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Sunday, September 28, 2008

Road Test , suzuki gsx1400

Road Test , suzuki gsx1400
Road Test
You want a muscle bike and you want it big? Take a look at the GSX1400 - it's the biggest naked four-cylinder on the market. And you get a lot of motorcycle for your money.
List price is £6499 on the road, and for that you get a fuel injected 1402cc air-and-oil cooled dohc motor wrapped up in a pretty basic chassis with twin rear shocks, but at least they are piggyback reservoir shocks with adjustable rebound and compression damping. Spring preload is easy to adjust, with a convenient dial-type hydraulic pressure adjuster. The forks are adjustable for preload, rebound and compression damping.
You wanted big, and you've got it. The GSX1400 weighs in at 228kg. That's a lot of metal to haul up from 140mph, so the front stoppers are 320mm floating discs with aluminium six-piston calipers. There's a 260mm disc with a two-piston caliper at the back to steady the plot.
The retro GSX1400 isn't designed for speed - who wants to hang on to a naked bike above 140 anyway? Power output is limited to a Euro-friendly 104.5bhp but it runs out of steam above 8000rpm.
What the long stroke (81.0 x 68.0mm bore x stroke) engine delivers is loads of torque at low and mid range revs - we're talking 93ft-lb at just 5000rpm. Compare that to Harley's Road King. That's supposed to be the torque king but you get a measly 78ft-lb.
Although the GSX1400 is a big bike with a 790mm seat height, Suzuki have kept the frame reasonably narrow at the back of the petrol tank and made the seat slim so that shorter riders can still plant their feet on the road.
You can run this bike as a commuter or ride it like a hooligan. You could even go touring on it thanks to the 22-litre (4.8 gallons) tank. That's good for over 200 miles if you keep your cruising speed around 80mph.
If the GSX1400's engine looks familiar it's because it is a bigger version of the cheaper 1200 Bandit. And that's no bad thing. You don't blow this engine up.
Colour options are classic blue and white, or solid blue or silver.