Throw a leg over this bike, and your butt thinks you're on a 600. The twin beam frame narrows comfortably between the rider's legs. The bike is so small, the instruments so close, that it's only possible to see the speedometer by looking through the windshield from above. And speed is where the bike excels. The rock-solid chassis, superb brakes and seamless power supply make for absolute confidence at almost any speed.
Stability is impressive, at any speed.
The Showa suspension units are excellent at race speeds but soak up pavement irregularities at street speeds with comfortable compliance. Suzuki's engineers must have spent aeons of time in the wind tunnel, judging by the lengths to which they've gone with the new plastic bodywork. The bellypan extends to within an inch of the rear wheel, while the front of the fairing almost extends to meet the front wheel. Honda's much ballyhooed CBR900RR fairing holes. Real holes exist in the lower fairing, allowing air circulation around the crankcase.