News – New for 2015 Intermot Cologne: the Suzuki GSX-R1000 has a MotoGP livery and ABS – Used SUZUKI

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New in 2015 Intermot Cologne: the Suzuki GSX-R1000 has a MotoGP livery and ABS

News - New for 2015 Intermot Cologne: the Suzuki GSX-R1000 has a MotoGP livery and ABS - Used SUZUKI

No major upheavals for the hypersportive flagship of the Hamamatsu brand, whose last technical development dates back to 2012 (abandonment of the double silencer, Brembo radial calipers at the front, in particular). For 2015, the GSX-R1000 nevertheless inherits ABS and a color modeled on that used by Suzuki in Grand Prix.

No major upheavals for the hypersportive flagship of the Hamamatsu brand, whose latest technical development dates back to (abandonment of the double silencer, Brembo radial calipers at the front, in particular). For 2015, the GSX-R1000 nevertheless inherits ABS and a color modeled on that used by Suzuki in Grand Prix.

This "Metallic Triton Blue" livery is identical to that of the new MotoGP prototype developed among others by Randy de Puniet and which Maverick Vinales and Aleix Espargaro will drive with almost certainty in 2015. Visually, this Racing paint gives a welcome touch of youth to the Japanese superbike, which also comes in red and black as well as black with gray lower fairing.

Technically, the 2015 GSX-R1000 shows no change from the current model (999 cc inline 4-cylinder engine, aluminum perimeter frame, Showa large piston fork, etc.), except for a slight grip. of weight (from 203 kg in 2012 to 205 in 2015) due to the series arrival of ABS.

Available at the end of the year

Finally, the recent winner of the renewed its selectable injection mapping system on the handlebars but continues to ignore anti-slip … An astonishing technical choice for such a high-performance motorcycle (185 hp and Nm in Full), especially since the new GSX-S1000 uses traction control … while this new roadster is derived from the Gex 1000 !

Questioned by MNC, Suzuki France is currently unable to provide us with the price of this 2015 vintage which will be available "at the end of the year". Its price will in fact only be revealed on the eve of its marketing, "in order to be the best placed" in relation to the competition … We can nevertheless reasonably expect a measured inflation of the order of 500 to 1000 euros for the version in MotoGP colors equipped with ABS. To be continued on MNC: stay connected !

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