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146hp for Suzuki GSX-S duo
A power figure has been leaked for the naked and sports-touring duo, which are due to arrive in Aussie dealerships around May 2015When Suzuki unveiled a new family of roadsters called ‘Street Sport’ at the 2014 Cologne motorcycle show – one which will sit between the GSX-R range of racing-bred sportsbikes and lower-spec sportstouring machines like the GSX1250F and GSX650F – one fairly hefty ingredient was missing from the equation: a power figure.
We knew the GSX-S1000 naked and semi-faired GSX-S1000F were driven by the 2005-2008 version of the GSX-R1000 long-stroke engine, which gave us some idea of the likely potency value.
Leaked figures suggest that the pair will produce around 146hp (148ps/109kW), with torque expected to be around the 120-130Nm marque. The 2008 GSX-R1000 had a claimed 190hp with ram air, and 117Nm of torque.
There's still no definitive weight figure, but Suzuki says the twin-spar aluminium frame on the two new bikes is lighter than the GSX-R1000’s.
In effect, the GSX-S1000 is a similar exercise to the GSR750 naked, which uses the 2003 model GSXR750 mill as its power source. However, the second iteration in the form of the GSX-S1000F has taken the concept even further. The GSX-S1000F is described by Suzuki as having a “low-slung, sharply shaped nose and forward-leaning side fairing panels that demonstrate its character beyond the sportsbike”.
The new Suzukis have three-way traction control organised by a variety of sensors, and they have the same Brembo monobloc brakes as the current GSX-R1000. Anti-lock braking is standard.
Renthal aluminium Fatbar handlebars and a full LCD multi-function instrument cluster are a part of the mix, as are six-spoke cast-aluminium wheels, fully adjustable KYB forks and a shock with rebound and preload adjustment.
The GSX-S1000 and GSX-S1000F are due to hit Australian dealerships around May 2015, with pricing still to be announced.
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