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@pop - The Suzuki Hayabusa is a 1200 cc bike - right
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Posted: 2007-12-20 00:27:41
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@ Jojo,
It's a 1300, mate.
Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa (peregrine falcon).
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Posted: 2007-12-20 00:36:06
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@dad - Ohhhhhhhh . . . so it's (hayabusa) part and parcel of Suzuki's - GSXR series-bikes
Suzuki STOPPED producing their: Katana and RF model bikes - left
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Posted: 2007-12-20 00:38:35
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@ Jojo,
Suzuki were keen to keep the Hayabusa out of the GSXR range due to its more sports tourer role and not just sports/superbike credentials. Thus they simply separated the GSX and the R by placing the capacity in the model designation, and not call it ie. GSXR 1300 . This is also why the Hayabusa never came out in the traditional Suzuki sportsbike colours scheme, ie blue and white.
The closest they've done to that is a deep metallic blue and silver colour scheme and the all-white one or blue-black option, but definitely not the blue-white with red accents. (GSXR range).
The RF900 and RF600 have been discontinued for some time now. The RF600 wasn't up to much, but the RF900 was a proper bargain and a very underrated bike. LOVED the manta-ray n' testarossa fairing slats styling that the RF's used to have!
The Katana name was given to the mundane 600, 750 and 1100 all-rounder bikes in the USA; they were simply called GSX-F in Europe and elsewhere. Not nearly the pedigree of the original Katana in the early '80's which was such a revolutionary bike, styling-wise at least.
Just to make it worse, they even gave the Katana name to one of their scooters in more recent times!
Wouldn't mind I had one of those original Katanas though, even the POP (
) -up headlight model of '84-'85.
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[ This Message was edited by: amawanqa on 2007-12-19 23:50 ]
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Posted: 2007-12-20 00:49:13
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@pop - Very well said matey ! I am sometimes wonderin' if you are an EDITOR-at-large of a Big Bike publication in UK
I remember during the mid TO latter part of the 90's when I am reading some Bike-mags mostly Cycle world (on a monthly basis) . . . everytime they are making their FINAL-analysis (grade) of a tested bike (regardless of: model/make/displacement) . . . the ranking ALWAYS comes out in this hierarchy:
1. Honda
2. Kawasaki
3. Yamaha
4. Suzuki
I am pertaining ONLY to Japanese made Big Bikes .. . as they RARELY MIX some European most specially thos Italian-made bikes with those of the Japs when making tests (specially the: Ducati/Triumph (not the brasierre)/Aprilia models)
I wonder why
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Posted: 2007-12-20 01:07:21
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@ Jojo,
LOL, maybe I should look into that as a career, but I have no qualifications in journalism...
I take a single bike mag's ratings with a pinch of salt. I always try read as many different mags/articles to see if there is any consistency in their judgements.
An example: Suzuki's best selling bike for 2007 is unquestionably Suzuki's GSXR1000. If it wasn't such a great bike, this would be very evident in the sales statistics. Wonder what Cycle World would say when presented with such data, and no there weren't any major incentives with any of the top 4 Jap producers, apart from Kawasaki throwing in a free set of Akrapovic exhausts with the ZX10R for a limited time.
Honda is the biggest by far and their build quality is generally very, very good. Their bikes tend to be well-balanced and civilised, compared to the raw appeal, less compromise approach of Kawasaki, etc.
Honda also pay the mags loads for their ads etc... how much is also 'donated' for favourable verdicts I'm not sure, but the media is a powerful weapon and the bike manufacturers know that only too well...
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[ This Message was edited by: amawanqa on 2007-12-20 00:35 ]
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Posted: 2007-12-20 01:32:35
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@pop - Yes, you are definitely right with your last post ! They say that SOMETIMES . . . these publications gets some grease-money from the company they are doing the tests etc. etc. the ever so-called . . . \"the ENVELOPE (filled with $$$$$) pleeeeease . . . \"
You never mentioned about the Yamaha mate
Back in the late 90's, I am always HEARIN\" abou this Yamaha's DELTA BOX-thingy
I wonder what DOES it do . . . .
But I am truly amaze with their R1
! Have any ideas if there will be an - R2 (D2)
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Posted: 2007-12-20 01:52:43
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@ Jojo,
LOL, R2(D2)...and then French car manufacturer Citroen will bring out a Citroen C3(PO)...
With the Yamaha R1, the '1' refers to its capacity, ie. 1000cc, the '6' in the Yamaha R6 is a 600cc, but I don't think we'll see a R2 due to the unusual engine capacity that it would thus denote.
The Deltabox moniker on Yamahas refers to their type of aluminium frame and its constuction techniques, which they pioneered very well from the late '80's onwards.
Well matey, time for me to hit the sack; it's pretty late here and I'm really tired after taking the kids all over central London.
Have a good Thursday there, mate.
G'night.
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[ This Message was edited by: amawanqa on 2007-12-20 01:05 ]
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Posted: 2007-12-20 02:03:09
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@dad - Oh yeah and I forgot about the Yamaha R6 . . . I thought that has a 6K displacement engine
Thanks for the explanation re: Yamaha's Delta Box Frame . . .
C3 (PO) - Citroen
speaking of which look at this LINK:
See here:
http://www.zedge.net/videos/1319/citroen-transformer-video/
SEE this Big Bike Stunts too mate . . . some moves are like those of Tom Cruise's - in Mission Impossible II !
http://www.zedge.net/videos/11576/bike-stunt-video/
Good Nightie - Professor !
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[ This Message was edited by: *Jojo* on 2007-12-20 01:25 ]
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Posted: 2007-12-20 02:24:12
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@ Wanqa
Thanx boet! When you come visit here i suggest getting on to the boat cruise call
ed THE THREE LEGS its the only cruise allowd to go right in to the Heads and its like R80 a person, realy great experience Paddle Cruiser is also nice,its like a floating restaurant,they serve sum realy good food there
@ Jit
lol nice man! We also met that Learning Channel guy,its just so random that his there, did you see his house a long that Knysna lagoon? Il post a pic of it later.
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