Is going to a parallel twin a disappointment coming from an inline 4?

Looks like middleweight inline fours are going away. Sad. I should probably buy that GSXR 750 I've wanted for a while now.

Suzuki now has the GSX-8R, a 749cc parallel twin.

The styling in pretty good, but how underwhelming is a parallel twin going to be over a similar displacement inline four?

I image it doesn't sound good at all, not as fast, etc. Will I be disappointed?

They sure did nail the aesthetics, though.

It’s not going to rev like the 4

It’ll be narrower too

….. that’s all I have

only one way to find out

Steve300xcw said:

only one way to find out

Click to expand...

Yeah I may just say fuck it and put a deposit on it.

Not expecting it to compete with a true supersport.

Also considering the retro-themed Kawasaki Z900RS CAFE. It's only $3K more and should haul ass with a 950cc inline four.

that suzuki is a sharp lookin bike though

I'm pretty underwhelmed by the power of the Tenere 700. But, it's probably the "enduro" tuning that makes it like that.

Yes. Parallel twins are the most boring, soul-less engine design in motorcycles (including the cross planes/ 270's). I'd never own any bike with one.

Prove me wrong

Kyron said:

It’ll be narrower too

….. that’s all I have

Click to expand...

Not as narrow as a L-twin If it has to be a twin, this is all I want. ymmv.