Suzuki GZ 125 Marauder Review

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Suzuki GZ 125 Marauder
★★★★☆
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Guest's review of Suzuki GZ 125 Marauder

“I bought a 2002 marauder 125 about a week ago for £700...”

★★★★★

written by on 10/02/2011

I bought a 2002 marauder 125 about a week ago for £700 absolute bargain as all it needed was about five hours of work and a bit of polish to have it looking great again. Mine came with a sissy bay and a pannier support rack (panniers in the mail) and I would recommend you buy these as well as they give the bike a bit more character. I too, like a lot of others was told these bikes could reach 75mph and cruise at 60mph, well after a week of varied riding I cant tell you that 75mph is VERY optimistic, I'm quite light and I could just about get a little over 60mph, but, the bike will sit at 45-50mph quite happily. But, like someone said before, if you want to bomb along at 65-75mph either buy a £2500+ tempremental sports bike or deal with 50-55mph. As for comfort, spot on, I'm just under 6 foot and the day I bought it I rode it home for an hour and a half with only a quick fuel stop to break it up and to my suprise, no numbness cramps or backache- it is literally like riding a leather armchair.



These bikes look and sound beautiful with a few of my mates mistaking it for a 400cc when I first got it. This is my third bike and being used to two strokes I was a tiny bit dissapointed with the lack of performance over 40mph but again, If you want a fast bike don't buy a cruiser. Insurance is dirt cheap, as is tax £15 a year. Fuel economy is brilliant as well.



Alot of people here seem to be suprised by the fact that their chrome is covered in rust... that's what will happen if you don't keep them clean and polish them, that is a little annoying though, I had to learn the hard way from my previous bike that where chrome is concerned, shiled it from rain as much as possible and if it does get rained on or dirty wash it with warm soapy water and dry it within the day or expect to lose your shiny bike to rust. Also, sorry to blab on but just a note, if you do get surface rust on the chrome (There was a lot when I bought it) take a small bit of kitchin foil, scrunch it into a ball and rub the rust lightly- that works a treat and gives you a good clean surface to polish- it doesn't leave any scratches either.





All in all a great little bike, sharp brakes, reasonable performance with an adequate crusing speed and it costs about as much as my old 50cc scooter to run-would def reccommed for someone looking for a reliable bike that looks and sounds great and turns heads.

  • 2002

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  • 1 week

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