Can't beat that Suzuki warranty.

Top speed is irrelevant on today's road's, it's down right grunt for me. Couple that with reliability that makes the Suzuki the winner every time.

"Mid-life Crisis motorcyclist" I subscribed for the name alone!!!!

Thank you for back to back comprehensive reviews. I've ordered Daytona 660 sight unseen simple because nothing can beat triple sound. And I think that bikes are about how they make you feel, not if they make sense.

Really like your videos, I have subscribed!

Subbed. Love the review and the perspective as a new rider

Great video on my favorite new bike on the market

Great vid mate, Oz.

I have an 8S and I love it, I need to try the 8R to see how different it feels, I definitely like the idea of some (if not loads) wind protection and it looks decent. Nice review thanks!

I like the Suzuki; fun and will be more reliable.

Thanks👍 Good review, how was the wind protection? Any buffeting? greetz from little Belgium

Merry Thanx and congrats for the vidéo ! Even on a rainy day, the landscape and the road you've choosen are simply beautiful as the green country. Hope I will see some day before the way to Lake District... When you travell on a very windy and wet road like on a bridge, you are pleased on a more than 200kilos'bike, in my opinion. It's sometimes my diary on the same bridge driven with a CB125R few years ago and a vitpilen 701 and a svartpilen 701. The wind made me change two lines in a glink with no way to control anything like a "rafale" on a winboard. (Sorry for the "littérature", I'm french, hum, not by choice but by birth...) I can't wait my silver 8R for few days to forget my last Ninja 1000sx in term of weight and consumption. Thanx also for the "franchise", le "franc-parler" wich could mean here the way to tell simply, directly and honestly about your impressions, thoughts, experiences and feelings and of course the smiley share of your videowork !! Please take care of yourselves and enjoy the fun as the security !!! 🌿🕊☘🕊🍀🙏

Great review and comparison. The 600s were exciting but are not really good everyday riders. Some say the Daytona is softer and dips under heavy braking, squats under heavy acceleration and is not as stable under pressure. SO which would you have for a year the GSX or Daytona?

What a beautiful road to ride on in this video. It's about time that fairings are coming back. and the concept of sport bikes for the street instead of for the track. hopefully with a comfortable seat. people only shifted to naked bikes because of the ergonomics. because the sport bikes with fairings became to track oriented with back breaking leans to the bars and rock hard seats. totally uncomfortable ergonomics. and I thought so many times on how nice this naked bike would be if it had a fairing. and finally some companies are starting to do it. Personally I own a Ducati 939 Supersport. which is a relatively comfortable sports bike. but this Suzuki looks nice. and so does the Triumph Daytona.

This thing is the nicest looking spots bike(possibly any kind of bike), available right now.... imho of course. The proportions are bang on, I've never really been interested in a sports, but this one has my attention.

To me its the perfect bike when you account for price, top speed, riding position, speed shifter, the tech that helps to not stall the bike for newer riders, etc. btw the price for me at my local powersports dealer is selling the 8R for $8500 and the 8S for $7000 USD which if you dont know the normal price from Suzuki for the 8R is $9400 USD. Unreal!

Thanks Dan. I’m enjoying your videos. On this one, did I miss the answer you posed to your initial question, i.e. is it better than the Triumph?

Just got the bike love it but has anyone else noticed when they get on it either in 2nd or 3rd. Mostly 3rd the get up is delayed very very slightly. Might get the ecu flashed tuned coming up once i get a exhaust maybe it might fix the delay before the peak im talking about. Please let me know if angone else has felt or noticed that also that has it

I love the look of that bike. I ride busa probably forever but if I would be looking for another one, that would be it for sure.

Good test and some interesting conclusions. If I could make one observation though. Your commentary is very muffled when you are riding. I don't know if it's just down to the microphone that you use, but I really struggled to hear what you were saying at times.

Thanks for the video. Can I suggest that you look into the ice cream cone method for rolling on the throttle? I think you’ll enjoy it. Subscribed

I think I’ll keep my Street Triple. This Suzuki is a practical bike and I think you could bump up the horsepower and the torque changing out the exhaust, modifying the air box and getting it tuned. The Triumph Daytona is a nice looking bike. I think it will sell very well. I just hope triumph makes a special edition of the Daytona in the future with upgraded suspension and TFT. If I had to pick personally for my needs between the Daytona or the 8R. I would pick the 8R. Your results may vary.

How did you feel after that ride or longer rides? My current sports bike is so aggressive with the lean angle that my hands get numb after 15-20 min. I'm looking at getting a cruiser but I do want the sport experience and I saw this bike. So I'm just curious how you do after longer rides?

Nice review & presentation. I really like it, so much so I bought one. I was torn between the Daytona 660 & this. The 660 looks a little better & the engine is more exciting too. It would no doubt be better on track but that doesn't interest me. However, the Suzuki engine isn't bad at all & the low down & midrange grunt is really impressive & made it more fun (& practical) on the road at legal speeds as you have to wind the Daytona up in comparison. I was also pleasantly surprised how much like a V-Twin the GSX8R felt too as I've had a four in the past & love them. The Suzuki was also more comfortable with a better dash & interface imo. It's built in Japan & had noticeably better build quality & comes with a 7 year 70,000 mile warranty if you service it with Suzuki annually. Ultimately it ended up being a pretty easy decision but the Triumph is still a nice bike.

Great review on a bike I like the look of, not sure how long you had the bike for or how many miles you rode it, but based on your time with the 8R how many mile would you get from it's 14 Lt tank Dan?

As much as I like this bike, I really think Suzuki are missing on the 300-400cc market. Their line up has 125's then next comes 650cc. If Suzuki had a 400cc version, the GSX-4R if you will, I'd be at the dealer this week buying it. For me, 125 doesn't have enough power but a 700-800cc is too much for my riding requirements.

It's a confusingly heavy 450lbs (205 kg). So if you like heavier bikes with less horsepower, then yes, is is better?

I think it depends on what you want out of your middle weight sports bike but i went with the triumph and pre ordered the Daytona 660

Better than a Tuono 660?

The Suzuki makes perfect sense in everything it offers imo. And yes, twins aren't best, singles are best and you will want to move away from a single only to get more power so if a twin gets you that power anything above it is just inferior,heavier, more complex, less reliable, more expensive, higher consuming without offering anything other than higher HP at the expense of mid and low range rpm torque. Here you have big boy torque with what seems like the right amount of HP for the vast majority of riders. And of course reliability and trouble-free ownership are an absolute must for the moderrn mature rider/family man. You can see exactly at what the Suzuki masterminds were aiming at, they even included the quickshifter as standard. "To rev match or not to rev match", this demographic isn't interested in such dillemas or clutch wrist pain and fatigue. A small amount of enthusiasts will not be able to resist the temptation of the CBR 650Rs eye watering acceleration and epic soundtrack but they are in the minority and there has always been a bike for them, or plenty to choose from. And that's the 650R, not even a Supersport, that's an even tinier demographic. Nothing wrong with any of those but what about all the rest? the majority? Suzuki struck gold with the GSX8R and so did the bike world imo. Been a long time coming. Not to sound like great motorcycles fulfilling that role didn't exist, like the SV650, but mid range, less focused than supersports do-it-all sportsbikes certainly not.

Is there any vibration

I just sat on the daytona today cause i thpught that wat i wanted the most but i found rather uncomfortable

Better than Yamaha and Kawasaki’s offerings imo. That R7 should’ve shipped with no less than 90hp. Ninja 650 been screaming for a bump up as well

Hi mate, did u review an Audi R8 spyder before? You look so familiar to me.

Considering triumph guys hate it's called a Daytona and is just a couple hundred away from a much better speed triple, you can count them out, then factor in so many options are an add on cost for the triumph, so that's not good and then add on I've already seen 8.3k price + Suzuki financing more people..... The day... The Jax 660 is only looking like a Luke warm motorcycle

I want an 8R SO BAD 😬

The weight average? I will say the weight is HEAVY side of the class....

Is no one going to mention this guy has some stones riding in the wet? 😂 it might not be completely pushed, but i avoid the rain and ride like an old man if i get caught. 😅

I have a preorder in for a Daytona 660. I started on a ninja 400 and I’m not interested in another p-twin engine. Yes those engines are practical, yes they’re torquey. However, I would rather have power and torque more evenly distributed over a higher rev range than the GSX8R can provide. Personally, I also think the Daytona is a more attractive looking bike but that’s just my opinion.

This just needs an exhaust

That 650 ninja looks bad A

you didn't compare them almost at all wth wasted 22min

Articulate review, nicely spoken too....

I think your vids are quite good but the audio is terrible could hardly hear what you're saying as you're riding, sort it out and you might on to something.

I'm pretty tired of every single new bike being some kind of 270 degree P-Twin. Yawn.

with out watching nor having rode either. no

Suzuki just can't get away from it's own tatty Suzuki built quality, which to me always a let down...

205 kg is not average. Its a fat old pig compared to the R7 and RS660. Even the Ninja 650 is 10 kg lighter. The 8R has almost the same weight as the CBR650R both are on the heavy end of this class.

Waist of time. No sub. All waffle no conclusion.