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For research, Yoshiura traveled around the United States to bike nights and clubs for a first-hand look at the styling aesthetic of the Hayabusa custom scene and was inspired as much by the look and build of the Hayabusa rider as their custom bikes. While the second generation is very close to the first in overall shape and is largely dictated ...
Hayabusa Sport was a sports car unveiled at the 2002 Tokyo Auto Salon. Its engine - the same 1.3l I4 as found in the GSXR/4 and the GSXR-1300R Hayabusa sports bike it was named after - would produce 175 hp at 9800rpm and was mated to a 6-speed sequential gearbox.
The TL1000R is a full fairing racing-oriented version of Suzuki's popular TL1000S.The TL1000R was launched in 1998, one year after its sibling, the TL1000S. Unlike the TL-S, the TL-R was designed to compete in the World and American Superbike Championships, although it achieved only one race win before Suzuki pulled the plug on the TL racing program, in favor of returning to the lighter GSX ...
In 1999, the Suzuki Hayabusa overtook the CBR1100XX. It was listed in the 2000 Millennium Edition of Guinness World Records as the world's fastest production bike with a top speed of 194 mph (312 km/h) Hayabusa is the Japanese term for the Peregrine Falcon, a species of raptor which preys on blackbirds. [11]
After the 1999 Hayabusa sent shockwaves by exceeding the Honda CBR1100XX's record by more than 10 mph (16 km/h), and rumors and leaks from Kawasaki hinted that their upcoming 2000 Ninja ZX-12R would pass the 200 mph (322 km/h) milestone, some regulators and politicians in Europe called for an import ban against high speed motorcycles. [43]
As fires devastate Los Angeles — displacing people, and burning homes and business — events and premieres continue to be canceled. On Thursday, Apple TV+ canceled its planned premiere for ...
The headlights of the 2003 year's GSX-R1000 were mounted vertically to enable the ram-air intakes in the front to be placed 20 mm (0.79 in) nearer the bike's centerline. The new design was very much inspired by the look of the Hayabusa. The instruments were also redesigned.
The ZX-12R and the Hayabusa were run in both directions with virtually no difference in speeds, thus ruling out indine or wind effects.) ""2 Our Hayabusa was tested with the same rider as last year's bike, and it actually made more horsepower on the dyno (163.7 vs. 155.9) this time around.