Segment: Sport / Super Sport
Production years: 2002, 2003
In 2003, Suzuki launched the GSX-R600 SE, a special edition motorcycle with which the manufacturer celebrated the win of the 2002 AMA 600 Supersport Championship. The bike featured the same technical specs as the same year basic model but with an iconic livery with yellow, purple, and green stripes and golden painted rims inspired by the Suzuki Alstare World Supersport color scheme.
The SE version featured aerodynamic bodywork with a smaller frontal area, compact headlight, taillight, and turn signals. In the supersport motorcycle business, a large amount of attention goes to weight and weight distribution, so the frame of the SE model was designed in a lightweight and compact package balanced between rigidity and weight but also to a more forward weight distribution.
The Golden colored three-spoked cast aluminum wheels were stopped from any sort of movement by two lightweight four-piston calipers on the front and a single caliper on the rear. Also, the bike featured a 43 mm fully adjustable cartridge-type fork on the front and a fully adjustable piggyback shock absorber on the rear as a suspension.
In the power department, the 2003 Suzuki GSX-R600 SE benefitted from a lightweight and compact four-stroke four-cylinder liquid-cooled engine with a 599cc displacement that developed an output power of 115 hp at 13,000 rpm and 66 Nm (49 lb-ft) of torque with a peak at 10,800 rpm.
engine specs | Type: | 4-stroke,four-cylinder, liquid-cooled, DOHC,16-valve, TSCC | Displacement: | 599 cm3 | Bore X Stroke: | 2.6x1.7 in OR 66 mm | Compression Ratio: | 11.8:1 | Horsepower: | 115/13000 KW(hp)/RPM | Torque: | 49/10800 lb-ft/RPM OR 66/10800 Nm/RPM | Fuel System: | EFI, Suzuki Dual Throttle Valve System (SDTV) |
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transmission specs | Gearbox: | 6 Speed, manual | Clutch: | Wet multi-disc, manual | Primary Drive: | - | Final Drive: | Chain |
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chassis specs | Frame: | Aluminium twin-spar | Front Suspension: | Cartridge-type, coil spring, fully adjustable spring preload, rebound and compression damping | Rear Suspension: | Link-type, gas/oil damped, fully adjustable spring preload, compression and rebound damping | Front Brake: | Dual hydraulic discs | Rear Brake: | Single hydraulic disc |
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dimension specs | Overall Length: | 80.3 in OR 2040 mm | Overall Width: | 28.1 in OR 714 mm | Seat Height: | 32.7 in OR 831 mm | Wheelbase: | 55.1 in OR 1400 mm | Ground Clearance: | 5.1 in OR 130 mm | Weight: | 359 lbs OR 163 kg | Fuel Capacity: | 4.8 gallons OR 18.2 L |
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tyres specs | Front: | 120/70-ZR17 | Rear: | 180/55-ZR17 |
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