19 January 2008 – 2nd Gen Suzuki Hayabusa long term review – Part 5

Just when I thought I got the hang of the 2nd Gen Hayabusa it’s thrown up new surprise. This Hayabusa has more power than even I thought. Maybe its the way its delivered or maybe I’m getting slow in my old age but it nearly threw me off. Due to the hard initial set up? Anyway cruising around town for the first time to get the hang on power delivery I hit a mid corner bump and I slipped on the throttle.. Not the tidiest corner I’ve ever done… So the 3 power settings do in come in handy!

You really need to think – the new Hayabusa has more power than your average high performance car and unlike the original, there doesn’t really need to be a compromise to control all that power due to the ability to change power settings – wow… Respect guys.

Done the k’s now so its booked in for the service.