Tech Special - Team Classic Suzuki XR69 | Manx Grand Prix 2022

In the second of a 4-part series of Manx Grand Prix Tech Specials, John Hogan takes a look at the Suzuki XR69 of Team Classic Suzuki that Michael Dunlop has ridden to 5 Classic TT and Manx Grand Prix race victories.
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[@skatepark1ful]

I was LUCKY ENOUGH to have in 1992, a 1990 CMRA worthy GSXR 750R!! I was 20 yrs old and weighed 140lbs soaking wet!!! I rode it on the streets of southwest Houston texas!! It was soooo loud with D&D exhaust and so fast and JUMPED railroad tracks like a supercross dirt bike!!! Oh well!! Hope y’all reading know my joy with yor own memories!! Cheers to all good people

[@LightBranches]

Those brazed joints...works of art.

[@nickrider5220]

Looks wonderful and sounds even better.......yes please !

[@drdesmo8489]

Absolutely Brilliant Truly a special bike with very special builders !

[@speedbird2166]

Lucky enough to know Brian. I live in America and tell everyone about him! That frame is absolutely beautiful!

[@jonpowell8014]

Its a work of art mate, i could literally just sit and stare at the bare frame and swingarm i feel... 👍

[@rogueybear2363]

the brazing is unreal, fantastic stuff!

[@tonybennett7145]

Beautiful machine, love old Suzi's. One gripe guys. More engine sounds and less music please, after all the sounds as well as the sites are part of it all!

[@donmunkres]

Thank you ,my sentiments exactly.

[@Luke-Harno3]

Wonderful Bike !

[@mad4tarmac]

beautiful bike,love to build a road legal one

[@johncummins3860]

You can't beat 4 pots & 4 carbs! Never selling my bandit 1200! !

[@pauledmonds3249]

Proper bike. Things are so technologically advanced now with the very latest bikes that it's very nice to see a racing machine where the rider has to use his skills and experience rather than rely on ABS, traction control, silly bollocks nonsense etc. I bet this thing is a bloody rocket with 160 bhp. Mega.

[@erinderind259]

you are the suzuking,, good luck team classic suzuki xr69,, 😀😀👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@danhurley6152]

If someone produced nice frames like this for the bandit 1200 theyde be popular

[@Team-fabulous]

A wolf in wolfs clothing

[@DukeDyson]

Beautiful 😍

[@wescooley34]

Anyone remember roger marshall and phil mellors superone gsxr1216 racebikes ? Alloy framed monsters

[@moorepower13]

SOOO...when are you going to turn your attention to the GSXR750W?

[@BatFastard01]

Wish the interviewer would stop talking over the Suzuki man! Let Him finish His sentences ffs! Lovely lovely bike. 😎

[@theriderdtm8650]

Awesome ❗⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐✌🏻

[@1950Bonanza]

Revin Kevin....back when we (yanks) had GP riders that ruled the paddock. Now we got nothing. Maybe the King of the baggers will produce some quality riders, like back in the good days of AMA Super Bike.

[@erinderind259]

suzuki still the best,, you are the suzuking,, 😀😀👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@a00717825]

Why is the frame brazed vs tig welded?

[@mickeymouse4897]

More than likely it's Tig Bronze brazed, gas brazed would ruin the tubing strength.

[@1950Bonanza]

Chromoly tubing is strong, so they make it thinner to make it light, if you tried to weld it, you'd just blow through it, or over heat it. Brazing is below the melting point of steel, thus does not change the metallurgy of the tubing. Besides, it looks trick as f***! :)

[@123shrike]

This is not a XR 69 nor should it be classed as a classic racer when it is fitted with a modern Suzuki Bandit 1200 engine not a GS 1000 from the nineteen seventies.