Becoming a member of the Suzuki GSX-8S (RM50,800 in Malaysia) and GSX-8R (RM53,800 in Malaysia) is the 2025 Suzuki GSX-8T and GSX-8TT, its tackle the retro bare sportsbike, impressed by the Suzuki T500. Whereas the GSX-8TT doesn’t precisely draw upon inspiration from any of the legacy fashions in Suzuki’s line-up, for some Malaysian readers, the color scheme and cowl fairing is considerably paying homage to the vaunted Suzuki TR-S from the Nineteen Eighties, or the Wes Cooley GS1000S race reproduction.
The GSX-8TT is fitted gold painted wheels and the aforementioned cowl fairing and a stomach fairing in addition to a particular seat with stitched upholstery, with the radiator shrouds a satin silver on the GSX-8T and painted black on the GSX-8TT. In the meantime, the GSX-8T comes with an uncovered single spherical LED headlight, and is differentiated from the GSX-8TT with black painted wheels and gold anodised fork legs.
Sharing the identical engine as its GSX-8 siblings in addition to the V-Strom 800, the GSX-8T and GSX-8TT is powered by a parallel-twin with liquid-cooling and DOHC, displacing 776 cc. No energy numbers had been launched for the GSX-8T/GSX-8TT however we will anticipate output to be related or equivalent to the opposite ‘8’ fashions in Suzuki’s vary, with 82 hp at 8,500 rpm dan 78 Nm of torque at 6,800 rpm.
Contained in the cockpit, there’s a 5-inch TFT-LCD display screen displaying all the required info together with trip modes, three-level traction management (plus ‘off’ mode), up-and-down quickshifter, low RPM help to stop engine stalling and single push beginning, in addition to a USB Kind-C socket with quick charging. Braking is completed by Nissin, with twin radial-mount callipers in entrance and single piston calliper on the again, with two-channel ABS.
Kayaba provides upside-dwon forks in entrance, non-adjustable, with a monoshock within the rear adjustable for preload whereas tyre sizing on the GSX-8T and GSX-8TT is 12/70-17 in entrance and 180/55-17 on the again. Weighing in at 203 kg, the GSX-8T/GSX-8TT comes with a 16.5-litre gas tank whereas seat top is ready at 810 mm.
