2011 Suzuki Racing Program Announced

The British division of Suzuki today announced its 2011 racing program, destined to club racers or British Superbike or Supersport contenders. The new GSX-R600 middleweight sportbike is due to arrive in the UK early for the forthcoming 2011 season and is also available on the program.

The bike comes completely redesigned and shedding an impressive 9 kilograms over its predecessor, while featuring Showa Big Piston Forks as standard and the renowned Brembo Monoblock braking system.

To be more precise the 2011 Suzuki GSX-R600 is now tipping the scales at just 413 pounds (187,8 kg).

Also on the program is Suzuki's biggest gixxer, the GSX-R1000. Ending 2010 as the fastest road racing Superbike on the planet, thanks to Relentless Suzuki by TAS racer, Bruce Anstey, the GSX-R1000 also dominated the British Superbike Championship.

The bike’s maximum power is 160 bhp at 9,500 rpm and has a maximum torque of 110 Nm at 8,000 rpm.

“After such a successful year of racing right across the board in 2010, we're delighted to offer the competitive GSX-R range once again on the official racing programme. With the all-new GSX-R600 set to arrive in the UK early next year, along with the GSX-R750 which have both undergone complete revisions and significant weight loss, these models combined with our proven GSX-R1000 offer racers a complete range with racing pedigree. To appeal to racers in championships such as Mini Twins, we are also pleased to offer the sporty naked Gladius 650 too," stated Suzuki GB racing director John Reynolds.

The 2011 Suzuki GSX-R600 has a retail price around EUR8,200 ($11,599), while the 2011 Suzuki GSX-R750 will retail for EUR9,1986 ($12,899).