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The GSX·R750 and 600 ret urn largel y un c hanged for 1999, th ough the 600 gets a few tweaks to in crease t op-end power. II ge t its 5.6 in ches of cu shi on from a li nkty p e m on osh o ck . Both will b e full y ad ju stable in preload, reb ound and compression damping . Sto p p ing p ower will come from six-pis ton calipers on a pai r of 320m m d iscs up fro nt and a twin-op posedpiston caliper on a 240m m d isc at the rear. The bike will use a 120/70ZR tire mounted to a 17-inch fro n t wheel, a nd a hu g e 190/SOZR tire on a 17-inch rim in the rear. Gai n ing a n ae rodynamic advan tage seems to be the key ele me nt in the bike's design, wit h Suzuki engi neers giving a lot of thought to engi ne type, size a nd placem ent, a nd ri der placement, in o rder to achieve maximum efficiency. The big GSXR featu res a precisely sha ped fairi ng wi th a sleek p ro jector headlamp a nd integrated turn sig na ls, all sha ped to wo rk in conjunction with the bik e's ram-air in tak e tracts, putting them near the point of high est air pressure. Suzuki claims the package is the . Chassis geome try on the alu minu m truss-style frame - remi nismost slippery it has ever produced. The theme.of sleek airflow cent of the one used on the TL1000S - is biased toward sportiness carries through to the S.8-gallon fuel tank and to the rear of the , with its 24 degrees of rake and 100rnm of trail , thou gh the riding bike, where the sea t is s tri kingly simila r to th a t found on th e posi tion is said to be all comfo rt, with upright bats and rati onally TLl OOOR. positioned footpegs. Couple that with a 55.7-inch wheeJbas~ and Somewhat su rp ris ing is the sugges ted retail price of the GSX- claimed dry weight of 364 pounds and y.ou sho uld have a highly R1300. How does $10,499 sound? That' s exac tly the same sticker en tertaining , comforta ble package. Tru e to its lo~.cost roots , the price that the GSX-R1100 carried to showroom floor s a year ago. only suspensio n adjus tmen t found on the SV650 IS the seven-way More for less? Well, at least mo re for the sa me. spring preload collar at the rear of the single-shock ma chine. . Joining the Hayabusa as all new fro m Suzuki for 1999 is the Th e sma ller GSX-Rs re tu rn for 1999 la rge ly uncha nge d , SV650X. Suzuki is p lacing the bike in its lineup as a V-twin alterthou gh the GSX-R600 has res ha ped carburetor intake funnels, native to the fun and friendly Bandit 600, and budget- consciou s revised jett ing and a new ignitor -box se tting said to improve lovers of the 90-degree V-tw in engine configu ration shou ld find high- rpm power. The GSX-R600 ha s a retail pri ce of $7799, the $5699 SV650 "practically" irresistib le. l~ w hile the 750 goes $9299. The 81 x 62.6m m four-valve cylinders of the liquid-cooled SV a re fed by a p air of 39 m m d owndra ftM iku n is a nd ex hale ' through a two-int o-on e s tainless-steel exhaus t. Suz uki says the The 59899 Intruder LC go t an LCD fuel gauge · integ rat ed int o the six-speed powerplant has bee n tuned for low- to mid-rpm power speedome ter · for the new model year, but th at 's th e only chang e f or ou tput. Suzuki's fla gs hi p cru iser. ~ 1; 00 . 0\ 0\ ,..... l'-. ' I-; ill ..D o ..... u o 23