2017 Suzuki GSX R1000 Test Ride
40Suzuki finally took the cover of its long-awaited 6th-generation GSX-R1000. As expected, the new GSX-R is all new from the ground up; in fact, Suzuki says that it incorporates more than 600 new parts and components. It’s been designed to go faster, turn quicker and slow down better than ever before.
Suzuki lists the 2017 GSX-R1000R with a claimed curb mass weight of 447.9 pounds; the standard model 445.5 pounds.
At its core, the engineers totally redesigned the GSX-R engine with a goal of increasing top-end horsepower, without losing any low- to mid- range performance. They did so, claiming that horsepower increased from 189.9 to 199.27 in the Euro-spec form. The most noticeable new feature being the Suzuki Racing Variable Valve Timing (SR-VVT) system which was adopted from the manufacturer’s MotoGP efforts. The system uses a simple small device that is attached to the outside of the intake cam where centrifugal force pushes steel balls along grooves to rotate the sprocket and retard intake valve timing at a specific rpm, this results in additional power at high rpms.
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