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difference. I quite like this be-
cause there's too much choice
these days in IMU-assisted TC
modes that half the time you can't
tell if you're in level three or level
six. I settled for level one, when
not turning the system off to pull
wheelies which, I might add, the
GSX-S does stupendously.
On the throttle map, I settled
on B as I felt the initial torque
hit in A was too abrupt and C
was just not hard enough. Each
mode delivers full power so it's
just a matter of how fast you want
the drive to come in or, to put it
another way, how close a con-
nection you want between your
wrist and what happens at the
rear wheel.
I will say Suzuki has done a mar-
velous job with the quickshifter.
They were at pains at the launch to
point out they spent many a devel-
opment hour trying to make one of
the best up-and-down quickshift-
ers on the market today, and the
result is an ultra-smooth, light but
not too light, gearshift that many
other manufacturers would do well
to try and copy.
Overall, the GSX-S is a com-
pact motorcycle. With a seat
height of 31.9 inches, it's not
an overly tall machine but when
you're slotted on, everything is a
If you're over six-feet tall you may find the chassis a little cramped.
