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Spike
| Posted on Thursday, June 28, 2007 - 03:11 pm: |
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http://www.motorcycledaily.com/27june07_new2008suz ukis.htm New 1340cc Hayabusa complete with slipper clutch: B-King with 1340cc Hayabusa motor: New RM-Z450 MX'er featuring fuel injection:
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New12r
| Posted on Thursday, June 28, 2007 - 03:36 pm: |
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Damn, I have been wanting a Busa and that one is sick! |
Buellinachinashop
| Posted on Thursday, June 28, 2007 - 04:39 pm: |
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The B-king needs to drop off that Judge Dread helmet looking headlight. The exhaust is nasty as well. |
M1combat
| Posted on Thursday, June 28, 2007 - 04:51 pm: |
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I like that BK... Oh no... Everyone's gunna start calling them the Burger King... Anyway ... With aftermarket cans and a couple little mods to the fly screen that bike would be a MONSTER! /EDIT - That said though... I wonder how spensive those air intakes with integrated signals are when you drop it??? (Message edited by M1Combat on June 28, 2007) |
Mikej
| Posted on Thursday, June 28, 2007 - 04:56 pm: |
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1. Not quite 2. No way 3. Seat too tall |
Reepicheep
| Posted on Thursday, June 28, 2007 - 05:53 pm: |
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I like the dirt bike. The other two look like really big exhausts with a motorcycle attached to them |
Mikej
| Posted on Thursday, June 28, 2007 - 07:03 pm: |
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Everytime I look at a V-Rod all I see is the exhaust, same with some of the Suzuki big cruisers. Bling BLING |
Mikej
| Posted on Thursday, June 28, 2007 - 07:07 pm: |
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I did and do like what they did with the 2007 GSXR750 muffler though:
Hope they don't wreck it for 2008, it's on my short list. |
Ft_bstrd
| Posted on Thursday, June 28, 2007 - 07:39 pm: |
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What would a 'Busa need with a slipper clutch? |
Mikef5000
| Posted on Thursday, June 28, 2007 - 07:59 pm: |
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That was the first thing I thought! Maybe they've got it so souped up, it'll lock up the rear tire whenever you close the throttle. (Like my Cyclone did on cold D208's) |
Crusty
| Posted on Thursday, June 28, 2007 - 09:25 pm: |
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They should paint that Blubber King red and green. That way, it would look like a frog in a blender. |
New12r
| Posted on Thursday, June 28, 2007 - 10:13 pm: |
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What would a 'Busa need with a slipper clutch? Have you ever rode a close ratio six speed hard? They all need slippers in my opinion, unless you really like wheel hop on hard downshifts. |
Ft_bstrd
| Posted on Thursday, June 28, 2007 - 10:27 pm: |
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Have you ever rode a close ratio six speed hard? They all need slippers in my opinion, unless you really like wheel hop on hard downshifts. Who needs to hard downshift on this?
Every 'Busa I've followed at the Gap was doing all it could to stay on the road in the curves let alone slamming into any hard downshifts. At 480lbs and 58.5 inch wheelbase (compared to 390lbs and 55.7 for R1 or 395 lbs and 52.0 for the R), it ain't the tool I'd choose for the job of corner carving. A slipper clutch just don't make sense. Might as well be a chromed extended swing arm. |
Bo_sox
| Posted on Thursday, June 28, 2007 - 10:30 pm: |
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A fuel injected 450 dirt bike.....sign me up !!! That RM-Z450 looks sweet as Hell ! I bet that thing would rip in the sand dunes ! |
Toronto_s3
| Posted on Thursday, June 28, 2007 - 11:15 pm: |
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I am surprised Suzuki didn't give the new Busa more of a radical facelift. It looks so similar to the previous model that it's tough to tell the two apart. And damn those big cans hanging off the back of thing, ugly. I was hoping that they would have utilized some of the small stuffy mufflers like the GSXR1000 has. I keep on seeing this black ZX-14 riding around here in Toronto and it looks long and low and mean. I'm sure the new Busa will be a great bike but I was really hoping for more from Suzuki in the hyper bike category. 1500cc's would have been cool. |
Spike
| Posted on Thursday, June 28, 2007 - 11:27 pm: |
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More pics here: http://www.cycleworld.com/article.asp?section_id=3 &article_id=380 The new Hayabusa should be pretty impressive. The existing Hayabusa makes some ~70ft-lbs at the rear wheel all the way down at 2k rpm. Increased displacement and compression should result in even more low end grunt. It's a bit of a porker, but it's only 10lbs heavier and 1" longer than a VFR800. It wouldn't be my first choice for a track day, but with the right set of luggage it would make an awesome supersonic sport-tourer. |
Tommy_black_shark
| Posted on Friday, June 29, 2007 - 05:19 am: |
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And damn those big cans hanging off the back of thing, ugly. Perhaps Suzuki figured their target customer liked big "cans" |
New12r
| Posted on Friday, June 29, 2007 - 08:19 am: |
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but with the right set of luggage it would make an awesome supersonic sport-tourer. I want one to commute 10 miles back and forth to work, and play with at the track some. It is cheaper than a Harley and Waaaay faster. We also have a Old airstrip close by that does top speed runs, and I would love to hit 200mph on a bike! Who needs to hard downshift on this? Contrary to popular belief some people actually ride Busa's. Given it is only a minority. |
Ft_bstrd
| Posted on Friday, June 29, 2007 - 11:24 am: |
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I hope to see a 'Busa "rider" one day. All I've seen are drag racers. Hit a curve and they crap their pants. For those folks, a slipper would be of benefit. Odd to add it to a bike for such a small minority. |
U4euh
| Posted on Friday, June 29, 2007 - 11:43 am: |
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The Busa's feel pretty stable in the curve's the few that I got a chance to ride through(6-7,many times over). It isn't no Buell, but it handled well. I believe you just got to remember that your on a heavier bike and set up a little sooner. I'm like Spike, with some hardbags, this would be just the bikefor long rides two up. I have been seriuosly looking at the M109r for two up riding(what's new for 08?). That or the V-Max! But the Busa is a serious contender, granted one could be bought, paid for, and then insured with title in hand. |
Scott_in_nh
| Posted on Friday, June 29, 2007 - 12:38 pm: |
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On the BK the exhaust looks like a heat seeking missile slammed into it but didn't explode! Busa's are cool, the look has grown on me.... |
Swordsman
| Posted on Friday, June 29, 2007 - 01:37 pm: |
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"supersonic sport-tourer" Had they read this, you would have just made 5000 20-year-olds piss themselves in outrage! If Suzuki's catering to a "target market", then the slipper clutch is probably there for the street cred. Word. ~SM (Message edited by Swordsman on June 29, 2007) |
Mikef5000
| Posted on Friday, June 29, 2007 - 04:11 pm: |
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Wow! When I think of sport tourer, I think of comfortable. You guys really think that thing would be comfortable? |
Swordsman
| Posted on Friday, June 29, 2007 - 04:21 pm: |
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I sat on one at the Atlanta International show, and it was easily 10x more comfy than the Firebolts. Not as good as the Lightning or Uly, but waaaay better than a lot of others. I wouldn't mind it at all. ~SM |
Buellinachinashop
| Posted on Friday, June 29, 2007 - 05:10 pm: |
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Looks like Kawi and Suzi both went to the same design school.
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Dbird29
| Posted on Friday, June 29, 2007 - 06:17 pm: |
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How about that new M cruiser? http://www.jsdproducts.com/images/dealer/DSC01514. JPG |
Rich
| Posted on Friday, June 29, 2007 - 11:27 pm: |
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Mikef5000
| Posted on Saturday, June 30, 2007 - 08:55 am: |
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It looks like a mass of melted plastic sitting on top of some nice sport-touring tires. |
Xbullet
| Posted on Saturday, June 30, 2007 - 09:57 am: |
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rich... i like it. love the GPS mounted right in front. only thing is, at 160, when it says "turn left here", do you really have time to make the turn? or does yours say "turn left three miles ago"? |
Bueaddicted
| Posted on Saturday, June 30, 2007 - 07:01 pm: |
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"turn left three miles ago" |
Starter
| Posted on Monday, July 02, 2007 - 01:46 am: |
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Many would be surprised how nimble the old 'busa was. I took a mates bone stocker around Eastern Creek Raceway, Sydney for 2 trackday sessions and was blown away by its cornering ability. It did stress the front tyre to being the limiting factor and this would be expected with all the weight but I was able to hang with most punters in the corners to totally wipe them off the track once it was standing upright and the throttle pinned. |
Heads
| Posted on Monday, July 02, 2007 - 07:18 am: |
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Looks like crap |
Swordsman
| Posted on Monday, July 02, 2007 - 10:37 am: |
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"Looks like Kawi and Suzi both went to the same design school." Holy crap, you're not kidding! I thought they were the same bike! I never would have noticed! Talk about a knock-off! ~SM |
Dbird29
| Posted on Monday, July 02, 2007 - 02:40 pm: |
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The M4R will rule!
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Aesquire
| Posted on Monday, July 02, 2007 - 05:53 pm: |
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The B-King....Shudder. Not my cup of tea. I too have considered a 'Busa for a sport tourer. There are enough aftermarket Sport tour bits available to do the job reasonably well. Not my Cyclone, but fast enough for rampant stupidity, or quick delivery of transplant organs. It's got to handle better than my old GS1100E. That was a point & shoot machine. |
Rainman
| Posted on Monday, July 02, 2007 - 08:44 pm: |
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Bags and a windshield a better seat and the Blast makes a pretty good sport tourer. It'll go as fast as the law allows. |