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2017 SUZUKI GSX-R1000 TRACK CLUB SPECIAL

Source: BOOMIN’ BASE MODEL: The base-model GSX-R1000 ditches the GSX-R1000R’s higher-spec suspension and a quickshifter but still impresses at the racetrack.

GSX-R1000 TRACK CLUB SPECIAL → RALLY STATE OF MIND → ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE → CONCENTRATION

Club roadracing in America was built on a foundation of 1986 Suzuki GSX-R750s. Suzuki would call it the first racer replica, and it would be hard to argue with that. As such, the bike pretty much became the ignition point for the club-racing growth in America that followed its release.

The 2017 GSX-R1000 is similar in spirit. While the GSX-R1000R is a fine top-line competitor, the bike ridden here rolls into dealerships with

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