Suzuki's to me are throw away bikes. You buy one new, thrash it for two years, and then toss it in the trash for a new one. I looked at the new GSXRs at the dealer today. Theyre nice new, but I don't feel they have the durability or quality that a Honda or Yamaha has. I just picked up an issue of BIKE, it had a very interesting article about different engine/gearbox failures complete with disassembled parts and explanations of what failed. There were 4 separate articles. Two were of failed Suzuki engines. No Honda parts in the article. Hmmmmm............