RideFast JUNE 2021
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FEATURE<br />
CUSTOM SUZUKI BUSA<br />
CUSTOM<br />
SUZUKI GSX1300R<br />
With the latest rendition of Suzuki’s mighty ‘Busa due to<br />
hit our shores as you read this, we thought we’d revisit<br />
the original bike that can be credited for starting the hyper<br />
bike revolution. Just like every single ‘Busa from that<br />
generation, this one’s not quite standard…<br />
A brief history lesson:<br />
Guys – the ‘Busa is the bike that firmly moved the goalposts<br />
in the hyperbike stakes.<br />
Back when it was first released, Honda’s Blackbird was king<br />
of the hill. Suzuki gave that a square Karate chop – and as<br />
good as the Blackbird was – and still is, Honda never came<br />
back with a Reply.<br />
The Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa has been around since<br />
1999. It immediately won acclaim as the world’s fastest production<br />
motorcycle, with a top speed of 303 to 312 km/h.<br />
In 1999, fears of a European regulatory backlash or import<br />
ban led to an informal agreement between the Japanese and<br />
European manufacturers to govern the top speed of their<br />
motorcycles at an arbitrary limit.<br />
RIDEFAST MAGAZINE <strong>JUNE</strong> <strong>2021</strong> 59
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