Retro: Suzuki Falcorustyco concept

Often forgotten in favor of the less ambitious Suzuki Nuda concept from the following year, the bizarrely named Falcorustyco debuted at the 1985 Tokyo Motor Show to an entirely unexpected reaction. Look at the 500cc square four four-stroke engine, the lack of a frame, hydraulic pump two-wheel drive, hydraulic steering and electromagnet-actuated brakes and you probably think “that’s a really neat concept,” but the thing was, Suzuki actually managed to convince the world’s press that the Falcorustyco previewed technology that would be used on production bikes 10 years later.
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