Last month we carried out a story that Suzuki India is planning to expand their big bike range in India with their GSX-S1000 and GSX-S1000F superbikes! The launch dates were pegged at quarter two of this financial year. However, they may come a little sooner as Suzuki has officially started teasing them at their Indian website with ‘Coming Soon‘ and ‘Price : TBA (to be announced)’ banners!
Just like what the Ninja 1000 and out of the world looker Z1000 are to Kawasaki, these new GSX’s are to Suzuki – the more road-rideable sportbikes. They are not outright track-machines like the flagships ZX-10R or GSX-R1000 respectively however, they are built on the same platform.
Both the new S1000 and S1000F will come with standard ABS and are powered by 999 cc 4 cylinder liquid cooled DOHC engines which are capable of producing 145.5 PS of peak power and 106 Nm of maximum torque. Both these motorcycles will be launched in India in two color options – Metallic Triton Blue and Glass Sparkle Black/Candy Daring Red.
Suzuki S1000F and S1000 Expected Prices
Suzuki will import these motorcycles as CBUs (Completely Built Units) and hence they will attract heavy duties. Now, here is a quick analysis on their expected prices.
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Suzuki’s GSX-R comes at an ex-showroom Delhi price tag of Rs 15.95 Lakhs. The competition Z1000 and Ninja 1000 have an ex-showroom price tag of Rs 12.5 Lakhs and hence we expect both the new S1000 and S1000F to be priced at around or between Rs 12 to 13 Lakhs ex-showroom in Delhi.
