Deal of the Week: Save Big on a New Suzuki GSX-8R

Retailing just shy of £9,000 brand new, this pre-registered Suzuki GSX-8R with only nine miles on the clock could be yours for £7,699 following a price drop of £1,200.

The bike has a beautiful blue and black colourway which is part of Suzuki’s standard three livery options for the bike. This new GSX-8R can be bought from Bill Smith Motors, in Chester, and should you wish to have the bike delivered, that’s something the dealer is offering.

Sharing much of the same parts as the GSX-8S, the GSX-8R uses a 776cc parallel twin with a 270-degree crankshaft, producing 82bhp. It also makes 57.5Ib ft of torque, while the bike features a tubular steel frame and separate aluminium subframe, along with brakes which consists of twin four-piston Nissin callipers at the front working on 310mm discs, with a single, 240mm disc and a single-piston calliper at the rear. The brakes are the same as those fitted to the 8S.

The bike’s suspension is not the KYB setup that’s found on the GSX-8S, but instead Shows. At the front is the company’s Separate Function Fork - Big Piston (also known as SFF-BP), while at the rear there’s a preload-adjustable monoshock from the same distributor.

Suzuki doesn't venture into the new bike scene as regularly as some other brands, especially its Japanese rivals such as Honda, Yamaha or Kawasaki, and that’s even more true when it comes to the sport bike scene. But the GSX-8R which became available following the release of the GSX-8S naked version, has already been a go-to for track riders.

Released earlier this year, the Suzuki GSX-8R has already made its racing debut in both the United States and United Kingdom, courtesy of the MotoAmerica Twins Cup series and National Sportbike Championship. 

We reviewed the Suzuki GSX-8R earlier this year, a bike that is tailor-made for the track and is a direct competitor to the likes of Yamaha’s R7 and the Aprilia RS660.

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