StuNVA
02-07-2009, 05:29 PM
I was looking forward to taking this thing for a ride, it read well and was prices well too.
The engine is a gem, great low down grunt that is very linear right through to 8 - 9k.
The suspension is shit, the front end was flighty and the back end didn't know if it wanted to corner or stand up. Maybe this could be tuned out of it but the over all package was a bit under whelming.
Wind blast on the naked version is huge, 200 see's you laying on the tank trying to hide behind the guages with little chance of dodging anything. The wind blast comes on hard about 120+.
Bar are very upright and could be dropped 2" and still be comfy.
Seat is hard and managed to blow a gonad mid corner half way through the ride which was a little distracting at 140.
Guages are clear and easy to read, digital speedo and analogue tacho work well together, the inclusion of a fuel guage is also handy, but there was no gear indicator that I could see.
I quiet like the look of them but after riding one would not even contemplate putting one in my shed even if I had the spare cash, unfortunately the CB1000R and the GSX1400 but shit all over this unit as it stands.
Rumour has it suzuki will be bringing out a naked GSXR1000 next year punters have it labled the GS1000R, this will need to have a much higher benchmark than the bandit or the CB to attract any degree of interest.
Rating out of ten..........5
The engine is a gem, great low down grunt that is very linear right through to 8 - 9k.
The suspension is shit, the front end was flighty and the back end didn't know if it wanted to corner or stand up. Maybe this could be tuned out of it but the over all package was a bit under whelming.
Wind blast on the naked version is huge, 200 see's you laying on the tank trying to hide behind the guages with little chance of dodging anything. The wind blast comes on hard about 120+.
Bar are very upright and could be dropped 2" and still be comfy.
Seat is hard and managed to blow a gonad mid corner half way through the ride which was a little distracting at 140.
Guages are clear and easy to read, digital speedo and analogue tacho work well together, the inclusion of a fuel guage is also handy, but there was no gear indicator that I could see.
I quiet like the look of them but after riding one would not even contemplate putting one in my shed even if I had the spare cash, unfortunately the CB1000R and the GSX1400 but shit all over this unit as it stands.
Rumour has it suzuki will be bringing out a naked GSXR1000 next year punters have it labled the GS1000R, this will need to have a much higher benchmark than the bandit or the CB to attract any degree of interest.
Rating out of ten..........5