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i got asked this and i cant remember.... its to do with the engine and and the number of valves ect.
but what donations do the letters in gsx-r stand for i know the r is racing.
is it G for 4 stoke S for 4 cylinder and X for 16 valves?

2007-03-24 22:33:38 · 5 answers · asked by gixer rider 2 in Cars & Transportation Motorcycles

i know it has a meaning as i read it somewhere and so does the cbr of honda its to do with the enigine type. i know that as i work for honda uk but for the life of me remember it.
trust me the japs like to put letters to things.

2007-03-25 02:08:18 · update #1

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Each manufacturer uses their own number & lettering system. Here's Suzuki's
http://www.suzukicycles.org/_misc/identification.shtml

2007-03-25 06:48:33 · answer #1 · answered by guardrailjim 7 · 0 0

It doesn't really stand for anything. Suzuki chose 'GS' as the name for their 4 cylinder bikes in the late 70s, adding the 'X' to differentiate the 4-valve bikes when they arrived in 1982. The 'R' was added for their groundbreaking sports bike of 1985- presumably it meant 'race'. To keep brand identity, all 4 cylinder Suzuki sports bikes are now 'GSXRs'.

But the letter combinations used by the Japanese manufacturers are arbitrary and there are no real hard-and-fast rules- they just serve to link 'families' of bikes in the minds of customers.... but they will break them whenever it suits.

The combinations actually mean little to mechanics who concentrate on the year suffix letter: for instance a 1996 GSX-R is a 'T' model... as are all Suzukis that are 1996 models. This letter is not used in the advertising, but it is the only letter that definitely means something.

2007-03-25 05:49:36 · answer #2 · answered by llordlloyd 6 · 1 0

I agree with llordlloyd except that all Suzuki sport bikes are not GSXRs. The TL1000s of a "few" years ago, the SV models and the Katana line, which is actually GSX (600/750) F. The GSX-R is definitely their brand identifier though.

2007-03-25 07:35:49 · answer #3 · answered by magnumPA 1 · 1 0

Nothing...Just like ZX and CBR and we could go on about how they think We actually care about what they call it as long as It Is Fast...Yes Im rambling on but on but what you asked is SRAD...Suz Ram Air Direct...Questions?

2007-03-25 06:36:24 · answer #4 · answered by JusPeachy 3 · 0 1

R is for replica.

2007-03-25 11:45:49 · answer #5 · answered by gixx 5 · 0 0

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