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Image Gallery: 2017 Suzuki GSX-R1000 at EICMA

A closer look at Suzuki's all-new GSX-R

By Bradley Adams; Photography by Garrett Kai

November 19, 2015

The 2017 Suzuki GSX-R1000 on display at the 2015 EICMA show. Yes, there really was a 2017-model bike at the year-2015 show. No, we don't understand the math either.

Suzuki says that the bike will be the most powerful, hardest-accelerating, and cleanest-running GSX-R ever built. Also, models...

The new bodywork is more compact, sleeker and narrower for increased aerodynamic efficiency, Suzuki says.

Even the fairing mounting bolts have been redesigned, with a new flat-top shape to reduce air resistance. Other mounting hardware is recessed to prevent turbulence.

The fuel tank is reshaped as well, with a lower top and a sleeker shape that helps the rider tuck in more easily at the track.

The goal, Suzuki says, is to regain the King of the Sportbikes crown.

Interestingly enough, this is the first Suzuki with an LED headlight.

LED tail/stop lights come standard.

LED turn signals are standard equipment as well.

The reworked chassis is claimed to be the lightest GSX-R chassis ever built, though there is no information on exactly what changes were made, or how the geometry has been updated. MotoGP-inspired graphics though...

Another look at the GSX-R's new face.

The bike's new exhaust system has two servo-operated SET-A butterﬂy valves, one in each header balance tube. The SET-A valve in each header balance tube remains closed to enhance lower-RPM and mid-range power, then opens to add power at higher RPM.

SHOWA's latest BFF (Balance Free Fork) front suspension is similar to what you'll find on Kawasaki's 2016 ZX-10R and uses external damping circuits for better damping control.

Suzuki recently pulled the wraps off its 2017 GSX-R1000, but opted out of going into too much detail regarding the technical updates. What we know is that the bike will have variable valve timing, an updated electronics rider aid system with ten-level traction control, quick shifter, and launch control, as well as the latest suspension from Showa.

Nearly everything else about the bike remains largely unknown, which basically means that at this point all we can really do is sit back and appreciate the bike's more outwardly apparent changes (read: slimmer, more aerodynamic bodywork). And take photos. Lots of photos.

Which is exactly we did immediately following the bike's unveil at the 2015 EICMA show, where it was placed under the spotlight and chaperoned by Suzuki-clad models dressed in, well let's say, not riding gear. Check out some up-close-and-personal photos that we've grabbed from the show in the gallery above.

You can also read more about the bike in our GSX-R1000 First Look story, here: 2017 Suzuki GSX-R1000 Concept First Look

There are some more photos in non-gallery-form below, too: