Suzuki GV1400 Cavalcade 1985-1990



Suzuki Cavalcade was the most powerful option of the big touring cycles in the late 80's. The LXE version weighed 395 kg with a full tank and perhaps needed all the 112 hp the 1400cc V-4 engine could deliver. They said that
Suzuki Cavalcade is Best Touring Bike Every Made.


There were only about 8500 bikes made between 1985 and 1990 and only  of them found their way to Finland 10 (Norway 77, Canada 700, Belgium 120, Sweden 67, Holland 10, USA about 7,500). The model was never sold in it's home country, due regulations that prohibited selling bikes over 750cc in Japan.

In other words, Suzuki Cavalcade is a rare bike compared to Honda GoldWing, making it hard to find some spare parts. A good thing is that it's a tough bike and like the GoldWing it's made to last "forever". The engine is very well built and I've been told that it should hold for at least 200,000 km /125,000 miles, twice as long if you treat it right about 400,000 km.




 

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