Out of the Box

Suzuki’s supersport stunner has been completely redesigned for 2011 and is significantly lighter than its predecessors, delivering more mid range power.

A proven race winner, the Suzuki GSX-R600 dominated racetracks in the 2010 Australian Supersport Championship, clinching the title with Troy Herfoss at the helm and also Team Suzuki’s first Championship in this category.

At the heart of the all new GSX-R600 is a compact 599cc, four cylinder, liquid cooled engine, featuring a class-leading power-to-weight ratio and reduced weight for enhanced running performance.

Advanced technology developed in MotoGP racing is present in the GSX-R600’s engine with a refined ignition control and newly designed pistons and camshafts for improved overall acceleration.

Equipped with two performance settings, the refined Suzuki Drive Mode Selector (S-DMS) offers advanced digital engine management for instantaneous switching between engine maps to suit rider preference or riding conditions.

An innovative back-torque limiting clutch helps makes downshifts smoother and more controlled, while the six-speed transmission features new drive ratios for improved low-to-mid rpm range acceleration performance. The GSX-R600’s all new chassis has been redesigned with an emphasis on weight reduction and compactness to improve overall handling.

With a newly designed, lightweight twin-spar aluminium frame, made from just five cast sections, and revolutionary inverted Showa Big Piston Front-forks (BPF), the GSX-R600 offers supreme handling at racetrack speeds.

A relatively low seat height and a shorter reach to the handlebars due to the 15mm shorter wheelbase creates a seating position carefully designed to work well both for racetrack and street riding.

Delivering advanced stopping power, the GSX-R600’s braking system now uses dual radial-mounted, four-piston Brembo monoblock calipers and 310mm dual floating discs, and a single piston rear brake caliper with a 220mm disc.

The result of extensive wind tunnel development, the 2011 GSX-R600’s aerodynamics have been further refined for an edgy yet smooth look that highlights the bike’s functionality.

The GSX-R600’s bodywork is more compact for 2011, with overhang reduced by 90mm and a weight reduction of a staggering 35 per cent.

The good looks of the race winning machine are finished off by a reshaped fuel tank, vertically stacked dual headlights and mirror-mounted turn signals.

Completing the package, the GSX-R600 instrument cluster features an analogue tachometer, digital LCD speedometer and LED indicators, with a stopwatch and lap timer new functionality additions.

The GSX-R600 is now available, backed by Suzuki’s two-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty.

Features

Chassis

• Frame: New cast-aluminum twin-spar frame composed of five sections. The new frame is designed with emphasis on weight reduction. Material thickness of each frame section has been carefully optimized (the thinnest section has been narrowed from 3.5mm to 3.0mm), resulting in frame weight reduced by 1,350 grams. The seat rail is now narrower, making it easier for the rider to straddle the machine. In order to further optimize chassis dimensions, the wheelbase has been shortened by reviewing the layout of the frame and other sections, while keeping the swingarm length the same as the current model.
• Front suspension: The front suspension newly features inverted telescopic type Big Piston Front-forks (BPF) made by SHOWA and developed with racing-technology feedback. The fork uses 41mm-diameter inner tubes and the overall fork assembly, in particular the fork outer tubes, are newly designed. The new forks are 860 grams lighter compared to the forks on the current model. The BPF design relocates the fork springs to each fork leg, where they are completely submerged in oil. This reduces fork oil foaming and thus contributes to a more stable damping performance. Damping force and spring preload are both fully adjustable.
• Rear Suspension: The rear suspension comes with fully adjustable spring preload and rebound and compression damping force. Compression damping is a 2-way – high-speed and low-speed – adjustable type, making possible precise settings. A ride-height adjustment system is equipped. The rear suspension spring sheets are now aluminum, instead of steel, reducing weight by 90 grams. The new rear suspension shock linkage as a whole is now 490 grams lighter, contributing to reducing the weight of rear suspension system by 780 grams.
• Swingarm: Swingarm design has been reviewed, resulting in a weight reduction of 900 grams. The cushion lever is changed to pressed aluminum, from forged aluminum in the current model, while the arm structure is changed from die cast and plate to a cast, contributing to its weight reduction.
• Braking System: The front brake system uses newly designed Brembo monoblock-construction cast-aluminum-alloy calipers, which feature high caliper-body rigidity and light weight. The 4-piston calipers are radial-mounted. The rear brake uses a compact and lightweight caliper shared with the GSX-R1000. The overall brake system is designed to heighten brake feel, with the goal of delivering better brake performance on racetracks.
• Riding Position: Taking advantage of the 15mm-shorter wheelbase, the new riding position puts the handlebars at a shorter distance from the rider’s hip point, and the handlebars are placed relatively low. The new riding position offers a high degree of comfort and freedom of rider movement. The handlebars are positioned at a 1-degree wider angle and the fuel tank shape has been reviewed taking into account various riding situations, such as tucked-in at racetracks, sport riding, handling through streets, long rides where comfort becomes more important.
• Seat: For user convenience, the GSX-R600’s seat height (810mm) is the lowest in the 600cm3 Supersport class. The sections around the seat are shaped slim for easy straddling and knee grip. The seat is shaped to allow much freedom of moving the rider’s hip point, and to help make the rider’s knee and angle positioning comfortable. The seat and surrounding sections are shaped to allow smooth rider weight transfers on racetracks. The seat skin is upgraded. The weight of the seat section is reduced by 244 grams, by reducing the material thickness at the bottom of the front seat and by using a more compact pillion seat.
• Adjustable Footrests: As with the current model, the footpegs are 3-way adjustable, enhancing the freedom of assuming different riding positions. The related components are now reduced in weight (53 grams lighter compared to the current model).
• Electronically Controlled Steering Damper: An electronically controlled steering damper contributes to handling stability and a more agile feel by increasing the damping force at higher speeds and reducing the damping force at slower speeds.
• Front Axle: The front axle shaft diameter is reduced from 25mm to 22mm, reducing weight by 46 grams (tightening structure changed from an inside-axle screw/hollow bolt type to an outside-axle screw/nut type).
• Front Wheel: Hub and bearing sizes are reduced in accordance with the smaller-diameter front axle, resulting in a weight reduction of 210 grams as a whole. Only the hub section is changed to match the change in axle size; design remains unchanged. Wheel size remains the same as the current model, 17 M/C x MT3.5.
• Rear Axle: Rear axle diameter is reduced from 28mm to 25mm.
• Rear Wheel: Hub and bearing sizes are reduced in accordance with the smaller-diameter rear axle. Along with the sprocket drum, the total weight was reduced by 190 grams. Wheel size is 17 M/C x MT5.5.
• Tyres: Bridgestone’s high-performance sport tyres are employed to realize running performance – the handling and grip – befitting the model’s concept “The Top Performer”. Front 120/70ZR17M/C and rear 180/55ZR17M/C radial tyres, designed specifically for the GSX-R600, on light and rigid curved-3-spoke wheels.

Engine

• Performance: Class-leading power-to-weight ratio in the 600cm3 Supersport class. Lighter weight and reduced mechanical losses result in enhanced running performance. Upgraded engine performance in the low-to-mid rpm range (more torque and power) results in a more accessible, more controllable engine performance characteristics. Enhanced environmental performance Fuel mileage is improved by approximately 10% (WMTC mode, Suzuki in-house research). In addition to a combination of lighter engine weight and reduced mechanical losses, the progression of combustion efficiency and the reduction of overall weight also contributed to this improvement. Adjustable performance, with an easy-to-use system Suzuki Drive Mode Selector (S-DMS) system with further-refi ned two-map selection. Increased torque and power in the low-to-mid rpm range without sacrificing top end power.
  Engine

  599cc, 4-stroke, 4-cylinder, liquid-cooled, DOHC

  Starter

  Electric

  Transmission

  6-speed constant mesh

  Front Suspension

  Inverted telescopic, Big-Piston Front-fork (BPF), coil spring, oil damped, spring preload fully adjustable, rebound and compression damping force fully adjustable

  Rear Suspension

  Link type, coil spring, oil damped, fully adjustable spring preload and rebound and compression damping force, compression damping force 2-way (high-speed and low-speed) adjustable

  Front Brakes

  Brembo monoblock, opposed, 4-piston, radial mount calipers, 310mm dual disc

  Rear Brakes

  Single-piston caliper, 220mm disc

  Wheelbase

  1,385mm

  Seat Height

  810mm

  Length

  2,030mm

  Width

  710mm

  Height

  1,135mm

  Wet Weight

  187kg

  Fuel Capacity

  17 litres

  Colours

  Metallic Triton Blue / Glass Splash White, Metallic Mat Black / Pearl Mirage White or Glass Sparkle Black

  Warranty

  2 year unlimited kilometre

  More Info: Official Website