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Suzuki Reintroduces Updated GSX-R1000R
S
uzuki released details of the
revised 2026 GSX-R1000R
superbike to celebrate 40 years
of the GSX-R moniker. The model
will come in two forms, a GSX-
R1000R 40th Anniversary Edition
and a base model GSX-R1000R.
Suzuki's 1000cc machine
dates back to 2000 and is the
second-longest-running liter-
class superbike behind Yama
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ha's YZF-R1, which debuted two
years before in 1998.
Due to arrive in dealer show
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rooms in spring 2026, the
GSX-R's engine features revised
injectors, cylinder heads, Suzu
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ki's variable valve timing system
with reduced valve overlap,
finger-follower valvetrain, 2mm-
larger throttle bodies at 48mm, a
wider cam chain, revised cam-
shafts, larger intake and exhaust
valves, reworked pistons, a new
crankshaft, and a thinner and
longer Euro5-compliant exhaust.
Compression has also been
bumped from 13.2:1 to 13.8:1.
The updated engine now deliv
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ers a claimed 192 horsepower at
13,200 rpm and 81 lb-ft of torque
at 11,000 rpm; these figures are
down on the previous model's
claimed 199 horsepower and 86
lb-ft at 10,800 rpm.
The chassis remains un
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changed in the twin-spar alumi-
num design that was last updat-
ed in 2017, with suspension also
carried over from the old bike in
the fully adjustable upside-down
Showa Balance Free Front (BFF)
forks and a fully adjustable rear
shock. ABS-equipped brakes
come from Brembo, consisting of
radially mounted four-piston cali
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pers and 320mm discs up front
and Nissin single-piston caliper
with a 220mm disc at the rear.
As for electronics, it's indus
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try-standard stuff, in the Bosch
IMU, cornering ABS, multistage
traction and wheelie control, up-
and-down quickshifter, ride-by-
wire throttle featuring adjustable
ride and throttle modes, launch
control, one-touch easy start,
and a lithium-ion battery.
Pricing has not yet been an
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nounced.
CN
Suzuki is bringing back the
GSX-R1000R in 2026.
