Suzuki Dr 800 Big

We yankees seldom see even the stock version of the big suzuki enduro so it was cool to see such a twist on what is already an intriguing bike.

Suzuki dr 800 big. It was a giant bike with an enormous fuel tank at the beginning 30 liters 77 gallons. An ancestor of the modern adventure bike along with bmws r80gs and yamahas tenerethe dr big was a lesser known. The suzuki dr800 aka the dr big was inspired by the paris dakar rally racers of the 1980s large displacement off road machines designed to roar across whole nations of unpaved earth. The big airoil cooled mono cylinder offered 53 horsepower and 43 lb ft of torque serious thump.

Cover of engine gaskets complete. Along with two balance shafts to minimize vibration. Suzuki dr 800 s big sr43b. The covers complete include everything necessary for reassembling the whole engine except spy down engine gaskets.

History specifications images videos manuals. Then it was reduced to 23 l 66 gallons. Then in 1990 suzuki upgraded it to 779 cc and 54 horsepower. Suzuki dr750sdr800s big heres a short history of the dr big also known as desert express with pictures specs magazine reviews and stuff as i know it.

The suzuki dr big name is based on the old suzuki dr 800 big from the 1980s. Many thanks to hans from holland for sending me a whole bunch of dr big scans no i dont understand dutch either dont ask me about the articles. Thats okay hardly anyone does these days. Suzuki dr 800 s big was released in 1988 and featured a 52 horsepower 727 cc single cylinder engine.

That dr 800 big was actually a precursor to the modern adventure bike and was powered by a massive 727 cc single.