The third-generation Hayabusa, sporting a sharper design and more will soon hit the U.S.The new model will be first launched in Europe (by the end of February), followed by the Japanese and North American market.
“When considering the Hayabusa, two features immediately come to mind. First, is the iconic look of the slippery fairing inspired, according to Suzuki, by the peregrine falcon, which the manufacturer has long boasted of having “one of the lowest drag coefficients achieved on a production bike.” The nose of the fairing swoops back over the windshield, carrying the arc of the bike’s lines over the back of the tucked-in rider before curving down over the tail section’s prominent hump – a look that has only been enhanced in the 2022 version,” writes Evans Brasfield of Motorcycle.com. “The second prominent feature of the Hayabusa is almost completely hidden from view but is almost as iconic as the motorcycle’s profile (Just ask drag racers). A 1340cc inline-Four is responsible for the thrust that propels the Hayabusa to a speed-limited 185 mph.”
2021 Suzuki Hayabusa changes
For power, the 2021 Suzuki Hayabusa uses a 1,340cc, 4-cylinder inline, liquid-cooled engine benefited with ride-by-wire electronic throttle system and updated intake and exhaust mechanism. The Euro-5 compliant motor delivers a claimed power of 187.7bhp at 9,700rpm and a peak torque of 150Nm at 7,000rpm. Its mileage figure stands at 14.9kmpl. Transmission duties are done by a 6-speed constant mesh unit.
The bike has inverted telescopic, coil spring, oil damped upfront and link type, coil spring, oil damped rear suspension setup. The stopping power comes from Brembo Stylema, 4-piston, twin disc front and Nissin, 1-piston, single disc rear brakes, which are further assisted by ABS (anti-lock braking system).
2021 Suzuki Hayabusa features
It rides on 120/70ZR17M/C front and 190/50ZR17M/C rear tires. The overall length, width and height of the new Hayabusa stand at 2180mm, 735mm and 1165mm respectively. The bike offers a seat height of 800mm and has a fuel tank capacity of 20-litres.
Significant changes have been made to its design. The 2021 Suzuki Hayabusa carries a more aggressive front fascia with newly-designed LED headlamp and revised fuel tank. It also gets an updated tail section and chrome plated twin exhausts.
2021 Suzuki Hayabusa specs
The new Hayabusa offers a TFT screen for instrument panel. It comes with a new Suzuki Intelligent Ride System (SIRS) featuring SDMS-a that provides power mode selector, five riding modes, engine brae control, traction control, anti lift control system and bi directional quick shift system. The bike gets three new colour schemes – B5L (Glass Sparkle Black/Candy Burnt Gold), BS5M (Mat Sword Silver/Candy Daring Red), B5N (Pearl Brilliant White/Metallic Mat Stellar Blue).
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