New Member from Australia

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Marty

Discussion Starter · Jun 30, 2015

Hi All,

New member from Australia. I'm looking to buy a new bike and the GSXS1000 is at the top of the list, just waiting for it to finally be available in Australia.

I'm currently without a bike, I sold my Triumph Daytona 675 so that I could get a new bike and the waiting is a struggle! The Suzuki Motorcycles Australia website says its coming in July, so I'm hoping that's correct and that it's early July.

I'm very keen to take the GSXS1000 for a test ride and compare it to the Kawasaki Z1000 and the BMW S1000R.

And thanks for all the information everyone has already been posting on here, its been great for a read while I wait for the Australian release

Cheers,
Marty

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Martin

· #2 · Jun 30, 2015

G'day

ackack

· #3 · Jun 30, 2015

I'll go with the obligatory G'day as well

Onenote

· #4 · Jun 30, 2015

welcome

Martin

· #5 · Jun 30, 2015

ackack said:
I'll go with the obligatory G'day as well

he he, nothing like a stereotype eh?

ackack

· #6 · Jun 30, 2015

Martin said:
he he, nothing like a stereotype eh?

At least no one has mentioned barbies yet...

Gixxus

· #7 · Jun 30, 2015

ackack said:
At least no one has mentioned barbies yet...

Like "Shrimp on the ..........". 😆

Marty

Discussion Starter · #8 · Jun 30, 2015

To continue with the stereotypes....

I'm keen to get myself a new bike, the Kangaroo I ride to work has been playing up, doesn't like the cold mornings

haha

ackack

· #9 · Jul 1, 2015

your cold is a heatwave for us brits.
What colour are you looking to get yours in?

Marty

Discussion Starter · #10 · Jul 1, 2015

ackack said:
your cold is a heatwave for us brits.
What colour are you looking to get yours in?

We haven't actually had much of a winter yet, rarely dropping to single digits at the moment.

I'm liking the look of the red and black, but I'd like to see the blue in person before I decide.

Gixxus

· #11 · Jul 1, 2015

I will catch [email protected] for this but the red looks kinda dull and dingy in all the pictures and videos. I have seen the blue in person and it's really nice.

Marty

Discussion Starter · #12 · Jul 1, 2015

Gixxus said:
I will catch [email protected] for this but the red looks kinda dull and dingy in all the pictures and videos. I have seen the blue in person and it's really nice.

I take it you'll be looking at a blue one then haha.

Personal preference for me is red and black, but that does come down to how it looks in person.

I've watched or read just about every review I can find, and the blue is way more prominent in those, however, I have watched a couple with the red and black, which looked quite nice in the sun.

I'm really hoping my dealer will have more than one colour on the floor so I can compare the blue and red, but I don't like my chances.

Gixxus

· #13 · Jul 1, 2015

Marty said:
I take it you'll be looking at a blue one then haha.

Personal preference for me is red and black, but that does come down to how it looks in person.

I've watched or read just about every review I can find, and the blue is way more prominent in those, however, I have watched a couple with the red and black, which looked quite nice in the sun.

I'm really hoping my dealer will have more than one colour on the floor so I can compare the blue and red, but I don't like my chances.

Yeah. I really wanted red until I saw some videos and it just looked kinda (here it comes) pink at some angles. I can never own a pink anything! Maybe a phobia but no pink vehicles for me. lol

Marty

Discussion Starter · #14 · Jul 1, 2015

Gixxus said:
Yeah. I really wanted red until I saw some videos and it just looked kinda (here it comes) pink at some angles. I can never own a pink anything! Maybe a phobia but no pink vehicles for me. lol

I'm hoping it's as close to the promotional images as possible, if it's not, there's a good chance I'll end up with a blue one. I'm not a fan of the grey, to me, it looks quite dull and boring.

CZA888

· #15 · Jul 1, 2015

Hello

Like yourself, I'm waiting for the bikes to hit the showroom floors here - Ontario, Canada.

My dealer still hasn't any clue as to when, but he's to contact me as soon as one arrives!

Hope you see yours soon!!

Marty

Discussion Starter · #16 · Jul 1, 2015

CZA888 said:
Hello

Like yourself, I'm waiting for the bikes to hit the showroom floors here - Ontario, Canada.

My dealer still hasn't any clue as to when, but he's to contact me as soon as one arrives!

Hope you see yours soon!!

Thanks! Same to you! It seems like such a long wait and the lack of information is painful

But...Its July 1st today, so maybe I'll get some good news soon

ackack

· #17 · Jul 1, 2015

Gixxus said:
Yeah. I really wanted red until I saw some videos and it just looked kinda (here it comes) pink at some angles. I can never own a pink anything! Maybe a phobia but no pink vehicles for me. lol

Trust me on this, it is no way pink. Not even in brilliant sunlight, it's actually a deep red. Similar to the suzuki press pictures the Blue looks like the old Rizla blue but in the flesh it's really dark.
The red Vstrom uses the same red as GSX-S

Stromer

· #18 · Jul 1, 2015

CZA888 said:
Hello

Like yourself, I'm waiting for the bikes to hit the showroom floors here - Ontario, Canada.

My dealer still hasn't any clue as to when, but he's to contact me as soon as one arrives!

Suzuki press release said late September to early October for North America. The wait is killing me.

Gixxus

· #19 · Jul 1, 2015

Stromer said:
Suzuki press release said late September to early October for North America. The wait is killing me.

I have spoken to 2 dealers who expect to get some bikes in July. Pre orders taken now supposedly will arrive in 3 weeks. We'll see.

Marty

Discussion Starter · #20 · Jul 1, 2015

ackack said:
Trust me on this, it is no way pink. Not even in brilliant sunlight, it's actually a deep red. Similar to the suzuki press pictures the Blue looks like the old Rizla blue but in the flesh it's really dark.
The red Vstrom uses the same red as GSX-S

That's good to hear, I like that red.

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