Forgot to mention that I took this out for a test ride this w/e. From the looks side of things, it's a very sexy looking bike. Practically it has a few issues though. I don't think it'll be that easy to fit accessories such as a screen (due to the weird shape of the headlight) or a tank bag (because it has the ignition key on the tank). Suzuki have got a range of accessories in the pipeline, due to come out in March. There's a lot of plastic on the bike, which I think may be an issue in any sort of spills. Even 0 mph drops. On the version I tried, there were crash bungs, which may take a bit of shock, but not very much. It's a heavy bike, but handles very well. It actually goes round corners easily. :-) The version I rode was (surprisingly enough) strangled^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H restricted. However the ride showed that it was still a very torquey bike and it showed with standing accelerations and on the nearby motorway. Being used to the GSX1400, I felt that the power/torque side of things was quite similar. There was this nifty switch (activated at standstill) which either gives you the full power (yeah, yeah, right, right) or 75% (apparently) power. "A" for full, "B" for 75%. Even with 106 horses, you could feel the difference between the two settings. With nearly new tyres, I felt the back end try to slide away from me once or twice with the "A" setting. Mind you, that was only until I got used to the bike. The engine is a detuned 'busa engine, I believe. The brakes are good and provide decent stopping power. The rear end is quite soft though. It could be the suspension set up, but I didn't get chance to fiddle around with it. The tyres were dunlops. I've not had a lot of experience with dunlops, so I couldn't say whether they're good or bad. They were okay for the roads that I took though. It also had an on-board computer to give you average speed, etc. Nice to know. Especially with the small tank. It's only 16.5l, FFS. It's all that plastic hiding it! I can't see the range being that good for a big bike, small tank, big engine. I think it's going to be a bike that people will love or hate. A bit like my GSX1400 (which is no longer built apparently). It's a nice concept bike. I'm not sure I'd buy one though.
