Suzuki Indonesia and its subsidiary PT Suzuki Indomobil Motor are organizing a big party where fans of the brand can meet Andrea Iannone and Alex Rins, while having a chance to win a GSX-R150.
It is on the Sentul circuit that this pleasant event takes place, where an Indonesian Grand Prix took place in 1996 which saw the victories of Mick Doohan in 500, Tetsuya Harada in 250 and Masaki Tokudome in 125. 1997, it was Tadayuki Okada who won in 500, while Max Biaggi in 250 and Valentino Rossi in 125 sounded the Italian anthem.
Given the popularity of motorcycle sport in Indonesia, there was talk of modernizing the circuit so that it could host a Grand Prix, but there was too much procrastination and ultimately Thailand and the Buriram circuit were quicker to do so. have a GP assigned. There was also discussion of Palembang circuit. To be continued.
Why Iannone and Rins invited by Suzuki to Indonesia? Quite simply because we sell a phenomenal quantity of motorcycles in this country, such as 5 motorcycles in 886 (compared to 103 in 2017), according to The Federation of Asian Motorcycle Industries.
Currently, 7 Suzuki motorcycles are available for sale in Indonesia: 4 scooters, 3 sports and 1 touring machine, from the 113 cc “Nex” at 3 euros, to the Hayabusa at 772 euros.
Honda sold 4 machines last year (385% market share), compared to 888 for Suzuki (74,5%).
Suzuki's share is therefore rather modest for the moment, but in a very clear increase since the brand had sold 56 copies in 824. It is within the framework of this progression that Suzuki Indonesia motivates its fans with a few laps of the circuit in the company of its two star drivers, but also attractions of undoubted interest such as (see the poster above) the “Lady Bike Wash” and the “Sexy Dancer”. They should have invited Sylvain Guintoli…
