Discount on Gladius for minitwins.

I've just read that Suzuki are offering great discounts via their dealer network for new Gladius if you intend to race it in Minitwins.

Although they dion't give figures for the Gladius they do give figures for the GSXR600 for the GSXR cup.

You can buy a new GSXR600 for £4760.87 plus VAT, (£5594 inc VAT) which on a list price of £7799 is a significant saving (30% off)

So applying the same discount to the gladius it would make it £3464 if bought specifically for racing.

In the article (In the ACU magazine) it doesn't say if the SV Sport is also included in the deal.

See your local dealer for details.

C

[Bibio]

how do they know if you race it?

You need to show proof of championship registration.

The Gladius is £3990 inc Vat on the race support (but we are pending confirmation on 2010 models as the RRP has risen on the LO models). We spoke at length with Suzuki last season and managed to get Suzuki to approve the GSXR750 for racers in the Manx and also the Gladius on the race support programme for 2010 which was a massive step forwards in them recognising the bikes potential within the Minitwins. No plans to put the SV650 onto the programme.

Its a very good scheme IMHO.

All applicants have to have an ACU licence and be racing the bike in a recognised race series, mainly MRO and or British level.

If any bike is used just as a road bike then the whole scheme will be scrapped and it will ruin it for those that genuinely want to take advantage of the support that Suzuki are offering to racers.

The bikes also come with no warranty and the words race bike are put onto the V5.

Originally Posted by SV650Racer

the words race bike are put onto the V5.

That can be changed..

What happens when someone uses it for a year on the track and then sells it in road trim?

The words "race bike" will mean nothing on the v5

I dont think it can be changed. Suzuki list the model as being a SVF650 Race Bike and Im not aware that the DVLA can accept a request for the model to be changed on the V5!.

Doesnt matter when its sold on as not every bike can be tracked.

BUT the scheme nearly got stopped at the start of 2009 due to race bike allocation bikes being sold onto the road. It took alot of pursuasion to Suzuki to keep them continuing the scheme. I guess it only takes one person to ruin it for everyone.

Seeing as you can't get one unless you have proof that you have already signed up for a race series, I can't see it being a cheap way of it ending up on the road.

A seasons racing is a lot more than the discount!

So due to the Gladius having a bit more power does that mean that the minitwin power limit has been raised a bit or do you have to tune the Gladius down so to speak?

The gladius i with a full system bang on the 72bhp limit on our dynapro dyno so perfectly legal. Stock they are about 68bhp circa 1-2bhp more than the SV in stock trim but the gladius does have a little more grunt.

Ah ok, some reason i thought that suzuki were claiming 75bhp from the gladius, dunno where i got that figure from though lol