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Suzuki GSX-R1000

MCN lists 180 mph for the 2017-on GSX-R1000. Suzuki's current sportbike page lists the 40th Anniversary Edition at a base MSRP of $16,399. The GSX-R1000R does not have its own figure.

Also known as GSX-R1000
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Top speed

Published as 180 mphPublished as 180 mphPublished as 180 mph

MCN specification table for the 2017-on GSX-R1000 lists 180 mph. The GSX-R1000R was not given its own figure. The review does not describe a radar gun or GPS logger for that cell.

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In context

  • 2.8× a cheetah's timed top speedSourced · Cheetah, 29 m/s. Sharp 1997, mean of three timed runs over 201.2 m
  • A football field in 1.1 sConstant · American football field, 100 yd (91.44 m)
  • London to New York in 19 h 14 minConstant · London to New York, 5,570 km great-circle

Worked out from the sourced figure above, which stays the ranked number.

This list

Why it's so fast

A motorcycle is fast because the air only has to get around a rider and a fairing, not a cabin. The engine still has to stay in its power band, and many of the big numbers are factory limiters.

  1. A small hole in the air

    Less frontal area means less drag for a given speed. The rider's tuck is part of the shape. A sitting-up test is a different motorcycle.

  2. Limiters are common

    A published top speed on a modern sport bike is often an electronic cap the makers agreed to, not the speed the engine would reach with the cap removed.

The capped one people mean is the Suzuki Hayabusa.

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Provenance

Every measurement

Claimed, measured and official figures side by side, each with its source. The ranked figure is marked.

  1. 290km/h180mph80.5m/s156knRanked figure

    MCN specification table for the 2017-on GSX-R1000 lists 180 mph. The GSX-R1000R was not given its own figure. The review does not describe a radar gun or GPS logger for that cell.

    Verified
    Motorcycle News (opens source in a new tab)

Reference

Specs

Model
2017-on GSX-R1000
Test
MCN specification table, 180 mph
Base MSRP
Base MSRP from manufacturer, MY2026: $16,399
Not ranked
A separate GSX-R1000R number

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