In order to celebrate the company’s
100-year anniversary, Suzuki has unveiled a limited edition GSX-R1000R
motorcycle, set to go on sale in the UK next month. Only 100 units have been
allocated for Britain. The price for one of these flagship sports bikes is
£ 16,999 (US$ 22,000), and in return you get the same retro-inspired livery as on
the GSX-RR MotoGP bike, where a blue and slate silver color scheme pays homage
to Suzuki’s racing bikes from the 1960s.
You also get the same variable valve
timing system and electronics in the GSX-R1000R as you would in the GSX-RR,
including the latter’s 10 traction control modes, a quickshifter and
auto-blipper, launch control and lean angle-sensitive ABS.
Powering the GSX-R1000R is a 4-stroke
1,000 cc engine, producing 199 HP and 117.6 Nm of torque.
The bike weighs 203 kg, so if you care about 0-60 times, know that it
will easily get there in less than 3 seconds.
Even though it’s not as track-focused as
its MotoGP counterpart, you can argue that the GSX-R1000R looks just as well as
the GSX-RR, as pictured above.
