Suzuki GSX-8s

https://suzukicycles.com/street/2023/gsx-8s

 

so that's where the motogp budget went to? Wonder if they've got a fully faired version coming out to challenge the RS660 and R7?

 

I love my GSA but it's really overkill for what I do. Plus she's a big girl. The brand new Transalp and 800 Vstrom have got my attention, with the Suzuki slightly better for my duty. I'm going to give this bike a long, hard look. I know, this is about the GSX-8, but it's basically the same (but different).

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/new-bikes/suzuki-v-strom-800de/

 

I am more excited about the possibility of a 2023 BMW S-750 RR.

I have always though the Gixxer 750 was an awesome bike, but Suzuki basically hasn't done fuckall with it since like 2006 or some shit. A modern one from BMW should be awesome.

 

This is more of a LW twins bike.
81 HP
57 FtLbs

 

I am sure we will see a R version sometime soon.

 

Know how I know you race CCS?

 

Meh, then fuck it.

 

Nope.... Never ran CCS

Look at power and weight of bike it really fits into the LW twins class. The Aprilia and R7 are making big power.

 

I hope so because that thing is Fugly.

 

I know time marches on, but jumping to 800cc's in a ""LW" class bike is a bit much.

 

Not as bad as the Strom version... Worse problem is the name that doesn't exactly roll off the tongue- I cringe when people ask "what Suzuki did you have again?" and I have to very carefully enunciate "G-S-X-S-1000"

 

Yea, I think these days it is hard to have a hard stop on CC limit. It really comes down to what the bike is and what class it fits into.

The RS660 makes 90+ HP with pipe and flash.
R7’s are at 90Hp with mild motor work.
Both RS660's and R7 are 100+ with MA spec motors.

 

I'm going to be calling the "ADV" version the P-Strom, because it's a parallel twin, not a v-twin. I've already seen a report saying the ADV bike makes more power than the nekid bike. That's going to be fun.

So much for a company getting out of the motorcycle business, lol

 

in-line2 so "i-strom"?

 

The silliness of this V-Strom 800 parallel twin is the 650 is a better engine. The shame of the 650 is Suzuki did nothing with it. They produced a generation, then, left it alone. They could’ve done a 21” wheel model, electronic cruise control, TFT, electronics suite, and any number of other things to keep the model progressing. For sure, I would’ve bought one, instead of my 800XCx, as I had an SV and absolutely love that engine. But, no electronic cruise control to ease my neuropathy was a deal breaker.

 

Have you rode the KTM 890's? That motor is silly fun in the Adventure R.

 

mild???

 

Good point.... 85 hp with mild motor work....

 

The wet weight is pretty bad at 445 lbs.
I think that is 13 more than the SV650.