Suzuki GSX-S 1000F Test

Suzuki are the latest of the big four Japanese manufacturers to show signs of updating their model range and first off the blocks is this bike, the GSX-S1000F, a brilliant combination of sports bike engine and less aggressive ergonomics that add up to a very tempting package. Mat sneaks a ride on the first one in the country and comes away impressed.

[@dm1927]

Looking to get this bike first of the year. Went and sat on one of these and just enjoyed the look of this bike.

[@alclab]

Great review as always from you guys!Thanks for the upload and MAN! You ride FAST!!! It motivates me to become a better rider

[@veteq101]

Always enjoy your reviews.

[@donaldsoncole3095]

This dude can ride !!! 👹

[@neilgouws6962]

As a ex circuit racer ✊🏻, yes he can 👍🏻 !

[@user-sw2lv3zp6o]

@@neilgouws6962 I didn't know that. Yes, he certainly can.

[@whitneyestate1402]

Def can ride

[@ridewithgnr2116]

That road looks phenomenal!!! Looked like quite a few others were enjoying it that sunny day.

[@Kingsoupturbo]

What a brilliant looking machine! just about a full power GSXR motor, just love it!

[@thinkingimpaired5663]

Indeed your explanation of the design and purpose of the gsxs1000f is the best I've seen.

[@amhedet]

Nice videos, gents. Keep up the good work!

[@richl6050]

Beautiful bike and an excellent review!

[@billymarecle9009]

NICE REVIEW! the best one on the internet, you got after it like you should habe. Bravo!

[@johnnyViDeO]

From the reviews I've seen and read, this is a stroke of genius. Mighty impressive and quite the bargain.

[@thelittlefarmmr]

Love this bike, finally a superbike that has a comfy riding position and looks good too. Great DNA

[@Jan-eh7nf]

@@Nightingale-ug8qw only from very front...

[@user-sw2lv3zp6o]

Excellent video. First-class riding. Definitely better than me.

[@mcarter7245]

what great show!

[@immaterial64]

Thanks for the thorough review. I would love to hear how it stands the test of the time from owners after a couple of years down the road and also I read luggage options are a little limited on this model. But definitely interested.

[@boreragnarok]

My dream bike.

[@dad_in_va]

I wouldn't worry so much about the haters. No problem with suiting up for spirited riding, and a knee is just a gauge feeler. Looking forward to the z1000sx comparison.

[@ClayLoyd]

Couldn't get a good look at the bike because the rider rode like he was running very late. Great video!!!

[@dbauernf]

Nice wheelies bro.

[@UncleWally3]

Excellent review. However, who'd it hurt to smuggle in a few more "performance"'indicators like fuel consumption, major maintence schedule items, warranty, and PFP's (predicable farkle purchases)? By the way, great to see an experienced and skilled (which is not a redundancy) rider do the review.

[@DaddyBiker_Reviews]

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[@TheCdubbleyoo]

Interesting how, no matter how many times Suzuki said that this is NOT a sports tourer (or, at least, specifically described it as a "comfortable sport bike"), people seem to still call this (going by other tests, not just this 5yr old vid) a sports tourer. Often they do comparisons with it against sports tourers; it regularly gets labelled an imperfect ST compared to, typically, the Z/Ninja 1000. I've only ridden the N version, but I think I've come around to Suzuki's POV. Given the screen that can't be wider due to the close-set fairing that provides marginal protection, the subframe that exists purely hold the tail light cluster and licence plate and no designed provision for bags, straps or nets - this is NOT a sports tourer. That said, it's still a great bike and a great bargain for the right person. One can certainly go on a tour on whichever bike they want. I still hope that we night see a Neo Katana-esque restyle with the naked keeping the hornet tail and the F getting some redesigns at the front and back to make it more tourable (more fairing and cruise and subframe from V-Strom 1050). I am also still seeing better deals on this bike new than used.

[@EyupISIK74]

excellent !

[@steve-wu7jp]

ya this dude can ride

[@dry509]

Good riding. How was the low speed fueling?

[@ricalebur]

Sounds awesome !! would seriously consider this bike but for the lack of luggage, small 17 litre tank, and the wife would need to be on another bike!!

[@MotorcycleExtremist]

Without reasonable pillion accommodations and not even the option of integrated luggage, you really can't call this a "Sport-Tourer". To bad, because if Suzuki had given it those two things I would have bought one.

[@RandomGRK]

Motorcycle Extremist Fully agree. As I watched this video I got excited and started googling GSX-S 1000F luggage...and nothing. I need a top box for everyday commuting. I dont own a car. My bike is my transport. Here in the US, I can pick up leftover 2010 VFR1200, no mileage for R100k. I'll do that....

[@MotorcycleExtremist]

Paul Valakelis Nice to meet you fellow ex-cager. I too abandoned the cage world several years ago, and have absolutely no regrets. I will never again own a cage unless I absolutely must for some reason, but for now I have no reason at all, so it's bike only for me every day.

[@RandomGRK]

Motorcycle Extremist The only reason I will own a car is so I don't have to use the train January/February. It gets pretty damn cold here in Philly and I commute down the boring highway 60 miles round trip. ;)

[@gilafunk]

+Paul Valakelis: No doubt Suzuki will notice you're not alone in that regard. I'm ok with it. I tour a CBR600F4i with softbags and it's worked out fine. I like the compact (black) look actually. If I get this Gixxer, I'll just throw those bags on the back and... done. Regardless, I see hard bags on the way...

[@yimmeistaryimmeistar7239]

Suzuki UK, during its launch ar Isle of Man presser junket, specifically said this isn't a sports tourer. Hence the absence of integrated luggage. I wanted to buy one very badly but all the reviews and forums over the next two years said the throttle was snatchy and suspension "soft". Price in Australia was around $16500 ride away. I wasn't prepared to spend another 2+k getting a power commander and suspension upgraded on a New bike. Ended up forking out extra cash for an MT10. NO REGRETS WHATSOEVER!

[@Smaug1]

Apparently, sports-touring in the UK doesn't require luggage or passenger accommodations. I'd call it more of a comfortable (for one) sportbike than a sports-tourer. As for losing 16 hp, that's what happens when you go for midrange torque. Midrange torque makes it faster under real-world conditions. Why am I commenting now, 2 years later? Because we're just now getting it stateside.

[@sund5]

Haha and I comment now. Because now I can almost afford one ;-)

[@moto3081]

Where is this twisty road shown in the video? It's beautiful!

[@j0oftheworld]

Thanks for a great review and some proper riding! And as a byproduct, my bank account hates you.. :p

[@lucalima12]

I am not sure about the windscreen protection, is it not too short?

[@Hubrisgoat]

want one

[@nathanguns900]

What a lovely road! Which highway is this?

[@robplazzman6049]

Way back in the 70s I heard that SA was the best biking country in the world and can see why.

[@warbuzzard7167]

This is an amazing show - is this on BBC? If so, why don't we get it on BBC America?

[@photographerjonathan]

I have been riding bikes almost my entire life, and have ridden on every winding road I could find in California, I owned the first Kawasaki Ninja 900 that came out in 1984, and I loved that bike, it was so stable, I felt comfortable at any speed the bike could do, anyway I am curious why all the bike companies are so set on that new seat design, with the back seat a half of foot higher than the front seat, it never made any sense to me, you have a girl on the back, and she's leaning forward with her ass breaking the entire ride, and not only does it mess up the center of gravity, making it high instead of low, it's uncomfortable, one thing I always loved about my 900 was the low center of gravity, and the one seat design, why can't they put one almost flat seat on these new bikes, or two front seats at almost the same level, I don't get it, is it just for looks, because if that's the case, it's a pretty stupid reason to give up handling and comfort for two people, all for a sweeping looking back end, if the back seat was at the same hight as the front seat, it wouldn't change anything for the front rider, the center of gravity would be the same, but it seems to me it would improve the handling with a passenger making the bike have a lower center of gravity with two people, and at the same time being a hundred times more comfortable for the passenger, and this bike is supposed to be a sport tour, but I would like to see you girl friend ride on the back for an all day drive, so does anybody no the reasoning behind this lousy seat design that has taken over the industry

[@TheSteps62]

I totally agree with you! And also, the high pillion seat makes it more difficult to swing your leg over getting on and off the bike! Crazy.

[@AdamK0055]

They have been making this bike in gsx 600f katana and gsx 750 f katana from the 90s. they used to limit rpm by 1000 revs on older models to reduce 10 hp or so. this is 1000 f and yes these F MODELS are much more comfortable to drive because the seats dont feel like ONE IS sitting on a plank of wood like R models.

[@catcall569]

This review brings out the best in this bike... what a sell.

[@unlimitedbattery]

One big question I have to go digging into the comments to find a copy of, is. If this is a "sport tour-er" then how well does luggage strap up to it? I have been riding around the USA and there are some ridiculously long roads between cities in the west. One definitely needs luggage when covering length. Are there any hard mounts available factory like the BMW F800GT or do we rely on soft bags? And where do they tie down in that case? Please for the future of your videos include a small bit with the "sport touring" bikes about the best options for luggage. Your research would resolve tons of extra data crunching for the rest of us. Thank you.

[@sudolea]

I agree. In fact, this bike is NOT a sports-touring bike, as there is no hard luggage possibility whatsoever. How can a bike be some kind of (sports-)TOURING bike without hard luggage possibilities ....

[@dennism1919]

I know I am late to the party here, but I wanted to say nice job, man! I like this bike, even more now that I have seen this review. The only thing I wonder about is whether or not OEM bags are available for it. The Ninja 1000 comes with nicely sized and completely removable bags which to me is brilliant. Doesn't seem to be the case for this bike, and I think Suzuki missed the boat there. Oh well, it's still a cool bike! If my GSX1250FA EVER dies, I might just buy one!

[@jimbo1485]

Dennis M I rode the gsxs1000. Throttle snatch was terrible, real shame. Loved the bike apart from that. It really ruined it for me, pretty dangerous mid corner if your not used to it. Caught me by surprise on my test ride.

[@dennism1919]

Wow, sorry to hear that. The GSX1250FA suffered the same thing, but it wasn't as bad as what I am hearing from you on this bike. I guess they have not made the refinementa to the fueling that i was hoping for. I was able to take that away on the FA by re-calibrating the TPS and removing the secondary butterflies. I also changed gearing and learned to shift at slightly higher rpm. I was also going to put a fuel controller on and tune it out but I never got that far.

[@kalaga2k]

This is what I call a Road Test!!!

[@michaeldobson8859]

This is an advertisement. No comparison to other sport tourers like the R1200RS BMW and others that are at the known top of the pile. What about the Ducati SS? Both have luggage options.

[@fulviobeltramo7708]

ON/OFF, is one a great problem ? Fulvio Beltramo

[@blipco5]

Good review but I have two questions. #1-We know it flies but how is the throttle response when in town? Other reviews I've seen say it's annoyingly snatchy. #2-Why are there no luggage mounts?

[@mm-hq4qh]

1 have easy fix 2 you can put it there.

[@papabearcare2830]

giler babs !!!!!

[@xDx0xUxGx]

Suzuki needs to produce a 750 version

[@Warner1981]

Great review. The way you ride I'm guessing you don't get through many front tyres you silver topped wheelie king

[@classikz]

I own the FJ-09/Tracer and I can't imagine needing more power than this. Then again, I'm pretty slow..

[@hermanstokbrood]

shin888 its €3500,00 cheaper too which makes the Tracer much more attractive.

[@hraharahra]

MT-09 tracer is fantastic motorcycle! I had the pleasure to test drive it, and for me it have extremely comfortable riding position.

[@ThunderWindz]

How about the kawazaki? It's much more expensive for some reason than the GSX-S1000f

[@mavricxx]

Love the look on this bike but I wish they would integrate the turn signals like Kawasaki did with their bikes. Also, I agree with him, wish they would have gone the analog rev counter better; the digital rev counter is boring. Suzuki really needs to update the GSX-R model lineup too, and do away with the single headlight look which is stale and boring/ugly.

[@charleslobo657]

Mat, u posed the bike to show off its stance and its lines, but palcing the helmet at the back took away from that !!

[@janezn1938]

I have tested bike yesterday....made aroung 300km. I have fund only one dissapointing thing. It is impossible to hold steady speed till 60 kph. Engine starts to caugh like there was one cylinder off. Really on/off feeling.

[@kalaga2k]

Take a GXR-R 1000R fitted with higher handle bar , after market Confo Seat, relocate the foot pegs from the F, after market Windshield.....you’ve got a real Sport Tourer Missile !

[@Wolfsaap]

You say it has anti wheely...can you tell me in which settings of the Traction Control it works how ?

[@nothingtoseehere4902]

I have the naked version. Basically, if you have level 1, 2 for 3 on the traction control it will cut the power when the front wheel starts to get in the air. Its a pretty basic system. If you totally turn it off then you can wheelie all day if you like.

[@Boodieman72]

So you tested the sport aspect, why didn't you test the touring aspect too?

[@nymetsfan912]

I don't think that bike is designed for touring whatsoever. All they did was make it an upright riding position and detune the motor 15hp and IMO that doesn't justify the term "touring".

[@jameshamm4345]

+Paul Cranny amen! no stereo no problem, besides the point of a touring bike is to tour not hooking up your phone in case someone calls , or finding the latest hit on the radio. its for the love of the journey.

[@columkenn]

Boodieman72 'cos it can't take luggage or pillion very well. It's fuck all use for touring, unless your idea of touring is travelling alone with a small tailbag, like you could on any sports bike.

[@777geeman]

it does if your only use to clip on's.

[@pedrojoselopesteixeira2229]

That bike is to much radical for a sport-touret!

[@Rockybalboa541]

I would consider it a comfortable sport bike over a 'sport tourer'

[@dj2000lbs]

I'm moving to Cali in about a month.... I'm either gonna by the FJ09/Tracer or this bike GSX-S1000F I'm torn between these two bikes..... I wish the Suzuki had luggage and a bigger back seat... Although I'm not really sure I want my girlfriend who's a mom on the back of my bike anyways..... 40 More HP is nice possibly unnecessary I'm not trying to do 100mph everywhere :P Which would you choose?

[@ronleon62]

+Nathan Ton Why do you want t move to the Communist Republic of California? This bike may not even be legal there. The GSX-S750 is not. Everything is "legal in 49 states."

[@dj2000lbs]

I had no idea certain bikes are not legal in California. I just wanted to live somewhere I could rid year around.

[@steve-wu7jp]

you are a dumbass

[@KelvinSmoke]

This bikes nose makes me want to yell.... BIRDMAN!! in a long, loud, drawn-out fashion. I cant say I have a logical reason for this, just that the headlights and nose invoke a bird costume in my mind. But I'd still suggest avoiding any gold colored accessories/trim.

[@mikew.5991]

Where's the touring bit? Just another missile. How would anyone want to 'Tour' on the pillion seat is beyond me.

[@michaeldobson8859]

Plus the rear passenger seat is rubbish. Limited electronics is a negative as well. There should at least be options for more electronics.

[@TheSuperMotoHooligan]

I'd ride that...

[@spenspuma]

Why have they put the mirrors on the handlebars? Ruins the looks imho

[@kimonesti6477]

sport yes. touring i dont think so. conpared to other bikes like kawasaki versys 1000 which has rear hand holds for pillion which double as panier holder plus top box. The GSX has nothing for touring. Its just an old mans sports bike. lol

[@Delrada]

The problem with these bikes is that by the time you say their names everyone else is already out riding. Why not just say the Excess (xs) and the Excessive (xsf)? Easy as Gixer.

[@havolia127]

Two thing kills it for me, the front end is ugly and no analog tach, no thank you, I'll take the ninja 1000!

[@robertanthonyfarrell]

+havolia127 I rode both and found the Suzuki to be a superior bike overall. Shame about the lack of luggage options (at the moment) but seems a shame to not get a bike based on just front end looks and analogue tachometer.

[@Youtube_Globetrotter]

Where is this lovely road located?

[@Drag0nR1der]

Did you get an answer to this?

[@Youtube_Globetrotter]

@@Drag0nR1der No sadly not, but I got intrestead again to investigate. 2:17 he say something but I cant spell to that.

[@Nasoulis34]

Damn...i'm between the Kawasaki Z1000SX and this one!! Which one?? Damn!!

[@mavricxx]

Νασος Ζις Much prefer the Z1000 because of its integrated turn signals, cool muffler setup and IF i wanted to tour, there's the option of putting those side luggage bins. I have to say though, I'd love to see some sport bars options for this bike cause it would be much more comfortable than a supersport and just as fast. Loving the looks man!

[@22lovejon]

i have been in the same boat as you until i saw the corrosion on the Kawasaki

[@ThunderWindz]

The Z1000sx is WAY more expensive than suzuki. I take the suzuki

[@mandirigma82]

@@ThunderWindz in the Philippines the GSX1000F is about 3000 dollars more.... 655K pesos for the Ninja Z1000sx and 780K pesos for the GSX1000F. but most here love the Z1000r which for some reason the price went up from 650K pesos to 685K pesos. Just dont understand it since the Ninja Z1000 a sports touring bike offers more safety features and luggage mount than these two.

[@hermanstokbrood]

Is only €1500,00 less then a GSX R1000. Which doesn't make it a bargain by any means.

[@itsthebike6672]

I will park you next to my DL1000K2, and you will be the prettiest street bike in the stable.

[@rdsii64]

Until this bike comes with hard bags like the ninja 1000. I have to say no. Other than that this is one bad ass bike.

[@marmac7467]

Such a nice sport touring bike but those handle bars are atrocious.

[@johnnazar180]

2003 called, wants its J-peg thumbnail back

[@pahwasaki9389]

If only we can swap it's engine to the looks of z1000

[@rsajay6256]

Dhaval Bane No worries bro, the naked GSX-S1000 version is being released at the same time, so about 3 months from now in South Africa - don't know about the rest of the world's schedule. It doesn't look as good as the Kawasaki Z1000 but it is meaner looking than this GSX-S1000 F version. I'm assuming the F stands for Fairing

[@michaeldobson8859]

Common Matt, not the best comromise in Sport Touring, no saddle bag option or mounts. How can it be a Sports Tourer without them? Stop the sales pitch and get real.

[@kawasaki1279]

I hate these kinds of reviews with music in the backround, if you love bikes as i do, then you let the bike do the talking not a frigging music tune, the bike is the music, and suzukis have a wonderful sound register. this is ruining the video for me...

[@nickryan3287]

You're just poking your knee out and shifting your butt, watching you ride looked really awkward, no proper upper body and head movement at all, just doing that whole twisted body technique.

[@Smiles2U4Ever]

Wheelies are so idiotic in my opinion. Reminds me of little boys going weeeeeeeeeeee! smh

[@petergill7514]

Honestly, is your review so dead boring that you need that crap muzac overpowering your vocals?