VOL. 51 ISSUE 40 OCTOBER 7, 2014 P45
NAKED GUNS
S
ince Suzuki opted to
introduce its new models
to its dealers at the Hard
Rock Hotel and Casino in Las
Vegas on Thursday morning,
it's fitting that the stars of the
show were naked.
Well, at least partially so.
With naked sportbikes all the
rage of late, Suzuki came to
the party a little late but at least
they came fashionably late and
armed with two new naked
"street sport" models – the
GSX-S750 and GSX-S1000,
the latter of which will also
come in an F model that
will feature a fairing, short
windscreen and dual-
headlight face.
The GSX-S1000, which
will be sold as an early
release 2016 model, gets its
power from the 2005-2008
GSX-R1000 engine – the
999cc inline four getting
new pistons and revised
cam profiles while remaining
essentially the same as the
'05-'08 version. The bike's
power has been refined a bit
for street riding, mostly via
its engine control module;
the S also gets an update to
its Suzuki Dual Throttle Valve
system. The new S model
will also use a three-mode
traction control system that
can be turned off.
The engine package sits
in a new twin-spar aluminum
frame and the bike is low with
a seat height of 32 inches.
No weight figures were given,
but Suzuki says it weighs
less than the GSX-R1000
sportbike.
2016 Suzuki GSX-S1000
The GSX-Rs Take Their Clothes Off
