| Boasting
an all-new compact engine, shorter wheelbase and new styling,
the new GSX-R1000 raises the bar once more in the hotly-contested
Supersport class. With significant changes in the engine department,
the new GSX-R boasts a more over-square bore and stroke, larger,
titanium valves, a higher compression ratio and 12 hole fuel
injectors,All this with a power-plant that is 59mm shorter
from front to rear.
And it's not just the engine that's seen the significant changes
either, as the all-new chassis makes the GSX-R1000 more agile
than ever before. With the new shorter, twin-spar cast cradle
frame, mated to a new longer, arched swing-arm made of three
castings, the new bike boasts increased racetrack performance
with a wheelbase shortened by 10mm.
Equipped with Showa's
new Big Piston Forks (BPF) with endurance race proven design,
these, combined with a new rear shock absorber that features
high and low-speed compression damping, offer superb feedback
and response with reduced weight too.
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| GSXR1000K9 |
| Engine
type |
Liquid-cooled
4 stroke, 4-cyclinder inline, DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder |
| Displacement |
999cc,
Bore 74.5mm, Stroke 57.3mm |
| Transmission |
6-speed
constant mesh |
| SUSPENSION |
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| Front |
Inverted
telescopic, BPF, Fully adjustable |
| Rear |
Link
type, fully adjustable |
| BRAKES |
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| Front |
Radial
mount, 4-piston calipers, 310mm dual fully floating discs |
| Rear |
1-piston
caliper, 220mm disc |
| Tyres
F-R |
120/70ZR17
- 190/50ZR17 |
| Fuel
Tank |
17.5
Litres |
| Wheelbase |
1,405
mm |
| Seat
Height |
810
mm |
| Curb
weight |
203
kg |
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