| | | | Road Test : K7 Suzuki GSX-R1000-“ABC-easy as 1-2-3” |  Written: 30/08/2007 : 14:56. Read 8535 times (33/day). | | The integrality of this filed article is for Premium Members. | “ABC-easy as 1-2-3” is what Michael Jackson sings in the old Jackson 5 classic. We’re wondering whether the Suzuki engineers took some inspiration from Never Neverland on this one. ABC-Easy as 1-2-3, then you’ve got 4-5-6 oh so fast.
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Numbers are boring, but try to sing the Jackson 5 song whilst shifting between fuel maps and it gets a bit more exciting. Apparently the difference between A-C is 185bhp to 120bhp. 65 extra horsepower by a simple button push is like a super charger indeed.
A-B-C is alright, but try A-B-C-A and the story is different. Particularly if coming out of a roundabout on a wet morning. I didn’t though, but I did ride a hell of a lot of miles on the wet in C-mode. As you will know by now the engine management is ride-by-wire spec which means you have several fuel mappings available. The Suzuki engineers have utilized this to make it a selling point for the new GSX-R1000.
I like A and C mode, but didn’t find much use for the B mode. Most of the time I wanted to be in A mode as the acceleration is addictive on any litre sportsbike, but to get from C to A is only one click anyway and for my use it was C for touring in pissing rain in the hope I’d save petrol and A for everything else. Did I save any fuel in C-mode? Technically, yes since the revs are lower, but keep the revs down in A-mode and you have the same result-so in reality the answer is no. A mode = full power everywhere. B mode= restricted through the midrange with full power on top. C mode= restricted all over the power band.
This is a pure roadtest and since I was nearly arrested on the 2007 Yamaha R1 I’m more paranoid than in a long time. During my almost 14 day long test I was only able to try the flat out experience less than a handful times when it was safe to do so. -Mostly to compare it to the K6 experience. I can tell you this right now that I do actually prefer the K6 for a number of reasons that I’ll talk about later.
Suzuki might argue that the K7 is a better track bike where the throttle can stay open for longer and be opened earlier out of the corners due to a somewhat softer midrange than before. But the monstrous midrange was one of the main selling points for me on the K6 GSX-R1000 as an excellent roadbike. -2007, new bike, 185bhp but less midrange. Not necessarily a better motorcycle that in my book! I have been led to believe and tested ...
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 Loris-C (04-04-2008): quote: Lacking in midrange compared to the K6
WTF? we didn't ride the same bike or?
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