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SUZUKI GSX-R1000

ith the sad(ish) news of Suzuki discontinuing their current, standard GSX-R1000 model and not homologating it to comply with the new Euro 5 standards (don’t worry, they’re keeping the GSX-R1000R), we thought it would be worth taking a look to see just what can be done to make this super-competent sportsbike competitive on our tight and technical UK tracks. See you don t always have to splash that little extra cash on the version of things, as this absolute beauty shows us We all know by now that in a road environment, the GSX-R is a tough one to beat. For what my two-penneth: is worth, I think it has the best engine out there on the 1000cc market; mainly due to the savage mid-range punch it packs, which is on a

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