Suzuki details what it takes to build the GSX-R1000R

Suzuki marked the 40-year anniversary of its GSX-R with the launch of a new model in 2025. Now, we can see how its engineering department has gone about building its latest-generation superbike.  

Suzuki reveals some key details behind the GSX-R1000R in a YouTube video, where it also offers a behind-the-scenes look at the DR-Z4S model. Beginning with the frame first developed for the 2017 model, Suzuki wanted to build a frame that allowed its 1,000cc superbike to achieve better cornering performance, which meant better flexibility and more balanced rigidity was needed. 

During the video, which you can watch for yourself below, Suzuki claims the new frame was heavily built through a specific welding process. This in turn has given it a unique flavour compared to some of its competitors.

That does come with some challenges, however, as welding can cause heat distortion. That essentially means a frame could end up deforming slightly if too much heat was applied. 

Masakazu Enyama, who is a key member of Suzuki’s Manufacturing Welding Division, said this about how Suzuki developed the new frame:

“To achieve better cornering performance than the previous frames, to lean the motorcycle much deeper into the turns, we needed to build a frame that is both flexible and well-balanced in rigidity. 

“That was how the GSX-R1000R frame was developed with its unique design of the two-piece structure with welding. There haven’t been many frames like this before, and even today, it still stands out as a unique design.”

The new GSX-R1000R will be available in the UK this spring with an on-the-road price of £17,599. Its 1,000cc liquid-cooled four-cylinder engine produces a claimed 193bhp at 13,200rpm and 81Ib-ft of torque at 11,000rpm.

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