VOL. 53 ISSUE 47 NOVEMBER 29, 2016 P67
Suzuki is coming
back hard in
2017 with the
new GSX-R1000
range. We sat
down with the
bike's Chief
Engineer,
Shinichi Sahara,
to find out more.
Shinichi Sahara
just before
the press
unveiling. He's
understandably
proud of his new
creation!
Master
OF THE
Gixxer
BY JON URRY
PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY SUZUKI
I
f you're into motorcycles—high-
performance street motorcycles in
particular—it's been very exciting times
lately. It seems all of the manufacturers
are introducing very cool, high-tech and
exciting new models the past couple of
years, and one of those motorcycles is
the Suzuki GSX-R1000. Okay, so the
GSX-R1000 isn't exactly a new model,
but it's been so long since its last major
update that when Suzuki finally did
announce it's all-new GSX-R1000 for
2017, it seemed like we were getting an
all-new model.
Some say, however, that the new
GSX-R1000 doesn't look all that new,
but don't worry—it is. And we recently
got a chance to chat with Shinichi
Sahara, the man behind the latest GSX-
R1000, who explained what Suzuki did,
like sticking to an inline-four configura-
tion with the GSX-R1000, and why.
