2025 Busa

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7 wonders of motorcycles | Random Thoughts

I grabbed this from the Science Channel last night. I have all but quit smoking and my friggin back is out..... I have NOTHING better to do than pile up on the couch and watch TV - oh, and make vid clips....... A few thoughts (Random ones): * That silver and copper colored Busa is the best...
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At least the motor didn’t implode. …”the header springs called it a day” :laugh:

I raced a Dunstall Norton 750 with my CB750-4 once and his headers came loose too. Made a helluva racket!
 
I read that the complete TTS model would sell around 50K. The supercharger isn’t all they’ve done to it.
 
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Just came across this today. Some guy wants to beat John Noonans Record for an "open" Motorcycle. He is trying to do it on a road though. Guy named Ken Merena. It is a Turbo Hayabusa hiding somewhere under that god awful fairng. Looks like the old Harley Road Racing fairing on "Lucifers Hammer"...
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wellcraft said:
How many can afford to drop that kind of coin on a motorcycle?
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This is the point. When Suzuki designed the gen 3, instead of releasing a highly tuned motor able to slay litre bikes, which would have put the cost North of the current crop of litre bikes, they kept it accessible and affordable whilst refining what they already had AND complying with Euro 5! Many of those who believe Suzuki should have released something with a lot more power (either with a blower and/or funky tuning), probably couldn't afford the very high cost this would have entailed. The astronomical cost of the unreliable TTS is a taste of how expensive this could have been. So well done Suzuki for releasing a bike even I, on my public servant salary, could afford.
 
chrisso said:
This is the point. When Suzuki designed the gen 3, instead of releasing a highly tuned motor able to slay litre bikes, which would have put the cost North of the current crop of litre bikes, they kept it accessible and affordable whilst refining what they already had AND complying with Euro 5! Many of those who believe Suzuki should have released something with a lot more power (either with a blower and/or funky tuning), probably couldn't afford the very high cost this would have entailed. The astronomical cost of the unreliable TTS is a taste of how expensive this could have been. So well done Suzuki for releasing a bike even I, on my public servant salary, could afford.
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Here in Canada the Hayabusa is around $4k more than most liter bikes already....and even if Suzuki made the Hayabusa more powerful, it would still languish behind liter bikes when it came to power to weight ratios....

I think Suzuki knew this and gave a bike geared more for sport touring with the ability to be more if the owner so desires.

A smart plan on their part.
 
It’ll be boring colour changes til the model is all but done, it’s not just Suzuki that doesn’t have any colour creativity, Kawasaki is the one killing it with the throw back colour schemes.

Suzuki definitely could’ve changed more and kept it priced reasonable, the technology it had was merely scraped together off the V-Strom and GSXR, not like it was new technology they haven’t used, everything else is basically Gen 2 bar a few minor changes.
 
Dai. said:
It’ll be boring colour changes til the model is all but done, it’s not just Suzuki that doesn’t have any colour creativity, Kawasaki is the one killing it with the throw back colour schemes.

Suzuki definitely could’ve changed more and kept it priced reasonable, the technology it had was merely scraped together off the V-Strom and GSXR, not like it was new technology they haven’t used, everything else is basically Gen 2 bar a few minor changes.
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Actually from all I've read and seen on the Gen 3, other than the frame and maybe swingarm, nothing is Gen 2 based.......even the frame had a change to the steering head angle.....

The engine is a 1340 but has been totally reworked basically making it a different engine.......I figured if Suzuki was going to go as far as they did in the engine, they could have punched it out to 1441 pretty easily and made it put out over 200hp at the crank while still being Euro 5 compliant.

But, Suzuki decided there wasn't a big market for a hyperbike that is outclassed by liter bikes so went the safe route by making the user develop the bike into whatever they want........kind of a smart way to do it.
 
Bumblebee said:
Actually from all I've read and seen on the Gen 3, other than the frame and maybe swingarm, nothing is Gen 2 based.......even the frame had a change to the steering head angle.....

The engine is a 1340 but has been totally reworked basically making it a different engine.......I figured if Suzuki was going to go as far as they did in the engine, they could have punched it out to 1441 pretty easily and made it put out over 200hp at the crank while still being Euro 5 compliant.

But, Suzuki decided there wasn't a big market for a hyperbike that is outclassed by liter bikes so went the safe route by making the user develop the bike into whatever they want........kind of a smart way to do it.
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After riding my old Gen 3 for countless kms, they are very similar with a Gen2, more than one would think. Besides the styling they run and ride nearly the same.

Suzuki could have done alot of things with the 8 years + to develop the Gen 3. I was surprised to not see the Showa suspension or any decent quality upgrades that demanded the $28k here.
 
Dai. said:
After riding my old Gen 3 for countless kms, they are very similar with a Gen2, more than one would think. Besides the styling they run and ride nearly the same.

Suzuki could have done alot of things with the 8 years + to develop the Gen 3. I was surprised to not see the Showa suspension or any decent quality upgrades that demanded the $28k here.
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All good points....

They are $26K here before taxes and other costs.....almost $30k out the door.
 
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