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[visordown.com] - Not the prototype GSR1000
PICTURES that have been around since early last year have suddenly started doing the rounds of the internet with the suggestion they’re a prototype for a forthcoming Suzuki GSR1000 naked sports bike. They’re not. The pictures are stills from a video which shows a machine made by French dealer Espace Motos 95. It’s even in the video’s description. Sure, it is a GSR1000 – and perhaps misleadingly referred to as a "proto" – but there’s no factory involvement in the bike, which combines a GSR750 frame with a GSX-R1000 engine, GSX-R750 forks, wheels and brakes and the swingarm from an old GSR600. Other firms, like Moto Virus, have created similar machines in the absence of a factory-made naked GSX-R1000. Of course, Suzuki’s rivals do make superbike-based naked bikes, Aprilia’s Tuono being the definitive one. Next year BMW is set to join the fray with a naked S1000 and KTM’s SuperDuke 1290 will also offer crazy power in an unfaired package. However, Suzuki’s most recent experience combining huge power with naked styling – the B-King – didn’t tear up the sales charts, so the firm might be wary of reviving the idea. That’s not to say a naked GSX-R1000 wouldn’t be a great bike. Maybe Suzuki is even working on such a thing. It’s just not this one. Related Content Super Duke 1290 R vs S1000RR on track KTM Super Duke 1290 revealed KTM 1290 Super Duke nears production First ride: Suzuki GSR750 ABS review Road Test: 2007 Naked 1000's Click here for full story...
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