Hans Muth and the Suzuki Bandit FatMile

Now here’s a blast from the past. Suzuki Europe has jumped on the custom bandwagon and released images of a very tidy Bandit 1250, nicknamed ‘FatMile’. And one of the names behind the project is none other than Hans A. Muth, the legendary designer who rose to fame as BMW’s chief of styling. Muth’s first association with Suzuki was nearly four decades ago. After leaving BMW, he set up the design team that created the original 1981 Katana—one of the most controversial motorcycles of all time. The Bandit could never be called a design icon, but it's much loved in...