Tuesday Afternoon Moto News - Ace Cafe London & Suzuki Gladius

Ace Cafe London will be hosting a motorcycle and custom show 26 - 28 February 2010 which they call the Ally Pally 10. It will be held at Alexandra Palace, Wood Green in London, U.K. Expect some very interesting custom bikes and some incredible historic and vintage machines to be on display. It is not to be missed!

http://tinyurl.com/ydqos6n

And, more attendees: http://tinyurl.com/ygh2ouv

The 2010 Suzuki Gladius has been panned and praised. Most say that the machine could use some styling work and some stronger suspension, but the video after the link below is the wrap-up of a long-term test with the machine. If you really want to know what living with this bike is like, take the link and watch the video.

http://tinyurl.com/y9e5a99

Monday Afternoon - Yamaha TT-R110E and Suzuki Gladius

From the tuning fork company comes the 2010 TT-R110E, a great off-road machine for the young ones. It is solidly built, well laid out and an incredible amount of fun. It has electric start and an automatic transmission to make living with and using it a snap. It is a trail bike, but you can use it for just about any junior off-road riding you want to do.

http://tinyurl.com/y9lbjqn

The Suzuki Gladius has won Japan's Good Design Award in the motorcycle category. This is a prestigious award which many companies in Japan respect a great deal. The Gladius is a sweet looking machine, but they really could have done with many fewer plastic covers.

http://tinyurl.com/yb99xe2

Riding Impression: 2009 Suzuki SFV650 Gladius

This article is more along the lines of a long-term wrap-up of sorts. The author is a SV650 fan - as are many in the world - and she compares Suzuki's replacement bike to her experience racing the old model. Being experienced with the model line really helps define this machine's purpose - not to mention helping figure out what Suzuki was thinking when replacing what has become an iconic 'fun' motorcycle...

http://tinyurl.com/ydvswah

U.K. Buyers Get Black Suzuki Gladius

Well, I am not sure if it has hit the US yet, but U.K. Suzuki dealers now have the 2010 Suzuki Gladius in BLACK. It certainly looks nice...well, except for that plastic frame-cover bit, which should be removed.

http://tinyurl.com/n23vtj