They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Assuming that truism still holds, the folks in Bologna must feel pretty darn pumped with the news that Suzuki has announced The Gladius, a SV650 based entry-level bike that uses an awfully familiar looking cast aluminum/steel trellis hybrid frame… From outward appearances it sure looks like the Gladius is a direct knock-off of the 696 Monster, at least to me… Which, I have to admit is oddly ironic given that the new Monster’s style was quite a love it or …

It’s been a very exciting morning thus far — Late last night we found out that the online portion of our motorcycle documentary series, “Twist The Throttle“, launched on the Discovery Turbo website!
‘Twist The Throttle’ is an inside and behind-the-scenes look at eight of the major and/or most storied motorcycle manufacturers in the world, including; Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Suzuki, BMW, Ducati, MV Agusta and Bimota.