proved it was more than an exer-
cise in aerodynamics and creature
comforts.
Take a closer peep at the GT+
and the name "K5" is never far from your mind.
That's simply due to Suzuki heavily utilizing
their most famous superbike as the base
for this and the GSX-S naked bike. With 150
horsepower on tap and more midrange punch
than a night with Connor McGregor, the GT+
will roar its way through your nearest mountain
pass far easier than you'd think. It may look
stately with its fancy new mono-focus
LED headlights, but this is a super-
bike at heart, just one a little older
and not quite as rage-filled as before.
Yes, it's far more than just a K5, as Suzuki is
at pains to tell us. Suzuki looks at this engine
as their small block 350 Chevy, a motor that's
been so useful and versatile that it has tran-
scended generations of different drivers.
The long-stroke K5-derived lump gets every-
thing from new cams, cylinder head and com-
bustion chamber, pistons, throttle bodies, air
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Gotta say, we're
really digging the GT+'s
look right now.
