·NEW BIKES 1996 Suzuki Street Bikes
claims the new engine weighs 19.8
pounds less than the previous model
engin.e.
The GSX-R750 joins the ram-air
brigade. Suzuki calls its system the
Suzuki Ram-Air Direct (SRAD) Induction. The system takes in air throug.
two openings, one on each side of the
fairing nose, and ducts it through the
frame spars, feeding the pressurized
air through three air chambers into the
airbox.
New downdraft CV-type 39mm carburetors feature a new slide shape and
a new vacuum-chamber pressure-control system to improve throttle
response and drivability.
The new motor is nestled in a totally
redesigned chassis that offers a slightly
shorter wheelbase than the RGV-Trace
bike and has a steep 24 degrees of rake.
There's also a bolt-on rear sub-frame
made of extruded aluminum-alloy tubing. Overall, Suzuki claims that the
new frame weighs four pounds less
than before.
The 43mm inverted forks boast a
wide range of adjustments such as
spring preload, rebound damping and
compression damping, and, to trim off
hey say you shouldn't
mess with a good thing.
Well, if this is true, then
Suzuki is certainly
putting these words to
the test by completely
redesigning what has
been the company's bread-andbutter machine since its debut in 1985 the GSX-R750.
Highlighting Suzuki's 1996 line of
street bikes is the now lighter, more
compact and, according to Suzuki,
faster and better- ha nd I ing GSX-R750
racer-replica sport bike, all because of
an all-new motor, Chassis and suspension components. What's left?
Based on the RGV500 GP bike ridden by Kevin Schwantz to the 1993
World Championship, the new GSXR750 has a claimed dry weight of 396
pounds, much of which has to do with
a more compact motor, a simplified
cooling system and the elimination of
separate alternator drive gears and
housing, due to a n.arrower crankshaft
making it possible to relocate the alterl<1tor to the left end of the crankshaft.
Plus, the clutch cover is made out of
li<>htweight magnesium alloy instead
. of dluminum alloy. Further weight was
lost by going to a sjngle-w~, stainless,teel exhaust system, complete with
al uminum-alloy silencers. Suzuki
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