Suzuki GSXS-1000F sound & review 

The short written review starts at 7:15

Confirm: sound recording is really great! And it's always interesting to read your opinion about the bike. Thanks!

Dope sound quality 👏

My heart almost stopped with those neutral slips omg hahaha Thanks for the upload Schaaf!!

couple of points: 1. sounds awesome, I love how the gearbox whines 2. you can hear how twitchy the engine is, can be scary sometimes,(nothing to do with the rider skill) 3. the scenery is insanely beautiful, I would love to know where it is 4. the bike is ugly from the front. lol overall this is one of the best riding videos I have ever seen, I'm glad you shared it good luck and stay safe

At the first neutral, my heart has bounced... 🥶🤙🏻

Your friend drives the bike like a real Motogp guy amazing , same goes for you , you both fast and clean as hell , btw still checking all your videos love it

Love the whistling sound. This is one awesome bike and an equally awesome video from the intriguing riding to the beautiful scenery. Big up 💯

That sound record though!

Couldn’t see your friend’s brake lights. Was tempted to say he was using the bikes weight and engine braking instead of brakes. But then he was even faster going down hill. So accurate and smooth I think maybe he knows all those bends off by heart rides them in his sleep. Because you know this I suggest you are subconsciously thinking about what he is doing rather than relaxing into your own ride, coupled with the poor fueling. He is riding his bike like an alpine skier on a slalom. But also his V4 has the power always to hand whereas you have to wait for the revs to climb, then immediately shut off and brake for the next bend and watch him gap you easy on the exit. Glad you posted this, I’ve learned a lot by watching this a few times and your commentary 👍👍

I’m glad you published this. The sound recording is awesome as always. But not every bike is to everyone’s liking. Thanks for relaying the issues you had.

Gratuliere für ein weiteres, gelungenes Video. Deinem Kollegen der vor Dir fährt zuzuschauen, ist ein Genuss!

hows your pants at 03:25? haha

I have this bike and it is by far the best sounding stock exhaust on any bike out there and before. It sounds really good and your mic pickup of it's exhaust was great. I enjoyed watching a great ride. Stay safe out there and enjoy the ride sir. :)

God damn, watching the guy on the old RC36 in front was borderline sexual. So smooth and fast, on what is admittedly a quite heavy and old clunker. Great show! :D

Throttle snatch can definitely be fixed, plenty of info out there on ways to reduce or eliminate it. As for looks it depends on who you ask and it seems there are a number of people like myself who like the appearance (especially the side profile).

The clarity in this is so smooth Schaaf Good Job man!! would you consider doing a video of the equipment you use?

I liked that little sign that read "Biker Welcome" which is rare anywhere in the world to see at any given moment

I own this bike and love it the only issue is the throttle i would say its abrupt so you need to be smooth but you soon get used to that also you need the ride the bike useing the torque more rather than revs at lower speed.

Dein Kollege vor dir fährt so wunderbar rund. Super Job 👍

suzuki always has a really nice intake and engine sound

Suzuki does make some nice sounding motors. I've ridden the GSX-S as well and had pretty much the same thoughts on it. I also felt that the gears were too closely spaced (RPMS are very high at highway/motorway speed) and the bike vibrates BADLY. I rode it back to back with a GSXR-1000R and felt the GSXR was much smoother, and had a much smoother motor that was easier to control even with 200hp. The GSXR is just not comfortable for anything more than a short ride. I also rode the GSX-S750 and liked it a lot more than its big brother, had a very light, playful feel, and still plenty of power, it also had a lot less vibration, and the gearing was more appropriate for the motor.

Großglockner-Hochalpenstraße. amazing road.

Had throttle issues ever since they came out on both versions the gsxs naked and the gsxs f...Figured they would had that straightened out by now...Great vid dude...

I think both of Schaaf’s dislike have been addressed with the 2022 s1000gt. I would LOVE a Schaaf review of that thing once it’s available as it’s priced to be one of the best value per dollar in this segment.

With scenery like that, screw riding fast. Lovely sound btw.

Albeit, very nice lines, Schaaf! . . If you want to hear a GSX S1000f sound really good, you should hear my 2016 with a Delkavic stainless steel 4-1 header pipe and Yoshimura can!

I just rented this bike in Orlando from Riders Share! Sweet bike!!👍🏻

Your friend is smooooth as hell. He just sat there like he was sight-seeing hardly putting a knee down. I think he went faster in the corners than on the straights. I would have lost sight within three corners. Beautiful rider. The filming was great as there is a great sense of speed and it was clear you weren't very comfortable on that bike. It was scary to watch in parts, especially downhill. That was a challenging piece of road with little room for error.

Your video and sound quality is great! Working on getting my video to that quality. Your riding is good mate don't sweat that, your friend on the vfr just got more practice. It's not about what you ride but how much you practice. Hope you still riding these days brother. Looking for some speed on my third bike for next season and will be my first sporty anything on two wheels. Was researching the gsxs1000f for weeks and decided to pop in the local big motorcycle dealer and the first bike I saw when I walked in among all the other machines and parked right next to the new Katana, was the 2020 gsxs 1000f in black. O m g product specialist allowed me to take a seat for a bit and wow. Comfy yet not too sporty if at all and I'm coming from cruiser bikes so we slouch all day hahah.

The front end was designed to create downforce so that plus the extra weight for fairings is what give this bike such a planted feel . It may not be the prettiest but she has substance. The throttle is mostly smoothed by a flash and throttle tamer.

Hiya Schaaf.. I looked for your video on the suzuki gsx s1000 just to enjoy the sound. And you did the F version. Nice. Thanx..

Beautiful roads! Nothing like that near Chicago for my GSXS to play on. :(

Watching this made me nervous for you. I can tell from watching your other videos, that this bike was harder to control with the throttle. The guy on the VFR made it look easy and smooth riding while the GSXS was too twitchy. Thanks for the upload.

Ooh Mann, je öfter ich mir dieses Video anschaue, desto trauriger werde ich. Wie kann mann mit so einem tollen Mopped so schlecht umgehen. Du fährst die Kehren hauptsächlich im 1.Gang bis 80 kmh, nur um hinter deinem Kollegen herzukommen. Deshalb hast du diesen Stress dabei. Wenn du eine solche Angst hast, Kehren mal richtig auszufahren, dann ist das wirklich nicht die richtige Maschine für dich. Ich habe mir das Mopped gerade gekauft und 900 km damit runter. Und ich liebe diese Maschine jede Sekunde. Sie ist die perfekte Symbiose zwischen einem 200 PS Supersportler und nem Bike mit dem man aufgrund der aufrechten Sitzposition richtig Fahrspass haben kann. Aber die Art und Weise wie du mit diesem Mopped umgehst ist einfach nur abschreckend.

Changes from Vfr800F 2016 to Gsx-S 1000F 2018. The Dating Position in the Suzuki is more comfortable and the Power awsome. I have no Problems to handle the throttle but I have to je more concentrated due to the Power of the Suzuki.

Great ride! Yes the throttle is twitchy, but can be fixed easily by proper setting of the TPS and a reset of the throttle open position. At least on the cable actuated system, not sure about drive by wire.

Plesure to watch that VFR 750 carving up the Road. What a skilled driver. Excelent.

It’s actually possible to see from this video how snatchy the throttle is on the Gsx-s1000. I find it a bit odd that the snatchy throttle is still a thing on the new bikes when this model has been around since 2015ish and the 750 has much better throttle response 🤔

Amazing bike !!!!! Absolutely fantastic machine❤❤❤❤

Nice ride! I enjoy even watching this. Would love to ride there. Have the same bike 2020 year

Hi Schaaf, you can be as fast as your friend. Just follow his corner line. I've seen plenty of Schaaf 1.0 so you are in no way slower than him : ) stay safe (btw his lines are safer and faster)

I think you drive better than the most of us, plus motorcycling is about having fun not about showing off...

Ive just got a 2019 one, I wasnt a fan of the looks when they first come out, but it has grown on me over time (looks way better in matte black ;) ). Mine doesnt seem to suffer with the twitchy throttle at all (maybe something suzuki have sorted after all the complaints? lol ). I really love it, the engine is great, handles well enough and comfy enough for long ride outs. Plus I think its absolute cracking value for money. Less than £9000 new.

Es ist immer wieder schön deine Videos anzusehen! Ich hab mir Anfang des Jahres eine CB 500 PC32 gekauft. Aufgrund deiner Videos bin ich auf sie gekommen, hab mir noch paar Erfahrungsberichte durchgelesen und mich für sie als erstes Motorrad entschieden. Dazu hab ich heute den A2 Führerschein bestanden :) Ich hoffe du machst weiter so und das noch regelmäßig paar Videos von deiner kleinen Honda kommen ;)

Not really sure why you felt the need to keep wringing its neck in such low gears. Any motorcycle or car for that matter will always have a twichy/snatchy throttle response if you keep it constantly at very high revs and open and close the throttle abruptly. That bike has around 150 bhp and 80 ft/lbs of torque so I would suggest using higher gears would produce a much smoother and less frantic ride and still keep up. That sort of riding style is what a guy on say a 400cc sports bike would need to adopt to keep up. Nevertheless liked the vid

Nice vid. A easy mod for extra induction roar, remove the restrictor plate from the airbox.

Fuel cut is so massive . Trying to slow down by throttle was like turning off the engine. Can feel you cause i have the same problem and it cant be remapped.

A remap and power commander sorted mine right out have no dramas at all with the throttle. I have a 2016 model

Your description of this bike is accurate. Changing to the least aggressive mode helps the throttle, but you can remap. I think the 2018 model update fixed some of this issue. There is also now the Katana but it is not a sport tourer as much. The Z1000SX (Ninja 1000 in US) is probably the only other option before looking at Euro bikes like the Ducati SuperSport or BMW R1250RS.

Ich weiß nicht woran es liegt, aber irgendwie gefällt mir der Sound der Maschine sau gut. Auf jeden Fall absolute Top Qualität des Video. Riesen Lob und ganz viel Respekt :)

Macht Freude dem VfR Fahrer zuzuschauen. Obwohl schnell wirkt das nicht so als er sich abmühen müsste in seiner Spur zu bleiben. Bin noch nicht viele Motorrad gefahren und frage mich ob da ähnlich wie beim Auto 5-6 Jahre so riesen Vorsprung was Fahrwerk anbelangt bedeuten

wow... Such a beautiful road and landscape.. where is that?

Да он ещё аккуратно едет. Чувствуется что едет новичок на этой трассе,. Очень неплохо для первого раза по таким серпантинам. Спасибо за красивое видео! Добра автору!

That thing’s induction noise sounds like a spaceship 🔥

Great little Video, I always enjoy watching a bit of cool riding .I own a 2019 Gsxs 750z with mods and a 2018 stage 1 HD Roadster.. If you got yourself a Slip on perhaps by now you'd be totally loving the sound and riding at that rpm even more..Cool.

Ich liebe dieses Bike, würde Geld keine Rolle spielen stände es morgen in meiner Garage :)

I love the sound of gsxs1000's engine!

This was a really nice video and for me you most definately did the right thing to upload this video👍👍 What mountain pass was this? It looks like an absolute stunner👌👌👌

Damn, the video POV is great, and the sound quality is amazing

15:02 yes a peg scrape! I've been wanting to see the lean limit of that motorcycle since its my next motorcycle. I solidified my decision in getting the gsxs1000f after music artist DMX passed away this past Friday. And Suzuki is a common brand in the Ruff Ryders Anthem music video. Great video Schaff👍👍

Fantastic scenery.. Schaaf... living a biker's dream! Also a nice and interesting sound.

I only noticed that amazing view of mountains after 7 minutes into video. Habit of looking at vanishing point 😂

Ask friend for a ride on his VFR750. That v4 goodness....

I come back to this video once in a while to see that VFR

Man, I'd love to see a helmet cam of that vfr rider. My man was destroying the turns on a bike as old, if not older than my parents.

Armchair quarterbacking on my part, but I've ridden a GSXS1000, and with it's short gearing, I'd use 2nd even in the tightest corners.

Also, very confident riding on the wet roads, nice one

Hi. The bike is known for its throttle response. That is the reason why I don`t get it, that you hammer it in first gear around the thigt stuff and wondering that the bike balance is upset by on/off throtle mid corner. One or two gears higher and a lot less trouble. It is still a thousand cc bike, there should be enough grunt to get fast enough out of the corner. I don`t know what went wrong with this particular gear box, but Suzuki has normaly very good gear boxes. Disclaimer: I own this bike in Euro 3 configuration. That sounds even better, the gear box is fine, and the throttle response is something I have to adapt my inputs and riding style.

I think The model you have tried has some problems , i try 3 times version s and f. There is a bit on/off , but nothing like this. Also the 11.24 moment is something really strange. I can tell you just one thing , with this motorbike you must calibrate the gas before the corner. And then don't touch it.When you are in the corner you can't play too much with the throttle. If you are able to deal with it.... It's an awesome bike For your riding style this bike is not good in my opinion. From an Italian Fan❤

Yay, you made a video of it! I've had mine since last autumn and I love it.

Sounds incredible!

What a beautiful place 😍😍😍😍

your riding was great up until that shift to neutral. nerves after that. ive thought about buying one of these, not so sure now haha. love the content man. glad you posted the video as there is some good learning to be had from it

man the squealy sound of this sequential gearbox is so gooood

Although I hate 4-cylinder bikes this Suzuki sounds great!

Hy, Cool engine sound! Where did you mount the mic?

I think the bike is pretty - a matter of personal taste, isn't it? But even from here I could clearly notice the throttle response is jerky, and that alone would stop me buying a motorcycle, even if it's a sport-touring one, which I usually love.

You're shifting down too early. Then often times rely on neutral stage to slow down the speed somewhat like just waiting for it slow down even cause you to look doubtful with your cornering .I would prefer using front brakes first instead of shifting down right away.

I noticed the missed shift scare. I get them sometimes on mine as well and was wondering if it was an issue with the bike

Ich freue mich ja, dass du mein Mopped fährst, ich würde mir ein paar Worte mehr wünschen... Oder verbietet das dein job bei 1000PS? Ich will die Gasannahme so. Leider ist man mit dem Motor immer zu schnell....

Well, i dont like that kind of sound in the video but nice smooth riding. A Friend of mine owning a gsx s 1000 got a nice Sound so i think that the sound doesnt come over in this vid. Ride safe and Kind regards

A test rode like 20+ new bikes in the recent past, but I have yet to find one that I like better than my VFR...

I know you didn’t think it was a good video, but it was very informative. I think it’s the only one on RU-vid that clearly shows the problem with the throttle. I agree that the bike as an idea has great potential but Suzuki maybe went a little too cheap with the components. I hope you get to ride the Ducati Supersport 939 for comparison.

Awesome video as always... where are those roads need location haha man I dream to try them too ❤️

SV650 owner... Would the GSXS 1000 be a sensible and solid upgrade ?!

Exactly same thing happened to me in a same kind of corner. Bike went upright straight away and I though I was going to crash but I did not panic :) Scariest moment of my riding ever.

Lovely sounding machine.

Another great video Schaaf! Love the video & sound quality. I want to know what the whining sound from the engine was. Sounded like a mini supercharger. Any idea what it is?

Noticed how snatchy the throttle sounded.. Didn't seem so fun!

I am delighted with this bike. I will consider it when I sell CBF1000. Beautiful engine sound, smooth and pleasant to the ears. Tell what happend in 11:23 ? It was problem with ignition?

This video displays the light switch that is the gsx throttle really well.

I've owned a GSR 600, snappy throttle. The then newly made GSX-s 750 had the same problem. I then tested a gsx-s naked 1000, same stuff. A fully retuned ECU makes it 90% better, but even then it isnt at the levels of proper comfort. A shame, they look quite alright

Hello you ! I write directly from Brazil !!! You make the best motorcycle videos on the internet !!! I have a Suzuki GSX S1000 and I would like to ask you if you change gears without using the clutch, because I do it like that but everyone advises against it

Nice Video! Which mic do u use ?

Hey!!! The video is so amazing. Greeting from Bulgaria. Where is this beautiful place

vfr750 and gsxs-1000, two of my favorite bikes.

How exactly did you get that good of a sound recording?

Nothing bad, its awesome!

We got a state park up in New York nearby me and we rode through twisties just like the ones in your video. Harriman State Park New York is where I like to go.