Though the bike is capable of hitting terrifying speeds and that too in a very short time ��� the rider feels more at home at speeds up to 150-160kph because of the upright seating position. I hung to the handlebars for dear life, and soon realised that this machine is not for setting speed records. As the speedo needle defiantly climbed up, the wind blasted into my chest like a jackhammer. Once, I was trying to push 200 kph on the motorcycle with a few sportsbikes on my tail. And oh yes.even on the track, it can bully the Yamaha Fazers of our day ��� albeit, in a very fearful sort of a way. A single shock rear suspension leaves the 8-inch rear Dunlop clean. A small headlight cowl leads the way ahead of blade style handlebar risers. Fast, eh?Įven the Intruder���s aerodynamic design shows a clear intent to perform. Sample this: A Lamborghini Diablo does 0-100 kph in roughly 4.9 seconds a Hayabusa does it in 3.2 seconds and, the Intruder takes it on in 3.8 seconds. The M stands for muscular and the R is Suzuki���s symbolic word for sport such as, GSX-R1000, GSX1300R (read the Busa). It���s a mutant ��� half cruiser-half sportsbike. Known as Boulevard in some markets, the beefy Intruder M1800R is not your proverbial cruiser with antler-horn-handlebars and a lethargic profile. Though Suzuki���s big twin won���t set any records for displacement among its contemporaries abroad, in this country, nothing comes even close to it. The wrong thing: I was riding a BIG motorcycle.Ī curious khaki-clad politician stopped me near Rajghat in the Capital while I was on the 2006 Intruder, a 1783cc power cruiser that Suzuki launched here. In this case, the right thing that I was doing was riding a motorcycle. When a minister stops his motorcade to question you, you are either doing something right or something terribly wrong.
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