Hey what’s up guys? For my 2009 Preview segment, I want to show you a video I found on YouTube of next year’s Suzuki Gsxr-1000.

I really don’t want to just regurgitate what you can already find out from Suzuki’s site. But I do want to do a couple of things. First I want to note the new Showa BPF (Big Piston Front) 43mm fork design on the new Gsxr1k9. It eliminates the internal cartridge assembly inserted into each fork leg and instead uses a single 39.6mm upper piston riding against the inside wall of the inner fork tube.

The larger piston and shims used in the BPF forks produce more effective valving, with more controlled compression delivering better feedback to the rider. The BPF design relocates the fork springs to the bottom of each fork leg, where they are completely submerged in oil, reducing fork oil foaming and contributing to more stable damping.

The rebound and compression valving adjustment screws are indented into the fork caps as you saw in the video. Spring preload is adjusted at the bottom of the fork leg assembly. Each BPF fork leg is also 720 grams lighter than the conventional fork tube it replaces.

At the risk of sounding redundant, I really can’t wait to test this baby out! Although I am a Yamaha boy for life, I did get a chance to ride GooDy’s Gsxr, and I must say I was pretty impressed. So, we will see. I am going to pit this badboy against my R1 next year and see who comes out on top! Late!

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