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When ordinary just won't do

Was the 1993 Yamaha GTS1000 Too Innovative or Just Too Expensive?

September 7, 2016 by Paul Crowe

1993 Yamaha GTS1000

The 1993 Yamaha GTS1000 was a breakthrough for motorcycle suspension technology, when a major manufacturer, using the RADD (Rationally Advanced Design Development) front suspension designed by James Parker, did away with the front forks and replaced them with a single sided swingarm. It was a leap into the future, the end of forks, the advance everyone was waiting for, … except … [Read more...]

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