SUZUKI GSX-R1000
Simple, effective and armed to the teeth with some serious tech. This GSX-R1000 is a beauty...
ith the sad(ish) news of Suzuki discontinuing their current, standard it GSX-R1000 model and not homologating (don't worry, to comply with the new Euro 5 standards thought it would they're keeping the GSX-R1000R), we can be done be worth taking a look to see just what competitive to make this super-competent sportsbike
See, you don’t on our tight and technical UK tracks. cash on the R always have to splash that little extra shows us. version of things, as this absolute beauty the
We all know by now that in a road environment, my two-penneth GSX-R is a tough one to beat. For what out there on the is worth, I think it has the best engine mid-range 1000cc market; mainly due to the savage
Mike Tyson’s punch it packs, which is on a par with that, oh no. destructive body shots. But it’s not just has completely Unlike a lot of modern sportsbikes, it which, usable power rather than high-end raughtyness on the road generally speaking, makes for hard work before you get as you’re into offensively large numbers well known for any of the excitement. The chassis is all the feedback being compliant, plush and giving you out on the you need for a confidence-inspiring spin has to offer... perfectly laid silk tarmac roads the UK
But then Okay, some slight sarcasm implied there. such an exciting again, the question is, how do you turn track assaulting road-based package into a sharp knife on it? weapon, other than sticking Richard Cooper and general Well, Matt Taylor is our local suspension the ropes. bike set-up guru, so he really does know for the Gixxer When going for an upgrade he opted of reasons; over his previous 2014 ZX-10 for a number on the market, firstly, compared with the other bikes in terms of it’s a pretty affordable option and certainly to beat. One bang-for-buck the GSX-R is a tough one the ability to of the main reasons as well was to have fuel mapping play around with all of the traction and and what which he wanted to start learning about… bike! So it better way to learn than to sort your own of going for a was almost an investment, and instead days is to buy brand spanker, the sensible option these therefore used from a known and trustworthy source, which don’t add saving money on all the fancy trick bits resale number. On a huge amount of value to the bike’s that had already this one, there are a number of things it, such as been done to the Suzuki when he bought system with an an ECU flash, a full Yoshimura de-cat throttle, K-Tech MHP end can, Motion Pro quick action shock, fork
IDS cartridge fork kit, K-Tech DDS rear
GB Racing extenders, braided brake lines, ABS delete, and engine protection, IRC quickshifter/autoblipper Brembo discs. some fancy Dymag wheels with standard was a log box. But the biggest toy Matt wanted to add to check After taking the ECU to Richard at Woolich to enable ‘on the over the flash, the log box was added allows you fly’ auto-tuning. This little device basically condition. to map the bike at any circuit in any weather
AFR (air/fuel Its on-board diagnostics tool records the and allows you ratio) while you’re out riding, logs it an engine to make adjustments accordingly. Basically, run considerably will run better in cold, dense air, and needs to be worse in hot conditions, so the fuelling engine and adjusted accordingly, both to protect the
As I’m also ensure you’re getting peak performance. weather over in sure you can appreciate, the beautiful to a 10 degrees a sunny Jerez is a whole different world consequently, the damp Cadwell Park, which means that that’s something fuelling needs to be different too. Now by dyno-ing you don’t, and just can’t take into account will suggest the bike once back at home. The log box
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