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{{Motorcycle | {{Infobox Motorcycle | ||
|name = Suzuki GSX1400 | |name = Suzuki GSX1400 | ||
|image = [[File:Suzuki GSX1400.jpg|frameless|upright=1.35]] | |||
|caption = 2002 Suzuki GSX1400, first K2 model, Blue & White | |caption = 2002 Suzuki GSX1400, first K2 model, Blue & White | ||
|aka = | |aka = | ||
|manufacturer = Suzuki | |manufacturer = [[Suzuki]] | ||
|parent_company = | |parent_company = | ||
|production = | |production = | ||
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|predecessor = | |predecessor = | ||
|successor = | |successor = | ||
|class = Types of motorcycles#Standard | |class = [[Types of motorcycles#Standard|Standard]] | ||
|engine = [[Air cooled|Air]]/[[Cooler (oil)|oil]] cooled | |engine = [[Air cooled|Air]]/[[Cooler (oil)|oil]] cooled {{Convert|1402|cc|abbr=on}} [[DOHC]] [[16 valve]] [[inline four]] | ||
|bore_stroke = | |bore_stroke = | ||
|compression = | |compression = | ||
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|frame = Steel tube, double cradle. | |frame = Steel tube, double cradle. | ||
|suspension = Front: fully adjustable 46 mm fork<br>Rear: aluminum swingarm. | |suspension = Front: fully adjustable 46 mm fork<br>Rear: aluminum swingarm. | ||
|brakes = Front: 2 X | |brakes = Front: 2 X {{Convert|320|mm|abbr=on}} discs w/6 piston [[Tokico]] calipers | ||
|tires = Front: 120/70-17<br>Rear: 190/50-17 | |tires = Front: 120/70-17<br>Rear: 190/50-17 | ||
|rake_trail = | |rake_trail = | ||
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|fuel_capacity = | |fuel_capacity = | ||
|oil_capacity = | |oil_capacity = | ||
|fuel_consumption = | |fuel_consumption = | ||
|turning_radius = | |turning_radius = | ||
|related = | |related = | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Suzuki GSX1400''' is a muscle [[Types of motorcycles#Standard|bike]] manufactured between 2001–2008 by [[Suzuki]]. Intended to be a faster and more torque-laden version Suzuki's similar [[Suzuki Bandit 1200|Bandit 1200]],<ref name=Dowds2002>{{Citation |last= Dowds |first= Dowds |title= Superbikes |publisher= Tangerine Press |year= 2002 |ISBN= 0-439-42466-6 |pages=194–197 }}</ref> with more up to date technology,<ref name=Bristol2007>{{Citation |title= The big easy |newspaper= Bristol Evening Post|publisher= Europe Intelligence Wire |date= 8 March 2007 }}</ref> the GSX1400 was still characterized as a "disco-era".<ref name=Motorcyclist2001>{{Citation |title= Suzuki's GSX1400 Retro Sport |magazine=[[Motorcyclist (magazine)|Motorcyclist]] |date= June 2001 |page= 34 }}</ref> | The '''Suzuki GSX1400''' is a muscle [[Types of motorcycles#Standard|bike]] manufactured between 2001–2008 by [[Suzuki]]. Intended to be a faster and more torque-laden version Suzuki's similar [[Suzuki Bandit 1200|Bandit 1200]],<ref name=Dowds2002>{{Citation |last= Dowds |first= Dowds |title= Superbikes |publisher= [[Tangerine Press]] |year= 2002 |ISBN= 0-439-42466-6 |pages=194–197 }}</ref> with more up to date technology,<ref name=Bristol2007>{{Citation |title= The big easy |newspaper= [[Bristol Evening Post]] |publisher= Europe Intelligence Wire |date= 8 March 2007 }}</ref> the GSX1400 was still characterized as a "disco-era".<ref name=Motorcyclist2001>{{Citation |title= Suzuki's GSX1400 Retro Sport |magazine=[[Motorcyclist (magazine)|Motorcyclist]] |date= June 2001 |page= 34 }}</ref> | ||
Initially the bike was only produced for Japan and Europe,<ref name=Ebert2006>{{Citation |last=Ebert |first= Guido |title= What's not for sale in the U.S. |magazine= Powersports Business |date= 24 April 2006 |volume= 9 |issue= 6 |page= 30 }}</ref> opening to the Australian market from 2001; although there was a movement to try to make the GSX1400 available in the US and Canada. <ref name=Motorcyclist2001/><ref>{{Citation |title=Suzuki's hardest charger, GSX 1400: Will it make dealerships? ; Manufacturer loath to cannibalize its own sales; [Ontario Edition] |first= Mark |last= Richardson |newspaper= Toronto Star|location=Toronto, Ontario |date=13 October 2001 |page= G.16 }}</ref> | Initially the bike was only produced for Japan and Europe,<ref name=Ebert2006>{{Citation |last=Ebert |first= Guido |title= What's not for sale in the U.S. |magazine= Powersports Business |date= 24 April 2006 |volume= 9 |issue= 6 |page= 30 }}</ref> opening to the Australian market from 2001; although there was a movement to try to make the GSX1400 available in the US and Canada. <ref name=Motorcyclist2001/><ref>{{Citation |title=Suzuki's hardest charger, GSX 1400: Will it make dealerships? ; Manufacturer loath to cannibalize its own sales; [Ontario Edition] |first= Mark |last= Richardson |newspaper= [[Toronto Star]] |location=Toronto, Ontario |date=13 October 2001 |page= G.16 }}</ref> | ||
The GSX1400 is redlined at 9,000 rpm; however in practice there is little point in taking it past 7,000 because the bike has strong low and mid-range performance. The fuel injection throttle bodies are also fairly small bore and ultimately limit the breathing (and therefore power) of the engine at high revs, this does again however enhance low-end torque and response. Conversions including turbocharging and supercharging can be implemented to get around these breathing limitations and deliver significant increases in power and torque. | The GSX1400 is redlined at 9,000 rpm; however in practice there is little point in taking it past 7,000 because the bike has strong low and mid-range performance. The fuel injection throttle bodies are also fairly small bore and ultimately limit the breathing (and therefore power) of the engine at high revs, this does again however enhance low-end torque and response. Conversions including turbocharging and supercharging can be implemented to get around these breathing limitations and deliver significant increases in power and torque. | ||
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The last model, virtually unchanged except for color schemes, was sold in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |title=Suzuki GSX 1400 |url=http://www.mcnews.com.au/testing/suzuki/gsx1400/page1.htm |date= |work= |publisher=MCNews |accessdate=3 June 2014}}</ref> | The last model, virtually unchanged except for color schemes, was sold in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |title=Suzuki GSX 1400 |url=http://www.mcnews.com.au/testing/suzuki/gsx1400/page1.htm |date= |work= |publisher=MCNews |accessdate=3 June 2014}}</ref> | ||
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