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SUZUKI GSX-S1000

There are plenty of folk with seriously fond memories of the K5 Gixer thou’ so you can’t blame Suzuki for wanting to capitalise on that by utilising the much-loved K5 motor in their addition to the super naked sector. A smart move, given that Suzuki would seriously struggle in a game of spec sheet Top Trumps, even just against the other Jap bikes but particularly if the Euro trash joined in too.

Perhaps if the Suzuki’s only opponent was the Kawasaki, it might stand a

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