SUZUKI GSX-S 1000 GT 🔥 Yoshimura R77S slip-on exhaust sound - San Bernardino pass - Switzerland 

I saw the new colours and I do like them, especially the rim colours. I think they look amazing with red and black body colour. I guess today is gonna be for you a great day, I wish you amazing ride and plenty of safe and enjoyable kilometers! Cheers!

I will also go and test GX after it will be available. I don't think I will switch the GT but I would like to see how Suzuki implement the cross-tourer. I'm also looking forward to test the electronic suspension it offers. But the most I would like to see if there is an update of software. I'm kind-a disappointed that since my phone update (ios) few months ago I can not connect and use Sygic navigation app on my motorbike anymore ...

I'm not sure either, I guess older and tired guys :) I love how R1200 motorbikes handle. I had R1200RS and now I also own R1200GS and I can say that the both handle perfect. I was actually surprised how good GS handles. Sometimes I'm in corners faster on GS that on my Suzuki GT :) Cheers mate!

@@helmtube hi friend, I recently bought a 2006 R1200R and my second one is an F800ST. The R1200R is better in the hand

Suzuki is definitely sportier than both bikes you already have, but at the same time is also quite comfortable. You have a nice collection by-the-way!

Yes it is! thou, one should still not cut the corners 😁

I know that Suzuki put in semi-synthetic oil on my first service. I haven't tried Motul 300V on any of the bikes I've owned but I do believe is a great oil. I even noticed a difference when using Motul 7100 (ESTER) on one of my bikes.

@@helmtube 300V is a double ester. Used by Yoshimura Suzuki Race Team. I'm running it in my ZX9R, an older bike. Motul claims up to 2.5hp increase on top in a four-cylinder bike. I can feel it. There's a guy on RU-vid with a 2014 Honda CBR1000RR who put 8500 miles on this oil and sent the used oil out for analysis. It was still good! I talked to the Motul rep and he said if you're not racing or doing track days or redlining a lot, 8500+ miles is fine. It is a higher quality oil. You get what you pay for. Basically the same as Silkolene Pro Series oil, which is used by California Superbike School. They are the most expensive oils but worth it.

Naaah those were just a bunch of poor riders... I passed most people on the Stelvio pass with my NC750x fully loaded...

In the twisties this bike really shines!

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I have a helmet chin mount. For me this produces the best view angle. Another benefit is "image stabilization" done by my neck :)

I reseted the fuel consumption gage before I went to Austrian-Swiss-Italian-French Alps trip, all together I made 3200km. Mixed riding, some commuting, some pushing in Alps twisties. I will publish more videos of Route des grandes Alpes road to get an impression :) Anyways, when I got back home was the average consumption 5.1L/100km. I was surprised how low it was. I think I only once saw a range over 300km displayed on TFT after filling up the whole tank... I also noticed somehow that the avg. current consumption (displayed on TFT) is lower when I'm riding in a lower gear, so 5th instead of 6th at the same speed (over 80km/h)

The windscreen in this video is an MRA Sport windscreen SPM. It's a bit shorter than the stock. I'm 182cm tall and for me it is a perfect windscreen for summer. You get quite a lot of wind to your shoulders and head, but this is what I actually prefer (on a hot summer day). What I particularly like about it is how quiet the ride inside my helmet feels. Even thou the stock windscreen was also very quiet and had a good weather protection, the MRA is one level up quieter. The second windscreen I bought was Ermax Touring windscreen which has an amazing wind protection but is, for my height, significantly louder. Which windscreens are you considering to buy? Cheers mate!

@helmtube I was looking at the puig touring screen with the extender at the top just to have the option, gonna get it shortly with the winter coming in

Not sure what they were doing, but I did ride behind them for quite some time even before and it just seemed dangerous. So I wanted to overtake them as soon as possible. The stock tires: very good in warm & dry conditions, everything else - just good :) For this time I wanted to try something new, so Avon Spirit ST. They give you lots of confidence. Very good in wet and dry and good mileage too ( I assume, I still run the first pair and I made approx 5k km and they are somewhere on 60% of thread left). I somehow would say that they are very similar to Michelin Road 5.

Yellow plate = Brits. They are riding that line to get the best view I’d say . So you go on the other side for a bit as long as it’s safe, which it looked like it was.

@@helmtubeI’ll be putting avons on mine when the stocks are done. I really rate them for valve and mileage plus grip is great

@@stephenmcqueen4029 They are good tyres. They might be just as good as Michelin Road 5. Mileage is great, grip is great, handling is great. If you are not driving aggressive it makes no sense to put super-sport tyres on this kind of bike. One thing that I noticed from the first meter on when I change my stock tyres was how the handling of the bike changed. It became much more neutral. So I would rate Avon Spirit ST tyres as very good. I think i will squeeze 10k kilometers of out them (my riding style is pretty much what you see in my videos, sometimes two-up, many times with luggage...)

@@stephenmcqueen4029not British plates…

Hi There. The R77S was designed to be used on GSX-S1000GT with panniers. So there are no issues with heat or fitting. It fits perfectly. I have the exhaust now on my bike for about 6000km, did quite some touring with panniers on the bike and I have nothing what I could complain about.

@@helmtube that’s good to know, have heard of other exhaust manufactures pointing to close to panniers and melting the plastic

@stefanomiglioranzi6 I've installed the Hepco & Becker Minirack, drilled some holes to it and on top of it I've installed the Shad SH44 top case. There are also other solution for top case holder but at the time of buying mine I didn't visually like any of them. The Hepco & Becker minirack is very solid made, build quality is top. The only downside might be that you have to remove the handgrips for passenger. Passenger can hold herself to Minirack but the grips are a bit too tight, or better said too close to seat itself. Ciao & enjoy your rides mate!

true, changing the slip-on doesn't bring much these days. Basically it's waste of money :) My intention was to make bike sound quieter, I feels like this Yoshimura R77S sounds a bit quieter in mid revs range. Manufacturer claims it produces 93.5 dB at 5500 rpm.

I agree with you @hagaxxx. These days a slip-on will only change how a motorbike looks and not how it sounds :)

Which Yoshimura model? R77S?

Shifting sound is probably a little bit saturated since the external sound recorder was placed under the seat and it picks up "metal" sounds quite loud. Using a clutch when downshifting is very smooth and you don't need to rev match on this GSX-S 1000 GT. I mostly downshift with quick-shifter so rev matching is not possible. Or? Do you rev match also when you use quick-shifter?

I usually don't overtake that aggressive, but I just wanted to pass these guys not to ruin my vacation trip with seeing a nasty crash :) But who knows what was the real reason that they drove this way. Based on registration plates they came long way to ride the Alps, so they must have had some skills to reach the place...

It's a toy I like to use. I remember shifting clutchless on my Bandit 1250 it worked just perfect. I think in this video the "clunks" are louder the you header them when sitting on the bike due to the position of the external sound recorder. There is an issue I noticed lately with my Quick Shifter and I wanted to ask you if you experienced the same thing: Sometime when I upshift using QS the "time" the engine cuts off the spark plugs is taking too long... I'm bringing my bike to the dealership to check it. Did you every experience that on yours? Cheers!

@helmtube I rarely use my QS. I'm so used to using the clutch. My GT, the QS is almost always clunky... if I'm hammering on it, it works fine on the up shift.. most times, it doesn't work at all on the down shift. I have had it get stuck in 3rd or 4th and had to come to a complete stop to get it to change,, even using the clutch after it wouldn't QS down.

@@redhytech this sounds as a problem to me. Did you talk to your dealership? Your bike is still under warranty i assume.

I have taken the bike in several times,,, not for that issue but for the common timing chain tensioner rattle. they say the bike is fine,,, WITHOUT looking at it. I live about 3 and a half hours away from the dealer. I have made 2 trips just to have the service department say we don't have time to look at the bike... I made appointments both times. they called the day before to confirm the appointments. eh,, shitty dealer, shitty service department. the warranty on my bike expired last month,, so shit out of luck. no problem,, I don't like the QS anyway,, I'm old school.@@helmtube

I use both clutch and QS, I have no specific rule when to use what. On some revs shifting feels smoother using the clutch and on other using QS does better job. I think each motorbike has this... Generally on higher revs QS is smoother and on lower revs clutch feels "the right" option. What do you guys think about that?