2022 Suzuki Hayabusa Review | Cycle World
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- A high-speed blast down memory lane with Don Canet and the third-generation Hayabusa.
Riding the 2022 Suzuki Hayabusa in the canyons of Malibu, California, is a bit like taking a bazooka to a pistol range. You get a great sense of firepower, but really, not a taste of the full capabilities of the weapon. How far away is your target and how fast can you hit it? At least Malibu and the surrounding area isn’t all tight corners and bumps, so we had a few choice moments to explore the Hayabusa’s legendary firepower.
Our 180-mile 2022 Hayabusa GSX1300RR first ride gave us a good taste of what this redone icon is all about, but it sure seemed a long way and long time from the original 1999 Hayabusa model launch in Spain. We had an amazing life-changing day dragging fairings and engine covers at Circuit de Catalunya followed by a day of “On-Road Touring” that ended up with us sixth-gear-pinned on a Spanish freeway about five minutes after ride departure. And we rode like that all day, doing things on a motorcycle that mortals had never before experienced, because no motorcycle had ever been as fast, powerful, and competent as the Hayabusa. Our original Cycle World testbike did a 9.86-second quarter-mile with a 146-mph terminal speed, and achieved a 194-mph top speed past the CW radar gun. On our in-house Dynojet dyno, it made 161 hp at the wheel and 100 pound-feet of torque.
We will get full test numbers when we get our unit back at the office. Until then, I can say the new ‘Busa finds 145 mph in the blink of an eye and seems capable of lifting the front wheel at nearly any speed below that. And even though I burned less than a tank of gas on our ride, I have full confidence saying the bike’s superb balance and flexibility has been retained. It’s also still wicked fast-and remains big even if it is…lighter, perhaps? As a 6-foot-2 225-pounder, I feel right at home on the ‘Busa. Always have, from that first time I let the clutch out on pit lane at Catalunya and for the 12,000-something miles I put on our 1999 copper-colored long-termer. The Hayabusa was, in fact, my first long-term testbike when I was hired at the magazine.
As I approached the 2022 ‘Busa for my half-day ride from the hotel launching point, I thought the bike was more Hayabusa-looking than the press photos had suggested. I expected it might have gone a bit too lean-and-mean GSX-R, but in person it retains a strong family resemblance. The cockpit in particular is clearly descended from the first bike’s, with a similar damped-top-clamp treatment, large analog tach, and a speedo flanked by analog fuel and engine-temperature gauges. The bar damping is said to offer improved feel while also isolating bad vibes better. Our Glass Sparkle Black testbike with Candy Burnt Gold accents was a nice homage to the original bike.
It’s no surprise that the bore and stroke of the 1,340cc engine are unchanged, and that the intake ports and exhaust ports have identical spacing as the previous Hayabusa. This way all that existing aftermarket go-fast equipment will easily fall into place on the redesigned, stronger bottom end. The frame has a similar design as the Gen 1 and Gen 2 ‘Busas, as well, and the overall effect is that everyone with ‘Busa tuning experience is going to know exactly what to do.
Release the relatively easy-pull clutch lever and you are greeted with great feel and absolute authority over the engine/transmission interface. You can feel its meaty strength as you slip away from a stop and feed in throttle. In fact, you can leave a stop in fourth gear with relatively little effort and idle along at 18 mph and about 1,400 rpm once the clutch is engaged. The engine could run all day in fourth, from this slow traffic speed all the way to about 140 mph in this one gear. Thankfully there are six gears to choose from, now with clutchless quickshifting both up and down.
A few straight-line blasts in lower gears demonstrated that the Hayabusa’s eyeball-flattening performance is very much like it always has been. But it was grand to get onto the winding backroads of the Malibu mountains-bumps, rockfall, tar snakes, and all.
As we swung through the bends, all the torque needed for a brisk pace came while running 4,000-6,000 rpm. But when kicked up to 7,000-9,000, it started to get serious; you could really feel the rear tire start to work when exiting corners. Take it to the white-painted “happy zone” from 9,000 to the 11,000-rpm redline on the tach and… Holy warp drive.
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Man you got that beast way over on its side. Great job!
I love it. But it's coming in way to expensive still. My only problem with it. $22,900 Canadian. The 2nd gen was $15,300. I cant wrap my head around it. I'd love to see it at $17,999 or 18,999 at most! Kawasaki absolutely dominates it with their zx14r and h2sx se. Suzuki has the potential I know they do! But their 1000cc and literally everyone else's 1000cc is putting down better power numbers.
In South Africa 🇿🇦 the outgoing busa retailed for R205k, this new one is R340k.
Don't get the huge increase between the 2 models....
Not sure about the exchange rate but here in the UK their price is officially £17,555 but they can be found brand new for £15,300
Man gets a move on! Dragging all manner of body parts. Props to ya!
I kinda like the new busa, the more I read the more appealing it gets. Sub 10 1/4 mile. Looks pretty comfy. Niche yes. But seems to be a ‘worth a test ride
I not here to buy it, but I will take a test ride. I say the same thing.
@@badchad911 I bought one. Stunning machine. Owned 5 gen 1's over the years but this is on another level...
The fairings scraped before the pegs.. I think that's a design flaw.
Cool leathers!
Real instruments! Yay!
That’s all I have to say.
I'd like to see a matte finished one!
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Buy 1 wrap it.
Don still doing it!!!! I still have a ton of Cycle World mags. Would like to see Don & Earl Rowloff take a new Busa around Big Willow for some lap times& hear some input. Even some 1000s woo!!!!
Wow scraped the fairing 👀
Nice vid & review. I really like the latest 'Busa. The spec sheet keyboard warriors should really ride it before saying it isn't enough. Looks plenty lol.
The original busa came when litre class sportsbikes were struggling to make 160 bhp. That's why it was special. Same goes for the zx12r and zx14r. Thats no longer the case. Your argument is pointless.
@@arnoldtm31 Lol. Is that so? Fully aware of the 'Busa history thanks. Have you ridden the Gen 3 & have you taken it to the limit on the road? If so I'd love to see your review. At no point did I say it was the best or most powerful bike currently. I didn't even say this latest one is special. I just said 187bhp was plenty & too many people look at the spec sheet & never get within 10 meters of it before writing it off. People like you I imagine so ironically you've proved my point & it's actually your argument that's pointless lol.
@@ragerider6283 All bikes are limited to 186mph by the gentleman's agreement since the zx12r. The point is after you remove the limiter and gear it taller, it could leave everything else behind. That was the point. Hypersports tourers are built for one reason, straight line top speed and inline stability. Once you don't have the power and torque advantage, there's no point making those bikes any more.
@@arnoldtm31 Mine's not limited...I have a Gen 1, 1999 and it'll do 197mph and have done may times, Give it a little sniff, NOS, it'll do 209mph. So be quiet.
@@arnoldtm31 So I'm guessing you haven't ridden it then? I get where you're coming from & it may well be a sales flop but that wasn't my point. I agree it's not clear where it fits in but it does do something different to the Supersport 1000's, although if that's different enough remains to be seen. It's a hyper sports tourer & more comfortable, stable & torquey than the 1000's so still has that advantage at least & apparently pulls as quick if not quicker 0-60, 0-100 & standing 1/4 miles because of it. Regardless of what you & I think, sales will determine if it's a success or not so guess we'll just have to wait & see.
Great report thanks
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You'll be here pal, with us.... 😍😍
Pretty disappointed that the refresh didn't include a bump in horsepower. In a world of 200+ horsepower 1,000 cc sports bikes, this thing is a bit of a slug. The ZX-14r - the obvious competitor people are going to be comparing the Hayabusa against - makes 20 more horsepower and a bit more torque, and is only 10 pounds heavier. Oh, and it's significantly cheaper.
With this new 'Busa being more controllable, would you say that it CAN be a newbie bike? Newbie here, less than 5 months total riding experience 😐
Don't even go there! You wanna die, by all means get one. If you wanna live, stay the hell away from it!
There is definitely such a thing as too much power.
You're much better off getting something smaller and more controllable to start with. 5 months isn't long at all. How many miles you done in that time, and in what kinds of road/weather conditions?
You need to be riding a bike that you feel "at one" with, not one that looks cool, or is powerful. We're spoiled for choice right now, with regards to bikes, so go find something else with less power, that's more forgiving of your mistakes.
I'm happy to make some suggestions, if you'd like, but you're better off finding a bike that fits you like a tailor-made suit.
And binge watch the "MC Rider" channel first.
th-cam.com/users/MCridervideos
I've been riding since I was 17 I'm now 48 so 31 years of riding experience telling you not too do it just yet, give yourself at least 3 years of saddle time, slowly increase too bigger horsepower bikes in that time, learn your cornering, braking distance, gear choice, body position, and riding in all weather conditions etc, once you've mastered these go for it.
I got my first Hayabusa at the ripe old age of 47 after riding all sorts of big bikes including a unrestricted full powered zx12r but nothing compares too Suzuki's beast, The Hayabusa will kill you if you don't respect its power, It's an easy bike too ride but it gives you a false sense of security because if you twist that throttle too hard you'll be butting the horizon with your helmet before you can blink, beautiful bike and in my opinion still the top echelon of superbikes, slightly surpassed on power now but never equalled, it's legendary.
Stay safe and enjoy the journey 😎👍
Don't go there, few bikes if any mask speed above 200 km/h as good as the Busa. I rode one for nearly 15 mins and decided it was the most dangerous bike I have ever riden. On fast bikes, you get sucked into a false sense of being in control over the situation and that can quickly turn lethal. You can be at comfort with the speeds the Busa is capable of, but the environment around you is always waiting to strike. Clueless road users, weather conditions and the sheer volume of the now quite fast-moving traffic make for a lethal combo. Get the the Busa as the third bike in heirarchy. Get a middleweight like the R7 or Trident 660 and get used to the speed.
Hair color changed so now you're color coordinated and rocking those 20+ yr leathers...Better than me. I got more room in my helmet because I went bald...lol
Only Americans can describe 160 mph as a Buck-60….very funny!
When I heard this bike was getting an “update” I got excited… HOW on earth did Kawasaki change Hyperbikes forever with the H-2 but Suzuki churned out a THIRD GENERATION Busa that still has 90s teapot styling!? Seriously? The 3rd gen bike still needs bulbous fairings? They could slim this bike down & bring it into the 21st century while going 200mph. Enough is enough if & WHEN they have to kill this model off it will be b/c they failed to bring a 1300 Suzuki that ppl wanted to buy.
1995 called and wants it's leathers back!!!
1998, actually. 01:02
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Canet, they take you out of the nursing home just for this? Wish you were back full time.
Love and like for Hayabusa topic king of speed is back Hayabusa topic is love to watch
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This thing is already dated. Wouldn't surprise me if Suzuki went bankrupt this decade.
Yeah, so sad.
I agree
@@TylerTron21 So, what's that you wanted from Suzuki?
Too many of the same parts. Why is it not lighter? Is this the same company, that gave us the GSXR 750 Ltd.??? Remember??? Dry plate racing clutch, alu. gas tank, close ratio 6 speed, smooth bore carbs, remember? Why doesn't Suzuki bring something like that back??? How about something lighter, better suspension, and better brakes. Give it over 200 ponies,(turbocharged)
And stop eating the dust of Kawasaki's H-2s.......fuckers
another 'review' with a journalist flown in to stand in front of a press bike and say how amazing it is. Its no small wonder why these print based sites are going the way of the dinosaur. No offence to Canet, he's still a legend in the industry, but these OEM's need to be able to take criticism where its due. It does a disservice to the customer to have every new bike be 'awesome'.
So he's a legend without integrity? I would say Don would take offense, I know I do. And Cycle World is going nowhere; we are still largest motorcycle review and news site on the web.
13 years waiting for this???? this is nothing but an ugly facelift.