RIDE REVIEW I 2023 SUZUKI GSX-8S
P90
most of your punishment. Just
remind yourself this bike will offer
a different kind of performance
than you'll get out of an $11,000
KTM 890 Duke, for example.
The brakes are four-piston
Nissin monoblocs up front
squeezing two 310mm discs and
a single-piston caliper clamping
on a 240mm rear disc with ABS.
There is no lean-angle Cornering
ABS on this bad boy—the class
and price point see to that—but
the brakes work pretty well. I
didn't experience any fade over a
spirited run back down the moun
-
tain from our shooting point.
On the tech side, Suzuki has
thankfully fitted a five-inch TFT
display that's light years ahead of
what you'll get on the GSX-S1000
naked bike—it's easy to use, but
there are only the three riding
modes and the three (plus Off)
traction control maps that you
can adjust from a performance
standpoint, and no IMU-controlled
stuff you need to fiddle with. It
does the job nicely and gives the
Suzuki quite a premium feel.
One area Suzuki has done
exceptionally well is styling.
That long and slim tank has
been joined by cool little radiator
Sleek, sharp and
a ton of fun. The
new Suzuki GSX-8S
will be a big hit,
especially with
newer riders.
