2017 Suzuki GSX-S750
When the idea was mooted of a naked GSX-R750, the
excitement was too much for the GSR to live up to. A naked GSX-R750 it was not
– but it was a decent enough middleweight naked roadster.
For 2017, the foundations remain largely the same,
but in terms of design, attitude and performance, it looks like Suzuki have
given this newly named GSX-S750 a ruddy good tickle in the adrenal gland and
delivered more of what we’d all hoped for the first time round.
The four-stroke, liquid-cooled, DOHC, 749 cc
inline-four engine, is a still a ‘street-tuned’ version of the legendary 2005
GSX-R750 engine, but newly-added crankcase ventilation holes to reduce pumping
loss, have resulted in an extra 8 bhp in peak power.
The injectors have been boosted to 10-hole
long-nosed units, giving 25% more pinholes than before, helping to deliver both
increased fuel volume and improved combustion efficiency. At the other end of
the combustion chain, the exhaust system has been lightened and redesigned,
too, while also inheriting the catalytic converter from the bigger GSX-S1000.
The new GSX-S750 gets Suzuki’s advanced traction
control system, which continuously monitors front and rear wheel speeds, the
throttle position sensor, crank position sensor and gear position sensor, and
reduces engine output when wheel spin is detected. Riders can select between
three different levels of intrusion, or turn the system off completely.
The inverted fork is a gold-anodised 41 mm KYB
inverted unit that’s adjustable for preload, while the rear monoshock is also
pre-load is adjustable only – meaning there’s not much room for tailoring your
ride – but the base setting is likely to be pretty flexible if the old GSR is a
gauge of the new GSX-S’s set-up. Braking gets a decent upgrade though, with
Nissin radial calipers mated to 310 mm floating discs, and ABS as standard.
Available in Metallic Triton Blue / Glass Sparkle
Black, Pearl Mire Red and Metallic Matt Black, let’s hope it goes as well as it
looks.
