That was awesome!! I had a Turbo'd 1100 and a Busa ! I was always scared that engine was going to blow up in between my legs everytime I heard that turbo spool but I still miss my bikes..
I was a service technician at a Houston area Suzuki dealership when the Busa was first introduced, and I was at the '01 factory update seminar when they announced the gentlemen's agreement. The Suzuki factory rep said that fear of government regulation was not the sole reason for limiting speed, the AMA and FIM told the manufacturers they were getting out of control and that 300 Km/Hr was the fastest that a motorcycle could go in a road-racing competition setting. They were also aware that it took most of us about 5 minutes to figure out how to override the speed limiter. One of the first changes they had to make to Busa engine was the cam chain tensioner. The first ones were ratcheting automatics and some failed, ended up bending the valves and occasionally breaking the crankshaft. The second ones were manual and some had the same results. The final recall repair kit came in 2001. In that kit was a new cam chain guide and new tensioner that was designed to use oil pressure provided by a hose that we had connect to the front oil galley via a banjo bolt, and two zip ties to prevent the cam chain from jumping when the kit was installed. One side note is that most of the broken crankshaft repairs I made out of warranty ended up stroker kits. I look back on those days and I'm amazed I'm over 50 years old now.
My Hayabusa was one of the best bikes I've ever owned. I put 70,000 km's on it and ran NOS. Never even had to change the clutch. I toured all over Canada with it. Indestructible bike.
@@am0804because someone only has the information available on the internet and no seat time, reminds of walking around in high school when everyone had car magazines and an opinion with no car
We are so fortunate to be in a time where we have access to all this information in such an organized fashion. Thank you so much for making this video. I love learning something new everyday!
It really is crazy isn't it. I'm old enough to remember when the internet wasn't a thing, you had magazines, books, TV and documentaries... that was about it.
@@mechveteran01 same man. I’m 35 and our family didn’t get a computer until I was in 6th grade. Even the TH-cam was nothing near what it is today. I hated learning as a kid and couldn’t stand school. Now I love learning because we have teachers that can relate the subject to real life scenarios.
Right! Nobody talks about it but it's a god-tier skill to be able to shove a ton of knowledge into someone's head, so efficiently. It's not easy to do and most people can't do it.
Radical also uses the stock 1340 Hayabusa in SR3's and SR1's. They also make a bespoke 1500 stroker Busa motor that pushes out 220 at the crank. The SR8 used a macro block V8 with stock cylinder barrels and heads from the Hayabusa spanning from 2.6-3.2 litre V8 that revs up to 10,500 RPM!
@Bed of Fire or Decompose unfortunately due to the high stress on the motor/transmission (both in the same casing when you're talking just the haybusa) reliability is a bigger problem. 1500cc motors only get around 60 hours of life. This is mainly a timeline based on transmission life
Had a busa until last year, wildest bike I think I'll ever ride in my entire life. On the group I rode with, not a single bike can catch up in a straight line, and the turns aren't bad either despite it's massive size. Changed it for a BMW GS this year, Hayabusa's power scared me away from sport bikes now lol but it will always accompany me in my chest, quite literally; made a gold chain with it's kanji to mark my favorite bike I've ever owned.
@@difflocktwo well I guess for me it's manageable, mind you I'm not from the states so bikes here are cheaper and insurance isn't mandatory (taxes also get a lot cheaper the older a bike is, so that helps)
Had a 2002 Midnight Falcon Edition back in the day with an extended swingarm, was just an absolute rocket and so comfortable as a touring bike. Suzuki nailed it in every possible way. Such a great bike.
I watch a lot documentaries on TH-cam to occupy my mind. You’re one of the best. On point. No lame attempts at jokes. Great charisma and you put things well like “this is the end of super bikes but let’s be happy it happened at all” well said man. You’re gonna be big.
@@michaeldriver127 I missed my chance! I used to work at a Benz dealer that sold their Smart franchise when they were going all electric and had some sitting around for really cheap.
Always wanted a busa, now have one. Best bike I've ever rode by far. Most iconic bike ever produced, everyone else has always tried to match its reputation and failed. Will never part with mine, busa boy for life.
I remember being at the LA Motorcycle Show when the ZX11 was introduced. I was speaking with a Rep from Kawasaki. He told me the original cams designed for the bike were replaced and timing was retarded to get the bike UNDER 200mph. Would love to find a ZX11 and those original cam grind specs.😁😁😁
The ZX11 / ZZ-R 1100 was an extremely fast bike in its prime... Some of the C models I've heard had a few issues mainly in regards to the gearbox. Apparently the original gearbox couldn't handle the torque at the time and if the bike was rammed from pull it sometimes jumped out of 2nd gear. Bearing in mind that the ZX11 is basically it's predecessor's engine which was the ZX10 TOMCAT just with a displacement increase along with minor engine upgrades. From the ' D ' model that was launched in early 93' those issues were eliminated but the bike now was quite a bit heavier with a more sleeker appearance and with a twin ram air system induction system which ( apparently ) made up for the added weight and a softer rear suspension and increase width on the rear wheel from a 17 inch up to an 18 inch which caused the bike to be more of a hyper sports tourer than its previous model but even faster at the redline... I have much respect for the ZZ-R 1100.
Funny that they'd retard it,if you meant just the cam timing ,that'll add up top and take from down low. Nothing's impossible,if all they did was retard can timing I'd bet some machine work can get that back for you.
@@MrTheHillfolk it's the opposite. Retarded timing increases bottom end, taking away from the top. That, along with the change in camshafts, decreased top end. Their desired goal.
My Blackbird was stolen twice. When it was recovered the second time, it fit on a shipping pallet. Something major must have happened for it to get that mangled. I low-key hope it wrote the final chapter in the person who stole it their life. I use to take it to the track. The other riders said I looked like Hailey’s Comet as I threw sparks. The Blackbird wasn’t designed for the track as everything was placed low. Insurance gave me enough to buy an older F3 (600cc). It was a great track bike. It would overheat if I let it idle for too long. I usually parked it the back alley, but my landlord decided to re-pave the parking spots. The first night it was parked on the street, a drunk woman in a minivan hit everything on my side of the street. Cars were pushed into cars & a car was pushed into my bike. She didn’t have insurance and there were at least a dozen cars with significant damage. I was SOL.
Oh man I nearly cried reading this. Just one mangled bike was terrible enough, but TWO mangled bikes???? I'm so sorry for you I hope your luck is better these days.
There's fast little cars in Japan that have Hayabusa engines. There's a couple of airplanes that are powered by Hayabusa engines. They're fast to be sure, but what gets me about them is the engineering.
Had a Gen2 for 7 years and loved it. Only changed bikes because the riding position got to me in the end. I needed something more upright. But I enjoyed the Busa immensely. It's one of those bikes that everyone should own.
We knew Bill and sponsored his bike. You can see our sticker on the front under aim at 7:36 Zip Sensors. We met him when I was running my turbo zx14 in okachobee FL. We made custom egts and other sensors for him. He was a gentleman and a good friend. Sad news and loss for motorsports the day he went.
I've always thought that the people who ride Liter Bikes have accepted death, and there's almost nothing you could do to scare someone who thinks going 175+ on two wheels is not fast enough lol
@@bakters i ride sportbikes at 180mph and pull wheelies at 120 and run from cops on dirtbikes for fun after work and snowboard alone in avalanche zones and do basejumping but if a 2ft long snake was to be near me i would get the biggest panic attack ever
I had the 1st hayabusa Green Bay ever sold back in 1999. It was ordered the day the literature came out and took months to come in. It was a great wheelie bike. Unbelievably stable at 200+
The replacement for displacement is Chris moores Suzuki gsxr 1000. He went 5:96 at 230mph in the quarter mile (1320ft) no slick and wheelie bar. It’s the fastest no bar street tire motorcycle on the planet. And it’s not even close. And yes it’s faster then a Hayabusa has that 1000 holds the world record.
I'm not a motorcycle guy, but even I remember going to drag strips in college and seeing the first long-tail turbo Hayabusas at the strip doing ungodly times.
This motorcycle it's a legend, that has a rock solid engine, and has gained perhaps the more abundant aftermarket with mods and parts of every kind, so it's relatively ease to build a monster on two wheels (if you have the money)
I mean... Mercury Marine legitimately gets up to some absolutely CRAZY shit sometimes with their racing MerCrusiers, sooooo... This could totally actually be done and make an awesome video. 🤷
Remember seeing a test drive of sorts years ago. It was done on a airfield runway. The police was measuring the speeds with their radars. The end result for Hayabusa is something that i will always remember. Police: You you drive little bit slower? You were too fast for our radar
Bikes are cool, but I also have been fascinated by the old Taurus SHOs. The Yamaha V6 in the 1st and 2nd gen and Cossworth/Yamaha V8 in the 3rd gen were always exciting.
Any car engine that Yamaha helped to design turned to something special. Original Taurus SHO, Toyota's 1.8L in Celica GT-S, 4.8 V10 in Lexus LFA and others.
2007 to 2015? I think Volvo S80 have a Yamaha V8 in them, I had one, comfy car, and with an exhaust they sound nice too even if they aren't a rocket ship. I have a few Triumph Super III with the Cosworth tweaked engines.
Buddy of mine has a turbo "Busa that he drag races- extended swingarm and all the goodies. Once he got used to it, watched him at our local strip-1/4 mile-7.76@177. Yeah, they really do go!
In my younger days I rode a turbocharged and intercooled BMW K75s that developed 170hp. It topped out at 173mph and change and since the speedo didn't go that high, I had to measure the circ of the rear tire and do the math to get my very top speed from the RPM and final drive ratio. I worked at Luftmeister in Paramount CA and lived in Simi Valley and my run to work was at triple digits every. single. day. Work started at 10am so I had the road to myself, mostly. Fun times. I'd like to get my paws on one of these Hayabusas and wring it out across Montana.
That is probably the best way to work out theoretical top speed, you will probably have a little clutch 'creep' and tyre drag but it should be close. I did the same years ago after I had my 490 Maico topped out on a firebreak in the woods, worked out around 130mph which was much too fast on dirt track less than 2ft wide
I have a real pretty copper 99 busa. By far my favorite bike ever, I can’t wait to turbo it. The power is already insane. I’ve also owned a 93 zx11, still had the power to snap your neck back. A zx12r would be fun too lol
Leave it as it is, you have more than enough power, and you could put in real danger testing a turbo busa, not to mention that the bike will loose value after the mod...
The 1st gen was the fastest stock bike .. They're rare in gold and silver nowdays . A lad i know had a turbo charged one and dominated drag races on that thing .. Awesome bike !!!
Worked at a Suzuki Dealer back when the 300 km/hr limit was set. At the yearly new model / product class the instructor said to us the bike is limited to 186 mph in....TOP gear(6th) via the ECU but can be easily bypassed by regearing final drive and droppin down to 5th .....he also said the US hadnt passed a speed limit law yet but the OEMs hoy together and in Japan that was 300 km/hr. They did it first to keep the speed wars alive for a couple more years by acting like they were complying. He was 109% accurate on all points.
My first road bike was a 1981 Honda CB900F Super Sport. The power was addicting, I put 400 miles on it riding the freeways in the Western Suburbs of Chicago the Friday night I picked it up before getting home. Not sure how I survived that bike.
CC that was my first moto-commuter and I loved it until I got addicted to real speed 1984 VF1000F that I purchased while on travel and drove across country! I've since retired to Harley-Davidson's motorcycles!
@@boomerzman6148 My SV650 with intake, fueling, suspension and exhaust mods was a fantastic sport bike for the canyons. I now ride a 2014 DL1000 A (V Strom).
my dads cousin had a banshee quad bike fitted with a custom Hayabusa engine and it had Nos injection, it was made for sand drags. he said it was the scariest thing he had ever been on and that was without using the Nos. I dont know much about bikes but it use to get raced at Ponde if i recall correctly.
Yep, these Suzuki Hayabusa,s immediately takes me back to this guy (Hayabusa Custom) that took brand new Hayabusa,s and then do a complete custom job on them. What a work of Art and I still remember his beautiful show stopper bike, called the Ghost if I remember correctly. 👍👍
Excellent Video, I began riding motorcycles in 1968, I've had some very fast bikes and some of the one's that were the beginning of the super bikes, this is my first video on this channel and you have a new subscriber, Thank you Sir. 🏍
Really cool video! I've always loved the Busa because my father was a huge Suzuki fan and rode many of there bikes. The Busa was his dream bike but he never had the chance to get one unfortunately. What has got me really curious an excited is the new Kawasaki ZX4R bikes! Maybe you could do a video on them sometime?
Great Video Thank you. I grew up thru all the bike era as a youngster. First bike was a 50cc Garelli then Zundaps ,Kreidlers, Yamaha, Suzuki 750 water-pumper. Kawasaki Tripple Mach 3 ,etc. The greatest era of 2 strokes.Then came the Honda K0 then my first Big bike was a Kawasaki z1000 .Drag Raced Suzuki Katana's as well as Kawasaki Z1000 street turbo class. Very little mods except welded cranks and Alternator welding on the Suzukis amongst perhaps valves ,springs and pistons cams etc but not radical machining or mods. Built many bolt on street turbo kits for clients ,most engines were bullet proof from the factory. Always been a Kawasaki Lover and still am. They were always the fastest around generally. Having said that . I have not seen catastrophic failures on any Superbike engines unless pushed way beyond limits on mods. We did few mods and turbos and they ran awsome. Bike engines are there to be used and abused. They were in the old days anyhow.. Not sure now what's around. Some are better and even more reliable than other makes I guess. When the Busa came out it was no doubt a gamechanger and set a standard. I Have built a 2nd Generation Busa turbo and it's fitted into a fiat 500. I am to old and scared to ride bikes now. Done it all and wonder that I and many friends are still alive after what chances we took.Unfortunately many guys I know were not lucky. Some were hosed off the tarmac by the cleanup crew.There was only one throttle position and that was wide open. No regrets. After building such a legendary bike as the Busa and many other great bikes it is a pity that Suzuki pulled out of Moto GP.
Same eara as me (and we have the same name! Turbo Busa in a Fiat 500 sounds a lot of fun, original or the new extra large one? I remember seeing an original Fiat 500 with a Rover V-8 at Santa Pod in the 80's (Poddington, England)
Love my 2000 TL1000R!! I will never part w that bike, it has every avail carbon part on it, even painted over the CF weave w the yellow factory paint scheme over it and where it would have been black we let the carbon weave show through! So at a glance it looks “somewhat” stock but if you know the bike you’d see it’s far from it! Looks great w the beautiful BST Carbon wheels as well! Building a blown Gen 2 Hayabuss now but love my TL!! Great to see your TLS/R comment, my TLR gets more attention at bike events than any other bike I own!
Way way back in 1999 I passed my test (UK) and got an SV650s (Yellow and utterly gorgeous). A year later I took my mates dad's Busa for a spin, I WAS SHITTING MYSELF. But I didn't need to, it was actually a really refined, easy and friendly ride. Open it and cane it, and it would kill you faster than a .50 cal and do more damage. It still astonishes me that the Busa will break ALMOST ALL speed limits across the world.... in first gear!
I had a friend who owned a "Busa".. I had a '99 Yamaha VMAX. We did a little comparison race. Starting from 55 and both bikes in top gear. Me in fifth and him in sixth. We twisted our throttles at the same time.. at 125mph, he began to run, not walk away and then after he beat me.. We slowed down to about 75... and he maintained his speed beside me and began downshifting into FIRST gear. I could hear his motor screaming.. and then he gave it more throttle and I paced him doing 85. WOW..! I was impressed.
Peregrine Falcon "Hayabusa" in Japanese, the peregrine falcon can reach speeds 180 - 200mph in a dive to catch prey. Hence the fastest production motorcycle being named Hayabusa when introduced in 1999. "They are the fastest animal on the planet. When they attack a prey bird, in a hunting dive called a “stoop,” they reach speeds in excess of 300 kph. Some birds have been recorded diving at an incredible 390 kph. To breathe while traveling at such speeds, the bird has a specialized respiratory system." "The lungs are supplemented by air sacs where gas exchange does not occur, but from where air is pumped into the lungs to keep them inflated at all times, even when the bird is breathing out. Peregrine falcons also have special cones in their nostrils to regulate air flow when diving at high speeds. The heart is as strong as the bird is fast, beating 268 times per minute. Food: Medium-size birds, watch out; Blackbirds, ducks, shorebirds, ptarmigans, grouse, doves and songbirds - peregrine falcons prey almost exclusively on other birds. In cities, they will take pigeons and starlings."
the time effort and quality u put into this video is amazing....couldnt skip even a second...great job bro...would love to get a busa someday...actually quite inexpensive in India
Awesome video! Its really cool seeing forced induction mods/builds in the motorcycle scene taking off so much over the last decade. I work at a bike (performance oriented) shop & factory race team, which is a dream job in its entirety, however my absolute favourite jobs are the big hp turbo builds we've done on many bikes, but by far the gsxr1300 and the zx14r are the most insane platforms to build on. Have built two zx14's now that surpass 450hp on kill/high boost, and a cosy safe reliable 300hp on low!
There has never been a GSX1300R, it's just a GSX, Sport Tourer
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Never had a Hayabusa but I had a CBR 1100 XX, the smoothest bike I ever had, and then a ZX12r which was a powerhouse for me even faster than the first Gen busa. What a beautiful era.
You are mistaken on so many levels. Busa's are not cornering machines like your canyon carver. Therefore ya have to compare apples to apples. My 636R would destroy your 400 and make it cry like i just took your lunch money and Candy too. Would you happen to be anywhere near the Tail of the Dragon or maybe Skyline Dr?? I would so enjoy proving you wrong.
I've owned over 40 motorcycles in my lifetime, including the ZX11, Blackbird and the Hayabusa. The Blackbird was a beautiful bike but not really that much faster than the ZX11. The Hayabusa though, that thing was a bloody rocketship. I loved mine but i was riding around like a fucking maniac and with young kids at home I figured it was best that I sell it. Of all the bikes I've owned, that isn the one i miss the most.
Ok hear me out.... We take a highly modified Hayabusa engine and put in a 50's VW Beetle. We then paint it like Herbie and under the hood we put "Herbie's little secret."
I have a Turbo Busa. They aren’t just used to make ungodly amounts of power for bikes. A few sports car manufacturers use them and lots of people do custom car engines with them. Westfield megabusa uses them and caterham and Aerial Atom makes a V8 out of 2 engines for their cars and does a supercharged V8. I’ve also seen them in bubble cars doing stupid speeds even bending chassis due to the power.
I had an 05 busa and an 05 zx10R. I took both bikes to the drag strip and I was shocked that the zx10R was quicker and faster at the drag strip with me riding both bikes. I sold the busa not long after that.
the first time I saw this bike was in 2008 here on YT. it was a video recorded on a dashboard camera showing the absurd speed of 300km/h in less than 30 seconds. I thought it couldn't be true but after some research to find out what it is I duscivered out that it is the king of bikes.
No .... 4 cylinder reving to 10.5k rpm stroke it and big bore and see if it can rev to 10.5k susuki know what there doing, you dont. They spent lots of money and time making the most powerfull bike engine, you didn't.
@@kovacevd who is this susuki that I have never heard of? 'Suzuki' doing the research for long term and reliability. You can still do high revolution with bigger bore, long stroke is the challenge. Also having bigger stroke means bigger displacement, so force induction can be introduced. Making the cylinder bigger by those methods means lower compression ratio.
It was actually a car commercial in Europe that killed the speed wars. On the Autobahn a BMW and a Mercedes both handshake agreement limited to 155 mph were cruising side by side in their respective lanes when you heard a noise coming up from the back and the Suzuki Hayabusa lane split them at 194 miles an hour. The European government told the motorcycle manufacturers you restrict their speed or we will step in and do it for you. That's where the magic 186 mph came from.
I remember when I was about 20 looking for a CBR 600; or GSX-R 600 and remember seeing a bunch of Busas for sale with almost no miles on them. I wonder if a bunch of people bought to much bike and were scared of them.
Thats exactly what happened... Hayabusa gen 1 is scary not only because of hp but the delivery is just insane . Today bikes literally do everything for you, back then it was all on you.
@@ΑλεξανδροςΑμανατιδης-ι7ε I still want a bike and I can afford what I want. However watching how people drive in the USA keeps me away from one. It doesn't matter if you're in the right because if you get hit by a car on a bike you are going to have a bad time. It's just not worth it to me anymore. Maybe get back into mountain biking again.
@@bmstylee Definitely riding a bike is very dangerous . I would probably never have owned a bike if i was in a city but i live in a village i use it to move to near cities so i mostly drive highways and A B roads . Also i am in Greece people here drive terribly here as well i almost got hit by a car 3 times is one year .
Depends some on how you ride. The busa is longer and heavier than the smaller sport bikes. Makes them stable and pretty comfortable. They actually make pretty good touring bikes. And, the large powerband can make them really nice to ride since you have power in any gear at almost any rpm. Often they didn’t get many miles since they it seems most were bought for show. They’d get pulled out every so often to show off then put away again.
It'll happen once battery tech is mature. You'd need a machine with more range and power than a Supersport. Once you have both, ICE is dead in motorcycles.
Good video! Bikes are another level. Unfortunately, they are too dangerous for the average family man. I bought one and couldn't stay off the throttle. I had to sell of it, or it would have killed me.
Thats why I got a honda shadow! I love speed too much. Its perfect for just cruising around on a beautiful day in some local state parks, and just fast enough to comfortably keep up with traffic 👍
I had the Hyabusa and superblackbirds , 4 in total , the blackbird was the better machine in my opinion, I had a lot of big bikes over a 20 yr period, an 06 zx10r was my favourite bike of lots owned , cheers Shane uk 🇬🇧 , ps I rode them all very hard to there limits
Her: “He’s probably out with other girls”
Me: * *watches why turbo hayabusa beats everything at 4 am* *
Lol I'm reading this at 3:50am.
😂😂😂😂😂
I am reading this at 4:04 indian time .... Shitttt
5 AM for me lol
2:48 am here
311.94 MPH is 502.02 KM/H - this thing was faster than the Chiron SS years before it even debuted. BIll Warner is a MADMAN.
Turbos do alot lol
@@1DS9 aero does even more
@@TheArvys123 lol
@@TheArvys123 busa are one of the most aerodynamic bikes
@@1DS9WMC250EV just pulled that 1st place for that.
That was awesome!! I had a Turbo'd 1100 and a Busa ! I was always scared that engine was going to blow up in between my legs everytime I heard that turbo spool but I still miss my bikes..
yum yum my aircooled 90hp Bandit12 quickly left the chat..
@@fidelcatsro6948 😂🤣😂🤣
have you ever gone 500kmph ?
If only you cut the turbo I half and made half of it see thru I’d love to see a video on how turbos work inside and out
Busa nickname is nutcracker
More bikes?
🙏🏾
gotta have one on the r1, crossplane crank is pretty unique
edit to add: ninja h2 please
yes bro🤙
Absolutely
Of course!
I was a service technician at a Houston area Suzuki dealership when the Busa was first introduced, and I was at the '01 factory update seminar when they announced the gentlemen's agreement. The Suzuki factory rep said that fear of government regulation was not the sole reason for limiting speed, the AMA and FIM told the manufacturers they were getting out of control and that 300 Km/Hr was the fastest that a motorcycle could go in a road-racing competition setting. They were also aware that it took most of us about 5 minutes to figure out how to override the speed limiter. One of the first changes they had to make to Busa engine was the cam chain tensioner. The first ones were ratcheting automatics and some failed, ended up bending the valves and occasionally breaking the crankshaft. The second ones were manual and some had the same results. The final recall repair kit came in 2001. In that kit was a new cam chain guide and new tensioner that was designed to use oil pressure provided by a hose that we had connect to the front oil galley via a banjo bolt, and two zip ties to prevent the cam chain from jumping when the kit was installed. One side note is that most of the broken crankshaft repairs I made out of warranty ended up stroker kits. I look back on those days and I'm amazed I'm over 50 years old now.
@thedogsbutler7046 - I bet you have some great stories. Thanks for sharing your experiences- sounds like it was a lot of fun in that era.
Thanks unc, I wanna hear more of your busa stories from back in the day if you ever get to read this comment
My Hayabusa was one of the best bikes I've ever owned. I put 70,000 km's on it and ran NOS. Never even had to change the clutch. I toured all over Canada with it. Indestructible bike.
It's because the GSX 1300 is a 'Sport Tourer' same as Katana's and not a GSX-R
Stop telling lies lad you had a superdream lad
@@billybarr7443what’s the point in being negative man
@@am0804because someone only has the information available on the internet and no seat time, reminds of walking around in high school when everyone had car magazines and an opinion with no car
We are so fortunate to be in a time where we have access to all this information in such an organized fashion. Thank you so much for making this video. I love learning something new everyday!
It really is crazy isn't it. I'm old enough to remember when the internet wasn't a thing, you had magazines, books, TV and documentaries... that was about it.
@@mechveteran01 same man. I’m 35 and our family didn’t get a computer until I was in 6th grade. Even the TH-cam was nothing near what it is today.
I hated learning as a kid and couldn’t stand school. Now I love learning because we have teachers that can relate the subject to real life scenarios.
yall have a problem with books and school, youtube helps when you have a learning disability 👍
Right!
Nobody talks about it but it's a god-tier skill to be able to shove a ton of knowledge into someone's head, so efficiently. It's not easy to do and most people can't do it.
so what is your problem with that 😐
There's a reason the Hayabusa is talked about like a mythic creature. Its a miracle of engineering.
Oh sleeper guy. Respectable.
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It was specifically called Hayabusa (Black Bird killer) in response to Honda's 1100cc Black Bird
That it is !!!!
@@batata1979 the origins of the name makes it 10x cooler, i dont have one but i just like saying boosa
Radical also uses the stock 1340 Hayabusa in SR3's and SR1's. They also make a bespoke 1500 stroker Busa motor that pushes out 220 at the crank. The SR8 used a macro block V8 with stock cylinder barrels and heads from the Hayabusa spanning from 2.6-3.2 litre V8 that revs up to 10,500 RPM!
Like Lotus/Cosworth's 3 liter V8 that revs to around 10k and sounds like a F1 engine, pretty gnarly.
@Bed of Fire or Decompose unfortunately due to the high stress on the motor/transmission (both in the same casing when you're talking just the haybusa) reliability is a bigger problem. 1500cc motors only get around 60 hours of life. This is mainly a timeline based on transmission life
Didn't Ariel do a limited run v8 atom with a custom bottom end and busa cylinder heads too?
@@goosenotmaverick1156 the Ariel runs a V8 but I believe it's based off of a Honda motorcycle engines
Most aerodynamic lol. It looks like a fat sea lion
Had a busa until last year, wildest bike I think I'll ever ride in my entire life. On the group I rode with, not a single bike can catch up in a straight line, and the turns aren't bad either despite it's massive size. Changed it for a BMW GS this year, Hayabusa's power scared me away from sport bikes now lol but it will always accompany me in my chest, quite literally; made a gold chain with it's kanji to mark my favorite bike I've ever owned.
You swimmin in kesh money?
@@difflocktwo no? I just sell a bike and get the next one, always old and used, I don't have them all at the same time lol
@@PocketGameplaysBR Insurance/maintenance alone would bankrupt me.
@@difflocktwo well I guess for me it's manageable, mind you I'm not from the states so bikes here are cheaper and insurance isn't mandatory (taxes also get a lot cheaper the older a bike is, so that helps)
Stop telling lies lad
Had a 2002 Midnight Falcon Edition back in the day with an extended swingarm, was just an absolute rocket and so comfortable as a touring bike. Suzuki nailed it in every possible way. Such a great bike.
Agreed - having ridden all four brands including Yammie, Kawa and Honda - to me the Suzuki was just perfect in every detail - I could not fault it
No body asked bro sorry 😐
@@mariocooldude9092 somethings burning
@@mariocooldude9092*Everybody asked for that.
I watch a lot documentaries on TH-cam to occupy my mind. You’re one of the best. On point. No lame attempts at jokes. Great charisma and you put things well like “this is the end of super bikes but let’s be happy it happened at all” well said man. You’re gonna be big.
Learned a lot from this video 👍🏼😎
the hayabusa swapped smart cars are probably my favorite
Was just about to put down the TH-cam... Thanks.
Wait what? Lol thats a thing?
@@JesseDishner it is... Totally validates buying a smart car now.
@@JesseDishner there's even one that's turbocharged
@@michaeldriver127 I missed my chance! I used to work at a Benz dealer that sold their Smart franchise when they were going all electric and had some sitting around for really cheap.
Always wanted a busa, now have one. Best bike I've ever rode by far. Most iconic bike ever produced, everyone else has always tried to match its reputation and failed. Will never part with mine, busa boy for life.
Same!! You are 10000% correct
The only thing that ever scared me more than a Hayabusa was a Triumph Speed Triple
Your life might not be long
Until you ride a VMAX
Same here Brotha,,,,, r-6, GSXR -750 and finally a Blackbird dream bike,,,, smooth and vicious !! At 60 My last bike as well
I remember being at the LA Motorcycle Show when the ZX11 was introduced. I was speaking with a Rep from Kawasaki. He told me the original cams designed for the bike were replaced and timing was retarded to get the bike UNDER 200mph. Would love to find a ZX11 and those original cam grind specs.😁😁😁
Even better was when the zx12r came out. And boosted 12's are absolute animals.
They make even bigger cams for those bikes.
The ZX11 / ZZ-R 1100 was an extremely fast bike in its prime...
Some of the C models I've heard had a few issues mainly in regards to the gearbox. Apparently the original gearbox couldn't handle the torque at the time and if the bike was rammed from pull it sometimes jumped out of 2nd gear. Bearing in mind that the ZX11 is basically it's predecessor's engine which was the ZX10 TOMCAT just with a displacement increase along with minor engine upgrades. From the ' D ' model that was launched in early 93' those issues were eliminated but the bike now was quite a bit heavier with a more sleeker appearance and with a twin ram air system induction system which ( apparently ) made up for the added weight and a softer rear suspension and increase width on the rear wheel from a 17 inch up to an 18 inch which caused the bike to be more of a hyper sports tourer than its previous model but even faster at the redline... I have much respect for the ZZ-R 1100.
Funny that they'd retard it,if you meant just the cam timing ,that'll add up top and take from down low.
Nothing's impossible,if all they did was retard can timing I'd bet some machine work can get that back for you.
@@MrTheHillfolk it's the opposite. Retarded timing increases bottom end, taking away from the top. That, along with the change in camshafts, decreased top end. Their desired goal.
My Blackbird was stolen twice. When it was recovered the second time, it fit on a shipping pallet. Something major must have happened for it to get that mangled. I low-key hope it wrote the final chapter in the person who stole it their life.
I use to take it to the track. The other riders said I looked like Hailey’s Comet as I threw sparks. The Blackbird wasn’t designed for the track as everything was placed low. Insurance gave me enough to buy an older F3 (600cc). It was a great track bike. It would overheat if I let it idle for too long. I usually parked it the back alley, but my landlord decided to re-pave the parking spots. The first night it was parked on the street, a drunk woman in a minivan hit everything on my side of the street. Cars were pushed into cars & a car was pushed into my bike. She didn’t have insurance and there were at least a dozen cars with significant damage. I was SOL.
Crazy story. 😢
damn
Gotta love having insurance and them not paying for shit.
Oh man I nearly cried reading this. Just one mangled bike was terrible enough, but TWO mangled bikes???? I'm so sorry for you I hope your luck is better these days.
That is BS. Some people are just garbage. This is why i keep my bike in my house lol
There's fast little cars in Japan that have Hayabusa engines. There's a couple of airplanes that are powered by Hayabusa engines. They're fast to be sure, but what gets me about them is the engineering.
Had a Gen2 for 7 years and loved it. Only changed bikes because the riding position got to me in the end. I needed something more upright. But I enjoyed the Busa immensely. It's one of those bikes that everyone should own.
Not me hitting the like button before the ad even ends because I already know this is going to be amazing keep them coming!!!
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Every single video he's done!
We knew Bill and sponsored his bike. You can see our sticker on the front under aim at 7:36 Zip Sensors. We met him when I was running my turbo zx14 in okachobee FL. We made custom egts and other sensors for him. He was a gentleman and a good friend. Sad news and loss for motorsports the day he went.
I've always thought that the people who ride Liter Bikes have accepted death, and there's almost nothing you could do to scare someone who thinks going 175+ on two wheels is not fast enough lol
Some people only feel truly alive when their system is flooded with adrenaline.
Don't tell anyone, but you could scare me with a mouse.
thats why you gotta do it on 1 wheel
@@skwissgaar_skwigelf_kdz3251 its just a different experience. Nissan gtr at 187mph or Yamaha R1 at 187mph feels different
@@bakters i ride sportbikes at 180mph and pull wheelies at 120 and run from cops on dirtbikes for fun after work and snowboard alone in avalanche zones and do basejumping but if a 2ft long snake was to be near me i would get the biggest panic attack ever
I'm glad it happened too.
Gen 2 450 horsepower turbo owner here .
Best bike on the planet & great video
Agreed best bike on the planet. I own both a Gen1 and a Gen2.
That is nuts.
Most aerodynamic lol. It looks like a fat sea lion
And yet you can’t use the full potential of at 125 cc scooter
Ugly bike
I had the 1st hayabusa Green Bay ever sold back in 1999. It was ordered the day the literature came out and took months to come in. It was a great wheelie bike. Unbelievably stable at 200+
Excellent videos as always. Straight to the point and extremely informative.
The era when this battle was going on was a really fun time to be into bikes.
Watching exhausts start to glow must be one of the coolest sights in motorsport
Heck that happens on my regular Suzuki! That is a DR650... glows cherry red at 70mph!
I've been building turbo busas since 2000 and over the years I've done hundreds of these bikes.Its a great platform.
yum yum... i wonder what you can do with my old school bandit 1200
The replacement for displacement is Chris moores Suzuki gsxr 1000. He went 5:96 at 230mph in the quarter mile (1320ft) no slick and wheelie bar. It’s the fastest no bar street tire motorcycle on the planet. And it’s not even close. And yes it’s faster then a Hayabusa has that 1000 holds the world record.
I'm not a motorcycle guy, but even I remember going to drag strips in college and seeing the first long-tail turbo Hayabusas at the strip doing ungodly times.
The bike that took over 2 wheel drag racing
This motorcycle it's a legend, that has a rock solid engine, and has gained perhaps the more abundant aftermarket with mods and parts of every kind, so it's relatively ease to build a monster on two wheels (if you have the money)
Your production is entertaining i bet you could make boat engines interesting
next up detroit and cummins diesels lol
I mean... Mercury Marine legitimately gets up to some absolutely CRAZY shit sometimes with their racing MerCrusiers, sooooo... This could totally actually be done and make an awesome video. 🤷
Remember seeing a test drive of sorts years ago. It was done on a airfield runway. The police was measuring the speeds with their radars. The end result for Hayabusa is something that i will always remember.
Police: You you drive little bit slower? You were too fast for our radar
Bikes are cool, but I also have been fascinated by the old Taurus SHOs. The Yamaha V6 in the 1st and 2nd gen and Cossworth/Yamaha V8 in the 3rd gen were always exciting.
Any car engine that Yamaha helped to design turned to something special.
Original Taurus SHO, Toyota's 1.8L in Celica GT-S, 4.8 V10 in Lexus LFA and others.
2007 to 2015? I think Volvo S80 have a Yamaha V8 in them, I had one, comfy car, and with an exhaust they sound nice too even if they aren't a rocket ship. I have a few Triumph Super III with the Cosworth tweaked engines.
Yep I had gen1 and gen2 SHO , LOVE THEM!!
@@dr.jiIIaIicecooper2587 Toyota 18R-G or the older 3T-C?
@@ZXLNT 2ZZ-GE
I have seen channels with quality production value content, but this is on different level...
It’s only gonna get better too😏
Buddy of mine has a turbo "Busa that he drag races- extended swingarm and all the goodies. Once he got used to it, watched him at our local strip-1/4 mile-7.76@177. Yeah, they really do go!
In my younger days I rode a turbocharged and intercooled BMW K75s that developed 170hp. It topped out at 173mph and change and since the speedo didn't go that high, I had to measure the circ of the rear tire and do the math to get my very top speed from the RPM and final drive ratio. I worked at Luftmeister in Paramount CA and lived in Simi Valley and my run to work was at triple digits every. single. day. Work started at 10am so I had the road to myself, mostly. Fun times. I'd like to get my paws on one of these Hayabusas and wring it out across Montana.
That is probably the best way to work out theoretical top speed, you will probably have a little clutch 'creep' and tyre drag but it should be close. I did the same years ago after I had my 490 Maico topped out on a firebreak in the woods, worked out around 130mph which was much too fast on dirt track less than 2ft wide
Here in ATL when you see a Busa, it's either boosted to high hell, or riced to high hell.
But hey, still sick no matter what!
I have a real pretty copper 99 busa. By far my favorite bike ever, I can’t wait to turbo it. The power is already insane. I’ve also owned a 93 zx11, still had the power to snap your neck back. A zx12r would be fun too lol
Leave it as it is, you have more than enough power, and you could put in real danger testing a turbo busa, not to mention that the bike will loose value after the mod...
This might be the most informative motorcycle documentary and your narration is right up there with James Earl Jones.
Man this channel is so clean. I just love the animations and style, your voice goes perfectly with the vibe of your content road to a milli sub bro
I'm all about cars but I've always admired Suzuki Hayabusa, probably the most legendary motorcycle
The 1st gen was the fastest stock bike .. They're rare in gold and silver nowdays . A lad i know had a turbo charged one and dominated drag races on that thing .. Awesome bike !!!
This is why I'm hanging on to my 07 Hayabusa still factor and still turning miles every chance I get thanks for the history lesson 👍🏾
Love the tech videos. Keep it up !
Will do
Worked at a Suzuki Dealer back when the 300 km/hr limit was set. At the yearly new model / product class the instructor said to us the bike is limited to 186 mph in....TOP gear(6th) via the ECU but can be easily bypassed by regearing final drive and droppin down to 5th .....he also said the US hadnt passed a speed limit law yet but the OEMs hoy together and in Japan that was 300 km/hr. They did it first to keep the speed wars alive for a couple more years by acting like they were complying. He was 109% accurate on all points.
My first road bike was a 1981 Honda CB900F Super Sport. The power was addicting, I put 400 miles on it riding the freeways in the Western Suburbs of Chicago the Friday night I picked it up before getting home. Not sure how I survived that bike.
CC that was my first moto-commuter and I loved it until I got addicted to real speed 1984 VF1000F that I purchased while on travel and drove across country! I've since retired to Harley-Davidson's motorcycles!
@@boomerzman6148 My SV650 with intake, fueling, suspension and exhaust mods was a fantastic sport bike for the canyons. I now ride a 2014 DL1000 A (V Strom).
The Busa will live on with Drag Racers across the country for ever !!! 👍🏁
I'm a car guy first and foremost but this video was brilliant, would love to see more bikes!
my cat loves u too!
Moore mafia collaboration developed a 300+hp turbo busa on a safe tune. They have not yet released the dyno on what the bike made on a crazy tune
my dads cousin had a banshee quad bike fitted with a custom Hayabusa engine and it had Nos injection, it was made for sand drags. he said it was the scariest thing he had ever been on and that was without using the Nos. I dont know much about bikes but it use to get raced at Ponde if i recall correctly.
Thank you for reminding people of the OG. A turbo Hayabusa will still mop the floor with an H2
I don't deny that good head design is critical to flow and power. But boost is NOT a measure of restriction. It is a measure of charge compression.
Undeniably you produce the most amazing performance videos, so captivating! Thank you!
Yep, these Suzuki Hayabusa,s immediately takes me back to this guy (Hayabusa Custom) that took brand new Hayabusa,s and then do a complete custom job on them. What a work of Art and I still remember his beautiful show stopper bike, called the Ghost if I remember correctly. 👍👍
Finally you did it fam!
Why do Hayabusas destroy everything!!!!!
Excellent Video, I began riding motorcycles in 1968, I've had some very fast bikes and some of the one's that were the beginning of the super bikes, this is my first video on this channel and you have a new subscriber, Thank you Sir. 🏍
Really cool video! I've always loved the Busa because my father was a huge Suzuki fan and rode many of there bikes. The Busa was his dream bike but he never had the chance to get one unfortunately. What has got me really curious an excited is the new Kawasaki ZX4R bikes! Maybe you could do a video on them sometime?
Great Video Thank you. I grew up thru all the bike era as a youngster. First bike was a 50cc Garelli then Zundaps ,Kreidlers, Yamaha, Suzuki 750 water-pumper. Kawasaki Tripple Mach 3 ,etc. The greatest era of 2 strokes.Then came the Honda K0 then my first Big bike was a Kawasaki z1000 .Drag Raced Suzuki Katana's as well as Kawasaki Z1000 street turbo class. Very little mods except welded cranks and Alternator welding on the Suzukis amongst perhaps valves ,springs and pistons cams etc but not radical machining or mods. Built many bolt on street turbo kits for clients ,most engines were bullet proof from the factory. Always been a Kawasaki Lover and still am. They were always the fastest around generally. Having said that . I have not seen catastrophic failures on any Superbike engines unless pushed way beyond limits on mods. We did few mods and turbos and they ran awsome. Bike engines are there to be used and abused. They were in the old days anyhow.. Not sure now what's around. Some are better and even more reliable than other makes I guess. When the Busa came out it was no doubt a gamechanger and set a standard. I Have built a 2nd Generation Busa turbo and it's fitted into a fiat 500. I am to old and scared to ride bikes now. Done it all and wonder that I and many friends are still alive after what chances we took.Unfortunately many guys I know were not lucky. Some were hosed off the tarmac by the cleanup crew.There was only one throttle position and that was wide open. No regrets. After building such a legendary bike as the Busa and many other great bikes it is a pity that Suzuki pulled out of Moto GP.
Same eara as me (and we have the same name! Turbo Busa in a Fiat 500 sounds a lot of fun, original or the new extra large one? I remember seeing an original Fiat 500 with a Rover V-8 at Santa Pod in the 80's (Poddington, England)
Always liked the TLS and TLR bikes too. Owned all the SV's and have a V-strom now.
Love my 2000 TL1000R!! I will never part w that bike, it has every avail carbon part on it, even painted over the CF weave w the yellow factory paint scheme over it and where it would have been black we let the carbon weave show through!
So at a glance it looks “somewhat” stock but if you know the bike you’d see it’s far from it! Looks great w the beautiful BST Carbon wheels as well!
Building a blown Gen 2 Hayabuss now but love my TL!!
Great to see your TLS/R comment, my TLR gets more attention at bike events than any other bike I own!
Way way back in 1999 I passed my test (UK) and got an SV650s (Yellow and utterly gorgeous). A year later I took my mates dad's Busa for a spin, I WAS SHITTING MYSELF. But I didn't need to, it was actually a really refined, easy and friendly ride. Open it and cane it, and it would kill you faster than a .50 cal and do more damage.
It still astonishes me that the Busa will break ALMOST ALL speed limits across the world.... in first gear!
Another great video, Mr 337 Speed.
You're rather good at this 👍
I had a friend who owned a "Busa".. I had a '99 Yamaha VMAX. We did a little comparison race. Starting from 55 and both bikes in top gear. Me in fifth and him in sixth. We twisted our throttles at the same time.. at 125mph, he began to run, not walk away and then after he beat me.. We slowed down to about 75... and he maintained his speed beside me and began downshifting into FIRST gear. I could hear his motor screaming.. and then he gave it more throttle and I paced him doing 85. WOW..! I was impressed.
Yes more bikes please, really love the engineering of them
Great video, I have had 400hp on my turbo busa for 7 years all racing and im a big boy. Still have stock bottom end and transmission
Let’s be real with the knowledge this man has, he should design a badass engine.
Peregrine Falcon "Hayabusa" in Japanese, the peregrine falcon can reach speeds 180 - 200mph in a dive to catch prey. Hence the fastest production motorcycle being named Hayabusa when introduced in 1999. "They are the fastest animal on the planet. When they attack a prey bird, in a hunting dive called a “stoop,” they reach speeds in excess of 300 kph. Some birds have been recorded diving at an incredible 390 kph. To breathe while traveling at such speeds, the bird has a specialized respiratory system."
"The lungs are supplemented by air sacs where gas exchange does not occur, but from where air is pumped into the lungs to keep them inflated at all times, even when the bird is breathing out. Peregrine falcons also have special cones in their nostrils to regulate air flow when diving at high speeds. The heart is as strong as the bird is fast, beating 268 times per minute. Food: Medium-size birds, watch out; Blackbirds, ducks, shorebirds, ptarmigans, grouse, doves and songbirds - peregrine falcons prey almost exclusively on other birds. In cities, they will take pigeons and starlings."
It makes me extremely happy to know that somebody, somewhere was insane enough to strap 1000hp to a motorcycle. 😆
Don't know much about bikes, but I don't care. With the quality of videos you produce I'll watch anything.
the time effort and quality u put into this video is amazing....couldnt skip even a second...great job bro...would love to get a busa someday...actually quite inexpensive in India
Love the Busa - I own a 99. Long live the king of speed.
So we are just going to ignore the unrestricted h2
Awesome video!
Its really cool seeing forced induction mods/builds in the motorcycle scene taking off so much over the last decade.
I work at a bike (performance oriented) shop & factory race team, which is a dream job in its entirety, however my absolute favourite jobs are the big hp turbo builds we've done on many bikes, but by far the gsxr1300 and the zx14r are the most insane platforms to build on. Have built two zx14's now that surpass 450hp on kill/high boost, and a cosy safe reliable 300hp on low!
There has never been a GSX1300R, it's just a GSX, Sport Tourer
Never had a Hayabusa but I had a CBR 1100 XX, the smoothest bike I ever had, and then a ZX12r which was a powerhouse for me even faster than the first Gen busa. What a beautiful era.
Thank you so much for this, we appreciate you & what you do for us. More bikes please & cheers !
Most aerodynamic lol. It looks like a fat sea lion
Love when the algorithm actually gives me a banger video and a great new channel!
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My Ninja 400 would destroy all Hayabusa
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@@OFFROADOVERDRIVE everything?
And my access 125 would destroy all ninja 400
At a crawling contest, sure.
At a breaking down contest, absolutely.
You are mistaken on so many levels. Busa's are not cornering machines like your canyon carver. Therefore ya have to compare apples to apples. My 636R would destroy your 400 and make it cry like i just took your lunch money and Candy too. Would you happen to be anywhere near the Tail of the Dragon or maybe Skyline Dr?? I would so enjoy proving you wrong.
A very well produced, informative & entertaining video.
Putting one of those engine to a Japanese kei car would be absolutely monster
Pretty sure a dude from the UK already stuck one in a Smart car, a black one, a long while ago. RWD burnouts all day. And it fits in a lawnmower shed.
@@mynameisntleo shit😂 do you have a link to 5that
I've owned over 40 motorcycles in my lifetime, including the ZX11, Blackbird and the Hayabusa. The Blackbird was a beautiful bike but not really that much faster than the ZX11. The Hayabusa though, that thing was a bloody rocketship. I loved mine but i was riding around like a fucking maniac and with young kids at home I figured it was best that I sell it. Of all the bikes I've owned, that isn the one i miss the most.
Ok hear me out.... We take a highly modified Hayabusa engine and put in a 50's VW Beetle. We then paint it like Herbie and under the hood we put "Herbie's little secret."
An Old School Bandit 1200 air and oil cooled engine would be more than enough for a Compact powerful Beetle Bug!
I have a Turbo Busa. They aren’t just used to make ungodly amounts of power for bikes. A few sports car manufacturers use them and lots of people do custom car engines with them. Westfield megabusa uses them and caterham and Aerial Atom makes a V8 out of 2 engines for their cars and does a supercharged V8. I’ve also seen them in bubble cars doing stupid speeds even bending chassis due to the power.
Since it's been refined to have great aero performance, this might be a great platform to do EV restomods to.
They'll need improved tires.
In totally all in for it. Unfortunately not much people have done it or put the proper batt/controller to have the desired performance
Your visuals and graphics are fantastic. Super intuitive for visual learners.
Glad you like them!
Great video! Would be nice if you included speed in km/h also.
Multiply by 1.6 ...you're welcome So 100kmh is 62 mph 200km 124 300km 186 same as top speed limited thats why all the super bikes have 300 kph speedos
Its 4:43am right now and sleep is the last thing on my mind, I gotta see why the turbo Hayabusa engine is the god of speed
This is the only bike that terrified me when I rode it. You’ve no idea just how insanely they accelerate until you've ridden one
If they are reading your comment , they probably do know how they accelerate.
Try a turbo busa if you think yours is quick
im reading this and ive never been on a busa
I had an 05 busa and an 05 zx10R. I took both bikes to the drag strip and I was shocked that the zx10R was quicker and faster at the drag strip with me riding both bikes. I sold the busa not long after that.
Yep, demo rode a 2017 a few years ago. They are pretty sweet!
the first time I saw this bike was in 2008 here on YT. it was a video recorded on a dashboard camera showing the absurd speed of 300km/h in less than 30 seconds. I thought it couldn't be true but after some research to find out what it is I duscivered out that it is the king of bikes.
Low compression and high engine displacement is the key. Stroker and big bore kit would made it even monster of an engine.
No .... 4 cylinder reving to 10.5k rpm stroke it and big bore and see if it can rev to 10.5k susuki know what there doing, you dont. They spent lots of money and time making the most powerfull bike engine, you didn't.
@@kovacevd who is this susuki that I have never heard of? 'Suzuki' doing the research for long term and reliability. You can still do high revolution with bigger bore, long stroke is the challenge. Also having bigger stroke means bigger displacement, so force induction can be introduced. Making the cylinder bigger by those methods means lower compression ratio.
It was actually a car commercial in Europe that killed the speed wars. On the Autobahn a BMW and a Mercedes both handshake agreement limited to 155 mph were cruising side by side in their respective lanes when you heard a noise coming up from the back and the Suzuki Hayabusa lane split them at 194 miles an hour. The European government told the motorcycle manufacturers you restrict their speed or we will step in and do it for you. That's where the magic 186 mph came from.
I remember when I was about 20 looking for a CBR 600; or GSX-R 600 and remember seeing a bunch of Busas for sale with almost no miles on them. I wonder if a bunch of people bought to much bike and were scared of them.
Thats exactly what happened... Hayabusa gen 1 is scary not only because of hp but the delivery is just insane . Today bikes literally do everything for you, back then it was all on you.
@@ΑλεξανδροςΑμανατιδης-ι7ε I still want a bike and I can afford what I want. However watching how people drive in the USA keeps me away from one. It doesn't matter if you're in the right because if you get hit by a car on a bike you are going to have a bad time. It's just not worth it to me anymore. Maybe get back into mountain biking again.
@@bmstylee Definitely riding a bike is very dangerous . I would probably never have owned a bike if i was in a city but i live in a village i use it to move to near cities so i mostly drive highways and A B roads . Also i am in Greece people here drive terribly here as well i almost got hit by a car 3 times is one year .
Depends some on how you ride. The busa is longer and heavier than the smaller sport bikes. Makes them stable and pretty comfortable. They actually make pretty good touring bikes. And, the large powerband can make them really nice to ride since you have power in any gear at almost any rpm.
Often they didn’t get many miles since they it seems most were bought for show. They’d get pulled out every so often to show off then put away again.
I know some people who traded their 1st gen Busas for Gixxer 1000s. They were not scared, they just didn't like the handling and the brakes.
Wish we had superlike on youtube cause damn this man's content deserves it!!
The end dialogue was said really well. 😊 one day and may come to an end where these 1400 300 cc bikes are no longer here it’s very interesting.
It'll happen once battery tech is mature. You'd need a machine with more range and power than a Supersport. Once you have both, ICE is dead in motorcycles.
The 2000 model was still unlimited, the 300kph limit was from 2001-
Good video! Bikes are another level. Unfortunately, they are too dangerous for the average family man. I bought one and couldn't stay off the throttle. I had to sell of it, or it would have killed me.
Thats why I got a honda shadow! I love speed too much. Its perfect for just cruising around on a beautiful day in some local state parks, and just fast enough to comfortably keep up with traffic 👍
be flying low, the B-King for around town, the busa for station-to-station . . . lived that dream
I think Suzuki knew what they were doing naming it the Hayabusa, considering it eats (honda) blackbirds.
Yes that's what the video said
I loved my Gen 1 Busa and had it for 8 years, I ride an MT10 now but have many fond memories of that awesome Hayabusa
I had the Hyabusa and superblackbirds , 4 in total , the blackbird was the better machine in my opinion, I had a lot of big bikes over a 20 yr period, an 06 zx10r was my favourite bike of lots owned , cheers Shane uk 🇬🇧 , ps I rode them all very hard to there limits
The Busa engine was also ised by Ariel in the V8 using two engines joined at the hip for 500hp of NA power.
The Hayabusa has always been my #1 favourite sports bike. Hopefully I will be able to Purchase and Ride it someday