45 Days on a Gen3 Hayabusa - 2023 Pashnit Touring
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Tim, you might’ve touched on the subject already and I missed it but, would you say the gen3 is definitely the better bike of all 3 gens or is there something you miss from the 2 previous generations?
My brain remembers the Gen1 as the lighter bike. Maybe it's not and the threes gens are all the same platform, same weight, wheelbase, motor, etc, but I could toss the Gen1 around like it was a toy. Maybe I was younger (after all, that was 20 years ago) and more aggressive in my memory of the Gen1. My knee dragging days are in the past in my younger years so no plans to work up to that with the Gen3. It takes a bit of practice to work up to that confidence level to ride like as fun as it is. The Gen2 also was a knee drag machine, all day long.
Main difference with the Gen3 is the Cruise Control. Dumb as it sounds. I use it all day long, plus to get all these backwards shots while riding. I had a Throttlemeister on the last five motorcycles, it works exactly as designed, but an electronic cruise feels like lightyears jump to a modern motorcycle compared to the sheer brute rawness my Gen1 had. Let's make an obvious observation that the Gen3 is the more advanced of the three Gens and for someone like myself that only uses the bike for tour & travel, the little details like cruise, a temp gauge (snowflakes, flying birds, go far, go fast! LOL) and heated grips feels like light years we've advanced.
However, the teething problems the Gen3 has with the Hot Start Issue are really inexcusable in my view though combined with zero response from our Suzuki Overlords as if there isn't an issue (we'll act like it doesn't exist & it will go away) that affects a strong percentage of the Gen3s, some have it, some don't, just make the issue worse. I can live with the recalls - I finally got mine for the brake master cylinder and I need to take care of that. My Gen3 does exactly what the recall describes. Pull the brake lever for the first half of its travel & nothing happens. Really Suzuki? First year bikes have recalls, that's the nature of the business.
But overall, it's really to me about the styling and the look. The Hayabusa has always had a very distinctive look going all the way back 20 years to my blue/silver '00. Very first time I ever saw a Hayabusa in 1999 I knew I had to own that bike (I had a ZX-11D at the time). I've always been enamored with the way this bike looks. And I love the look of the new Gen3, even despite how many people whined and cried about it when it was first announced & the spec sheet released, it's perfect for me and the type of riding I do.
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But stay tuned, to some new coming! <insert maniacal laughter>
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