With its Suzuki roots and Yamaha fuel tank graphics, ... He insisted on using a street-oriented motorcycle as the donor at first, ... Al managed to outsource a 1981 Yamaha SR400’s fuel tank, ...

Suzuki's entry for that year was the 2011 GSV-R, which had a four-cylinder, 225-horsepower engine that could push its 150-kilogram weight to speeds of over 200 miles per hour.