HAZ-FEST Locals do-it Privately. Editor Photo: Eric Bewley SUTHERLIN, OR. —The HAZ-FEST is an event put on by a local land-owner proclaimed by their website to be for the common wheeler. What we found was a lot of mud spittin’ and axle twistin’ action and a strong Suzuki showing. The large and excited group made the most out of …

  SO-CAL Adventure ZUKIWORLD Online Travels To Death Valley NP For Some Wheeling And Sunshine. Editor/Photo: Eric Bewley DEATH VALLEY CA. —This time of the year brings thoughts and longings of warmer weather and sunnier days. Southern California is one of the best places to escape the winter blues and get your adventure fix to boot. Death Valley National Park …

SUZUKI DEBUTS ALL-NEW EQUATOR MIDSIZE PICKUP TRUCK AT 2008 CHICAGO AUTO SHOW Activity-oriented Equator concept trucks communicate “Way of Life” brand spirit. Editor: Eric Bewley Photo/Story: ASMC CHICAGO, IL – To bolster its versatile and dynamic product line, enhance the company’s bold and adventurous brand identity and further expand the growing line of products marketed by approximately 500 Suzuki dealers …

SKY’S OFFROAD DESIGN We Installed and Tested Sky’s Hi-Steer Kit for Samurai. Editor/Photo: Eric Bewley SPRINGFIELD, OR. —Sky’s Offroad Design has been turning out some great steering products for all sorts of off-road vehicles. We had a chance to install and evaluate their Hi-Steer kit for a Dana 44 equipped Samurai. There was some prep work involved in this application …

  MORE MUSCLE! MORE ABILITY! By: Eric Bewley Photography: Steve Kramer CALMINI’s new VITARA EXTREME BAKERSFIELD, CA. —The special projects staff at CALMINI has another very special vehicle in the works. The “VITARA EXTREME.” This project vehicle will feature the 175HP V6 that is currently only available in Grand Vitara and XL-7 models. This CALMINI Project V-6 Vitara will be …

    Formula Hayabusa: New Suzuki Combination-Tech Racing Car   Suzuki Motorcycle + Suzuki Car = Formula Hayabusa-Eric Bewley BREA, CA.  –The new Formula Hayabusa is an excellent example of Suzuki’s advanced automotive and motorcycle engineering, and the firm’s ability to build affordable high-performance products. It’s easy to see this sleek, winged, open-wheel racing car, designed for a new Japanese …

  The New Suzuki GSX-R/4 Concept Car: Revolutionary Ultra-light Sports Car Fuses Automobile and Motorcycle Design with Advanced Technology -Eric Bewley BREA, CA. –The new GSX-R/4 is a Suzuki concept car designed to unite driver to machine in a way no other conventional sports car has done before. It offers nimble and direct drivability utilizing Suzuki’s motorcycle expertise in producing …

Project SJ410 Restoring and improving on a great foundation. Photo and story by: -Eric Bewley CORVALLIS, OR. -After two years collecting pieces and parts to make an awesome off-road exploration vehicle, we are now starting to build, fabricate, polish, and paint on this 1985 SJ410 Hard Top. Restoring one of Suzuki’s best creations and adding a few upgrades along the …

  SHROCKWORKS SLIDERS Rocker Panel Skids For Your Samurai. Editor/Photo: Eric Bewley ALBANY, OR – In this our final installment of the ShrockWorks armor project for our Samurai Project: Hermey, we have a great sense of completion and accomplishment. The Shrockworks armor really has finished off the Samurai well making it a formidable trail machine. The rocker skids that we …

  ZUKIWORLD WELCOMES SPIDERTRAX Spidertrax, High Performance Hardware For Off-Road Use. Editor: Eric Bewley Story/Photo: Spidertrax Longmont, CO – Spidertrax Inc. is a design and manufacturing company specializing in the production of off-road products. Since its incorporation in January of 1999, Spidertrax’s main goal has been to provide the off-road community with cutting edge products. The company is run and …