Is the Suzuki GSX-8R the best middleweight in 2024?
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- Опубліковано 19 тра 2024
- Finally the dry weather arrived and it was time to take out Suzuki's GSX-8R.
Did I like it? Watch the video. This is a hotly contested segment of the biking market.
00:00 Introduction
01:06 Picking the bike up.
02:16 Slow riding in town
07:36 The tech stuff
12:08 Open road
14:59 The competition
16:02 Twisties
19:29 Its a good good good bike
19:52 Accessories for the bike
21:07 More twisty stuff
23:30 summing up, faults?
26:16 Cheerio, ride safe
Thanks to my local Suzuki dealer Inmotion, here in Jersey and thanks to Danny for allowing me to demo the bike.
www.inmotion.je
Further information on the Suzuki GSX-8R:
bikes.suzuki.co.uk/bikes/spor...
Riding Kit and video equipment :
Riding Kit that I use:
Helmet is HJC Rpha 11
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Jacket, Oxford Mondial
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Gloves Rukka Forsair 2.0
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Black jeans from Oxford
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Falco Rooster Boots
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Sidi Mid adventure boots Gore Tex
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Vlogging equipment
Osmo Action 4 Camera from DJI
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Osmo Action 3 camera from DJI
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DJI MIC
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Picking mine up today
Enjoy your ride mate.
Please update us with your thoughts.
I'm jealous. I've got a GSR 750 right now, but I'd love to have the 8R.
Picking mine up this Saturday can’t wait
Blue color🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
Me too!
Took mine out around town 10 miles on the bike and I can say the ergos are very comfortable. I love this bike.
My wife would kill me if I got another bike. I had a KTM 890R and I much prefer the 8R from Suzuki .
Thorough review, leaves me with no questions unanswered. Not really in the market for this type of bike. Gotta say the scenery was gorgeous and a pleasant ride along. Cheers from 🇺🇸
Glad you enjoyed it! Jersey, Channel Islands UK.
Great review. Fantastic scenery. I have an 8S but love the faired format, so will have a ride and maybe talk to the dealer. Is the rear shock on the 8R stiffer than the 8S?
TBH I am not sure. But both ride really really well 😁
Great review as always! Have you ridden the Aprilia RS660 yet? Be interesting to see how you think they compare. I just bought one and didn't even realise Suzuki had this bike as a competitor at the time, although i don't think it would have swayed my decision as the RS is way better looking (in my opinion) and further towards the sporty side than the practical runabout that the Japanese offerings all seem to be. I might regret that decision when I'm stood at the side of the road in a puddle of oil one day tho! 😂
Funny you mentioned that you like cruise control and heated grips should be installed by default because the RS comes with cruise control as standard, but you can't get heated grips as an option at all and the Aprilia techs I spoke to said not to install 3rd party ones because the throttle tube is an odd size and you can damage electronic bits by fitting them! Another reason why I might massively regret my purchase come next winter! 😬 Oh well, we don't really buy bikes with our brains anyway do we! 😆
Heated gloves then😂. No I haven't ridden one. My local dealer has a Tuareg that I may be able to ride. Just glad I don't have to make the decision as all these bikes are really good. Enjoy.
25:45 That color scheme is amazing! Wish it was available in the US.
Hi. Yes it does look great. It's actually a sticker kit, put onto the dealers Black demo bike.😁
@@gsd32i Yeah, I noticed that after I made the comment. Still, very nice.
Looking for something to replace my gs500f which I've used for touring by Bungie cording a duffle bag on the back but was thinking this or the vstrom 800 re might be better for only a few hundred more dollars.
Great Review 👍👍
Thanks! 👍
Tall-rounder as the next version??😊
800DE ?
@@gsd32ithey need to do a middle segment sport tourer, less adventure bike vstrom. Something more akin to the 1000gx with 17” wheels
Why does every new bike have to be a parallel twin these days 😆, don’t get me wrong they’re okay, but we seem flooded with them.
Enjoying your uploads as always 👍🏻👍🏻😎
Hi, gotta say they are very impressive for everyday use ....if you like the screaming 4 cylinders it may be a problem😂.👍
Because fours are less snappy with power delivery and need to be revved too much. All feels too try hard. Arguably the triple killed the four. In my view a 270 twin has more character.
@@paulconnell1309 I’ve had a few parallel twins and yes agreed they have bags of character but it feels like they run out of puff way sooner than other engine configurations, even as an 1100cc version like in my old AfricaTwin.
@@LickyDischarge True. I had a 2020 Street Triple R. It was a good quick ridable bike up to 8000 rpm. Then it just went faster. I am not interested in high speeds. I want a bike that picks up quickly from 3,000 or 4,000 rpm and that accelerates from 80 or 90 kph up to about 130 quickly. After that I am not in a hurry. Also good grunt out of tight corners. The triple did that well, a four either takes more work for those tasks or has to be bigger. A GSX S1000 would do the trick with ease. And I have been thinking seriously about one. However I would be paying more for rego, insurance and 20% more for fuel. And once we were up and going I would be feathering the throttle so as not to leave the road. I think the little twin is more fun. My earlier bike was a CBR500R. Very soft and wallowed through corners, but I could thrash the little 500 through corners. Quite satisfying. Had to change up too soon though as it ran out of puff and annoying low first gear. Anyway, open to suggestions on the 1000 ;-)
If I’m not mistaken, Tighter Euro emissions rules mean lots of bike engines won’t qualify soon without huge amount of modifications. Twins are easier to machine and fuel so they comply. Same with the huge rear ends sticking out over the rear wheel.
Sat on one of these today. That was enough for me. Don't like it at all.
Not in the same league as the GSXR
Im sure it’s a better bike in every way, other than the 40 hp down from the GSXS 750, with the R even more. Only Suzuki would wait two decades to change, then give the predecessor 2/3’s the Hp.
Essentially the same torque at lower revs so actually feels quicker and more responsive around town. quick but more relaxed. However get on the open road and the S750 will take it away above 8000 rpm. Arguably going too fast by that point anyway The 8R will get to 100kph in 3.5 seconds which is the same as the 750. 8 seconds to 150 kph, which is only 2 seconds slower. After that you need to be on a track.
@@paulconnell1309 2 seconds to 100 mph, American, is A Lot.
@@freebehindbars8654 Really. The speed limit here is 100 kph. If you ignore that the roads are average and on the best windy roads you will not get to 100 mph American much or for long. I think it is irrelevant. Give me good roll-on in traffic anyday.
Neither the S750 nor the R750 are lineal predecessors to the 8R/8S...at least no more so than the Water Buffalo was a predecessor to the original R750.
The 800/8 is a completely new (and fairly long-awaited) platform. It has more to do with the 90 degree V motors than the fours. Rather than being a race platform that is engineered into other applications, it is designed as street/road/off-ish road platform that can be taken to the track (again, closer to the SV).
Perhaps Suzuki has decided that 40HP less is what makes this bike better than S750 for the market...or *their* market. I suspect, looking over their whole history, Suzuki's focus has been the daily rider/commuter more than the sport/ego-driven rider. Maybe they saw 2008 as the beginning of a long reset back to that.
@@TheCdubbleyoo Too true. Suzuki introduced the SV650 to provide every day riding capability. It has been roaring success and still sells now despite being a bit dated. Riders love it. And they are modified and raced. The 800 series is simply a continuation. The 600 super sports have all but vanished in the market. Additionally the four cylinder format has been knocked around by triples that offer a flat torque curve but still rev out and deliver at the top. The 800 bikes are an alternative to triples delivering everyday riding. Arguably the lost top end is not that relevant for real world riding.
No, it is not. The Aprilia RS660 is a better bike.
If you say otherwise you are either biased or you have very little knowledge when it comes to bikes.
Nothing in the segment touches it period.
Ive been on them all.
May have to try the RS660 then , appreciate your input. 😁
Do it. You will understand once you do.
Yes this isn't a bad bike. It just isn't the cream of the crop in the segment.
Yes, the 660 is pricier but you get a lot more for the price difference.
This guy rides so slow I could run faster than him
No point in riding fast. But do feel free to start making your own videos and posting them ...that way we can all admire your supreme fast riding skills. Me, I am just trying to give a review on a bike that people may be interested in buying or to just pass the time away. Ride safe and doing get caught for speeding 😂