More on Suzuki stying...
I just bought a new bike. I looked at the Blade, the GXSR1K, the R1, even rode an R1100S and a SV1000S.
The latest crop of sportbikes are so good, so rediculously fun, so far beyond the ability of above-average street riders, that I have to admit it came down to styling (with the exception of the R1100S, which I find beautiful and well-built but was buzzy and slow).
Suzuki's bikes are disappointingly anonymous. I liked the SV1000S quite a bit; great power delivery and wind protection but it looks exactly like the SV650S.
The Blade was probably the better bike for the rational side of my brain but the R1 makes me sweat.
So I bought an R1. Because I can't stop looking at it.
Yep, Suzuki needs a fresh styling outlook. They make stonkin' bikes.