2017 GSX-R1000 S2B: SPECIAL EDITION (Q&A) from Episode 3

Brock addresses some of the most asked questions in regard to WHY Suzuki would restrict their newest entry in the sportbike world?!? As always, he breaks down the technical mumbo-jumbo and tries to make the answers as fun and enjoyable as possible.


The details: (unchanged from Episode 3)

2017 GSX-R 1000L7 Standard model (not the ‘R’ version)
Traction control – Motion Track Traction Control Standard (TC=OFF during testing)
Suzuki Drive Mode Selector (S-DMS) Power Mode=A (max power selected during testing)

Fuel used during test = Shell 89 Octane (choices available at our local Shell = 87, 89, 93 – we selected mid-grade for our tests)
Rear tire: Stock Bridgestone Battlax RS10 190/55/ZR17 – 35 PSI Nitrogen
Motor Oil: As delivered (unknown)
Air Filter: OEM
PAIR: Blocked
Power Commander: On bike with ZERO map installed (equivalent to no Power Commander at all)
ECU: Stock or Brock Flashed with Flash Tune (FTecu) software (ETV Base Maps/Mode A 100%)
5th Gear Pulls

Video Introduction - You can’t manage what you can’t measure!

0:30 Competition Use ONLY!

1:20 Sorry Cali

2:00 Y – why - WHY?!?!

3:00 Euro 3… and beyond

4:45 The dyno pit – What does all this mean for us? Big, aesthetically unattractive, heavy, and quiet

6:00 EXUP (I can’t make this UP)

7:30 This is NOT a conspiracy theory! It’s the unofficial ‘Gentlemen’s agreement’.

9:50 Our MSO shows 185.3 HP SAE.

10:45 Is *MY*________ (fill in the bike make/model/year) restricted?

11:00 Secondary throttle blades vs. ride-by-wire comparison

13:00 Data logger chart from 1 mile, land-speed event showing restricted and unrestricted S1000RR runs.

15:00 Are the blades (ETV) closed early to “save the engine?”

16:25 From our point of view


2017 GSX-R 1000 Information Page: http://blog.brocksperformance.com/suz...


Visit http://www.BrocksPerformance.com for additional information, installation instructions, information forums, and FAQ sections.

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Please watch: "2017 GSX-R1K S2B: Episode 4 - Exhaust Installation and Theory (Part 3): Full Exhaust Systems"
   • 2017 GSX-R1000 S2B: Episode 4 - Exhau...  
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