GSX-R 25th anniversary

The first Suzuki to bear the GSX-R name was the 750F, launched back in 1985. Twenty-five years later, Suzuki has created special editions based on the current GSX-R range to celebrate the anniversary.



Earlier this year saw the arrival of the GSX-R600 and GSX-R750 Limited Editions. Both had blue and white paintwork inspired by earlier versions of the bikes, Yoshimura exhausts and commemorative plaques.



Now it’s the turn of the GSX-R1000 to get the Limited Edition treatment. Like its smaller siblings, it gets engraved Yoshimura exhaust end cans and a numbered plaque, but it also features laser etched wheel rim graphics and a unique colour scheme.

Perhaps confusing 25th and 50th anniversaries, Suzuki has gone for gold and white paint (surely silver would’ve been more appropriate?). Fair enough, except that the gold colour looks suspiciously like brown from the pictures.



That probably won’t put off buyers of the twenty-five examples that’ll be available in the UK, out of a total world-wide production of 1,000. And nor will the price: at £11,125 on the road, customers will be paying a £651 premium over the standard bike for what are - exhaust apart - purely cosmetic changes.



The order book for the GSX-R1000 Limited Edition opens on 1 June 2010 via the Suzuki website.