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Suzuki GSX-R1000-Simply the best

Written: 22/09/2006 : 13:29. Read 11899 times (20/day).

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When Suzuki launched the latest incarnation of the GSX-R 1000, they did so knowing it had been the king of the litre class since 2001. The K6 is unchanged from its huge update in 2005. That supremely powerful and smooth engine is the very best engine there is. Is all that power overkill on a dirty B-road (or mind)?

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It is early spring and it has been raining for ever. I am on the wrong bike now I think to myself, but get on with it anyway. I get to sample all that power straight away on a motorway with not too much congestion on it. It is incredible how quickly the engine spins up through a super strong midrange. Due to the smooth delivery it just feels as if you can accelerate forever to 400mph or something. There is a limit though that you really need to be on a roadracing track to explore. On a straight I easily achieve 180mph quicker than you can reach the 150mph mark on a supersport 600. This is where you could say the GSX-R 1000 is just too much.

However I found that immensely strong engine so useful on the narrow B-roads that I spend loads of time riding on. Double semi trailers and long queues of cars can be overtaken in a whoosh just by mentally telling the throttle to move slightly towards me. Whilst you nervously sit and wait for a mile long straight on a 50bhp bike, you can just concentrate on riding on clear roads with the big Gixxer. Should you ever misjudge a overtaking opportunity those brilliant radial brakes is capable of saving you back to where you were in no time.

The big thou’ feels very light and compact and the seating position is humane enough for many entertaining miles. It is true though, that with an engine like this it doesn’t really matter whether the seat is comfortable or not. You have travelled from A to B so effortlessly and entertaining that time and miles is forgotten.

GSX-R 1000 is that sort of motorcycle that makes you leave your mates to fly over to France for your holiday whilst you happily ride all the way.

It is also true that the GSX-R removes the link between your brain and right hand, just like having sex, and the only danger your single minded brain is able to process is the fear of getting caught. GSX-R 1000 is so forgiving to mistakes, but really to cope you need a faster processor installed into the brain. Something like a Pentium one trillion would do. People that own GSX-R 1000’s probably think they are God’s chosen knights on two wheels, but fact is that the GSX-R is one ...

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TheCyberPoet (22-09-2006): No mention of the traction control switch on the handlebars? Hmmm... 3-mode switch for "sport" "wet" and "normal" (see http://www.raptorsandrockets.com/news.html ).
Also where's the write up on the 1300cc BKing? :

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