I beleive the average knowledge of motorcycle people thats not into the motor building / design aspect of it does not realise how tame the Hayabusa is tuned from the factory .
With cam lobe parameters and intake and exhaust phasing set with midrange in mind, yet a cylinder head and exhaust system designed well enough to allow these bikes to pull well up top but using moderate compression that allows use of 87 octane .The ZX-12R has more cam in them than Stage 1 Yoshimura's comparativley speaking , more compression but look what happens in the real world .
Everyone guns for beating a Busa . Say's alot if you ask me .
I think Suzuki might have done better by building the Busa with a nice 4-2-1 titanium exhaust just ready for a slip-on , set the compression at 11.5-1 and the equivalent of the Yosh stage 1's or a little hotter cams but still using a nice long life base circle for reliabilty w/o the need for heavy springs but would the world have been ready for it ?
Thats why I always thought Suzuki should build a true Limited Edition . One with a reworked motor ....and Brembo's
If they are king now , just think about the lore one of the above would bring about !
A stock Busa or one with a pipe and fuel map lays the power down right . While other bikes have the wheel in the air short shifting the Busa is moving from 1st through 6th with that ever so sweet second power hit once you shift into 5th and the timing is pulled .
These bikes have become legendary and from mild to wild they are as good as it gets for what they were designed for . Just try a longer two-up trip on a liter bike or 12R .
IMO of course but those that don't agree probably don't own a Busa , never rode a Busa and probably don't belong here for the most part
Well, HIM and Mountainmotor just for your info I own a Busa, ZX12R and have owned a ZX10R which I recently sold.
In my post there was no degrading of the Hayabusa. However lets face it, it's long in the tooth. Also, the fact is the ZX10R and the 2005 Zuk 1000 currently are the two fasted production sportbikes.
The length, torque is what makes the Busa a good open class sportbike. But most of the info you shared is nothing more than good baseline data. And you continue to over look the simple line, which is weight and horsepower. We're talking close to 80 to 90lbs wet difference. The reality is currently the kaw and suzuki liter bikes are faster off the showroon floor.
Also, please don't tell me about riding with a friend of a friend that owns a ZX10R or riding down a highway and happen to run up on a ZX10R and blowing them away. Just because I own a Hayabusa does not mean that I chose to disreguard other bikes or manufactures and/or people that chose to own them. I am bigger then that.
If you think your stock Hayabusa is all that, then go to your local bike night event or drag strip and challenge a ZX10R or a 2005 Suzuki 1000 with a rider of equal skills. If you want to save some money call and check with a friend or family member that truely follows drag racing and get your answer.
Matter of fact, some dealerships may have a salesman that's really into drag racing. Check with him.
Just two weeks ago the new Suzuki 1000's were going 9.30's to 9. teens in the SS class at prostar. This was with stock motor and at least 3 inched off the ground. There isn't a stock Hayabusa to date to go 9.20's or 9.teens in the SS class.
I am speaking facts not theories.
Zeke
p.s. Please let us know what you find out.
