Suzuki GSX-8S vs Yamaha MT-07 on track
One standing-start lap of the Ref Ring, our 3.4 km circuit with no home-crowd corners. Every braking point, apex speed and straight is computed from the published specs, so the stopwatch has no favourites.
One lap of the Ref Ring
3.4 km, nine corners. Simulated from published specs, played back 3.4x faster than real time.
0:00.0
Suzuki GSX-8S
0 km/h / 82.9 hp / 202 kg wet
Gap
+0.00 s
Yamaha MT-07
0 km/h / 73.4 hp / 184 kg wet
Speed through the lap
0 to 206 km/h, shaded zones are cornersRace notes
The Suzuki GSX-8S laps the Ref Ring in 1:46.41 on paper, 0.92 seconds quicker than the Yamaha MT-07 at 1:47.33. That gap is worth about 45 metres at the flag, and the biggest single chunk of it, 0.29 s, comes at Spec Sheet Straight.
Through the corners it is 0 apexes to 1 between the GSX-8S and the MT-07. Top speed goes 194 km/h to 189 km/h. A faster lap is not the same thing as the better buy, which is why the full comparison scores value, practicality and ownership too.
Simulated lap times from published specs with stated assumptions, not measured track data. The circuit is fictional and the physics are listed under the race. Read about both bikes: Suzuki GSX-8S and Yamaha MT-07.
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