Maybe here early 2024. Road biased version of the vstrom 800DE called the 800RE. 17/19 combo wheels, lower suspension. 825mm seat height. Upgraded radial front brakes from the 8S. Standard quickshifter. Touring windshield.

Price to be somewhere between the 8S and 800DE.

Interesting.

This post has been edited by jaycee1: Oct 7 2023, 06:13 PM

many item accessories missing.




This post has been edited by vexus: Oct 8 2023, 09:03 AM

Such as?

AFAIK, they downgraded the suspension with less adjustability. The QS is still standard. You do get a taller touring screen as standard.

But it remains to be seen what comes with the bike when it gets here.

hand guard, skid guard, & some bar for fixing crash bar, touring box fixture plate?. probably some ride setting changes. Probably no gravel mode?

Fair enough. But most of these things can be done easily via the aftermarket. Good they left these out. Not everyone will want them for a more road biased bike that would likely see light gravel at most.

Went to this test ride earlier today.
Tested both GSX-S1000 and the Katana.

Katana is the old model with no quickshifter and still with throttle cable.
Test ride at the NPE highway with mild traffic where you have to follow the marshal.

Initial impression is the torque on 1000cc pretty crazy..

Katana throttle also feel twitchy compared to S1000, really felt the difference between cable and ride by wire.

Both use the same K5 engine but somehow the S1000 feels smoother and less vibration compared to the Katana.

Gotta say Katana has the look but I felt more comfortable on the S1000 and the mecha look is growing on me.

You will also get a Suzuki tote bag with a t-shirt and notebook in it.
This is your chance to try a Hayabusa

This post has been edited by Patent: Oct 21 2023, 11:47 AM

Wah test ride got proper free gift eh? The cable throttle on the Katana takes some getting used to but once you get used to it, it nice and consistent. Did you manage to try a first gear pull? At which rpm do you feel the s1000 engine is smoother?

about 6k rpm is i started feeling vibration on the katana on the seat and footpegs meanwhile s1000 only has smaller vibration at the footpegs at the same rpm
wonder if 2023 katana will have the comfort improved.. asked the guy at the shop and he said it will arrive next year.
hope they will put it up for test ride

Yeah managed to tried first gear pull for a short distance, I'm surprised I still came out alive after all that g-force

Wah new Katana arriving next year? I jealous max, got quickshifter and ride modes so nice

Honestly I didn't expect them to bring in the new model since the older model sales were so bad. My bike was sitting at showroom for 2 years before I bought with large discount.

Yeah the Katana between 6000-8000rpm vibrations quite kao, then after 8000rpm smoothen out again. The bike wants you to either ride chill or all out, no I between

First gear pull until redline anot? At around 9000rpm peak torque the front wheel will start lifting, that g force sure is scary and addictive, but not many roads you can unleash that g force

This post has been edited by Nightstalker1993: Oct 23 2023, 09:35 AM

didn't redline... got traffic and I'm also scared

Can mah. Adrian didn't let you take the bike on the NPE?

went through NPE but to get the maximum torque no need to redline
maximum torque at 9k rpm but at 8k rpm you already get 90% of it also

You get to hit 9k rpm means you were going pretty fast already

Air/oil cooled 250 single with 26hp sportbike?

Er.. pass. It's an Indian bike, not japanese. That price I would still stick to the Dominar 400

oh? macam the R15?

lol.


Better just pay a little more and get the Kawa 250 or R25/MT25

I get that there are benefits to that cheap simple lightweight engine, like in the Vstrom 250. But in a sportbike?

Even if your stack the vstrom 250@18k against the versys 250@25, that price differential isn't all that much, considering you do get standard factory panniers, crashbars, and foglights thrown in.

kasi can la, suzuki also want to try this segment

Suzuki announced 2 new bikes,
-GSX-S100GX like 1000GT but more upright and taller.


-GSX-8R, racing version of 8S


I like the looks of them, futuristic but not overly done like yamaha MTs

more to touring full fairing version actually,
front kinda looks like xj6 Diversion F.









This post has been edited by basilisk: Nov 7 2023, 06:27 PM