2017
Suzuki GSX-R1000 Concept
Suzuki
clearly isn’t ready to bring the GSX-R1000 to market in-time for the 2016 model
year, and our sources tell us that the Suzuki GSX-R1000 Concept will in fact be
the 2017 Suzuki GSX-R1000, which will debut in the second half of 2016.
That being
said, the news is an exciting development from Suzuki, which says that the new
Suzuki GSX-R1000 is the lightest and most powerful superbike ever from the
Japanese manufacturer. To our eye, it looks to be the most advanced as well.
Suzuki says
that the new GSX-R1000 will feature a liter-class engine with variable valve
timing (VVT), which will also have a 10-level traction control system, launch
control, three different riding modes (likely thru a ride-by-wire system), as
well as a quick-shifter that allows for seamless upshifts and downshifts.
Suzuki has
also developed a new system that it is calling “Broad Power System”, which
appears to be a variable pipe connection attached between the headers. This
likely helps Suzuki tune the exhaust for more power throughout the rev-range.
Suspension
will be done by Showa, with “balance free” forks up front, and a “balance free
rear cushion” rear shock in the back. Other details are pretty scarce at this
point, likely as Suzuki is still finalizing the production version of the 2017
Suzuki GSX-R1000.
