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At last I've been able to hear what was being said, thanks to MCN for sorting out the audio, the Hyabusa has never really been an inspiration for me, it was designed in a wind tunnel and I'm not a big fan of them but I'll respect anyone who can ride them especially on the track. I like the way MCN show all bikes even if they aren't ones you'll really want to be seen with, this isn't my cup of tea but please keep up the good work. Happy Christmas to you from NZ.😉.
I insulted the new Busa for having less hp than the gen2, then after really thinking about it I bought a black gen3. Suzuki might have dropped 3% off the peak hp but it gained a huge 8% or more hp right through the whole midrange. I'm really starting to get to like this bike now, the more I ride it. It's a weird but amazing experience. It has all the stability of a battleship, but most of the nimbleness of a sport bike. Brakes and suspension are fantastic. Really nice neutral steering, you set it to any lean angle at any speed and it will hold it, you can just take your hands off the bars. The midrange power is phenomenal, I've been watching people's stock dyno charts and the gen3 Busa makes about 120hp at 5000 rpm, compare that to say an R1 which makes about 72 hp at 5000 rpm. It would be a lousy track day bike, and its weight and foot position is not good in stop start traffic. But once moving that unlimited midrange punch and superb handling makes it a real smile machine. A naked bike is for hooning around town. A sport bike is for hooning around a racetrack. And a Busa is for hooning from one city to the next... 🥇👍😎 (Edit) re the fuel economy it I have very different experience. The dash says I'm getting 20 to 22km per litre cruising at 80kph to 110kph. So with a 20 litre tank that's 400 km per tank or so. In reality I've been filling it after about 280km, but I don't run it very low and I never fill it up tip top either. I think 400km to a tank would be totally believable on a touring trip for sure.
Have you changed the pipes at all? I’m like you were, not really keen on this latest version compared to a Gen2 ….until I walked into a shop, saw it and sat on it….just felt soooo right….but I hate those stock can…for me just don’t look right on it. How’s the bike been since your last comment? Still enjoying it with no isssues?
The 2nd Generation Hayabusa has too much power. More power was not needed. Really no change was needed at all to the motor, and so more torque is perfectly good, but totally unnecessary. I can't imagine more torque, because my 2nd Gen feels like you can barely hold on once the RPM's are above 3,500. What I like about the 3rd Gen is that they raised the gear ratio in 6th gear slightly to make it taller, which was definitely needed. The new bike does 3100 rpms at 60mph instead of the 2nd Gen's 3250 rpms at 60. So the new bike is a bit better for cruising with the stock gearing. I'm going to change the rear sprocket on mine from 43 tooth stock to a 38 tooth. I'd buy a 36 tooth if they sold one. I hate low gears, and the Hayabusa engine is a tractor at low RPM's, it really does feel like it has a supercharger, or forced induction of some type, because the engine pulls so hard at low RPM's, you'd swear it has forced induction, which really necessitates very tall gears, not the stock gearing which is just too low for 75 mph cruising. It cruises good at 55mph, but at 75 mph the engine is up above 4,000 rpms and that's too high for such a large engine. A 38 tooth rear sprocket drops the 60mph cruising from 3250 to 2,800 rpms, which is really exciting and way better.
I have a 2nd Gen, and it feels like a race bike around turns. If you're not racing against smaller, lighter bikes, and if you're just driving the bike to have fun, the weight doesn't matter. It handles so good on corners, it takes nearly no effort to turn. Actually the steering angle of Hayabusa is specifically designed to make it have extremely quick turn in on corners, it's not a heavy handling motorcycle. It actually has faster turn in, and feels snappier in corners than my 2002 ZX-6R which felt like a tank trying to lean into a corner, because of the weird steering angle which kept it in a straight line. The weight is only part of the equation, it's really the profile of the tires that makes all the difference, a sharper profile means a much more nimble and fast bike between fast sweeping turns, with a flatter tire feeling heavier and harder to turn, it's a HUGE difference and just changing tires can make the bike feel like a different motorcycle altogether. There's too much talk of the Hayabusa being heavy. If you compare the Hayabusa to a 500 pound BWM or some other sport touring bike, the Hayabusa would feel like a 600cc supersport, with it's twitchy steering angle. I'm not sure if they changed the steering angle on the 3rd Gen, but the 2nd Gen feels extremely light once you're moving.
@@Ritalie yeah the 3rd gen Busa has slightly tweaked steering angle making it feel a bit more sportbike on the turn in compared to previous Busas. Its not a big change, just a tweak. Still loving mine, and realised after owning it for 18 months this is the first bike I hardly ever give it full throttle! Ive been riding for decades including litre class sport bikes and maybe it is because I'm not riding anywhere fast and private, maybe because I got older, or maybe just because YOU DON'T NEED TO! It's a beast. 🦍😎
Covered all the ownership bases well. Good to see someone of smaller stature giving their opinion of managing a lump like the 'Busa. It would scare the pants off me. Quality video as always.
for speed, safety, comfort, this is the one, super reliable and can be serviced and maintained by any competent DIY guy. You can ride in the saddle for a couple hours. but why would you. you would have already arrived. My nick name for mine is 'never late' summer, winter rain or shine.
Brilliant. Thanks for the comprehensive review. Makes it even more attractive. Agree, specially with a bike like this, that outside of the test bubble a long-term review is necessary. There are a lot of great bikes that don't smack you over the head the first time you see them, and they end up being the best long-term relationships.
An honest review and respect for throwing around such a big machine. She's right about e 10 fuel . It's crap . My gsx s1000 gets 30 miles less to a tank when using it over premium
The Oxygen sensor doesn't work at all with alcohol. You can't tune your base fuel map to run on E-10 or E-15 because it won't give the right voltage reading at the O2 sensor and your injectors will spray too much fuel, your engine will run a bit too rich, so your fuel economy goes down. I think the gasoline companies know about this problem, because I've seen V8 cars lose 3mpg on the highway from just running E10 gasoline. If you decrease fuel economy by 12%, that means 12% more profit for fuel companies. They need to sell a car with a special switch to enable E-10 gasoline, because anything else is an intentional deception.
Emma is great - read a lot of her content over the years. Good watch - its a cracking bike. I owned one for a few months (gen 3), but traded it in for something else … (I do love the dash on this bike, its so readable and nicely laid out).
Dear MCN, Excellent longterm review, very informative. bad sound quality and horrible lighting especially with the shadows on the wall ! You have already had some great quality videos like the introduction of this very bike which was impressive. Please keep a high sound, video and light quality for your videos. Thank you again for your effort
Everyone saying how these Busa's are such massive & heavy bikes have never road a big heavy bike!!! I just chuckle when I see people stand a talk about how big & heavy these bikes are!!!
You got that right !!! I have a gen1 zx14 with about every bolt you can get performance wise. I also have zx10 wheels on it , they're 8lbs lighter than stock . It's also stretched 4 inches . It handles superbly , people are shocked when they get gapped or when they have a mirror full 6 headlights in the curves. I haven't ridden much in the past few years but it's coming out of retirement . Anyway I love the big bikes people just parrot what they hear
I have found it quite interesting to learn how to put her up on the paddock stand by yourself...... Build quality if I can anything is the fairing is too thin... I own a 22 sword silver version and I've only put 600 klm on it and I've noticed the gloss over the tank is rubbing off.... Not bloody happy about that being so new..... I'm putting 3m vinyl over it after I speak to my panel beater to see if he can do something about blending in the wear mark from the leather jacket...
Hi Emma , you mentioned you went with a 190/55 rear tire. Pirelli are now doing 190/50 for Rosso 4. Would you recommend changing or sticking with the 190/55 ?
I think quite adequate price for iconic modern extremely well executed big capacity sport(tourer). Fantastic bike, polished in all areas. The more i ride it, the more i like it
Luv the busa 1300 cc icon was top dog for long time drinks like a sailor on shore leave nice set of cans go 3 teeth smaller on Rear sorocy and ECU flash OMG the bike gods Will be pleased I love the Japanese falcon
After that video, I just can’t see me buying one, I have been tempted. But with the fuel consumption, I just couldn’t be doing with that kind of mileage. I had a k1300s and that was doing 240 to a full tank
Love all the feedback great to hear from the other sex. I think the fuel economy is fine. There is a bit confusion with how much it drinks. Of course the E10 fuel is crap - why would you use that fuel anyway? Even Suzuki say minimum 95 RON?? Anyway overall good review- thanks 👍
You can't actually use E-10 in any vehicle. Rubbers and plastics are viciously attacked by alcohols. Alcohols are just not compatible with soft rubber materials, especially natural rubber. In a short period of time, your gas cap will develop tons of weather cracking from the alcohol vapors and anything rubber in and around your fuel system, will begin to absorb the alcohol and degrade and crack. Using alcohol on something you care about, is like feeding it Fruit Loops cereal and hoping it will be healthy. In this world we are in now, on this Earth, it's called "Froot Loops" which never existed before, btw.
I can't really justify the bike, let alone the price of the add-on silencers. With low speed limits in The UK, surely more affordable 200-400cc bikes would be the answer, especially with the economy as it is.
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Got the sound now I enjoyed the review very much thank you
At last I've been able to hear what was being said, thanks to MCN for sorting out the audio, the Hyabusa has never really been an inspiration for me, it was designed in a wind tunnel and I'm not a big fan of them but I'll respect anyone who can ride them especially on the track.
I like the way MCN show all bikes even if they aren't ones you'll really want to be seen with, this isn't my cup of tea but please keep up the good work.
Happy Christmas to you from NZ.😉.
Terrible sound
Press release reviews are nice but these long term reviews are what’s needed and definitely appreciated. Thanks MCN!
The new Busa is a great bike. I'm glad you're enjoying it
Ib is so nice 👍🙂
I just couldn't believe how fast you were going! And we're in Mexico aren't we?
@@bowches yessir 🦾
@650ib....plz tell me sir...which one to buy hayabusa 2021 or zx10r 2021...plz??
@@650ib that video is awesome! Legendary video
I insulted the new Busa for having less hp than the gen2, then after really thinking about it I bought a black gen3.
Suzuki might have dropped 3% off the peak hp but it gained a huge 8% or more hp right through the whole midrange.
I'm really starting to get to like this bike now, the more I ride it.
It's a weird but amazing experience. It has all the stability of a battleship, but most of the nimbleness of a sport bike. Brakes and suspension are fantastic. Really nice neutral steering, you set it to any lean angle at any speed and it will hold it, you can just take your hands off the bars.
The midrange power is phenomenal, I've been watching people's stock dyno charts and the gen3 Busa makes about 120hp at 5000 rpm, compare that to say an R1 which makes about 72 hp at 5000 rpm.
It would be a lousy track day bike, and its weight and foot position is not good in stop start traffic. But once moving that unlimited midrange punch and superb handling makes it a real smile machine.
A naked bike is for hooning around town. A sport bike is for hooning around a racetrack. And a Busa is for hooning from one city to the next... 🥇👍😎
(Edit) re the fuel economy it I have very different experience. The dash says I'm getting 20 to 22km per litre cruising at 80kph to 110kph. So with a 20 litre tank that's 400 km per tank or so. In reality I've been filling it after about 280km, but I don't run it very low and I never fill it up tip top either. I think 400km to a tank would be totally believable on a touring trip for sure.
Have you changed the pipes at all? I’m like you were, not really keen on this latest version compared to a Gen2 ….until I walked into a shop, saw it and sat on it….just felt soooo right….but I hate those stock can…for me just don’t look right on it.
How’s the bike been since your last comment? Still enjoying it with no isssues?
The 2nd Generation Hayabusa has too much power. More power was not needed. Really no change was needed at all to the motor, and so more torque is perfectly good, but totally unnecessary. I can't imagine more torque, because my 2nd Gen feels like you can barely hold on once the RPM's are above 3,500. What I like about the 3rd Gen is that they raised the gear ratio in 6th gear slightly to make it taller, which was definitely needed. The new bike does 3100 rpms at 60mph instead of the 2nd Gen's 3250 rpms at 60. So the new bike is a bit better for cruising with the stock gearing. I'm going to change the rear sprocket on mine from 43 tooth stock to a 38 tooth. I'd buy a 36 tooth if they sold one. I hate low gears, and the Hayabusa engine is a tractor at low RPM's, it really does feel like it has a supercharger, or forced induction of some type, because the engine pulls so hard at low RPM's, you'd swear it has forced induction, which really necessitates very tall gears, not the stock gearing which is just too low for 75 mph cruising. It cruises good at 55mph, but at 75 mph the engine is up above 4,000 rpms and that's too high for such a large engine. A 38 tooth rear sprocket drops the 60mph cruising from 3250 to 2,800 rpms, which is really exciting and way better.
I have a 2nd Gen, and it feels like a race bike around turns. If you're not racing against smaller, lighter bikes, and if you're just driving the bike to have fun, the weight doesn't matter. It handles so good on corners, it takes nearly no effort to turn. Actually the steering angle of Hayabusa is specifically designed to make it have extremely quick turn in on corners, it's not a heavy handling motorcycle. It actually has faster turn in, and feels snappier in corners than my 2002 ZX-6R which felt like a tank trying to lean into a corner, because of the weird steering angle which kept it in a straight line. The weight is only part of the equation, it's really the profile of the tires that makes all the difference, a sharper profile means a much more nimble and fast bike between fast sweeping turns, with a flatter tire feeling heavier and harder to turn, it's a HUGE difference and just changing tires can make the bike feel like a different motorcycle altogether. There's too much talk of the Hayabusa being heavy. If you compare the Hayabusa to a 500 pound BWM or some other sport touring bike, the Hayabusa would feel like a 600cc supersport, with it's twitchy steering angle. I'm not sure if they changed the steering angle on the 3rd Gen, but the 2nd Gen feels extremely light once you're moving.
@@Ritalie yeah the 3rd gen Busa has slightly tweaked steering angle making it feel a bit more sportbike on the turn in compared to previous Busas. Its not a big change, just a tweak.
Still loving mine, and realised after owning it for 18 months this is the first bike I hardly ever give it full throttle! Ive been riding for decades including litre class sport bikes and maybe it is because I'm not riding anywhere fast and private, maybe because I got older, or maybe just because YOU DON'T NEED TO!
It's a beast. 🦍😎
Emma is the best. She's a great writer. I use to buy performance bike for her articles
Ah, that explains how her and Neeves hit this out of the park.
Emma is excellent, would like to watch more content from her
Agreed. Very well done review with her and Neeves.
best motorcycle content since even before YT!
love MCN, hope yall have a jolly merry XMAS
Thanks Lee, all the best
Covered all the ownership bases well. Good to see someone of smaller stature giving their opinion of managing a lump like the 'Busa. It would scare the pants off me. Quality video as always.
More Emma (on camera). Such a great reviewer!
Emma is a quality journalist. Definitely need to see more of her.
I remember Emma starting back at RiDE magazine many years ago. Always enjoyed her reviews 👍
I bought a 2023 Suzuki hayabusa brand new. Love this machine
Dunno about anyone else but ive got no audio on this till the music cuts in at the end .
A joy to listen to this lady.
Sound’s not working
Love these videos. Thank you. It’s a great idea and very informative.
for speed, safety, comfort, this is the one, super reliable and can be serviced and maintained by any competent DIY guy. You can ride in the saddle for a couple hours. but why would you. you would have already arrived. My nick name for mine is 'never late' summer, winter rain or shine.
Brilliant. Thanks for the comprehensive review. Makes it even more attractive. Agree, specially with a bike like this, that outside of the test bubble a long-term review is necessary. There are a lot of great bikes that don't smack you over the head the first time you see them, and they end up being the best long-term relationships.
Sound.....
Audio needs sorting.
Something wrong with the audio
Refreshing review.
Go Emma!
Wanted to watch it but no sound 🙃🧐😒
Emma's my new hero
Great views, and honest…..really enjoyable listen 👏👏
Theres audio problem and yet your bots praised as usual.. Good job 😂
Is it just me? I'm getting no sound...
Audio is fuckd on phone. Works on pc
An honest review and respect for throwing around such a big machine. She's right about e 10 fuel . It's crap . My gsx s1000 gets 30 miles less to a tank when using it over premium
I don't use it in the bike but the car gets about 40 miles less per tank. Not sure if my bike would like it anyway as it's a 1998
The Oxygen sensor doesn't work at all with alcohol. You can't tune your base fuel map to run on E-10 or E-15 because it won't give the right voltage reading at the O2 sensor and your injectors will spray too much fuel, your engine will run a bit too rich, so your fuel economy goes down. I think the gasoline companies know about this problem, because I've seen V8 cars lose 3mpg on the highway from just running E10 gasoline. If you decrease fuel economy by 12%, that means 12% more profit for fuel companies. They need to sell a car with a special switch to enable E-10 gasoline, because anything else is an intentional deception.
What an informative and thoughtful review of this bike. Other than a sub, what else may be done to support this excellent content?
Thank you for a good review 😊 It’s interesting to hear what you think of bikes in daily life 👍🏻
Keep on with it 😉
Cheers
What’s with the sound?
I can't hear anything in this video
Emma is great - read a lot of her content over the years. Good watch - its a cracking bike. I owned one for a few months (gen 3), but traded it in for something else … (I do love the dash on this bike, its so readable and nicely laid out).
I still ride my suzuki gsxr srad 750 and suzuki fe 2 stroke scooter 50
What happened to the sound?
Dear MCN,
Excellent longterm review, very informative. bad sound quality and horrible lighting especially with the shadows on the wall ! You have already had some great quality videos like the introduction of this very bike which was impressive. Please keep a high sound, video and light quality for your videos. Thank you again for your effort
The AUDIO seems messed up on this video.
I dont know if the assessment is on point but the reviewer inspires me to think so. Thank you MCN!
Ride safe!
Really enjoyed this vid. Thanks guys
Sound is distorted
No sound for me
Great chat. Such a unique and beautiful machine. 👍
Why there's no audio?
Great video, very insightful!
weird, no audio.
I really like that it's not our beutiful editor Emma and the Hayabusa, it's our editor Emma and the beutiful Hayabusa :D
....Oof....
Why there no sound in the video?
Love it, more like this please.
Michael, I just can’t get enough of your videos, but you’ve been posting like crazy. When do you sleep?
Can't have listened to it though...
@@samuelgillard2196 works perfect for me
No sound.
Good but the sound is a bit dodgy
Everyone saying how these Busa's are such massive & heavy bikes have never road a big heavy bike!!! I just chuckle when I see people stand a talk about how big & heavy these bikes are!!!
You got that right !!! I have a gen1 zx14 with about every bolt you can get performance wise. I also have zx10 wheels on it , they're 8lbs lighter than stock . It's also stretched 4 inches . It handles superbly , people are shocked when they get gapped or when they have a mirror full 6 headlights in the curves. I haven't ridden much in the past few years but it's coming out of retirement . Anyway I love the big bikes people just parrot what they hear
I have found it quite interesting to learn how to put her up on the paddock stand by yourself......
Build quality if I can anything is the fairing is too thin...
I own a 22 sword silver version and I've only put 600 klm on it and I've noticed the gloss over the tank is rubbing off.... Not bloody happy about that being so new.....
I'm putting 3m vinyl over it after I speak to my panel beater to see if he can do something about blending in the wear mark from the leather jacket...
Great review !
What a joy to see such a commited rider. I have no idea why I bought a Blackbird. 'Busa for me next time.
Great questions, great answers
No audio!
Hi Emma , you mentioned you went with a 190/55 rear tire.
Pirelli are now doing 190/50 for Rosso 4.
Would you recommend changing or sticking with the 190/55 ?
This is where this channel lets itself down. They RARELY reply.
Great question. Would love to read an answer!🙂
Fix your sound it doesn't work well.
Very poor sound quality, can't hear a word.
Sound is weird
I’ve had several Suzuki sport bikes and would love one of these, but that price.
I think quite adequate price for iconic modern extremely well executed big capacity sport(tourer). Fantastic bike, polished in all areas. The more i ride it, the more i like it
Good review
What is with the mizuno running bird shirt ??
Forget to pay the electric bill?
Luv the busa 1300 cc icon was top dog for long time drinks like a sailor on shore leave nice set of cans go 3 teeth smaller on Rear sorocy and ECU flash OMG the bike gods Will be pleased I love the Japanese falcon
did you forget to turn on your mics??
You got it the wrong way round. 'This is the Hyabusa and our beautiful deputy Editor Emma'. You have no clue Neevsie. ;-)
😂😂👍✌
Yeah.... E10 petrol don't last at all, spot on with that comment.
1st. view, keep telling myself: i love my h2, i love my h2, i luv my h2...
1st view but you didn't notice there's no sound?
H2 great bike 💯
I actually part-ex’d my H2 SXSE for a Gen 3 Busa.. definitely happier, but I love both!
@@Kurlach we gotta same bike, care to tell me why the switch?
@@650ib lol, the holy grail himself, luv your videos man
£3k for two slip on silencers😮 how the hell can they justify that.
That decision is a lot easier if you can expense it with your employer!
Limited edition seems to be the issue!
Because they both have catalytic converters to make them road legal. Akrapovic also has a full system for Hayabusa which is actually cheaper...
After that video, I just can’t see me buying one, I have been tempted.
But with the fuel consumption, I just couldn’t be doing with that kind of mileage.
I had a k1300s and that was doing 240 to a full tank
I’ve got no sound on my I pad
Hi! I haver no audio. Cheers
use headphone
I think my wife will be inspired when she sees the video
That chick is a badass
Does she have a wind problem then?
Thx for this review 👍
No sound for me !
Hi Jim, apologies for this. Are you on a mobile device or desktop? Also, which browser are you using?
Makes a nice sport tourer
No audio
Give TTS performance a call and fit a supercharger kit on it for 350 HP 🤣
It's really quiet I can't hear the video properly? Is it just me?
No, my sound is the same.
Sorry about this Jonathan. Can you let us know whether you're watching on mobile or desktop and what browser you are using please?
Audio not good
Saving 4 kilos for £3k for a road bike 🤣 Most blokes on one of these could do a lot more by going on a diet 🍔 🥓 🍔
Horrific audio. Sort it out
Looks like your audio needs a new exhaust system. 🤣🤣🤣
Love all the feedback great to hear from the other sex. I think the fuel economy is fine. There is a bit confusion with how much it drinks. Of course the E10 fuel is crap - why would you use that fuel anyway? Even Suzuki say minimum 95 RON??
Anyway overall good review- thanks 👍
You can't actually use E-10 in any vehicle. Rubbers and plastics are viciously attacked by alcohols. Alcohols are just not compatible with soft rubber materials, especially natural rubber. In a short period of time, your gas cap will develop tons of weather cracking from the alcohol vapors and anything rubber in and around your fuel system, will begin to absorb the alcohol and degrade and crack. Using alcohol on something you care about, is like feeding it Fruit Loops cereal and hoping it will be healthy. In this world we are in now, on this Earth, it's called "Froot Loops" which never existed before, btw.
Have I gone deaf? What happened to the sound?... #MCN does lip reading lessons... Don't panic it's just the Russians at it again
It would be good if I had some sound coming out of video and not garbled rubbish.
Sound is gobleddegook
I can't really justify the bike, let alone the price of the add-on silencers. With low speed limits in The UK, surely more affordable 200-400cc bikes would be the answer, especially with the economy as it is.
The audio sucks on this video
Such poor sound put me off..
Due to not wearing earplugs while riding....I'VE GONE DEAF. Nooooooo
I've got no sound
Sorry about this Derrick. Can you let us know whether you're watching on mobile or desktop and what browser you are using please?
forget the MPG look at that hat, hahahah. did someone really say make it a naked HA!
The sound in this video is shocking. Do we need to buy you a microphone?
audio is terrible
It's like riding a tank.
Having a problem hearing the video, sound up full, no sound. Gutted.
Sorry about this Patrick. Can you let us know whether you're watching on mobile or desktop and what browser you are using please?
Watching on mobile, using Google.
Thanks for the reply.