RIDE REVIEW I 2022 SUZUKI GSX-S1000
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swiped from the Katana, you get a new
riding position and new ergonomics via a
new seat and larger gas tank of five gal-
lons, winglets that use the buzz term of
"MotoGP-style" that are about as useless
as teats on a bull, and a dash that makes
an Atari Lynx look revolutionary and really is as
useless as teats on a bull. More on that later.
It's an aggressive new look for the
GSX-S, which is a welcome sight because the
first-generation machine lacked the anger and
attitude in comparison to any of the European
contingent, even if you could argue Su-
zuki was aiming at a different customer.
The Suzuki's 999cc inline four-cylinder
motor that first saw life as the all-conquer-
ing GSX-R1000K5 (one of the finest sport-
bikes of the 21st century), has been in
service now for an incredible 19 years, with every
iteration cleaner and slightly more refined than the
last. Suzuki has absolutely got its money's worth
out of those four cylinders, and you really must
wonder how many more miles they will get out of it
before they put it out to pasture.
Zipping through
Malibu canyons.
The GSX-S may lack
some electronic
sophistication, but
not by much.
