Suzuki GV1200 Madura Review

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Adikxx

Жыл бұрын

Suzuki GV 1200 Madura

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@daviddavid5880 Жыл бұрын

I love this era. So much going on. I just saw a running stock Madura for sale dirt cheap and I am seriously tempted.

@RalphSampson... Жыл бұрын

I have an '85. The bike was built for 3 years not just 2.... '85, '86, and '87. Great video! I need to get mine back on the road!

@Adikxx Жыл бұрын

They are indeed superb. Especially that engine !

@user-zy3zd3sx2d 8 ай бұрын

The the Cavalcade 1400 came out. It's V 4 engine was identical to the Madura 1200. It gave Goldwing a run.

@foxxygearreviews7754 Ай бұрын

This was my first bike. It was a handful. It buffeted side to side a lot at highway speeds too. But man it was fun to ride.

@gutsbiker 2 ай бұрын

A good review. I've been riding the same Madura for 21 years. I know there are haters, but people tell me they like my bike all the time.

@Adikxx 2 ай бұрын

It's a sweet and very underrated bike.

@gotchagee3315 Жыл бұрын

I loved this video. I own two. 700 and 1200. So being female I have learned I now also have two testicles. Since that's Bulgarian slang name!! Love it. A few times a year someone will want to race me. The bike does not disappoint! I have other ones but love my Maduras. Also how the hell can you get 110 miles per tank on this bike? Both bikes are well maintained and carbs are well synched. Best I can do around 60 miles per tank without it starting to sputter. That's not showering down at all. As far as a reserve tank, your gas station better be within 2 miles or your walking!!!

@Adikxx Жыл бұрын

Hi. Best i got was 88 miles on main tank and then after switching to reserve i rode another 20 miles or so and got to the petrol station. Mind you this was a steady cruise at 55-60 mph.

@RalphSampson... Жыл бұрын

@@Adikxx My '85 1200 gets about the same MPG as yours...as best I can remember. This now 2022 and my bike needs lots of new parts and the carbs cleaned. I bought it new in '88. It is an '85 and was still in the crate when I bought it! Where do I get parts?

@Adikxx Жыл бұрын

@@RalphSampson... lots of used good parts on Ebay. Also try Partzilla or CMSL parts.

@RalphSampson... Жыл бұрын

@@Adikxx Great. Thanks for the leads "Partzilla and CMSL". I have purchased a few things off ebay. The other two are my next search. Thansk, again!

@workingclassperson2124 Жыл бұрын

YUP.

@perustc9158 5 күн бұрын

I had one of these with 129 miles on it come into the shop with the front wheel bent from hitting a pothole at 50 mph! The front wheel might be pretty but lacing a new rim with that spoke pattern was interesting to say the least. I also R&R'd and engine in a Cavalcade that wasn't 2 months old because of porous cylinder heads. We didn't even have a manual on it yet as it was a JUST released model. Brea sent us an engine out of one of their demo's. If I remember correctly it was number "3". Yep, I'm serious. The good ole' days!

@Adikxx Күн бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting !

@uhtred7860 Жыл бұрын

Haven't seen one of these since, they were new, and thats the only one ive ever seen, cruisers/customs especially big Japanese cruisers, just didn't sell here in NZ during the 80s.

@ZeronXL Жыл бұрын

Fun fact, in Bulgarian "madura" is slang for testicle 🤣Suzuki have some strange talent in naming their bikes. Great review and very interesting bike!

@Adikxx Жыл бұрын

It's good to have big and powerful testicles lol😁

@anna7927 Жыл бұрын

Totally agree 👍!!! 🤩🙊

@gotchagee3315 Жыл бұрын

Love this!

@gunguyforlife630 Жыл бұрын

That's cause that bike had nuts!

@workingclassperson2124 Жыл бұрын

Means-Mature

@chrisgargan28 Жыл бұрын

I owned one of these bikes from 1985 until the early 2000s. Travelled across the States with it a number of times. Incredibly reliable, very very fast for a cruiser, and super comfortable for hours in the saddle. I once rode from Cape Cod to Montreal to Detroit only stopping for gas. Could not have performed better. The only hassle was synching four carburetors. rs.

@ZackaryMac 11 ай бұрын

I had one in the 80s as well, and they were strong and reliable. I can say, if all you stopped for was gas, then you made a lot of stops. The tank wasn't very big, and the bike wasn't shy to use fuel. I liked mine for the time I had it, but I remember filling the tank often.

@guscarlson7021 Жыл бұрын

Those spokes on the wheels tended to snap on the rear due to the massive torque induced by that v4. Had a GV700 and I truly loved that bike. Red line was at 10,750. That'll give anyone a shit eating grin. I dream of owning another one of these, pure cruising comfort with an animal side.

@workingclassperson2124 Жыл бұрын

Read the forums. Nobody has had spokes break.

@guscarlson7021 Жыл бұрын

@@workingclassperson2124 You're wrong. I've had them break on my 700. You read the forums, I'll go from personal experiance. Where do you get off?

@oscaracostaruiz9931 9 ай бұрын

Tengo una también los rompe, le he cambiando los radios por unos de volusia

@steverakes6182 Жыл бұрын

I have one of these 1985 Madura's, and every year I say to myself that I'm going to get it on the road and go for a cruise. Ten years later I'm still saying that. Lol

@MrMitokiller Жыл бұрын

Do it

@workingclassperson2124 Жыл бұрын

But I’ll still run. 80’s bikes RULE!!

@Kingsoupturbo Жыл бұрын

Fantastic video, really well done!

@Adikxx Жыл бұрын

Fantastic bike=fantastic video 😁

@squaaaaak3178 Жыл бұрын

Not many people are aware of it, because it's freaking terrible. I had a Honda V65 magna, a V65 sabre, and a vmax at one time. Lot of my friends had v4s as well and we always looked at that bike with a side eye lol. Spoke wheels? Really? Nobody liked it. I guess it's cool now if you have one because it's pretty rare.

@Adikxx Жыл бұрын

Thank you for commenting, it is appreciated.

@workingclassperson2124 Жыл бұрын

I got the same model here.

@user-zy3zd3sx2d 8 ай бұрын

You're wrong about no one liking the Madura. Cheap aluminum mag style wheels were not all that. Spokes rule!

@user-zy3zd3sx2d 8 ай бұрын

@@Adikxx I'll just never understand people donating $100-200 worth of rubber to the asphalt peeling out. If I recall, under the seat was a rear load height adjustment of 5 levels which was great if packing a passenger.

@Adikxx 8 ай бұрын

@@user-zy3zd3sx2d oh let me then explain it to you so well that suddently you'll be greatly enlightened forever and it will all make perfect sense. Ready? Here is it is : You made a VERY incorrect assumption commenting on the burnout. Nobody in their right mind donates 200$ of a good tire for smoke show. What usually happens is that the tire is absolute worthless piece of junk and MUST be replaced. Instead of just taking the old worn or hardened tire off and binning it people(me being one of them) have great fun in doing a burnout WITHOUT wasting new lovely tire for it. I'd imagine some very wealthy people can afford doing this wirh a new tire but for the most peeps it's a ritual reserved for bad tire only. Old worn tire which is destined for scrap is no loss of 200$ as it already served for many thoudands of miles on the bike. Every cent(or penny if you prefer) that was initially spent on that tire was used for riding the bike. When the tire finally becomes utter junk and is worthless then burnout comes to play. In other and very simple words - most of people usually do a burnout when their tire already lived it's long life and isn't adequate anymore to be safely used on the road for too long. Hope that my comprehensive explanation helps you to envisage that burnouts usually ARE NOT waste of ANY money. In fact not doing a burnout is a lost opportunity for some fun. Life is way too sad and monotonous not too have fun from time to time. Hope this helped.

@brentsmith5647 Жыл бұрын

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@joecader 5 ай бұрын

I had a GV700 it was amazing!

@TheMustafaish Жыл бұрын

Great review!

@SomeRandomdude857 Жыл бұрын

Bought one of these in 86 loved it.

@daltogoncalves6664 Жыл бұрын

RF 900r👍

@squaaaaak3178 Жыл бұрын

I had one of those, briefly. I always thought Honda did that sort of thing way better than suzuki, until Honda ruined the VFR by deleting the gear driven cams, and then it was all over for me, with honda.

@dechamp0 Жыл бұрын

So few likes. I really enjoyed the video.

@Adikxx Жыл бұрын

People can't wait to slate or give shit these days, no urgency in giving credit or praise though.. times we live in..

@adseelt2207 Жыл бұрын

owned one in 2000, lovely bike, first shaft driven bike I could get to do a wheely......

@uhtred7860 Жыл бұрын

Ist shaft drive i wheelied was an 83 XJ750, the weird looking one with the cowhorn bars and yellow fog light under the main headlight, owner said it was impossible. Challenge accepted😆

@user-zy3zd3sx2d 8 ай бұрын

I inadvertently did wheelies in 3rd gear. Now that's power. lol