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The Suzuki Gixxer FI 150 is a 154.9 cc (9.45 cu in) naked motorcycle from Suzuki. The bike was launched in September 2014. The bike was launched in September 2014. The name derives from a nickname used in Britain and elsewhere for the GSX-R. [ 9 ]
Suzuki has released an up spec model GSX-R1000R; this R model comes with a Motion Track Brake System, Bi-directional quick shifter and launch control. Also on the R model, as reported by Sport Rider, are the same Showa Balance Free Front (BFF) fork and Balance Free Rear Cushion (BFRC Lite) shock that come standard on the 2016 Kawasaki ZX-10R.
The Suzuki GSX-R1000 (often called a Gixxer) is a sports motorcycle made by Suzuki. [1] It was introduced in 2001 to replace the GSX-R1100 and is powered by a liquid-cooled 999 cc (61.0 cu in ) inline four-cylinder , four-stroke engine although originally 988 cc (60.3 cu in) from 2001 to 2004.
They began in 1983 on Suzuki's domestic market Gamma 250 with the goal of producing a lightweight two-stroke for the streets. The RG250 was the world's first production alloy framed motorcycle. Building upon the Gamma's success, Suzuki introduced the four-cylinder, four-stroke, aluminum framed GSX-R400 in 1984 for the Japanese market.
A Suzuki GSX-R1000 at a drag strip – a 2006 model once recorded a 0 to 60 mph time of 2.35 seconds. This is a list of street legal production motorcycles ranked by acceleration from a standing start, limited to 0 to 60 mph times of under 3.5 seconds, and 1 ⁄ 4-mile times of under 12 seconds.
2006 Ducati SportClassic 1000 1200cc Triumph Thruxton R Suzuki S40 customised in a café racer style [35] [36] Major manufacturers, such as BMW, Norton, Ducati and Yamaha, have responded to consumer interest in ready-to-ride café racers [37] and have exploited this niche market. Triumph produced a turn-key retro motorcycle with their Thruxton R.
On July 17, 2011, riding a highly modified turbocharged Suzuki Hayabusa, Bill Warner set a new world motorcycle land speed record of 311.945 mph (502.027 km/h) from a standing start to 1.5 miles at the Loring Timing Association's Land Speed Race, held at the Loring Commerce Centre (the former Loring Air Force Base) in Limestone, Maine.
In 1978, the company would be taken over by Osamu Suzuki, [22] [23] the fourth adopted son-in-law in a row to run the company, [24] Osamu Suzuki, the 91 year old Chairman of Suzuki Motor Corporation, retired in June 2021, handing over to his son Toshihiro; [25] Osamu Suzuki, who is credited with building the company into its current status and ...