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P108 COMPARISON I HONDA CB HORNE T SP vs. SUZUKI G S XS Suzuki's nailed the dash, giving easy access to the main stuff that you'd want on your ride. than the Honda, with 50.9 percent of its weight on the front wheel and 49.1 percent on the rear. Again, like the Honda, the electronics do not house an IMU; thus, you don't get cornering ABS, traction control, slide control, or what- ever else. Trust me, you don't need it. What you do get, like the Honda, is three-lev- el-plus-off traction control that has the wheel- ie control integrated, three engine maps but no custom maps via the trusty Suzuki Drive Mode Select (SDMS) platform, and an up-and- down quickshifter for the six-speed gearbox. There's no cruise control and no heated grips, although you can get them for the rather hefty price of $499.95 at the Suzuki dealer. One of the disappointments with the 2022 GSX-S was the woeful dash that looked like something from the Game Boy era, but Suzuki thankfully listened to rider complaints and has fitted an excellent, full-color 6.5-inch TFT that's far easier to use and navigate. Thus, you can utilize the Suzuki mySPIN app to pair your phone via Bluetooth to the GSX, letting you make and receive calls, access your contacts, listen to music and use turn-by-turn navigation. Sadly, Suzuki missed a big trick by not fit - ting the GSX with a USB/USB-C charging port, so if you're running maps or music on your ride, you only have the amount of charge on your phone available to you and can't charge the phone on your ride. What an odd decision, especially considering the equally good GSX- S1000GT has a USB-C charging port. Up front, you've got Brembo M4.32 four- piston radially mounted calipers clamping, like the Honda, two 310mm discs. At the rear is a Nissin single-piston caliper clamping a 250mm disc. When we put the Suzuki on the scales, it returned a figure of 473 pounds with a topped five gallons of California's finest (half a gallon more than the Honda). As for weight distribu- tion, the Suzuki was slightly more front-heavy Suzuki doesn't publish claimed horsepower and torque numbers for the GSX, but the 2022 model (which is the exact same as this, bar colors and the dash) pumped a claimed 149 horsepower at 9250 rpm and 78 lb-ft of torque at 9250 rpm (there's those italics again). As for the twin-spar aluminum chassis hardware, it wouldn't be a Suzuki without KYB suspension, and that's what you get in the 43mm inverted fork and monoshock, the former fully adjustable while the latter comes in a slightly lower spec with preload and rebound damping adjustment. The Suzuki's stumpy muffler looks the goods, but can get a little annoying, as the sound exits almost right under your right ear. The Suzuki's deep-dish seat is a lot more comfortable than the Honda's. Passengers also get a decent pad as well.