| 1987 Suzuki SP200 |
This picture was taken in 1997 somewhere in the middle of Eastern Montana. Me and the SP
rode nearly 200 miles that day. When Suzuki released these bikes in 1986, I fell in love. I
always liked the look of the 1985 SP600 with its red and blue colors, front disc brake,
long-travel suspension and bulbous fuel tank. Call it a poor man's Honda XL600R, which it
evidently was, as 1985 was the only year for the big SP. However, its styling carried over to
the all-new SP125 and 250 in 1986. They were affordable bikes, even for a high school kid
with only a weekly allowance and summer farm wages.
About a year after I picked up a SP125/200 brochure at the local Suzuki dealership, I finally
convinced my dad it was time for me to own one. In October of 1987, we set out to find a
leftover '87 model and located one at a dealer in Urbana, Illinois.
rode nearly 200 miles that day. When Suzuki released these bikes in 1986, I fell in love. I
always liked the look of the 1985 SP600 with its red and blue colors, front disc brake,
long-travel suspension and bulbous fuel tank. Call it a poor man's Honda XL600R, which it
evidently was, as 1985 was the only year for the big SP. However, its styling carried over to
the all-new SP125 and 250 in 1986. They were affordable bikes, even for a high school kid
with only a weekly allowance and summer farm wages.
About a year after I picked up a SP125/200 brochure at the local Suzuki dealership, I finally
convinced my dad it was time for me to own one. In October of 1987, we set out to find a
leftover '87 model and located one at a dealer in Urbana, Illinois.
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