2024 marks the 25th anniversary of both the legendary Hayabusa and the cult classic SV650. Both launched in 1999 to do very different jobs, their birthdays will be celebrated at Suzuki Live, which takes place at Cadwell Park on 22-23 June.

Suzuki is inviting owners to bring their bikes along to the event, with dedicated parking and display areas in the paddock reserved for ‘Busas and SVs. 

The show-and-shine style display areas will be sponsored by Dunlop, with a free pair of tyres up for grabs for the owners of the best examples on display. 

The Hayabusa and SV650 feature areas will form part of a wide range of paddock displays at the event. Suzuki will showcase its current lineup and models from its vintage fleet, there will be a number of Team Classic Suzuki race bikes on display, plus stands from the likes of the Air-Cooled Suzuki Club, the Kettle Club, and the Suzuki Owners Club. Dunlop will have staff on hand to talk tyres and tyre pressures for those riding on circuit, and Furygan will display its latest safety kit. 

When the track action stops the evening show begins, with live music from The High Rollers, talk shows featuring VIPs such as John Reynolds, Steve Parrish, and Danny Webb, as well as tech talks from Dunlop and Furygan. Food and drink will be available from a variety of on-site vendors. 

Over the two days there will be track sessions for Suzukis old and new, with sessions scheduled for everything from classic RGs and RGVs to modern GSX-Rs and GSX-Ss. There will also be a host of bikes available to test ride on the surrounding Lincolnshire roads, including the new GSX-S1000GX, the GSX-8R, and the V-Strom 800RE, as well as the third generation Hayabusa. Those interested in the latest V-Strom 800DE and V-Strom 1050DE can enjoy off-road test rides in the SR75 Suzuki V-Strom Experience Zone. 

Suzuki GB marketing manager Jak Tyrrell commented, “We’re a little over a month away from Suzuki Live and it’s set to be the biggest one yet. While there will be plenty of track sessions for those taking part, there’s going to be even more to see and do away from the circuit action, starting with the two anniversary display areas. 

“25 years is a huge milestone for two motorcycling stalwarts: the SV has provided fun, affordable motorcycling for the masses since 1999, has been the first ‘big bike’ of so many riders, and still fills racing grids at club level. And, still, a quarter of a century later, nothing comes close to a Hayabusa. It’s very easy to overuse words like ‘icon’ or ‘legend’, but that is what the Hayabusa is.” 

Suzuki Live takes place on 22-23 June at Cadwell Park. Weekend tickets cost £15 and include access to the whole paddock area, plus free camping. 

Spectator tickets and track day spaces can be booked here

Two new colour options are now available for Suzuki’s GSX-R125, including a retro-inspired blue and white livery that pays homage to the GSX-R lineage and history.

A blue tank and nose sit above white side panels and belly pan, which are adorned with the familiar blue stripes running from the front up onto the seat unit. Lightweight blue wheels complete the look.

It is joined by a more subtle all-black version, which is is accented by red decals and red wheels.

The learner-friendly race replica boasts an incredible power-to-weight ratio in the class with a free-revving, DOHC single cylinder engine, plus keyless ignition and low-rpm assist.

Find out more about the GSX-R125, here.

A defibrillator has recently been donated to the British Motor Museum by Heart Health in Business, an organisation that educates businesses on their responsibility for preventing sudden cardiac deaths. The business was set up in November 2022 by Sophie Owen, a graduate currently employed by Jaguar Land Rover. Sophie has successfully campaigned to get a defibrillator installed on her university’s campus, and has previously donated defibrillators to the University of Leicester School of Business and Ashorne Hill. 

Sophie was just 17 when she discovered a neighbour trying to resuscitate her dad, Chris, who had collapsed outside the family home, in 2019, aged just 54. Since that sad day, Sophie has become passionate about raising awareness for Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA), defibrillators and CPR, as she does not want anyone else to experience the pain she did just because the right equipment or expertise was not nearby.

As part of the donation, all staff and volunteers at the British Motor Museum are encouraged to partake in CPR training to instruct them on how to use the defibrillator and possibly help save lives.

Sophie Owen, said, “My dad, a keen car enthusiast and Defender 90 owner, loved to visit the British Motor Museum at any opportunity he could - especially to see any JLR products! The Museum helped fuel my dad’s hobby and provided him with joy and happy memories that I now treasure dearly. Starting at JLR in September 2023 I was so excited to spend some of my first days at the Museum and to see exactly why my dad loved visiting so much. It was an easy choice to donate a defibrillator and cabinet to the Museum as a small way of saying thank you for providing my dad and many other families with an experience and memories to treasure”.

For more information about the British Motor Museum, please call 01926 895300, or visit the website at www.britishmotormuseum.co.uk

Automotive industry charity, Ben, is launching new health checks for automotive people, offering the chance for those who work in the industry to have a personal MOT for their physical and mental health.

Ben Health Checks can be booked by any automotive employer wanting to invest in the health and wellbeing of their employees. In today's fast-paced world and work environment, with multiple additional challenges, prioritising employee health and wellbeing has never been more important for any business. This is further supported by results from Ben’s Health & Wellbeing survey which indicate that 99% of respondents said they had experienced an issue with their health or wellbeing over the past 12 months.

The health checks offer the opportunity for automotive employees to have one-on-one conversations about their physical and mental health with a qualified health professional. The health checks also identify potential issues and also suggest making positive changes so people can live and work well.

Team Gresini Racing and ChainOn have renewed their partnership agreement for the 2024 MotoGP season: after a first season together in 2023, the sponsorship-related offers by the team tied to Ducati can be purchased on https://www.chainon.it/teamgresini

Team Gresini Racing offers on ChainOn exclusive packages that include the possibility for companies to live unique experiences and guarantee themselves visibility on the international stage: paddock access, behind-the-scenes at the pit-box with Marc and Alex Marquez, exclusive hospitality services to involve customers and stake holders – these are only a few of the many advantages that can be obtained by purchasing these packages. Other sponsorship opportunities can also be explored, which will be tailored to specific needs and designed to achieve the commercial goals of each investor. 

By accessing the marketplace, and after a quick sign-up as “investors”, companies, SMEs and freelancers will be able to check and analyse for free the exclusive sponsorship proposals by Gresini Racing, which are conceived to guarantee visibility to the brand on both national and international levels. And, should interest arise, the agreements can be negotiated and finalised online with few clicks. The commissions for the investors are zero and the investment on the purchased sponsorship is fully deductible in the financial statements. To finalise an agreement on ChainOn is simple, quick and safe on top of being about innovation, transparency and saving. 

From July 2024, ChainOn has launched the international section of the marketplace: this allows for an sponsorship opportunity increase beyond Italy’s national border, with an eye on involving the biggest number of companies present in the local markets where the 21 events of the 2024 MotoGP season will take place – which include countries all over the world from USA to Australia, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, as well as the main European circuits and many more. 

Giovanni Palazzi – Founder and CEO ChainOn

“It is with absolute pleasure that we announce the partnership renewal with Gresini Racing, which gives continuity to what was built already in the 2023 season. The fact that such a prestigious international sporting player like Team Gresini Racing has chosen ChainOn once again, makes us proud and shows the potential of our marketplace, based on the possibility of finalising sponsorship deals in Italy and across the world in an easy, quick, safe way and intermediary-free way.”

Carlo Merlini – Gresini Racing Commercial & Marketing Director

“I’m very happy with the continuation of the partnership with ChainOn. ChainOn is for us a powerful sales channel that allows us to increase exponentially our connection with new realities, and therefore to make available and known the offers by Gresini Racing with regards to Sponsorships and team Experience – now also at international level. I’d like to thank Giovanni and his team for the collaboration and to make available this innovative tool.”