New Suzuki Bikes : 2012 GSX R1000

2012 Suzuki GSXR1000

In approaching this year's refinements to the GSX-R1000, the development team thoroughly reviewed the model's original "The Top Performer" concept before setting their sights on achieving a tangible evolution in each of the basic performance aspects of running, cornering and stopping. The ultimate goal was of course to further improve circuit performance.

In responding to the requests of the top performing riders in its class, a new single muffl er design was adopted, reducing weight by 2kg, and acceleration feeling at mid-range engine speeds was improved. These enginerelated refinements were complemented by essentially carrying over the chassis design of its predecessor so efforts could focus on fine-tuning the settings and achieve a new package of performance able to clock more consistent and faster lap times on the racetrack.

The 2012 GSX-R1000 combines this winning performance gained through the changes to engine and chassis with subtle styling updates that enhance the visual appeal of king of the GSX-R series.