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such a stunning deli
hands of factory tester Akira Ryo, Suzuki has, so far, gone MotoGP racing with
three different versions of the GSV-R.
First was the XREO - "P' as in experimental, "0" as in first of a series - a 60degree, V4, four-stroke racer completely
unlike anything else Suzuki had ever built
before, though it still utilized the same
chassis layout as Kenrty Roberts' titlewinning Suzuki RGVSoo two-stroke. Using
lessons learned from this first-generation
racer, Suzuki produced the XREI for 2003,
a slightly wider-angle, 6S-degree V4 motor
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