600 Superstock class win from Niccolo Canepa (Ducati Xerox) after a 12-lap fight around Brands at the end of raceday itself.
European Superstock 600 – Imola Race Result
Jan-11-2007
With Niccolo Canepa (Ducati Xerox) out of the race the field was left open for Xavier Simeon (Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra) to take the crown at Imola and he duly did so - but not without some nervous moments.
Hopkins 'has massive potential'.
Jan-10-2007
While new Team Suzuki MotoGP signing Chris Vermeulen has been commanding a lot of column inches recently, team manager Paul Denning has underlined his belief in the "massive potential" of John Hopkins.
Championship-Winning Yoshimura Suzuki Team Returns
Jan-07-2007
Two-time Supersport Champion Tommy Hayden joins defending Superbike Champion Spies & six-time Superbike Champion Mladin
Bayliss Double in Valencia
Jan-11-2007
Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) and Troy Corser (Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra) were on a different plane of existence from their peers at Valencia, each Australian rider taking turns to lead the races, which were both eventually won by Bayliss.
Second Quickest For Max Biaggi
Jan-07-2007
The Pirelli 3-day tests at Qatar finished with Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra rider Max Biaggi posting the second fastest overall time, behind 2006 Superbike World Champion Troy Bayliss.
2006 International Motorcycle and Scooter Show Opens its Doors in Spectacular Style
Jan-07-2007
The International Motorcycle and Scooter Show kicked off today in spectacular style, with a host of bike unveilings and highlights including the UK launch of brand new models from Suzuki and Honda,
Spies Takes Five Wins in a Row
Jan-07-2007
Team Yoshimura Suzuki’s Ben Spies raced his GSX-R1000 to its fifth consecutive race victory in today’s opening AMA Superbike Championship race at Infineon Raceway, California.
Mladin Sweeps AMA Superbike Races at VIR
Jan-07-2007
Six-time AMA Superbike champion Mat Mladin of Australia won Sunday’s AMA Superbike Championship race at VIRginia International Raceway’s Suzuki Big Kahuna Nationals.
National Superstock – Cadwell Park Race Result
Jan-07-2007
Luke Quigley on the Jentin/PDM Racing Suzuki took a well earned win in the Metzeler National Superstock race at Cadwell Park.
Ghibli Plans to Work with Foreign Director
Jan-09-2007
In an interview with Sports Hochi, Studio Ghibli President Toshio Suzuki that the company plans to work with a foreign animation director in the future. No further details are available. Source:
Pirovano Wins Misano GSX-R Cup
Jan-11-2007
He may have retired some years ago and he may not be in his first flush of youth, but there was absolutely no stopping ‘wild card’ Fabrizio Pirovano in the fourth round of the Suzuki GSX-R European Cup at Misano today.
Double delight for Atkinson.
Jan-08-2007
Craig Atkinson won today's Senior Manx Grand Prix on his 750cc Bullock Suzuki to complete the first Junior - Senior double since Ricky Mitchell in 1996.
European Superstock 600 - Silverstone Race Result
Jan-07-2007
Claudio Corti (Yamaha Italia) scored his first win of the season - of his Superstock 1000 career, in fact - as he eventually overhauled early leader Alessio Polita (Celani Suzuki).
Superstock 1000 FIM Cup – Silverstone Race Result
Jan-07-2007
Claudio Corti (Yamaha Italia) scored his first win of the season - of his Superstock 1000 career, in fact - as he eventually overhauled early leader Alessio Polita (Celani Suzuki).
Sykes Takes European GSX-R Cup Win at EuroSpeedway
Jan-07-2007
Briton Tom Sykes took over the ride of William Dunlop for Lausitz and immediately carved his name in glory by winning the fifth round of this year’s Suzuki GSX-R750 European Cup.
Roberts Takes Wild Card GSX-R Cup Win
Jan-07-2007
Aussie Brendan Roberts took victory in the third round of the Suzuki GSX-R European Cup at Silverstone today after a race-long battle with Briton Tommy Bridewell.
Superstock 1000 FIM Cup - Race Result
Jan-11-2007
Alessio Polita (Celani Suzuki) scored a narrow win after the first race of the Superstock 1000 season got underway at Valencia, holding off local rider Ivan Silva (La Glisse Kawasaki) by only 0.303 seconds.
Superstock 1000 FIM Cup - Monza Race Result
Jan-11-2007
Alessandro Polita (Celani Suzuki) jumped to the immediate lead in the Superstock 1000 race, with Danilo Dell’Omo (TCM Team Cruciani Corse) and Ricardo Chiarello (Lightspeed Kawasaki) in the second podium slots.
Superstock 1000 FIM Cup - Misano Race Result
Jan-07-2007
Alessandro Polita (Celani Suzuki) extended his lead in the 1000cc Superstock division by scoring his third win of the year, taking his total points to 95.
Toseland Wins Race One While Corser Takes Second Race
Jan-11-2007
After two races that provided excellent entertainment for all present at Losail, the previous two World Superbike champions, James Toseland (Winston Ten Kate Honda) and Troy Corser (Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra) scored one win apiece.
Its Now Offficial - Alstare Suzuki Sign Max Biaggi
Jan-07-2007
After months of waiting, the agreement between Max Biaggi and Francis Batta has finally been signed.
Kagayama Takes First Double of The Year in Brno WSB
Jan-11-2007
After a resurgent burst of form at the previous round in Misano, Yukio Kagayama (Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra) scored two wins, in similar fashion, at the 5.403km Brno circuit, to take his first SBK double win.
European Superstock 600 - Misano Race Result
Jan-11-2007
A red-flagged race gave pole man Davide Guigliano (Lightspeed Kawasaki) the win in the 600cc class of Superstock, ahead of the hard charging Xavier Simeon (Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra) and the Ducati Xerox machine of Niccolo Canepa.
samurai, starts well but engine dies after 15 sec
Jan-11-2007
: samurai, starts well but engine dies after 15 sec. Suzuki-Samurai By Ron ten Velden starts well but after about 15 secs the engine dies.[1] after a minute or so , same thing ...