Too Much Technology, or Just Right?
So, all this technology begs the question: Have all these advances made the 2007 Suzuki GSXR-1000 a better bike, or has it lost some of its hardcore edge?
For a vast majority of rider seeking a lightning quick crotch rocket, the new Gixxer's trick engine management, slight bump in horsepower, confidence-inspiring slipper clutch, and electronic steering damper offers more ways to tear up the pavement while maintaining better bike control.
Though track day purists might decry the electronic gadgetry as hampering their tire-shredding ways, one must remember this is a race-inspired bike that, at the end of the day, is really intended for the road. And, while the GSXR-1000 is capable of awesome track performance, the buck stops on public pavement, where its easy to use demeanor and awesome performance make it an undisputed winner.
The Whole Package
The GSXR-1000 strikes a dramatic, but familiar pose.
© Basem WasefThe GSXR-1000's mechanical enhancements and impressive refinements once again make it one of the top contenders in the liter bike category, but if the Suzuki lacks one grand slam element, it might be its styling. Not as slickly voluptuous as the Yamaha R1 or as chiseled and muscular as the Honda CBR1000RR, the GSXR-- in spite of its updated bodywork-- lacks the visual panache to distinguish it in a crowd of superbikes.
However, if the Gixxer's familiar looks don't quite do it for you, that shouldn't stop you from enjoying the view from the GSXR-1000's cockpit as you ride what is arguably one of the best sport bikes on the market.
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