Suzuki also seems to have discovered that high-performance engines have become the new Toursport motorcycles, as evidenced by the upcoming variation of the GSX-S1000GT that is planned for 2024. The GSX-S1000X is a crossover model with the looks of an Allroad, but the comfort and handling of a Toursport bike.
We probably don’t have to explain to anyone that Allroads enjoy enormous popularity, but it remains remarkable when you consider that the vast majority (say 99.99%) of owners will never go off-road, on an unpaved road. leaving aside that – which is just as easy to do with any other engine.
So why develop an engine for something that never gets done? Kawasaki was a pioneer in that respect and came up with the Versys 1000, a high-performance bike with the comfort of an Allroad, but purely and solely for paved roads. The engine was crushed in the beginning, but gradually this made way for more and more understanding and the bicycle grew into a sales cannon.
The good idea was followed. BMW launched the S 1000 Its most direct competitor, Honda’s Crosstourer V4, on the other hand, was short-lived and had to make way for the Africa Twin at Big Red.
Suzuki now appears to be following the trend started by Kawasaki in 2024 with the GSX-S1000X, which can be seen as an “SUV” version of the GSX-S1000GT. At the moment nothing is known about the motorcycle, except that there is type approval for the EU, but if we had to make a guess we suspect a GSX-S1000GT with longer suspension, but with looks that of the V- Current are derived.
What do we know? In any case, the engine exists, as evidenced by the fact that Suzuki has received type approval within the EU for a GSX-S1000X. For many manufacturers, the letter
The certificates show that the GSX-S1000X is powered by the same 999cc inline four as the naked and faired GSX-S1000, with a top power of 150 hp at 11,000 rpm and a maximum torque of 106 Nm at 9,250 rpm. The engine is mounted in the same aluminum deltabox frame as the other GSX-S1000 models, but has a slightly larger wheelbase of 1,470 mm (versus 1,460 mm), which is probably the result of the longer suspension travel.
At 2,148 mm, the GSX-S1000X is 10 mm longer than the GT, but is a lot higher. The documents mention 1,290 mm with the window in the low position and 1,350 mm in the high position. To illustrate: for the GT this is 1,215 / 1,280 mm. However, we do have the idea that the difference will be more in a higher window than the longer suspension travel.
The GSX-S1000X is also significantly wider than the GT, 925 mm instead of 825 mm, but that difference is probably due to the fact that, unlike the GT, the X has the mirrors mounted on the handlebars and handguards. are provided. Finally, the weight, which is 6 kilos heavier than the GT, with a stated 232 kilos ready to drive.
– Thanks for information from Motorfreaks.