Component life

[Andre]

@KiwiCol Considering how tight California emission requirements have been for a long time, that makes sense.I had heard that emissions were the reason for not making the 14 anymore as they didn't want to rework the engine. Don't really understand as it shouldn't have been that difficult putting an updated cat in it. But maybe it was low sale numbers.

@gsxbarmy I am now always looking up part numbers first before searching the sources. It helps!

[Tony Nitrous]

The GSX14's being different / special compared to other Suzuki's go's both for and against it.

Yes, in many ways it offers what the other bikes don't, but its a stand alone model and not part of a "family" of bikes as many Suzuki's are.

All the smaller oilcooled GSX/GSXR/GSF etc are based around a similar design, from the GSX600 and early GSXR600 up to the GSXR1100 and Bandit 1200, swapping engines, clutches, or just carbs or cams is quite common. Oilcooled motors into air cooled bikes is popular.

In comparison the wider engine cased 14 is quite different, yes, discs and calipers swap but a lot of it isn't an evolution of a previous model. It's more of a clean sheet design using idea's from the past.

Had the 14 just been a next generation GSX11 or Bandit it would have been a different bike, being a true "new model" in its day has had its pro's and cons.