Suzuki can go and fly a fucking kite. Yes, this bike is capable of more than I am, and is probably fun to ride, but where the hell has the passion and innovation gone to? Zero commitment to racing or making racing work; zero innovation or desire to significantly update their premier class litre superbike; zero fucking interest in their customers at all.
Granted all of the manufacturers are running longer update gaps on their bikes, but at least their stuff looks fresh, new, and exciting. I'd be hard pressed to find a dealer in my city who actually has a new Gixxer on the floor, and even if they did, I'd need to check the sticker to make sure it wasn't a mint condition 2008 model. All those muppets are doing is inviting long term fans to go to Aprilia; Honda; Kawasaki or BMW to buy a bike from a company that actually gives a shit about high performance machines; the racing I love to watch and the kind of road bikes I like to ride. It's tragic that "Own the racetrack" has morphed into "We don't give a shit. Here's some shiny new brakes" over the years.
Disclaimer: I ride a 2005 GSX-R1000 and have been a GSX-R fanatic ever since I clapped eyes on a GSX-R750 in 1997. I'd no more buy a new Suzuki GSX-R1000 than shoot myself in the face.
Posted: 30/01/2012 at 16:06
