Suzuki GSX-R1000

I have a boot in both camps...Ducati and Suzuki.

I was so fortunate in purchasing, by my reckoning, the finest, unmolested example of the mighty K5 Gixxer, in Australia. Utterly bog standard and in the blue/black/white livery with only 8,400 klms on the clock.

As is; it is an amazing beast. Light. Ultra power and decent torque for a Jap bike. That said, the OEM suspension is a tad harsh, be that as it may you could try to dial it out, however I went a different route.
Kyle Engineering in the USA fabricated me custom Ohlins fork cartr...

The king of one litre bikes, it is as light as a 600cc, so it handles amazing. Parts and service are easy and cheap compared to other bikes. K5-6 gsxr still holds the world record as fastest production bike in the world 0-100 in 2.35 sec.

The power delivery is amazing from low, mid and high revs. I have riden many one litre bikes new and old such as r1, cbr, zx10, and none have the low to mid range power like the gsxr.

SUZUKI is producing o.e.m.parts again which is great news.

The current gsx 1000 is using the k5-6 engine with less power,...

As the title states, this is the king of the litre-commuters.

What does this mean, you ask?

Simple. If you commute on motorcycles daily, love the look of sports bikes and are looking for something that comes stock-standard with a comfortable seat, comfortable riding position and most importantly, an engine layout that doesn't roast you butt when you're riding to work, this is your bike.

Having test rode the following bikes: 2015 R1, R1M, 2013 R1 (Old Crossplane engine), ZX10R, Ducati Panigale 899/1099, VTR1000F, CBR1000RR

Of this pool, the only other bike that came close in terms of comfort was the VTR1000F, just had a clunky gearbox I didn't like.
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After years of bike ownership and trade ins mainly due to faults, I think I have found a perfect bike. Sweet gearbox from day 1, never a false neutral, good from cold. Beautiful smooth fuel delivery from low, tons of torque, mad high end performance, so much acceleration that you can only fully open it up to throttle stop for a few secs max in any gear. Comfy seat, good sport bike fairing protection, excellent suspension from stock. Excellent economy for a sport bike, front brembos with so much feel that I feel abs would hinder it and not neces...

Pros: legendary suzuki GXS masterpiece...full off speed passion, excellent design, powerfull machine, confortable rides

Cons: Nothing!!!

Overall: last time i try riding GXS 1000 in 2002, and here in 2007 i have another chance to riding new version claiming by marketing manager, mix of motogp technology and superbike technology, with several fix on injection component, supension and aerodinamics.

Overall this bike has been mine for 10 beautiful months, and i really cant fault it in any way; mechanically or otherwise.
Pros: legendary suzuki GXS masterpiece...full off speed passion, excellent design, powerfull machine, confortable rides
Cons: Nothing!!!

This is what real men ride. Had it for about three weeks and would not say a bad thing about it. It cornes so stable yet so fast. Really easy to turn in and feels really planted out of the corners. I ride in the lake district and all of the bumps in the roads are like take off ramps for my little gixxer. Love it!!! Any of you R1 rider want a race to sort it all out just get in touch...
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