GS 650

[The Buddha]

yeah... that GSR 600 really looks good!
if they really would put SV650 engine in GS frame this means  we could do the same in our bikes...

just thinking out loud
Kamel

Its a totally different frame dude ...
Cool.
Buddha.

[Lukewarm Wilson]

Just a couple of thoughts that may or may not be correct, the picture looks like a photoshop guess of what is to come but my guess would be they will drop the Vtwin motor and stick in a 650 burgman motor (inline twin) with a gear box attached to it instead of the CV box. Which would make it more a GS then a renamed SV as the SV 1000 is dead the 650 can't be far behind and the inline twin would be more of a competitor for the ER6 and it would be cheaper for Suzuki to make inline twins then Vtwins (2 heads and barrels -v- 1 of each). the burgman motor by memory is also fuel injected and watercooled so spec wise is a match for the ER6 so thats just my thoughts feel free to correct me if you feel I'm wrong its just my guess.
Also to all those drooling over the GSR600 forget about it. I was drooling when I first heard of them then they came out to Australia and the overall quality and finish of the bike is awful they haven't sold that well I guess because of the quality of the bike and they don't look near as good in the flesh as they do in pictures funnily enough just like the BKing, talk about ugly in the flesh so much so they have been on sale for a few months here but have not seen 1 on the road yet.
Anyway again they are just my thoughts

[bobthebiker]

that "GS650" is a hoax.  its clearly a photoshop of a GS500 fuel tank and some other bits onto an SV650N frame with pretty much EVERYTHING being stock SV parts.  lame. 

[natewesselink]

its like the love child of a gs and an sv i love it

[theGrinch]

Well there have been rumours about a "new" GS for quite some years, so I thought about a Hoax as well, especially as the pic really looks very photoshoped. What really caught my attention was the reply we got from SUZUKI... Well, we'll see what happens, can't change it anyway.
Another thing is that the carbs version doesn't meet European pollution restriction, SUZUKI wasn't officially allowed to sell the 2008 model, there are just a few of them in Germany sold via a tiny loophole.

I still volunteer to be a testrider for a new GS, but as pointed out in the German forum: If they'd let us testride it and followed our instructions - it would be a tad expensive for a GS

[anthonyd5189]

It kinda just looks like a naked version of the GSX650F.

[Grease_Monkey]

dats awsome i would like to have one of em

[commuterdude]

Dang just give me an SV650 already!

[simon79]

Looks like the rumours about a new SV650-engined entry-level bike were kinda true.
Meet the new Gladius 650 by Suzuki.

[tripleb]

It looks pretty cool I think.  Here's a pic.

[The Buddha]

Oh lets see ... a gladius ...
sv650 V twin in a naked bike with a steel frame ... OK how is that better than ...
sv650 V twin in a naked bike with a aluminum frame ... ok Idiots ... I expect nothing better form idjits who call a bike a "gladius" ... I am absolutely certain they are going to corner the Ghey market with that name and the looks of this bike.
Cool.
Buddha.

[sledge]

That is one UGLY motorcycle.

http://www.superbike.co.uk/news/2009_Suzuki_Gladius_news_268631.html

[The Buddha]

BTW that whole "the headlight looks like a potato" concept ... yuck ... we cannot trademark the exhaust saying potato potato potato ... so we'll just make everyhting look like a potato ... crap ... some of us want headlights that I dunno, look ... round.
Cool.
Buddha.

[sledge]

How long before they forget the Gladius and start calling it the Gladioli? 

For those who dont know..........http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladioli

[cafeboy]

we cannot trademark the exhaust saying potato potato potato ... so we'll just make everyhting look like a potato

What's wrong with potato potato potato? 

[SteveM]

The new 650 V-twin Gladius looks nice to me.

http://www.thebikergene.com/naked-bikes/650cc-suzuki-gladius-unveiled-in-paris/

[tripleb]

I think it's a cool looking bike.  Except for the headlight and the struts in the frame it's not that much different than the SV...

[sledge]

Look behind the badge........Dunno about the USA but that bike will bomb in the Uk and go down like the Titanic did. Ever heard the saying "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery"?......no one is going to pay £4.2k for a blatent ER-6F rip off.

[The Buddha]

ER is so much better than the SV ... its a parallel twin ... they should put the ER in an aluminum frame ... Instead of suzuki making more crapola with steel ... we need aluminum dammit.
Cool.
Buddha.

[Paulcet]

OK, that shade of blue with white needs to be on a scooter.  The black doesn't look too bad.  Then they have a mini-site that is clearly style over substance.  They going to try to sell these at Old Navy?