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2011 Suzuki GSX-R600 and GSX-R750

Updated technology is the key with the Suzuki GSX-R600 and GSX-R750 street bikes, which took a sizeable investment on the part of the manufacturer, but bikers are applauding the reworked best-selling twin models. American Suzuki has gone all out with this bike and it retains its title as America’s favorite sportbike.

One of the major revisions is a frame that has trimmed nearly three pounds off total body weight plus other trims that give these bikes a total of 20 pounds less weight than previous versions. However, this cut in overall weight was needed because the new models call for premium gas and to offset the variance in cost of fuel, efficiency becomes even more vital. This reduction in weight ties the 2011 Suzuki GSX-R600 and GSX-R750 with the lightweight Honda CBR600RR, which will help Suzuki hold the number one spot for best selling sportbikes.

Some of the other features that Suzuki has updated would include shorter-skirt pistons that have a total of fourteen percent less mass and connecting rods that are at least 12 % lighter. New cams now have reduced overlap which is said to significantly boost low to mid range power.

Nonetheless, there are still some carryovers from previous versions such as Suzuki Dual Throttle Valve Technology (SDTV) but with better fuel directing into the combustion chamber. This is said to improve responsiveness. Because Suzuki chose not to upgrade last year, this year’s innovations are exciting and long anticipated by ardent Suzuki fans across the country. Bikers are anxious to see what else Suzuki has in store for this, their best selling, bike in twin versions.