‘08 Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa

When the world’s assembled motojournalists learned that the first portion of the planned street ride for Suzuki’s new GSX1300R Hayabusa was on one of Spain’s autovia highways-where speed laws aren’t exactly rigidly enforced-it was only natural for the majority of the group to put the throttle to the stops and find out what the ‘Busa was really capable of. After all, talk of 180 crankshaft horsepower at the pre-ride technical briefing had only stoked the curiosity of the group, and many of us felt it was our solemn duty to put the new Suzuki through its paces and report what we found.

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Posted on October 8th, 2007 by Klaus Roe
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2008 Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa

“OK,” I thought as I shadowed Suzuki test rider Yuichi Nakashima onto the Ryuyo test circuit’s 1.2-mile back straight for the first time, “let’s see if this new Hayabusa really is steamier than the old one.”

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Posted on October 8th, 2007 by Klaus Roe
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