The sport bike wars are as alive and well as ever. The final installment of our series on the state of the supersport world takes a peek at Suzuki's baffling but enticing line of street warriors.

Even the XN was the most balanced turbocharged motorcycle among its peers. At the same time, Suzuki’s GSX-R series saw the light of day with the 1984 GSX-R400, a Japan-only 400cc sports bike.

The Suzuki GSX-R model family can trace its history back ... But then in 1988 the creation of the World Superbike race series cemented four-stroke 750s into the ranges of many manufacturers.