{"id":204107,"date":"2010-01-18T17:53:43","date_gmt":"2010-01-18T22:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/suzuki-gladius-650-wins-major-design-award\/13906\/"},"modified":"2010-01-18T17:53:43","modified_gmt":"2010-01-18T22:53:43","slug":"suzuki-gladius-650-wins-major-design-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/204107","title":{"rendered":"Suzuki Gladius 650 wins major design award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/pictures\/hero\/suzukigladius650roadbikewinsmajordesignaward.jpg\" alt=\"Suzuki Gladius 650 wins major design award\"><\/p>\n<p>Now here&#8217;s one out of left field. Despite the massive development costs of hundreds of new models by dozens of motorcycle manufacturers, and numerous landmark motorcycle launches of 2009, Suzuki&#8217;s middleweight Gladius 650 has gained the most prestigious award of the Japanese market, taking the honours in the motorcycle category of the famous &#8216;Good Design Awards&#8217;. Launched in the spring of 2009, the Gladius features a trellis-styled steel frame and a unique style but unlike most motorcycle award winners (generally assessed by sports oriented motorcycle journalists with added testosterone), it&#8217;s not a bike designed for the racetrack  &#8211; it is an entry-level machine aimed at people who want an all-round machine for economical and enjoyable road usage. ..<\/p>\n<p><b>Tags:<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/awards\/\" rel=\"tag\">Awards<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/japanese\/\" rel=\"tag\">Japanese<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/suzuki\/\" rel=\"tag\">Suzuki<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Related Articles:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/suzuki-unveils-new-gsx-r1000-superbike-and-gladius-650-naked-in-paris\/10082\/\">Suzuki unveils new GSX-R1000 superbike and Gladius 650 naked in Paris<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/5225\/\">Ducati Hypermotard voted the Best Design trophy winner of 2005 by the Motorcycle Design Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/6523\/\">Triumph Daytona 675 wins International Bike of the Year<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/honda-to-market-electric-motorcycle-by-2010\/10593\/\"> Honda to market electric motorcycle by 2010<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/2303\/\">Suzuki&#8217;s radical G-Strider concept<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/5635\/\">MBI 2006 Motorcycling Star Awards<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/aTb3XKd1zqslhVidZgq8Cu3EUXk\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/aTb3XKd1zqslhVidZgq8Cu3EUXk\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/aTb3XKd1zqslhVidZgq8Cu3EUXk\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/aTb3XKd1zqslhVidZgq8Cu3EUXk\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=Q807Ui0r-ig:wObVWw_ILmY:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=Q807Ui0r-ig:wObVWw_ILmY:H0mrP-F8Qgo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=Q807Ui0r-ig:wObVWw_ILmY:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=Q807Ui0r-ig:wObVWw_ILmY:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=Q807Ui0r-ig:wObVWw_ILmY:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=Q807Ui0r-ig:wObVWw_ILmY:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=Q807Ui0r-ig:wObVWw_ILmY:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine\/~4\/Q807Ui0r-ig\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now here&#8217;s one out of left field. 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