It’s been many moons since Suzuki introduced a brand-new motorcycle. Despite updating the V-Strom 1050 in 2020 along with the Hayabusa, GSX-S1000, and GSX-S1000GT in 2021, the House of Hamamatsu has favored slight revisions over complete overhauls or all-new platforms.
The rest of the brand’s lineup has skated by on new colorways and “bold” new graphics during that period, but Suzuki has a looming decision to make when it comes to its GSX-R1000 superbike. The European motorcycle market required new type-approved bikes to meet Euro5 standard by January, 2020, while manufacturers had an extra year to homologate existing models to the latest standard.
