Suzuki Dumps a Truckload of Revised 2025 Motorcycles, the Mighty Hayabusa Is Among Them

2 weeks ago - 8 December 2024, autoevolution

The sheer number of motorcycle models the Japanese from Suzuki are selling makes it impossible for them to release new models one by one, like some of their competitors do. Pairing that with the fact that most of the time the changes made to these two-wheeled machines are not that extensive, you get a sense of why Suzuki likes to release new model-year bikes in bulk.

Just like it did this week, when it announced the latest batch of 2025 motorcycles for the American market, the last one we're going to get this year. The announcement contains no new models, only returning ones that benefit from minor nips and tucks and some equally minor upgrades.

There are, in all, 11 Suzuki bikes that have been announced, playing in pretty much all segments imaginable: sportbike, street, crossover, sport touring, and adventure. We’ll take them one by one so as to not make a mess of things.

2025 Suzuki Hayabusa ($19,399)
The impressive Japanese sportbike stays on the menu for the coming year, pretty much in the same configuration as it was before: a twin-spar aluminum frame that holds the punchy 1,340cc engine, and is brought to a halt by Brembo braking hardware.

Just like before, the bike makes use of the Suzuki Intelligent Ride System (S.I.R.S), but for the new model year the tech was upgraded to feature a revised launch control system and a new smart cruise control that will not cancel when the rider changes gears by using the Bi-directional Quick Shift system.

Suzuki throws into the fight for this bike new colors as well, to go with the existing Glass Sparkle Black: Metallic Mystic Silver/Pearl Vigor Blue and Metallic Matte Steel Green/Metallic Matte Titanium Silver. Both continue to show the Hayabusa Kanji symbols and name logos.

2025 Suzuki GSX-S1000 ($11,909)
The new Suzuki street bike offering for the coming year opens with the GSX-S1000 sportbike that still uses the 999cc engine based on the one deployed on the GSX-R, installed inside the twin-spar aluminum frame. The same KYB suspension setup as before is what keeps the ride upright, while Brembo gear supplies stopping power.

For the new model year Suzuki refreshed the range with the introduction of a new five-inch TFT screen and a couple of two new colors, namely Glass Sparkle Black and Metallic Matte Sword Silver with blue accents, both sporting the required logos.

2025 Suzuki GSX-8S ($9,209)
Another street bike that is making a comeback for the 2025 model year, but this time in the middleweight naked category, is the GSX-8S. The changes on this one are truly minor, because why change something that works?

The motorcycle continues to be underpinned by the same frame as before, holding the same 776cc parallel-twin engine. Holding the bike on the ground are 17-inch cast aluminum wheels backed by Nissin braking hardware, and there are two colors the ride can be had in: Glass Sparkle Black / Pearl Cosmic Blue and Metallic Matte Black No. 2 with red accents.

2025 Suzuki GSX-250R ABS ($5,149)
The street bike going by the name GSX-250R ABS will enter the American market next year virtually unchanged from before, relying on the semi-double-cradle frame and tiny, fuel injected 248cc parallel-twin engine to get going.

It does using the same KYB suspension system and 17-inch cast aluminum wheels as before, only it is offered in the refreshed colors called Metallic Diamond Red and Pearl Nebular Black.

2025 Suzuki SV650 ABS ($8,049)
The final entry in Suzuki's 2025 street range is the SV650 ABS, it too the subject of little upgrades for 2025. You'll get the same trellis-style frame, painted in eye-popping gold, and the liquid-cooled, 645cc, four-stroke, DOHC V-twin engine sitting inside it.

For 2025, the bike brings slightly refreshed colors to the game, which manifest themselves as Pearl Matte Shadow Green and Metallic Matte Black No.2.

2025 Suzuki GSX-S1000GX+ ($18,599)
Spearheading the crossover Suzuki assault next year is the GSX-S1000GX+, a derivation of the GSX-R1000. Unlike the others before it, this bike is at the receiving end of several changes.

First and foremost, the bike is now fitted with the Suzuki Advanced Electronic Suspension (SAES) and the Suzuki Road Adaptive Stabilization (SRAS) system. It is also the first bike in the GSX-S to use the Suzuki Drive Mode Selector Alpha.

At its core, though, the machine stays the same as before, with a twin-spar aluminum frame wrapping around a liquid-cooled 999cc inline-four engine.

2025 Suzuki GSX-S1000GT+ ($14,299)
Sport touring fans will rejoice at learning the GSX-S1000GT+ sport touring bike still is on the table in 2025, complete with its twin-spar aluminum frame and 999cc, GSX-R-based engine. Held upright by a KYB suspension system, it comes to a halt courtesy of Brembo braking hardware.

For the new model year Suzuki is offering this bike with a new hybrid throttle system and the same smart cruise control deployed on the Hayabusa. Two main colors are on the table, namely the Pearl Vigor Blue and the Metallic Oort Gray No. 3, each complete with the appropriate logos.

2025 Suzuki V-Strom 800 ($10,109), 800DE ($11,709)
The refreshed adventure range for 2025 opens with the 800 and 800DE variants of the V-Strom. Both are built around the same steel backbone frame supported off the ground by Showa suspension gear, and they make contact with it by means of 17-inch cast-aluminum tubeless wheels, which are specially designed Dunlop tires. The engine is the same too, namely the 776cc parallel twin.

What sets the DE apart from its sibling is the fact that it boasts the highest ground clearance in the entire family, and it also comes with the longest suspension travel. A series of Suzuki Genuine Accessories, including quick-release black-anodized aluminum panniers, accessory bars, and an aluminum skid plate, are equipped on the bike from the get-go.

2025 Suzuki V-Strom 1050 ($15,409), 1050DE ($16,299)
The larger-displacement V-Strom 1050 and 1050DE will also be a part of Suzuki's 2025 lineup on the American market, complete with their 1,037cc V-twin engine and twin-spar aluminum frame. Cast-aluminum wheels, sized 19 inches at the front and 17 inches at the rear (21 and 17 inches, respectively for the 1050DE) are also on deck, supported by the proper suspension system.

The two bikes get new colors schemes for 2025 (Metallic Matte Black No. 2 and Metallic Oort Gray No. 3) in a bid to pay tribute to the Suzuki DR-Big DAKAR of the 1980s and 1990s.