Guessing they're a necessary evil to move hot air away from the rider, although from my brief ZX-14 ownership, they didn't work on that bike. It was like riding on the surface of the sun compared to the cool Bus.
Lots of nice details exposed in these pics. Very happy to see the old 1980's Lego block fluid reservoirs finally gone, and the gloss painted surfaces of the inner cockpit fairings look classy (although they may not be great riding in direct sunlight... ). So glad Suzuki has started incorporating running lights on the front of their bikes! Only a decade or two late but.... Digging the chrome-look deco spear on the fairing, makes for a nice highlight, and it may even be functional as a sacrificial part in a tip-over? Also the modernized Kanji looks the part.
Bold and
new!
And split tail lights? You saw them on the 2020 Katana first. I wonder if that's going to be a "Suzuki thing" as the existing models get revamped in the future?
Looks like the new-for-1999 frame still though, not that there's anything wrong with that.
My $0.02? Impressed. Happy to see it. Can't wait to lay eyes on it in person, and flop my butt in the seat. Very glad Suzuki is still willing to play the hyper-sport game.