Suzuki's Bare-Bones Blaster

SUZUKI'S BARE-BONES BLASTER

AMERICAN RIDERS HAVE been denied the pleasure of two-stroke streetbikes for nearly a decade, but in Japan, small-bore two-strokes are hot stuff. And one of the hottest of them is Suzuki’s RG125 Wolf.

Aimed at entry-level enthusiasts, this little cutie uses a steel perimeter chassis and box-section swingarm, and is fitted with a conventional fork, link-type rear suspension, clip-on bars and disc brakes.

Power is supplied by a liquid-cooled, crankcase reedvalve Single with a bore and stroke of 56.0 x 50.6mm. That delivers a 124cc displacement, good for 12 horsepower at 7500 rpm. It may lack tire-smoking performance, but at 251 pounds, the RG125 is lightweight and nimble, and therefore lots of fun. In the U.S., we’ll never see the Wolf at our doors, but it’s nice to know that someone gets to have all this two-stroke fun. -Matthew Miles