Get A Rundown Of The All New Suzuki GSX-8R!

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00:00 Well folks, there it is. Suzuki's 2024 GSX-8R middleweight sport bike. This is an

00:06 all-new sport bike entry from Suzuki out of Hamamatsu, Japan to its US lineup for

00:12 2024. This motorcycle is placed adjacently to the GSX-R line of sport

00:17 bikes. Although this is a new sport bike, it's not a competition bike. Of course,

00:22 yes, you can race on it. Yes, you can do track days, but this bike is designed to

00:27 go up against street-friendly bikes like Yamaha's YZF-R7 and Aprilia's RS660.

00:34 Let's begin with the engine. This is an all-new engine for Suzuki. It's 7.7-6 cc

00:40 parallel twin engine. This engine is really neat because it's super compact

00:44 in terms of front to back and in terms of its width. It also has some really

00:49 neat engineering designs in it. The intake right here is horizontal, so the

00:54 airbox is actually right in here. That gave Suzuki a lot more freedom of

00:59 movement in terms of where it could put its powertrain. You have to remember, the

01:03 sister model to this bike is the GSX-8S naked bike, and then we also have

01:08 Suzuki's V-Strom 800, which are motorcycles that have different

01:12 ergonomics, different requirements for different type of terrain. So that's why

01:16 Suzuki wanted such a flexible engine configuration. Now another cool feature

01:21 about this engine is it has twin counterbalancers. So each of the two

01:25 pistons have a counterbalancer, and that really reduces unwanted engine

01:29 vibration. This engine is just so silky smooth, yet it has just the right amount

01:35 of vibration where you literally think this engine is a V-twin. This is the best

01:41 parallel twin that feels like a V-twin experience out of any parallel twin

01:46 engine that we have ridden recently. It is really good. This engine is good for

01:50 right around 75 horsepower at the business end of that 180 series rear

01:55 tire. The engine's hung in this steel, twin-spar steel type frame with a nice

02:01 alloy swing arm hanging off the back. There is the shock absorber. It mounts

02:06 with a linkage to the swing arm and the frame. There is no adjustment aside from

02:12 spring preload. Look at this thing. Up front we have an inverted Showa fork

02:18 where the GSX-8S has KYB suspension. This has Showa suspension. There is no

02:23 adjustment, but we were really impressed with the damping calibration of the OE

02:29 suspenders. This motorcycle doesn't even need adjustment because the damping

02:33 response is calibrated so well for street riding and truck riding. This was

02:38 a very, very capable motorcycle to ride over bumpy surface streets and at the

02:42 racing track. Look at that front end. I love this stacked LED headlight. It looks

02:48 so tasty. We have this nice 5-inch color TFT display right there. There's also

02:55 three-position traction control. Of course, we disabled it and Suzuki's tried

03:00 and true SDMS, adjustable engine power mode. A is the most power, B is a little

03:05 bit less, and C is a little bit less than that. Really sharp. We love setting up the

03:10 instrument display with a black background and white fonts just like our

03:14 iOS equipped smartphone. Here's the cockpit. 3.7 gallon fuel tank powers this

03:21 motorcycle. There's a rider seat. There is the passenger seat. Suzuki also makes a

03:25 number of really great accessories if you want to make your bike a little more

03:29 racy with a nicely designed seat cover on this. Now we were riding here

03:34 today at the track on Dunlop Sportmax Q5S, which is a high-performance

03:38 street bike tire, but this tire, this bike rolls on Suzuki's Road Smartmax Road

03:45 Sport 2. That is OE configuration, but Suzuki wanted to put a little bit

03:49 grippier tire for us to have some fun with at the track. Well folks, that's a

03:54 quick rundown of Suzuki's 2024 GSX-8R Sportbike. This thing rings in for $9,349

04:05 here in the United States. It comes with a one-year warranty, and it's made in

04:10 Hamamatsu, Japan. If you're looking for a cool, easy riding sport bike, this GSX-8R

04:18 checks a lot of boxes. It's very comfortable. It's very fun to ride. It's

04:23 not as racy feeling as a GSX-R Sportbike, but considering the high level of

04:29 comfort you can have on this bike, its versatility for riding on the street and

04:34 track while still delivering good comfort and having track control, having

04:39 a really slick electronic quick shifter, this bike is pretty awesome. Well folks,

04:44 as always, make sure to surf on over to MotorcyclistOnline.com. That's where all

04:48 of our written content comes to life. Give this video a thumbs up if you liked

04:51 it, thumbs it down if you didn't, because we'd love to hear from the naysayers out

04:55 there. Everyone's opinion counts here at Motorcyclist Magazine, and we'll see in

04:58 the next episode. Thanks for riding with us.

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