Mrs 1hot's new bike.

[1hotbusa]

Hi there,

Yesterday we picked up Kathys Xmas present. It is a Suzuki GSX650F, which is a new model being released into the market. It's supposedly to fill a gap between the GS500 and the GSX750F in the marketplace. Having ridden the bike home yesterday I would have to say that it is an excellent machine to ride. The following things I liked, esp for a bike of it's size and price bracket.

• Gear Position Indicator
  
• Shift Light
  
• Digital Fuel Gauge
  
• Clock
  
• Fuel Injection
  

The only thing that I didnt like was the huge end can, which I am sure has a cat in it. Since the thing has a O2 sensor in the exhaust I can change can without having to remap. I reckon it would yield some hp too.

It's rated at 85hp, but I reckon that since it's water cooled, fuel injected and 50cc bigger than a GSXR600 that there is opportunity to free some more ponies with this motor. I'm yet to figure if it's an overbore or stroked , my guess is that Suzuki went for torque and therefore stroked it.

Pictures will follow, rain prevents a photo shoot. Rain radar says rain from Nowra to Newcastle, and Sydney to Orange. Hope to shoot some pics this afternoon in a lull so I can post. Until then, here is the Suzuki official picture.

[slowandsteady]

Great christmas present!
Am thinking of trying to convince the MOW to have a look at one of these.
Ride reports will be greatly appreciated, so will stay tuned!!

[LOAFIE]

Very nice

[Mutha]

Very nice!

Would it be rude to ask how much you paid ?

[Astro]

She obviously married the right guy!

How the hell you gonna wrap it??

[pan]

Lovely. I'm sure Mrs. 1Hot is going to love it... and you'll no doubt have some fun with it too. Don;t forget that turbo you promised me for Christmas...

[1hotbusa]

Hi there,

Well the rain held off for 5 minutes, so here are the pictures as promised.

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Now need to source an aftermarket exhaust can and intermediate to ditch the original. Would like a yoshi carbon fibre can.

Price $10500 ride away Western Motorcycles Penrith

[1hotbusa]

She obviously married the right guy!

How the hell you gonna wrap it??

I was going to wrap the person giving the present instead of the

[1hotbusa]

Lovely. I'm sure Mrs. 1Hot is going to love it... and you'll no doubt have some fun with it too. Don;t forget that turbo you promised me for Christmas...

Hair dryer coming your way. We have a nice white 2 speed one in the downstairs bathroom for you if you want. Also have an old silver one if you want some bling!

[simmo]

But its not Copper Kathy, they have some sitting out the back in the rain

[1hotbusa]

But its not Copper Kathy, they have some sitting out the back in the rain

But Simmo, it's a Suzuki not a Harley

[BUSGO]

A real nice bike Graham.
Certainly a big improvement on the GSX750F that it replaces. Not that there was anything wrong with that except getting a bit dated.

I quite like the can, even though it is large. It is a lot better looking than some of the new exhaust systems hitting the streets.

[1hotbusa]

While Kathy was out for a work function I manufactured and fitted some lowering linkages to drop the seat height. Tonight I was able to wheel the bike out of the garage and hand Kathy the keys.

She was a bit scared at first, I guess with it being new and bigger than the GS500 that it replaced. But she got going ok and was able to go for a 20 minute ride around Western Sydney. Kathy particularly liked the gear position indicator, and the digital speedo.

The only thing that I need to do is to modify the side stand, the bike tends to stand a bit too upright on the side stand which feels a bit strange when you try to hop on and off.

More information to follow.

[1hotbusa]

Ride Report: Suzuki GSX650F

We have lived with it for over a week now and have found out what it is like to ride and live with. I will start with riding and then move onto other things. Firstly, the thing is heavy for a 600, but carries it's weight fairly well. Kathy was able to maneuver the bike fairly easily.

For a 650cc, GSXR derived lump it pulls well from the bottom end rather than needing the spuds revved out of it to get it moving. This is good for the morning commute and is also good in the twisties. The fuel injection is sublime, it is a smooth linear pull from the bottom of the tacho to the top. As you near the redline the motor takes on a bit more of a GSXR growl before the shift light tells you it is time to shift up.

On the freeway at 100km/hr indicated, the bike is pulling 5000rpm. There is a slight vibration present in the throttle hand and the left footpeg, go figure??? There is no wind buffeting, but I found that a slight surging of the bike was due to the bumps in the road affecting my throttle hand. I expect that it will die highsiding me out of a crater on Parramatta Rd, which is trail bike territory

Kathy has found the bike very comfortable, we did the whole Putty Rd trip on less than a tank of gas, and without a sore butt or hands from vibrations. However the seat height is high, and lowering is required for those short of leg. However only the back of the bike needs to be lowered, as it does not detract from the appearance or handling of the bike.

Fuel range, which included the Putty trip and a commute to work today was an excellent 305km from 13 litres of petrol. This is about 4.5L/100km which I was pleased with.

Plans for the bike include fitting some doof doof mesh into the fairing holes, and changing the end can. The downside of having a new model bike which has just been released onto the market is the lack of aftermarket options and accessories for them. I guess I could get another bike to mod while the industry catches up

I hope this helps, if you have any further questions please drop me a line. I would recommends this bike to anybody making their move from their learners bike but does not want an extreme sports bike like a GSXR600.

[Ruffy]

Graham, the pictures you've posted really don't do the size of the bike justice - when i saw it pull into the servo yesterday, i thought it was a much larger bike but it sounds as though the larger front fairing works well. I agree that it needs a new can so the tintops will hear it on the road.

Hope Kathy gets better soon - a bread roll for xmas lunch is not my idea of a good time and if those tablets get any bigger.........

Cheers Ruffy