For the 2024 model-year, Suzuki has announced the return of the GSX-S1000 and GSX-8S naked sportbikes in the US market. Both models retain their mechanical and performance features, while bringing new colors to the table. Suzuki has been criticized for doing little in the way of innovation in recent years. However, the EICMA 2022 launch of its middleweight GSX-8S and V-Strom 800DE models with a brand-new 776cc parallel-twin engine has put them back in the spotlight. Let's take a look at the two refreshed bikes.
Starting things off with the GSX-S1000, for the 2024 model-year, the naked sportbike is equipped with a 999c, liquid-cooled, fuel-injected, inline-four cylinder engine derived from the K5 GSX-R1000. Here, it's been tuned for better road performance, and produces 150 horsepower and 80 pound-feet of torque.
