The all-new GSX-R1100 claimed 10bhp more than Suzuki’s existing GSX1100EF, but it also weighed a humungous 41kg less and had a wheelbase 90mm shorter. The new engine was powerful, quick-revving and a world away in its delivery from the old GSX motor, but it was still flexible and torquey because the race-ready flat-slide carbs on the 750 had been replaced with road-friendly CV units.