all of the tornado and storm warnings and watches have been lifted around here for now. the roads have dried. the temperature is perfect at 75°. me and the busa are taking it to the streets spinning some extreme winds of our own.
Showing posts with label Suzuki Hayabusa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Suzuki Hayabusa. Show all posts
700 Horsepower from Suzuki Hayabusa
Perhaps the most insane news we've posted on Gizmag this week comes from the inaugural DynoJet Horsepower Challenge held last weekend in Valdosta, Georgia, USA. Basically, DynoJet make motorcycle dynamometers and they provided a bunch oif them and anybody could roll up and the guy whose bike made the most horsepower won. The winning fellow was Hank Booth of Great Falls, Montana, whose highly modified 1999 Suzuki 1300GSXR Hayabusa motorcycle with an NLR turbocharger cranked out an incredible 701.32 horsepower.
Other winners in the Import Unlimited class with Booth included; RCC Turbo/Richard Peppler, of Ontario with 559.02 HP, and Glen Bertagnoli coming in third with a 445.16. All of the top three competitors were using the Suzuki Hayabusa engine.
Revving the scale in other classes were Kent Stotz with 210 bhp on a turbo powered Honda in the Imported V-Twin Cruiser Open class while Don Smith squeezed a respectable 118 bhp out of a 600cc Suzuki.
The domestic bike category was dominated by, well, what else would you expect ... Harley Davidson. The champ in this class was Kevin Kelly of Weston, Florida who managed to get his harley producing 247 horsepower in the V-twin Unlimited category, narrowly ahead of Nick Trask of Phoenix, Arizona whose Harley generated 228 horses.
Brandon Rybicki's turbo-powered Harley V-Rod produced 191 horses.
last ride of the year
i pulled the busa out for a spin christmas eve figuring it might be the last ride of the year due to the snowmagedon weekend forecast: we barely got a dusting here in dc. but, with 29 mph sustained winds and gusts @ 50mph right now and thru this week, i probably wont be back on for a couple of weeks at least...cant wait for daytona.
Suzuki Hayabusa 2011
Suzuki Hayabusa 2011
Suzuki Hayabusa 2011
Suzuki Hayabusa 2011
Suzuki Hayabusa 2011
suzuki hayabusa 2011
Suzuki Hayabusa 2011
Suzuki Hayabusa 2011
Suzuki Hayabusa 2011
Suzuki Hayabusa 2011
Suzuki Hayabusa 2011
suzuki hayabusa 2011
epic fail in california
as i reported yesterday, im having a little work done on my beautiful busa... as reported in today's ama blog, california aims to stop future enhancment projects: specifically anything-but stock exhaust systems! what? riders from cali should make their opinion known...asap!
hayabusa evolution
the new busa is at its shop getting some adjustments...new exhaust system...frame sliders...rear end dropped 2"...front end lowered 3/4 of an inch...i think an air shifter is next.
alien head
my new busa is great but a little quiet.
so i picked out brock's alien head
so i picked out brock's alien head
exhaust to make it right: sounds nice!
replacement ride
still looking for "the one" to replace my stolen busa...thought i had found it with a 2007 version-similar to the one pictured above-but then i found out it had been down...
the search continues.
r.i.p. hayabusa
my beautiful busa was parked in my front yard the other night and somebody stole it. wow. why? it was bad, thats why. and so were the other four sport bikes that were also stolen that night in my hood. its not the money- a wont get back what i paid for it, just bluebook for a 2002-its the violation. it was just a bike... a bike i spent six months looking for. now its probably disassembled and dirty, laying around in some greasy garage or shipping container. sucks...
Suzuki Hayabusa Picture Gallery Design
Suzuki Hayabusa Picture Gallery Design
Suzuki Hayabusa Picture Gallery Design
Suzuki Hayabusa Picture Gallery Design
Suzuki Hayabusa Picture Gallery Design
Suzuki Hayabusa Picture Gallery Design
Suzuki Hayabusa Picture Gallery Design
Suzuki Hayabusa Picture Gallery Design
Suzuki Hayabusa Picture Gallery Design
Suzuki Hayabusa Picture Gallery Design
Suzuki Hayabusa Picture Gallery Design
Suzuki Hayabusa Picture Gallery Design
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