Just days before the official launch of the new Hayabusa 2021, a new leaked image of the new motorcycle makes its way online.
We can assume it was taken-off a product slide meant for dealers which explained the not so high-quality images.
Based on the image, the front end of the 2021 Hayabusa looks more muscular yet modern. The tail section seems to have been redesigned with sleeker shape and lines.
While the recent 25 seconds teaser revealed a TFT screen, we also expect the bike to gain Euro5 certification.
Full details of the 2021 Hayabusa will be revealed on the 5th February.
Suzuki is confirmed to bring back the iconic Hayabusa for 2021 after releasing a short teaser on YouTube.
The 25-sec clip provides a glimpse of what we can expect once Suzuki officially introduces the Hayabusa this coming 5th February.
The first clue we gathered was the Hayabusa comes with an analog meter paired with a small TFT screen in the middle.
The small TFT is neat and compact, but under our watchful eyes, we can see that it offers major electronic updates, mainly the Suzuki S- DMS Engine Management Systems consisting of various riding modes.
The screen also features a quickshifter function that can be turned on or off!
Suzuki will unveil the new Hayabusa this coming 5th February, and yes, we are excited!
Sebaliknya, Suzuki Motor Corporation merancang untuk memperkenalkan beberapa barisan model 2021 secara atas talian pada 5 Februari ini.
Acara tersebut yang dicanang sebagai ‘platform komunikasi generasi baharu’ itu membolehkan peminat dan bakal pelanggan motosikal Suzuki untuk menyertai pelancaran tersebut.
Platform tersebut membenarkan orang ramai untuk mengakses setiap model dengan lebih teliti seperti berada di pelancaran fizikal dan berinteraksi dengan pengunjung lain.
Meskipun tidak memberi bayangan model apa yang akan diperkenalkan namun mengambil kira EICMA 2019 sebagai kali terakhir Suzuki melancarkan model baharu menerusi V-Strom 1050, pelancaran atas talian ini dilihat sebagai medan terbaik untuk Suzuki membuat kejutan.
Suzuki Hayabusa 2021 mungkin?
Tidak lupa juga, Suzuki bakal memperkenalkan model dengan enjin parallel-twin baharu menggantikan SV650 dan V-Strom 650.
Suzuki Hayabusa akan kembali dengan rekaan lebih ‘segar’ dan enjin lebih berkuasa bagi tahun 2021.
Khabar angin mengenai Hayabusa baharu mula bertiup kencang kebelakangan ini selepas jentera itu dihentikan penjualan di Eropah pada 2018 dan beberapa negara lain susulan peraturan emisi yang ketat.
Suzuki Hayabusa julung kalinya diperkenalkan pada tahun 1999 sebelum generasi kedua dilancarkan lapan tahun kemudian.
Namun 10 tahun berlalu, hanya warna dan grafik Hayabusa dikemaskini lantas jentera ikonik itu terus kekal dengan imej ‘lama’ tanpa paparan digital, lampu LED dan sistem traction control yang kini ditawarkan secara standard pada jenama lain.
Bagaimanapun, segalanya bakal berubah tahun depan selepas Suzuki telah pun memfailkan beberapa paten di Jepun termasuk kerangka baharu, sistem ekzos serta butang start/stop.
Bukan itu sahaja, enjin 1,340cc sedia ada juga dijangka akan dipertingkat kepada 1,440cc yang akan menawarkan kuasa sekitar 190hp di samping menerapkan penggunaan lampu LED, cornering ABS, traction control dan mod menunggang.
Menurut laporan media antarabangsa, Suzuki dijangka memperkenalkan Hayabusa dinaik taraf ini pada pertengahan 2021.
Patents of the new Suzuki Hayabusa emerged sometime last year, which indicated that the Hamamatsu-based manufacturer is indeed working on a new ‘hyperbike’. Now, rendered images of what many has assumed to be the 2021 Suzuki Hayabusa model have emerged and it’s from none other than Autoby. (more…)
Motorcycle names can be as interesting as the bikes themselves.
There are ones which made you wonder what they mean.
There are just too many, thus we’ll break them into parts.
Motorcycle names can be as interesting as the bikes themselves. Manufacturers usually choose them based on heritage, branding, range or the kind of emotions they allude to.
There are too many to think about, so we’ll put in what comes to mind. Here’s Part 3.
12. Honda CBR1100XX Super Black Bird
The CBR1100XX was Honda’s weapon to wrest the world’s fastest production bike title back from the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-11. They succeeded in doing so. Honda named their bike after the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird spylane, which hit Mach 3.3 (3.3 times faster than the speed of sound) or 3529 km/h.
13. Suzuki Katana
Here’s a simple one. The iconic bike is named after the equally iconic Japanese Samurai sword. As such, the name alludes to something of cutting edge, sharp, just like the bike was when it broke new grounds in terms of motorcycle design.
14. Suzuki Hayabusa
Suzuki didn’t want to get left behind in the fastest production bike game and hit back with the Suzuki GSX-1300R Hayabusa in 1999. Although it fell short of hitting the 200 mph (320 km/h) mark, it did go over 300 km/h thereby winning the game. The name “Hayabusa” is the Japanese peregrine falcon which could hit 390 km/h in a dive. But what most didn’t know is that one of its prey is the black bird. In other words, the Hayabusa is a “black bird” killer.
15. Yamaha Super Ténéré
The Yamaha Super Ténéré was the roadgoing adventure bike named in honour of the Paris-Dakar Rally winning bike. Ténéré means “desert” in the Berber (Northern African ethnic group) language. Had Yamaha used the Arabic word for desert, the bike would’ve been called the “Sahara.”
16. Yamaha Virago
The Virago is one of Yamaha’s cruiser range. Virago means a warrior woman, an amazon. Naming it Amazon wouldn’t have given the bike the right image since it’s not an adventure bike.
2020 Suzuki sportbikes are out, albeit with little fanfare.
All bikes will appear for one last year before being changed for Euro 5 in 2021.
Suzuki sportbikes are renowned for their agility.
The 2020 Suzuki sportbikes are out, albeit with little fanfare.
There are new colours and graphics, plus some updates but the bikes stay mostly the same as last years. We think it’s probably that Suzuki will roll out the Euro 5-compliant models soon for 2021.
1985 Suzuki GSX-R750
Still, Suzuki sportbikes are among those to die for given their performance mixed with civility. It was the Hamamatsu-based manufacturer who gave us the first real sportbike – the GSX-R750 in 1985.
2020 Suzuki GSX-R1000R
The GSX-R1000R is Suzuki’s weapon for World Superbike racing. That’s why it’s the most technologically-laden. Only changes are the new graphics for next year. There are only two colour options in either Glass Sparkle Black/Pearl Mira Red or Metallic Triton Blue factory racing livery.
2020 Suzuki GSX-R1000
The GSX-R1000 is like the “normal” version. Most if not all sportbike manufacturers market a higher-spec’ed and a normal spec’ed models these days.
Hence the GSXR-1000 (without the extra R) is meant for the masses. It features minimalistic graphics for next year and in our opinion looks much cleaner. Suzuki brought over the bi-direction quickshifter from the GSX-R1000R.
Available in two colours also, called Metallic Matte Black No. 2/Glass Sparkle Black and the other Pearl Glacier White/Glass Sparkle Black.
2020 Suzuki GSX-R750
Suzuki is the only manufacturer that’s soldering on with the 750cc superbike. The segment was pretty much dead within years of the WorldSBK going to 1000cc inline-Fours, as well as MotoGP going the 990cc four-stroke direction.
But there’s something sweet about 750cc sportbikes as they fill the gap between the 600’s agility and the 1000’s power. The Suzuki GSX-R750, however, uses a bigger engine in the 600cc chassis.
Choose from either Pearl Glacier White/Glass Sparkle Black or Metallic Matte Black No. 2/Glass Sparkle Black.
2020 Suzuki GSX-R600
Speaking of the 600, here it is. Light and agile, it lets you hit the back roads and Ulu Yam with pleasure. Take it to the track and you’ll see that it’s easy to reach its potential. Real value for money.
Comes in Pearl Glacier White and Glass Sparkle Black.
We’ll take the white one.
2020 Suzuki GSX-1300R Hayabusa
Ah hah! The bike which caused superbikes’ top speeds capped at 299 km/h since 2000. It’s the Hayabusa which holds the title of the fastest road bike when it hit 312 km/h in 1999. This was a time when road bikes had about 160 HP.
So, the model continues on after 20 years because it’s still fast and there is demand. The Hayabusa will soon be upgraded but the 2020 model remains sold in the USA.
It’s gone through a number of important updates during its lifetime, including the fitment of Brembo brakes, slipper clutch, larger radiator and so forth.
The Hayabusa will appear in its current design for one last year in 2020.
Offered in Candy Daring Red and Metallic Thunder Grey.
Speed freak and hard man Guy Martin smashed through 436km/h to win at Straightliners event.
He rode a turbocharged Suzuki Hayabusa.
The bike is reputed to produce 830hp.
Speed freak and hard man Guy Martin smashed through 436km/h to win at Straightliners event.
Martin is well-known for his exploits at the Isle of Man TT and many other road course races. But he also has a penchant for breaking outright speed records. Breaking his back twice hasn’t slowed him down, evidently.
Martin already hold three Guiness World Records for fastest speeds on a gravity-powered snow sled, a soap box and on the wall of death. He also holds the British record for driving the fastest hovercraft.
This time, he rode a specially modified Suzuki Hayabusa. The turbocharged Holseshot Racing bike is said to make 830hp.
Posted on the Steve McDonal Photography Twitter account are pictures of Martin on the bike and a picture of the results. The bike blasted down the mile-long (1.6km) track in Elvington, England at a terminal speed of 270.965mph.
The rider and bike have been spotted undergoing speed trials earlier in May and June. It first appeared in the Road Racing Ireland Ballykelly North West Speed Trials in May. Then in June, he hit 413km/h.
There are mutterings Martin could’ve gone faster at the event if not high winds. He won’t disappoint next time.
Another patent for the new Suzuki Hayabusa was leaked online.
It shows an engine similar to the old model, but rumors say it will get a capacity boost.
The new bike may be introduced as a 2021 model.
Many fans of the Suzuki Hayabusa almost cried when the factory announced that they’ve stopped production of the model.
But every cloud has a silver lining and many speculated that Suzuki will debut a new Hayabusa soon. It sure seems to be headed in that direction the patents have been leaked online.
The picture shows the second patent to surface.
2021 Suzuki Hayabusa patent – Credit BikeSocial
It shows that the bike will retain the twin aluminium spar frame, albeit one which looks smaller and lighter than its predecessor.
The engine looks identical to the old 1340cc inline-Four but is rumored to receive a capacity boost and reworked cylinder head. The bottom end of the engine looks the same – possibly retained from the old bike. The drawings also revealed a new emission-friendly exhaust system.
But BikeSocial pointed out that an earlier patent described an electronically-controlled semi-automatic gearbox while this second patent mentions a clutch lever operated manual transmission, instead. Does that mean two versions of the future Hayabusa? As in one with a semi-auto and another with a manual gearbox?
The question of how the bike will look like hasn’t been answered yet. Maybe we could see the prototype later, but it should debut as a 2021 model.
But there is a major difference in the prize this year. AOS has pretty much given away motorcycles up to 2018. This year, the lucky person will walk away with car.
Well, car is over-simplifying it. It’s a specially-built 70’s-style drag car with a superbike engine. The project involves marrying a Suzuki Hayabusa engine to a Mini Cooper body, hence the amalgam of the names Mini Cooper and Suzuki, resulting in Mizuki.
Again, that only sounds simple because the work is exceedingly extensive instead of just plunking an engine into the husk of an old car.
AOS arranged a special field trip for the media to visit FNG Works in Ipoh. FNG Works was contracted to bring the ideas to fruition this year.
Asep Ahmad Iskandar
There, AOS founder Asep Ahmad Iskandar and FNG Work’s chief builder Irwann Cheng explained the work involved.
Irwann Cheng
Asep wanted to contract a build for AOS and his boys found an old Suzuki Hayabusa engine. “When we met the seller to seal the deal, the seller offered us the rusted-out shell of a Mini Cooper. He and his friends have tried to get the project going but never got around to it,” explained Asep.
The items were subsequently brought to FNG Works for fabrication and assembly.
Since then, they have stripped out the car and installed a space frame to carry the engine in space behind the driver. The Suzuki engine is left stock, as with the chain final drive which connects to a Perodua Rusa differential, driving the rear wheels. The wheels are shod with fat, 10-inch wide drag racing tyres.
The stock driver and front passenger seats were swapped out for a pair of custom-made aluminium ones. The beautiful seats were fabricated by Saidi Racing Fabrications.
While it doesn’t look it in the pictures, the car is near completion. Asep and co have spent more than RM 30,000 for the build, thus far. “We hope that the new owner of Mizuki will actucally take it to the dragstrip and run against other dragsters. We always commissioned builds that are driveable, albeit not street legal.”
The project highlights the ingenuity of Malaysian talent in custom builds. FNG Works is well-known in their exploits, having won a number awards for their creations. “Part of AOS’s goal is to bring Malaysian talents to the fore,” said Asep. “Malaysia has plenty of great talents that just needs exposure.”
So, come down to the Art of Speed Malaysia 2019 Powered by PETRONAS on 27th and 28th July, at MAEPS Serdang and stand a chance to bring Mizuki home with you. You may also find more information in Art of Speed Malaysia’s official Facebook page.
Mizuki Specifications
Body shell: 1976 Mini Cooper
Engine: 1999 Suzuki Hayabusa
Rear:
Subframe: Replaced and reinforced with tubular spaceframe structure
Wheels: 13″ steelies with 10″ wide slick tyre
Axle: Modified Perodua Rusa axle
Drivetrain: Chain driven
Brakes: Modified Honda EG9 unit
Suspension: Ladder bar suspension with D2 Motorsport Hi Lo Soft Hard adjustable coilover+absorber
Interior: Stripped
Seat: Custom made by Saidi Racing Fabrications
Steering wheel: Original
Pedal box: Modified
Front:
Subframe: Original
Wheels: 12″ steelies
Suspension: Original
Brakes: Original disc brakes
Petrol tank: Mooneyes unit
The internet went crazy when with the news of the “death” of the Suzuki Hayabusa.
The manufacturer is only stopping production of the Euro4-compliant ‘Busa.
It did not mean there is no more of the model in the future.
The internet went crazy last week with the “death” of the Suzuki Hayabusa. We decided to sit out the storm and see what actually happened.
Well, Suzuki Motor of America has issued a press release in the matter. “The news of my death has been greatly exaggerated,” said Mark Twain.
This was what they said:
“Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. (SMAI) has confirmed that U.S. market production of the Hayabusa sport motorcycle continues uninterrupted,”
“Production of the European-specification Hayabusa ceases due to Euro4 emission regulations. This situation, and resulting media reports, may have caused confusion and misunderstand among U.S. consumers, media, and dealers.”
It all started when Suzuki Japan’s website announced that they will cease production of the bike. Certain publications jumped on it, by assuming the worse. The “obituary” had circulated the globe about a kabizillion times before considering the backdrop.
The manufacturer is merely stopping production of the Euro4-compliant Hayabusa meant for the European market.
It’s not bad news at all, since they will definitely debut a Euro5-complaint ‘Busa for 2020. Some say it will feature turbocharging, 1440cc engine, IMU, active suspension, etc. and more rumours.
