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1993 Suzuki GSX-R750 - Shout Outs

Busted!
Word is out that you all did an article about how urban bikers are not interested in AMA racing or twisting the throttle at the racetrack ("The Color Barrier," Sept. 2006, page 14). If this is true, you are really not in touch! First off, one of my club members (The Blast Squad-Atlanta) is tearing up the WERA circuit. Secondly, most of the "urban" bikers (and "black" bikers is all that "urban" really means) I know are in the house on Sunday afternoon watching AMA and MotoGP races on TV before we hit the streets later that night. My friends and I will hit the track any time you invite us, and most of us spend our time trying to get as much track time in as possible. Just so you know, I am a girl, and I learned to dragrace from Rickey Gadson, but I will hit the roadrace track with you and any of your people who think they can hang any time! Yes, that is a challenge. You need to talk to the whole population of urban bikers, not just the ones you meet outside your hotel room, before you go making broad generalizations. Check the pic and holla if you can hang! Yeah, that's an '06 GSX-R1000!
Petey
Atlanta, Georgia
Busted, Part Two
I need to make a comment about a bike you featured in your July 2006 issue. On page 92 you feature a 1993 GSX-R750 that, admittedly, is damn nice. There is a huge flaw in your article, though-in 1993, the GSX-R750 was water-cooled, not oil-cooled, as you mention in the article. This is a fairly big detail, especially for those of us die-hard, oil-cooled GSX-R fanatics. If you're going to write an article about old-school GSX-Rs, you really need to get your facts straight.
Erik Torell
Parts Unknown
P.S. I own (and ride) the following bikes: 1986 GSX-R750, 1988 GSX-R1100, 1992 GSX-R750, 1992 GSX-R7/11 (750 frame with a 1216cc motor), 1993 GSX-R frame with a 1991 771cc motor, and a 2001 SV650 track bike.
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John McQuay
Evansville, Indiana
Way back in 1982 I seized my Kawi triple for the third time at 100 mph. I had had it with two-strokes, so I walked into the local Toronto Suzuki shop and said, "What's the fastest thing you have?" He showed me an 1100 Katana. Truthfully, I wasn't sure what to make of it. Man! That is radical! After looking at it for a few minutes, I bought it. Rode the wheels off it for a few years, then had to sell it.
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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