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52 minutes ago, Mekinley said:

 

 

But if the Gen 3 is bigger than 1407 I may have to revist a shop up in Yorkshire 

not sure you can do much more as you have one of those fragile light blocks 

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Engine braking and anti wheelie

wonder if it has patented VVT installed ?

so whip the exhaust and get 220 at the wheels 

it certainly a way better bike than that whizzy supercharged H2 SX and probably lighter too

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31 minutes ago, MikaS said:

They been selling Gen3`s in advance for 22500 euros here ?

 

ouch      that is expensive

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28 minutes ago, Martin said:

I wonder what the wet weight is and if it has a bigger fuel tank.  Also does anyone know if it now has a 190/55/17 rear tyre as standard.

  i'll just unpack my Mystic Meg's crystal ball   

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its a sports bike  

no one wants a centre stand dragging on the floor

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yanks are also saying its got Cruise control via SET and RES buttons

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7 minutes ago, MikaS said:

 

Was this just speculation ?

1441cc ?

 

no one knows whether it's still 1340, 1400 or 1441   hopefully we know more come Friday morning or does it have an all new cylinder head with bigger valves 

 

never believe anything you read about things from the Indian sub-continent - it's fake news  - look at how wrong the images are 

except when it is about Royal Enfield

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7 minutes ago, roddy said:

Chrome look Deco spear - you mean the fridge handle?

yes but a high quality fridge handle -Like you find with SMEG 

so apart from the 'fridge handles' you like the rest 

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view from ex-zzr1400 owner on heat dissipation 

Red05 said:

I'm thinking the same. Not crazy about the ZX style side louvres but otherwise love it.

Guessing they're a necessary evil to move hot air away from the rider, although from my brief ZX-14 ownership, they didn't work on that bike. It was like riding on the surface of the sun compared to the cool Bus.

Lots of nice details exposed in these pics. Very happy to see the old 1980's Lego block fluid reservoirs finally gone, and the gloss painted surfaces of the inner cockpit fairings look classy (although they may not be great riding in direct sunlight... ). So glad Suzuki has started incorporating running lights on the front of their bikes! Only a decade or two late but.... Digging the chrome-look deco spear on the fairing, makes for a nice highlight, and it may even be functional as a sacrificial part in a tip-over? Also the modernized Kanji looks the part. Bold and new!  And split tail lights? You saw them on the 2020 Katana first. I wonder if that's going to be a "Suzuki thing" as the existing models get revamped in the future?

Looks like the new-for-1999 frame still though, not that there's anything wrong with that.

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1 hour ago, JOHN-DYNOSTAR said:

looking at the 3 bikes together the Gen 1 looks the best apart from the colour .

 

once the bikes being kicking around a year, most i think nice iconic bike the Gen1 is . it looks dated

most will see the new Gen3 looks as improvement over Slo8

WAITING FOR Roddy's seal of approval 

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20 minutes ago, Mick said:

What are those exhausts???

Hopefully polished titanium and weigh nothing 

 

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Over in US there queuing up to apply

12” stretch and 300 rear tyre 

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Gen3

 easier on the arm reach for those under 6 foot - rider closer to the bars 

Gen1 easier to get behind screen - neater tuck for Top Speed

 

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2 hours ago, JOHN-DYNOSTAR said:

zoom into rear swing axle - looks like the good old flaking paint Gen2 - same parts bin  

as said the riding position is a little more race than tourer , i had better up my yoga and stretching to keep supple, increase cycling cadence to get Gen3 fit............... eventually

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2 minutes ago, Mekinley said:

You like it a lot then Mika 

and that's just the rear light 

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1 hour ago, Busa Harbour man said:

Maybeee 

BHM

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5 minutes ago, MikaS said:

 

I like the rear light  

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yes, just spent the last 15 minutes perusing the design ... Conclusion is i like it

it could never have been a further bloated Gen2  or return to the 90's Gen1 

it's a YES from me   

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so basically all the 5 years of speculation CAD rendering artists were completely wrong , no one expected the Star Wars pod racer design

 

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5 minutes ago, MikaS said:

Is here anyone who is going to buy the gen3 when it becomes available ?

maybe - need to see if John is correct with UK not allowed to meddle with the emission

and when one on here buy's first , and runs it up on John's dyno

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John its even got zzr 1400 Gen2 grills that might tempt quite a few from the Green side 

it looks way lighter than Gen1 and 2 and more nimble 

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26 minutes ago, JOHN-DYNOSTAR said:

still got them long fuck off long footrest road wear pegs

 

i like it - look forward to MCN style busa v outgoing zzr road test