John Reynolds is back, and in this episode he tells Chris Moss what's involved in his test and development rider role for Suzuki, and more specifically how he helped bring the GSX-R1000R to showrooms. He talks about how he evaluates the prototype and the testing schedule, and how he has to give his feedback, even if it means delivering some bad news to factory engineers. He also lets us in on what areas he wanted to see improved on the GSX-R before it was released, how that vision was realised, and how the bike went on to be successful on race tracks as well as making a great road tool.