Bill Warner: The First Man to Go 300 mph on a Motorcycle
Racing his 1,299cc turbo Hayabusa to 311.945 mph, Bill Warner (you may have heard of him) became the first man to break the 300 mph barrier while sitting on a motorcycle. Eeeking close to 312 mph,...
View Article2012 Kawasaki ZX-14R Breaks Cover
True to its teaser campaign, the 2012 Kawasaki ZX-14R (2012 Kawasaki ZZR1400 to our friends abroad) finally got revealed today. Tweaking its hyperbike offering, Kawasaki has confirmed that the ZX-14R...
View ArticleGhost Rider Giving Away His 499hp Turbo Hayabusa
I’m going to date myself here, but I remember when I first got into motorcycles, I watched a video of this guy named “Ghost Rider” storm the streets of Sweden. Weaving through traffic like it was a...
View Article2013 Suzuki Hayabusa Gets ABS & Brembo Brakes
It’s hard to believe that for over a decade, the Suzuki Hayabusa has gone relatively unchanged from its original form. Sure, there have been some updates — a nose-job here, a face-lift there, but let’s...
View ArticleWanting, Hoping, Praying for Hayabusa
Fifteen years ago, I fell in love with the Suzuki Hayabusa. A courtship that started well-ahead of my formal indoctrination to two-wheels, the Hayabusa was the capstone of motorcycle performance in my...
View ArticleBill Warner, The Fastest Man on a Motorcycle, Dies While Attempting 300 MPH...
The motorcycle industry is mourning the loss of Bill Warner today, as the 44-year-old land speed record holder died while attempting to break the 300 mph barrier over the course of a single mile....
View ArticleNissin ABS Brake Defect Creates Waves of Recalls for OEMs
A wave of recalls are reaching the shores of motorcycle manufacturers, as brake maker Nissin has had to recall a number of its ABS units for a misaligned inlet valve, which could allow foregin...
View ArticleSuzuki GSX Concept Hints At…Something
Unlike the Honda “Light Weight Super Sports” concept, which gives a clear indication as to the cut of the Japanese manufacturer's jib, the Suzuki GSX concept leaves a bit more to the imagination. We...
View ArticleA Turbocharged Suzuki Hayabusa Really Should Happen
I have been trying to avoid this story, mostly because I think it is a pipe dream concocted from a dubious source, but the word circulating through the interwebs is that Suzuki is working on a...
View ArticleReport: New Suzuki GSX-R750 Coming, But No GSX-R600
For Suzuki, the debut of its first all-new superbike design went swimmingly well, with the 2017 Suzuki GSX-R1000R impressing journalists at its launch in Phillip Island earlier this year. We would hope...
View ArticleTwo Enthusiasts Podcast #48 – Mechanical Masochism
In Episode 48 of the Two Enthusiasts Podcast, we didn’t set out to talk about all the weird technologies in the motorcycle industry, though our conversation certainly covered its fair share of them. We...
View ArticleNo New Suzuki Hayabusa for 2018?
We keep hoping that Suzuki will reinvigorate the venerable Hayabusa brand, and bring an updated version of its high-speed hyperbike back into the mix. There has been some chatter that such a project is...
View ArticleTwo Enthusiasts Podcast #60 – Diet Pepsi & Milk
Episode 60 of the Two Enthusiasts Podcast is out, and in it we cover some of the newsy items from the motorcycle industry that have caught our eyes recently. But before we get to the news, Quentin and...
View ArticleThis Week’s Suzuki Hayabusa Rumor
A new Suzuki Hayabusa is coming, this much we know. What that bike will be, what features it will have, and what it will look like though have been open to much speculation. Unsurprisingly then, the...
View ArticleThis Week’s Suzuki Hayabusa Rumor, Redux
In this installment of "This Week's Suzuki Hayabusa Rumor," we again take a look at the motor of this venerable sport bike. The rumor going around the interwebs right now is that the 2019 Suzuki...
View ArticleThis Week’s Suzuki Hayabusa Rumor, Part 3
We know to expect a Suzuki Hayabusa reboot in the coming months, and in a way, that is all that we know. The iconic superbike is in its 20th year of production right now, and an all-new machine is set...
View ArticleIs This the End of This Week’s Suzuki Hayabusa Rumors?
Another week, and another rumor about the Suzuki Hayabusa. Despite what you have read, this is not the end of the machine. The post Is This the End of This Week’s Suzuki Hayabusa Rumors? appeared first...
View ArticleSuzuki Motor of America Confirms Hayabusa Production Continues
It's a situation fit for Monty Python, but the Suzuki Hayabusa is not dead yet. Production for the US market continues, though it has ended for Europe and others. The post Suzuki Motor of America...
View ArticleBrap Talk Podcast #2 – Value Added
How did we go from talking about motorcycle dealerships the future robot apocalypse? You'll have to listen to this Brap Talk episode to find out. The post Brap Talk Podcast #2 – Value Added appeared...
View ArticleA New Suzuki Hayabusa Is Coming in a Week’s Time
A new generation of Suzuki Hayabusa is going to be released on February 5th. What will this iconic motorcycle mean for today's modern motorcyclist? The post A New Suzuki Hayabusa Is Coming in a Week’s...
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