8 + 15 June 2008 – 2nd Gen Suzuki Hayabusa long term review – Part 8

8 June 2008

Haven’t been riding much due to being completely busy and of course wet weather. To be honest the power settings are genuinely useful. Prevents unnecessary wheel spins and hence instability. It’s not that I can’t control it just that other road users are then to be even more careless in the wet. Stupid people. Thankfully due to the high price of petrol these days there are less cars and hence less stupid people on the road.

I do not use anything but the A setting except for circumstances where traffic is exceptionally bad. If you’re riding on any other setting ALL the time you shouldn’t be riding this sort of high performance bike.

15 June 2008

I now definitely think that the new engine is not as smooth or sweet as the original, sure it’s nice to have the extra power but surely with the length of time between generations you’d think Suzuki could have done even more.

I’ve also noticed that the engine ‘runs hotter’ than the original because I feel the heat from the engine at stand still more than I can remember than the original. Maybe the ducting is different or is it just me?
After nearly 6 months I wish that had used better materials. The quality of the parts is perfectly acceptable for a range topper but they could have spent more money on the dash and the wing mirrors. Yes being pedantic but the wing mirrors are the same as the original’s. Why not have indicators on them – I know its so mainstream but having indicators in them and around the lights look more impressive?