| I love these big sportbikes! It is never working hard. The only changes I made are
adding the optional center stand and tank protector.
There is a "hump" you can install instead of the passenger seat. Someday I will put it on. For now the seat is more practical because you can bungie stuff down easily while running errands. With 175 hp I don't think the extra wind resistance from this setup is going to hurt the perfomance much! This bike has replaced my BMW R1100RS for everything except long trips. Here is what the Suzuki brochure had to say about the Hayabusa: |
| If you're a sportbike enthusiast, you already know what you're looking at on this
page. The 2000 GSX1300R Hayabusa...the bike that not only established new standards of
performance, but shattered all previous benchmarks. The motorcycle press confirmed the GSX1300R's premiere status. Motorcyclist magazine named it "Motorcycle of the Year, 1999." Cycle World magazine voted it "Best Superbike of 1999" and said, "We're accustomed to superbike performance improving by leaps and bounds, but never have we seen a leap like this before!" ... |
