The ugly side of Euro 4

I really liked March’s article on ‘Your Next Bike’ with its overview of buying options for each style of bike. I’m not a sportsbike rider but like everyone I have a vision of what a good sportsbike should look like - sleek, with aggressive styling. The new Suzuki GSX-R1000 seems to hit the mark until you get to the back end. It has to have the ugliest exhaust I’ve ever seen. If Suzuki are to compete in the diminishing sportsbike market surely they need to come up with better? David Parry