Suzuki Motor of America has released the pricing on its new superbike lineup, showing aggressive prices for the 2017 Suzuki GSX-R1000 and 2017 Suzuki GSX-R1000R motorcycles, which will start at US$ 14,599 MSRP.

The new Suzuki GSX-R1000 is a brand new design that uses a flat-plane inline-four engine with variable valve timing (VVT), which is of note as it is the first superbike to use variable valve technology. Official specs on the new Suzuki GSX-R1000 show a claimed 199 hp and 86.7 lb-ft of torque.


Suzuki’s pricing on the base model GSX-R1000 is very aggressive, taking on bikes like the Yamaha R1S (US$ 14,999) and Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R (US$ 16,099 ABS) base model, and undercutting both those models on price, while offering more in features.

The same can be said of the Suzuki GSX-R1000R, which has been priced at US$ 16,999 for the 2017 model year, as it compares nicely in terms of price/performance against both the Yamaha YZF-R1 (US$ 16,699) and Yamaha YZF-R1M (US$ 22,499), as well as the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR (US$ 18,899), not to mention the new Honda CBR1000RR (US$ 16,999) and Honda CBR1000RR SP (US$ 19,999).