SUZUKI GSX-R600 SE (2002-2003) Specs, Performance & Photos

In 2003, Suzuki launched the GSX-R600 SE, a special edition motorcycle with which the manufacturer celebrated the win of the 2002 AMA 600 Supersport Championship. The bike featured the same technical specs as the same year basic model but with an iconic livery with yellow, purple, and green stripes and golden painted rims inspired by the Suzuki Alstare World Supersport color scheme.

The SE version featured aerodynamic bodywork with a smaller frontal area, compact headlight, taillight, and turn signals. In the supersport motorcycle business, a large amount of attention goes to weight and weight distribution, so the frame of the SE model was designed in a lightweight and compact package balanced between rigidity and weight but also to a more forward weight distribution.

The Golden colored three-spoked cast aluminum wheels were stopped from any sort of movement by two lightweight four-piston calipers on the front and a single caliper on the rear. Also, the bike featured a 43 mm fully adjustable cartridge-type fork on the front and a fully adjustable piggyback shock absorber on the rear as a suspension.

In the power department, the 2003 Suzuki GSX-R600 SE benefitted from a lightweight and compact four-stroke four-cylinder liquid-cooled engine with a 599cc displacement that developed an output power of 115 hp at 13,000 rpm and 66 Nm (49 lb-ft) of torque with a peak at 10,800 rpm.