Thanks for the review Kate. I was all set to buy the fabulous Honda Hornet then along comes Suzuki and upsets the apple cart! Anyway, 6 weeks later and I'm now 1200 miles into my GSX 8S. I found the extra kerbweight and longer wheelbase on the 8S gave it a more stable and planted feel over the Hornet and the bigger physical size gave a riding position that was better for me. The 8S also has more low-mid range oomph over the Hornet which is of more use to me than the higher revving Honda unit. Very subjective but I also prefer the looks of the 8S as well. Both cracking bikes and you can't really go wrong with either. Thanks again!

Great Video! Im about to get the 8S as my first bike got a nice offer from my local dealership 👍 Just have to finish my license over here in Germany :)

@UsernameKate

Жыл бұрын

Niceee! Super made up for you 😁

@cheker2222

Жыл бұрын

Same for me. Where can i get the special offer? Im from Bavaria 😉

@Feggx

Жыл бұрын

@@cheker2222 9200€ für die GSX 8S mit Crashpads, USB Lader und Tankpads. Ist barpreis und mit den 300€ Führerscheinrabatt aber :D

In the US, maybe more than in the rest of the world, this is a much-needed addition to Suzuki's lineup. Most of the US lineup are motorcycles that are at least 10-15 years old.

@UsernameKate

Жыл бұрын

Crazy how it differs around the world!

@wizrom3046

Жыл бұрын

I think the 750-850cc parallel twins are a fantastic engine with great power delivery etc. Where the manufacturers let them down is the weight and pricing points. They treat them like an "entry level" beginner bike and they get awful heavy steel frames, rock hard seats, nasty bumpity cheap suspensions. Personally I think this class of bike should be 1000-2000 bucks more expensive and have a nice light alloy frame, and good suspension. Keep the 250-500 range as the nasty budget beginner bikes and make some really nice 800s. Not everybody want or needs a litre bike power and pricing.

@exothermal.sprocket

Жыл бұрын

In the USA, the only recent actually "newly designed" product from Suzuki was the GSX-R1000 with the VVT cams. Everything else is an evolution of older products, but that's not to say they do a poor job, or that they are the only company that does this. Actually the contrary.

Passed my MOD2 last Wednesday and test rode the 8S on Friday.. loved it so much I put an order in. Now I just need to wait for delivery to the dealer

@UsernameKate

Жыл бұрын

Nice one dude! Very happy for you! You wont be disappointed with this bike!

I rode this back to back with the new hornet. Although this felt more planted.... the hornet made me smile.... this didn't. For me the Honda was miles more fun, plus the mechanicals were so much smoother and erm... better? Honda hornet all day long! I put a deposit on one the same day 😁👍 the suzuki is still a great and solid bike though great video as always. Lass 👌

As a former Suzuki owner of multiple GSXR's have many little Suzuki "S"es floating around my blood stream, but got to say first impressions is really good, sounds good, looks great and love the dash

Thank you Kate. I always enjoy your commentary as you try each new bike, you are fun and informative and give the bikes a fair try and assessment. This Suzuki look to be a very good and usable ride without too much fuss or racing aspiration. Not everyone wants (or needs) a liter plus rocket ship after all. Go safe and have fun. :>)

Well, I love this bike, unfortunately I have not much to say today except that I have Just bought It 😅 this thursday i Will have my First ride.. so haaaapppyyyyyyy! Thanks, Kate!

Fantastic vlog Kate love your new lid love the dark visor you are totally swanky again ride safe lovely x

@John-cz2pe

Жыл бұрын

Swanky🤢

Great roads around Deddington and towards Chipping Norton 👍🏻 been down there so many times. New 8S looks the biz Kate, 😎😎😎

Fun review and loved the countryside. Just returned from an English summer to southern hemisphere winter and missing the summer. I have ridden the Hornet and 8S but not long enough unfortunately. Love to hear you comparison of the two head to head.

Great vid weather looks good not up here in scotland pissing down last week

@UsernameKate

Жыл бұрын

You guys ALWAYS have rain 😭😭😭

"I wish it could be spring and summer forever!" It's called Queensland Australia 🏖😎

@UsernameKate

Жыл бұрын

OK OK, spring and summer always WITHOUT the scary bugs 🤣🕷

Great fun , thanks .. Quite impressed with the bike but not enough to change my current Suzuki and the sound of its V Twin. Though i will be getting to the sit up and beg age soon.

Good first look video Kate. Iff I go back to riding bikes this is my first choice,

@UsernameKate

Жыл бұрын

It wouldn't be a bad choice 😊

Nice! I just got a GSXR 1000R. Love it!

@UsernameKate

Жыл бұрын

Noicee 🙌

Great first up ride & review. It’s my favourite so much I’m waiting on mine to arrive in Aus. Prices here are fairly close to the Honda but this looks so much better. It’s all personal to each other. But this has real world torque compared to wringing the neck of the engine to have fun.

Lovely 🤘

The "whine" sound is the gears meshing between the crankshaft and the counter-rotating balancer shaft(s). That's the whistle people hear on triples. Some sports Vtwins that have a gear driven cam set make similar noises. It's meshing gears between the crankshaft and other shafts.

Yet one another excellent first impression ride. 😄 Also, I hope you have enjoyed ABR two weeks ago 😁

@UsernameKate

Жыл бұрын

ABR was awesome!!!

Super Video 👍🏻 Suzuki ist mit der gsx8s wieder auf einem guten Weg

@UsernameKate

Жыл бұрын

I denke auch 😁

Audio is just fine!

@UsernameKate

Жыл бұрын

Phew!!!

Great review Kate, always cheery 😊, I'm not sure I like the whine of the bike, but riding it would be a different vibe I suppose, I like it overall and it fits right with the competition 🎉, middle weights I think are the best, capability and fuel economy too...😊 Take care everyone 💯

@UsernameKate

Жыл бұрын

🥰🥰

Great vid Kate, as always. For me I’m not sure on the bike as I like my inline 4’s which yes are a dying breed sadly. I will have to test ride the 8s though before I write it off completely.

Hi kate watched you opinion off the hornet but after testing it beck to back with the gsx 8s at thunder road bridge end, and looking to change my 2019 cb650r, the hornet was a disapointm3nt all top end , gutless low down and the vibs where intrusive , the gsx is what i went for, very happy good bike to ride and the modes do work , only down side is the cost of tge 1st service £209 for a oil change and kick the tyres not good, 1st service should like in the old days be free as i think its part of tgebike safety, love your blogs

@lakesbiker7286

Жыл бұрын

Try the yamaha tracer 7 or mt/xsr07

@damon1957ful

Жыл бұрын

Had a yam tracer 700 before the cb650r not to impressed had it for 2 yrs 15000 miles, the cb was better and the 8s is different again,

A good first ride there kate, i like the look of this bike and think suzuki are onto a winner with it, my only criticisms are i dont get why they put power modes on bikes with this sort of power as lets be honest it will be put in top power mode and left there. I would rather see just the one mode and put that money into adjustable suspension or a cheaper price

As a 52 year beginner, I am still hesitate betwen the SV650 and the 8S as my first bike!? Do you think the 8S iw beginner friendly!? Excellent video, thanx and regards from far away Serbia 🇷🇸✌️

Haven't ridden one but a nice looking bike, especially in blue. Hope you enjoy it.

@UsernameKate

Жыл бұрын

It was a fun bike to ride, plenty more videos to come on it 😁

WOw I had to rewind several times to14.54 of the video just to hear again that wooping "whuohh" from you. I think you like the bike! Think of it as a grown up SV650?Just a little surprise from Suzuki brought to us and proven by you Kate. Thanks dear! Haven't got the test ride yet, but let us know about that bumm thing when you finish the road from Oxford, will ya? Love from Sofia, Bulgaria...

@UsernameKate

Жыл бұрын

Hey!! It actually proved itself quite a comfy bike in the end! 😁

Just picked a blue one up 2 days ago. I like it a lot. My only real complains are that it gets buzzy at highway speeds. More vibration in the pegs then I expected. Maybe just a little swap to ones with a rubber insert and I felt it could use a little more top end. Guess I will end up using A mode a lot. It is comfortable. Drove it over 300 miles just to get back home.

@universe1225

10 ай бұрын

How is the quick shifter? I'd heard some complaints about inconsistency between the same model.

Interesting bike.

Katana vibe👍

Have said this is other comments that i ride an F 900 R BMW and I think this bike would be a real rival as a comparison would love to know your thoughts. As always a great review and a great video thanks

Spring and summer forever, I'll take that too! I prefer the look of the Hornet. In the black and red tho.

@UsernameKate

Жыл бұрын

Just give me a week of Autumn and a week of Winter to keep me grounded, then spring and summer hello! 👋🌞

@simonchilli2088

Жыл бұрын

@@UsernameKate Just been out with the wife and we ended up hiding under trees from rain in West Sussex. I'm with you there. I could do 2-3 weex of autumn I suppose.

Hello Kate, what is the mount / holder you are using there to hold the mobile phone. I am just about to collect my K1300S and need something. I blame you and my sister for getting me back into bikes...in that order 😁

Wot..., a long ride tomorrow?? This was a long one today..., from yours down to Suzuki UK then back round will's muvvers through the Cotswolds to Bolton, at least you missed the Brummy congestions that way. This is probably a good video for my daughter, she has her eye on an 8S. I can't say i've ever seen one up close, well not consciously, at car parks or meet-ups, but I do find them appealing. Especially in white (but without the blue wheels). I can now hear you saying, "i'd rather have a black one" Good first impressions review and interestingly presented, as you usually do. Wonder wot ya final thoughts are!! Let's go have a peeky boo. See ya.

Im currently riding a duke 390 im on a mission this year to test out the hornet s8 sv650 and 790 and any other naked bike i can fun factor being the main objective.

Lots of love from nepal🙏✌️😍

@UsernameKate

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the support! 😊

@jaygorakht5135

Жыл бұрын

@@UsernameKate always 🙏😍😍😍

Good review been nice for you to get on the twisties? Sounds a bit meh tbh. Will stick with my tracer 7 for now methinks. Mt07 models are all street sleepers!

@UsernameKate

Жыл бұрын

Never ridden the mt07 buttt I got to spend a whole weekend on the twisties in Yorkshire and really gelled with it! Vlogs to come 😁

It was lovely meeting you in BMW Chester this weekend, can I ask where your jacket is from in this video?

@UsernameKate

Жыл бұрын

Hey Chick!! It was great to meet you too! The jacket is an Oxford Mondial jacket. One of the best jackets I've ever owned 😊

@sionedjones7785

Жыл бұрын

@@UsernameKate brill ill have a look ❤️

Test rode one and did 63 miles, on A and B roads. Great instant response for overtaking. I found the seat really comfortable and reckon I could have ridden it all day, but then again I do a lot of cycling so motorcycle saddles are armchairs in comparison. My only issues with the bike are: It could be a bit lighter; it followed lines in the road a lot (probably just the tyres, but I also reckon the rear is wider than it need be); it was a bit buzzier than I thought at higher revs. Also, and this would apply to all naked bikes I guess, why are they so naked - it's not slow and could do with a small bikini fairing or flyscreen. But fairly sure I will buy one this summer.

@borilapostolov7474

Жыл бұрын

Accessories are on the way to the dealerships probably by the early September

@paulconnell1309

11 ай бұрын

Suzuki don't design their naked bikes well for the wind. The GSX S750 is a pig. Other OEMs do better. But they ride well out of the box.

@nickfunnell9600

11 ай бұрын

​@@paulconnell1309Found my one just fine in moderate wind, but if it was really windy yea it was a right handful.

I like the new helmet 🪖 😊

@UsernameKate

Жыл бұрын

Thank youuu

I bought a hornet mainly because its a lot cheaper than the GSX-8S and its a brillant little bike but think the Suzuki is probably better looking. Would be interested to see which is the better seller as my local dealer has these in stock but there's a wait on the Hornet despite it being on sale longer🤔

@UsernameKate

Жыл бұрын

People want value so the Hondas price is probably a massive pull. I do wonder if it will remain at this price or if it will increase over the next few years... time will tell! 😊

Never been big on Suzuki. In this segment, I think the Hornet would win for me.

could be that i'am "stupid" , but how tall is the gap between your last x-mas trip to germany with the blue suzuki's and this one? or is this only a "facelift decent at 650SV...?" what i only notice is the price gap between Suzuki avensis 125cc and honda sh125i and peugot tweet 125cc ...800cc 🤔 few notes more and people ride top , after my "first" ride with a sv650 i tax this at more horsepower than a beetle i put latter's in google and was shocked that i readed approx. 80ps. 😊

I tried one and I found it to be a bit "nervous" on the road. Maybe stiffen up the rear suspension would help. Otherwise the brakes are good, the engine/transmission is really good!

@lakesbiker7286

Жыл бұрын

Heard the same (not ridden one)

@UsernameKate

Жыл бұрын

I didn't find it nervous feeling on the road but then again I'm 2 stone wet through 🤣

@johnDukemaster

Жыл бұрын

@@UsernameKate Sorry Kate...but 2 stone wet through? I'm from Denmark! Stone as in weight? Through what? 😂

My 750 is still a key 2 button rig, 2015 But it will not be sold. It will be my son's ride... When I get my S1000RR

I love the styling of the gsx s1000 but not the GSX8S. It is too rounded off where it should have been sharper and looks like cheaper plastic because of it!

@fortyfour1654

Жыл бұрын

The S-Thou has a 90s streetfighter look about it. Squat, hulking with a high rear end. The 8s seems stretched and a bit gangly in comparison.

From what can be seen the graphics on your helmet look good but if you’re not completely happy with it I’m sure there’s a manufacturer or custom designer that would love to do a custom helmet for you.

@UsernameKate

Жыл бұрын

I really like the helmet, I just feel like people are used to seeing me looking like a parrot 🦜🤣

👍

Kate, re the comfort, or lack of, have you experimented on any bikes with dropping the almost universal 36psi front and 42psi rear tyre pressures ? I've just lost 7 lbs in weight after a nasty incident when I got a garlic clove jammed sideways in my throat, which I had to have an hour and a half operation to get removed. I only weigh 9 stone now in jeans and a T shirt and feel to be getting a much plusher ride with 33 front and 39 rear cold tyre pressures. You can't be very heavy either and there's no way either your or I need tyres set to the same as a chap weighing 15 or 16 stone.

@UsernameKate

Жыл бұрын

Hey Michael! I mean, you're not wrong! I just don't bother changing the pressure, I just run the press bikes as they come because they're usually comfy enough 😊

What navigation app do you use on your phone?

@UsernameKate

Жыл бұрын

Google maps, peak design case and phone mount and a cardo freecom 4 to hear instructions 😊

How is the engine compare to the mt07? Does it feel more torquey?

@UsernameKate

Жыл бұрын

Haven't ridden the mt07 unfortunately!!

I think KTM need to advertise their EZ Start as nobody ever mentions that it has this function. People only ever mention that Suzuki has this feature, not sure if all KTM’s have it, but my 890 Duke R has. Press starter briefly, let go and it continues turning over until it starts. 👍🏽

@UsernameKate

Жыл бұрын

I know KTMs have it because Lillie's does it on her Superduke. I think it's only Suzuki that really market it as a 'thing' :)

@paulfowler7618

Жыл бұрын

My old 390duke had the one touch start thing too but again this wasn't really ever mentioned.

@jasonwood6100

Жыл бұрын

@@fortyfour1654 nice polite answer, you complete Pr**k. What a waste of skin you are.

Nice helmet ' i ❤ shoei.

@UsernameKate

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I don’t understand Suzuki. They put an easy to read color tft display on this bike but they didn’t put one on the gsx-s1000.

She's pretty

Kate! What does my head in….. thise loose straps on your ruckie….. get it sorted😂

@UsernameKate

Жыл бұрын

#freethestraps #strapscanflapfreely

✌️😃👍

🏍👍🌞🏍👍

I think you enjoyed the xsr 900 more.

@UsernameKate

Жыл бұрын

I put a lot of miles on the GSX8S, I wonder if I'd still like the XSR 900 more after a few hundred miles in one go 🤔🤣

What jacket is that and do they make them for men?

@UsernameKate

Жыл бұрын

It's the oxford mondial 1.0 and they do indeed make it for men 😁

As with the 750 Hornet, the Triumph 660 & other non flagship Japanese mid range bikes.....No IMU or cost option to add same. Missed opportunity. Thanks

@alphacapo

Жыл бұрын

Why do u need an IMU on a naked bike that tops out at 130mph?

@AW8UK

Жыл бұрын

@@alphacapo To clarify I did not say I needed an IMU on such a bike...but I would prefer to have one IF given a choice. Cornering ABS can reduce risk of running wide &/or standing bike up in a corner if panic causes the reptilian brain to grab a handful. kzread.info/dash/bejne/dauizZNwqNiXZLg.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/mnyGuclyYcvcXbA.html In an ideal world riders never use unwanted survival instincts. IMU technology can also assist beyond cornering ABS. Nakeds can benefit from IMU technology & below 130mph. There may be riding Gods that will never make errors or never be grateful of an IMU on a mid-sized naked.....I am not one of them. I welcome any constructive response(s).

@AW8UK

Жыл бұрын

​@@alphacapo Hi...Any response to my reply to your question ?

Hello

@UsernameKate

Жыл бұрын

Hello

Have you been watching Chopsie Kate?

@UsernameKate

Жыл бұрын

Haven't had time to watch any one recently, bloody none stop. Why what's he up to?

@blueyondermoto

Жыл бұрын

@UsernameKate he too rates the GSX-8. Personally I'm drawn to the Hornet (but I am a biased Honda fan boy).

@UsernameKate

Жыл бұрын

Ahhhh, I try not to watch other vloggers reviews on stuff because I don't want my subconscious influencing 🤣