Suzuki GN: The Cariblanco

Every now and then, I’ll be catching up with a friend who’s just returned from a vacation in a developing country. And there’s a recurring theme to the conversation: they hired a bike, “nothing special” and had a blast on it. The bike is invariably something light and Japanese, and equally at home on asphalt or dirt roads. And everyone loves these bikes and how easy and simple they are to ride—even regular riders used to considerably more expensive and powerful machinery. Deus’ Bali outpost has been ploughing this furrow for a while, and now there’s another outfit several thousand...