For Europe, the 2023 Suzuki Hayabusa 25th Anniversary Edition makes its debut, celebrating a quarter century of the Hamamatsu firm’s hyper bike. Based on the third generation Hayabusa, the anniversary edition gets a special livery. The special paintwork clads the Hayabusa in Glass Blaze Orange/Glass Sparkle Black which is contrasted with gold-anodised on various components like the brake disc carriers. The Hayabusa 25th Anniversary Edition comes straight from the factory with a single seat.
This is further accented with the
anniversary badge placed on the exhaust and tank. Suzuki did not mention if
Hayabusa 25th Anniversary Edition would be produced in limited numbers or
otherwise. No change in the technical specification for the special edition
Hayabusa over the standard model. Power comes from a normally aspirated
inline-four displacing 1,340 cc with output claimed to be 190 PS at 9,700 rpm
and 150 Nm of torque at 7,000 rpm.
With 20-litres of fuel in the tank, the
Hayabusa weighs in at 264 kg with a 50-50 weight distribution fore and aft,
with a seat height of 800 mm. Braking is done by Brembo, with twin Stylema
callipers on the front wheel while suspension is with KYB upside-down forks in
front and semi-electronic monoshock at the back, something Suzuki dubs Suzuki
Intelligent Ride Systems (SIRS).
An up-and-down quickshifter is is fitted
to the six-speed gearbox with chain final drive. Keeping things under control
on the Hayabusa calls is a full suite of riding aids, including ride-by-wire
throttle, traction control, wheel lift control, engine braking, launch control
and ride modes.
