Honda CB 1000 R Neo Sports Café versus Suzuki GSX-S 1000

Honda CB 1000 R Neo Sports Café

Naked

Suzuki GSX-S 1000

Naked

The Honda CB 1000 R plus is a power naked bike that makes a very confident appearance even when stationary. With the aluminium elements (which are actually made of aluminium) and the design line called "Neo Sport Café", it is a powerful eye-catcher. Does the bike ride with at least 145 hp... weiter

Honda CB 1000 R

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What's new about the 2025 GSX-S 1000?

The new Suzuki GSX-S 1000 2025 now has a modern TFT colour display and has been homologated according to Euro5+. These are only a few updates, but more was not necessary - at least Dietmar thinks, ... weiter

Suzuki GSX-S 1000 Test

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Year of construction / RRP / Test report

Built von 2018 bis 2024

Built von 2015 bis 2025~

RRP 13.099 €

RRP 13.400 €

Ausführliches Test-Video von Motorradtest.de

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Competitors

Pros:

Comfort
Processing
Performance
Rotary fruede

Pros:

powerful, elastic motor
great 4-cylinder sound
agile, manoeuvrable chassis
easy to use

Cons:

Windbreak
Constant jerking

Cons:

no navigation in the display possible
no updates except for the display

Dimensions & Weight

Wheelbase: 1.455 mm
Length : 2.120 mm Height : 1.090 mm
Seat : 830 mm
Weight : 213 (max: 401 ) kg

Wheelbase: 1.460 mm
Length : 2.115 mm Height : 1.080 mm
Seat : 810 mm
Weight : 214 (max: 400 ) kg

Engine

Motor design: Four-stroke in-line motor 4 Cylinder
Displacement: 998 ccm
Hub: 57 mm
Hole: 75 mm
Cooling: wassergekühlt
Drive: Kette
Aisles: 6

Motor design: Series 4-stroke 4 Cylinder
Displacement: 999 ccm
Hub: 59 mm
Hole: 73 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: Kette
Aisles: 6

Performance

Maximum speed: 230 km/h
Performance: 145 HP at 10.500 U/Min
Torque: 104 NM bei 8.250 U/Min

Tank contents: 16 Litre
Consumption: 6 l
Reach: 325 km

Maximum speed: 240 km/h
Performance: 152 HP at 11.000 U/Min
Torque: 106 NM bei 9.250 U/Min

Tank contents: 19 Litre
Consumption: 6 l
Reach: 311 km

Chassis

Frame type:
Steel central tube frame (with aluminium rear frame) (steel)

Front suspension:
Showa Upside-Down Telescopic Fork 43mm (travel 109 mm)

Rear suspension:
Showa central strut (travel 131 mm)
Rear suspension:
Single-arm swingarm made of aluminium

Tyres at the front: 120/70-17
Rear tyres: 190/55-17

Frame type:
Bridge frame (aluminium)

Front suspension:
KYB Upside-Down 43 mm (travel 120 mm)

Rear suspension:
Central strut with lever system (travel 130 mm)
Rear suspension:
Superbike swing arm aluminum

Tyres at the front: 120/70ZR17 M/C (58W)
Rear tyres: 190/50ZR17 M/C (73W)

Brakes

Front brake
Double disc radial 4piston fixed caliper (∅ 310 mm) Rear brake
Single disc double piston floating caliper (∅ 256 mm)

Front brake
Double disc (∅ 310 mm) Rear brake
Single disc (∅ 250 mm)

This fits any

The question remains as to the target group of the bike. Of course, you have to be able to live with the advantages of the agile Naked Bikes, as well as with their disadvantages such as the non-existent windscreen. But apart from that, the Honda, like so many models from this manufacturer, suits virtually anyone – it's never a bad choice.

Only that with passion, the Japanese would have to do even better.

The test bike was provided to us by Motofun in Kaltenkirchen.

Result

The new Suzuki GSX-S 1000 2025 is not that new. Except for Euro5+ and the TFT display, nothing has changed. Is that a bad thing? Nope, we don't think so, because the GSX-S has always been a racy streetfighter and has not lost this character even with Euro5+ homologation.

We received the test machine from Bergmann & Söhne in Tornesch. There she stands as a demonstrator and is looking forward to many test drives.