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Offline PaulVS

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« on: September 15, 2005, 12:58:46 PM »
Here it is!

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/nav?page=motorcyclenews.articles.articleCategory.article&resourceId=3201927&articleCategory=NEWS_NEW-BIKES

Basically... it looks like they just made the same changes as they did to the GSF650 last year.



Offline land_shark

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« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2005, 01:25:48 PM »
And what is this?!?!  (from the same site....)
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Offline PaulVS

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« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2005, 02:28:55 PM »
Looks like the Suzuki B-King... which Suzuki denies is going to be made/sold this year.


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« Reply #3 on: September 15, 2005, 02:33:28 PM »
Looks good to me.  Neat color.  Changed up the side covers.  Polished aluminum crankcase cover instead of black.  What else?

Offline PaulVS

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« Reply #4 on: September 15, 2005, 02:39:34 PM »
New forks, brakes, and fairing (better headlights!!!)

Also new gas tank, seat, side panels, cowl, and rear fender.

Mechanically & frame-wise... I think it's identical to the previous 2nd gens.

I wonder if the speedo is more accurate.  :wink:


Offline DFGS1100

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« Reply #5 on: September 15, 2005, 04:20:51 PM »
Very nice! Big cosmetic improvement over the '05. If I wanted something that looked like that, I'd buy a GSXR - it literally kept me from buying this year. I wonder what colour options will be?
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Offline Buzter

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« Reply #6 on: September 15, 2005, 10:51:43 PM »
nah.  I don't like the front as much as the 2g.

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« Reply #7 on: September 15, 2005, 11:19:31 PM »
It'd look better with no fairing and a round headlight.  :lol:

What can I say, I liked the 1200n...

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« Reply #8 on: September 15, 2005, 11:51:04 PM »


Hmm, the naked version has some sort of spoiler thing that looks like it bolts onto the headlight bracket or something.  Kind of begging for a fly screen that could be bolted in place, instead of that filler piece.

  I wonder if we'll see them in the US?
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« Reply #9 on: September 15, 2005, 11:59:01 PM »
Quote from: "PeteSC"
I wonder if we'll see them in the US?


Doubt it.  :sad:

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Offline Vee Dub Nut

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« Reply #10 on: September 16, 2005, 09:12:07 AM »
So which one is the best.. 1st, 2nd, or 3rd Gen  :monkeymoon:
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Offline Desolation Angel

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« Reply #11 on: September 16, 2005, 10:45:26 AM »
What that naked one needs is a National Cycle Deflector DX!  Tinted! :grin:

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Offline Lmario

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« Reply #12 on: September 16, 2005, 11:13:49 AM »
Guys,

For more pictures: http://www.suzukibanditclub.nl

Both 1200 and 1200S are present and also the first picture of the GSR-600. (AKA B-king 600)

Enter by clicking one of the pictures, goto "forum" and then "algemeen"
then you see the topic 1200 and 1200S K6. (or a similar topic-name)

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Offline Kamzilla

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« Reply #13 on: September 16, 2005, 11:59:53 AM »
I like it.  

But it reminds me a lot of the Kawi Z750.
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« Reply #14 on: September 16, 2005, 01:16:30 PM »
Hey Adam, you an Aggie?

I was suppose to graduate from A&M in 2003; however I had some personal problems arise, so I moved back to New Mexico.
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