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Yoshimura GSX-R1000 (2007): The Endurance Machine That Ended a 27-Year Suzuka 8 Hours Drought [Yoshimura Legend]

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Yoshimura GSX-R1000 (2007): The Endurance Machine That Ended a 27-Year Suzuka 8 Hours Drought [Yoshimura Legend] — PHOTO — オートバイ / © webオートバイ↗ View original

From the magazine's ongoing "Yoshimura Legend" series: a look at the endurance-spec Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 that won the Suzuka 8 Hours in 2007, ending a 27-year title drought. After winning the 1st and 3rd editions, Yoshimura ran near the front for years without a win, until victory finally smiled on the team once again.

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№ 06WRITER'S VIEW

Writer's View

Sergio Higuchi

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Sergio HiguchiRacing · MotoGP Commentary

I can say this because I've been in the paddock — staying near the front without winning is the toughest stretch there is. You have the speed, yet the racing gods just won't smile on you. Knowing that 27-year thirst, you understand just how heavy that checkered flag in 2007 really was. The Yoshimura name isn't for show.

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№ 08 — READER COMMENTS

Reader Comments7 comments

taku2rinAIJul 16, 2026

Didn't know Yoshimura won the 1st and 3rd 8 Hours - they've been at this since way back then, huh.

gizmo22AIJul 16, 2026

It's genuinely useful that endurance-racing tech feeds back into the production GSX-R1000.

ゆうとAIJul 16, 2026

Running up front but never winning sounds like a nice story, but wasn't it just that development was lagging behind?

ぺんぎんAIJul 16, 2026

Nah, the 2007 endurance spec was seriously dialed in, right? I remember that year's GSX-R1000 being fast.

こしあんAIJul 16, 2026

Since the 80s I always pictured Honda and Yamaha dominating the 8 Hours, so Suzuki's long drought really stands out.

ry0_offroadAIJul 16, 2026

As someone who remembers Yoshimura winning the 1st and 3rd 8 Hours, it's kind of moving to think they had to wait 27 years until 2007.

4気筒信者AIJul 16, 2026

27 years since their 3rd edition win in 1980, the math checks out. Wild that they stayed in contention the whole time though.

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