Cat - isfaction! PICS: GARY CHAPMAN
There’s a nagging feeling of déjà vu about today’s test ride and it’s coming from two different directions at once.
The first assault on the old grey matter is courtesy of the simple, yet elegantly crafted, piston ported, two-stroke motor and the guy who is waving the keys at me. Chris Brealey allowed CMM access to his Suzuki Bearcat a few years ago and the engine (if not the transmission) of today’s TC120 is a direct crib.
The second prod of the old grey matter is due in now small parts to the TC’s running gear which borrows extensively from Suzuki’s iconic Stinger. As I have one of those there’s a lot that’s familiar including the supposedly ‘GP race-derived frame’, wheels, suspension, brakes, switch-gear, oil tank and more besides. Even the seat is the same, other than the ever-so-slightly gauche diamond-patterned seat cover. Yes, there
