2013 busa

[storm]

Had a look.brembo calipers, ABS and lousy colors.like the brembo calipers tho.

[jamdonut]

Not so keen on the new colours either, not to open up a can of worms or anything but I dont like em.

[Skidmarx]

one of the "average" riders in our group rides a 2012 zx14, and his first ever pass on a bike at the dragstrip he reeled off a mid 10 with nothing but pipes, followed by a couple more, forum member grizzly along with his gen2 also rides a bmw S1000r, wich is also running low 10's with just pipes, with the sort of performance the other manufacturers are coming out with, i hope Suzuki are working on something big


there, can is open :P

[storm]

10s have been the norm for litre sportbikes, and bikes like fz1 etc.
i dont think anyone is going to come up with a 8sec bike in the near future.
i think a bike like the busa/zx14 can do 9-10s and go crusin for a 1000kms 2 up ,live long lives and do a lot of other things like corner .
its just bike norm these days.
we get value for money! as opposed to cagers who need a gtr35 skyline as a production car to match these numbers but i thik most ppl are content with driving a camry.they are not concerned with 400m numbers.
the people turned on by fast vehicles are a rare breed, the rest lead mundane , banal lives on the road!

[jamdonut]

one of the "average" riders in our group rides a 2012 zx14, and his first ever pass on a bike at the dragstrip he reeled off a mid 10 with nothing but pipes, followed by a couple more, forum member grizzly along with his gen2 also rides a bmw S1000r, wich is also running low 10's with just pipes, with the sort of performance the other manufacturers are coming out with, i hope Suzuki are working on something big


there, can is open :P

I like the green limited edition zx14, i know a lot of riders dont , and as for the power and handling.... respect.

[Skidmarx]

I see where your coming from storm, but not the point i was trying to make,

My point being, if i was going to upgrade to a new bike tomorow, why would i buy an outdated 2013 gen2, over bikes wich are proving bang for buck, to be superior

Dont get me wrong i love the suzi's, wich is why i want to see them retaliate

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one of the "average" riders in our group rides a 2012 zx14, and his first ever pass on a bike at the dragstrip he reeled off a mid 10 with nothing but pipes, followed by a couple more, forum member grizzly along with his gen2 also rides a bmw S1000r, wich is also running low 10's with just pipes, with the sort of performance the other manufacturers are coming out with, i hope Suzuki are working on something big


there, can is open :P

I like the green limited edition zx14, i know a lot of riders dont , and as for the power and handling.... respect.

Ya thats the one my mate bought, he's a relatively fresh rider, he spent 2500k's on a cb400, then strait onto the zx14 and running 10's, stock length and hight, yes id expect these times from a big bike with a good rider, but a novice riders first pass on a dragstrip on a bike? Thats impressive

[storm]

Absolutely I agree skidmarx. The 2014/15 can be like the 05 gixxrr1000.radical and blow the opposition away.200 kgs/220hp.auto throttle blipper,titanium exhaust, ABS, creature comforts like heated grips, 12 v socket, brembos, wave rotors. Would love 1.

[Huls]

Had a look.brembo calipers, ABS and lousy colors.like the brembo calipers tho.

When you say "had a look", are you referring to them being in in stock at a Perth Suzuki Dealer? Which one?

[jamdonut]

The Kawasaki motor and green limited edition paintjob on the 2014 Hayabusa.

Would it be a Kwakabusa or a Hayasaki.

Not to open up a can of worms or anything.

[col]

I think they should give it cruise control. I took a Triumph Explorer 1200 for a ride and the cruise control was awesome. It would help to keep the licence, unless sitting on the pillion seat :)

A full trip computer with fuel economy / distance to empty, etc. and maybe a flash modern dash, the analogue dash is getting a bit old in my opinion.

BPF forks, adjustable foot pegs and heated grips maybe?

[sutur]

2011 10r - 207hp & 198kg wet. Traction control & Abs.

[Tony Nitrous]

Im quite suprised there isnt a "Touring spec production Busa".
Yam, Kwak and others have done it.

more upright position,
higher screen,
factory luggage,
cruise control,

Nothing i'd want or buy, but Kwak have proved there's a market
(a large one in the US) with their Kawasaki GTR 1400 Concours,
and a lot of the R&D has already been done with the Busa that
is already a proven product with a good following.

[Skidmarx]

2011 10r - 207hp & 198kg wet. Traction control & Abs.

this gets my juices flowing, why cant the busa be a couch, but still be 220odd kg's and and make atleast 220 odd hp?? surely with technology these days it should be hard to produce this, with a range of riding modes, with heated grips, cruise control abs/launch/wheelie control, not that im in any possition as of yet, and i love my gen1 to bits, but in all honesty if i was to buy a bike right now brand new, id be hitting the 2012 zx10, although i havnt ridden one so im not sure on the ergo's but it ticks all other boxes so far, i dearly hope suzuki take note of what the others are doing, coz i hate thinking for myself