2008 Hayabusa in Las Vegas

[Luvanicebum]

This is what it looks like:
Suzuki Motorcycles and ATVs Media Site

8 years to knock our socks off and this is what they come up with.
Metallica syndrome? I think so.

[Manny]

Who cares.

[ZuminaZX]

Bugly.

[The Snowman]

Bugly.

No, it's Hayabugly!

[catch2otwo]

doesnt look much different from the fat ugly piece they have now!

[ChR1s]

I kinda like it. I'd like the faster, orange one for a commuter bike. Those cans gotta go though.

[katana0215]

I dont have any complaints about it. I dont know what you guys were expecting. There is no way they were going to stray far from the original

[bigred875]

atleast they got rid of the scooter headlight

[JohnnyV]

I feel bad for all those poor souls who were waiting for the '08 with hopes of Suzuki coming out with a completely new highway bomber.

Still the same old ugly Busa

[newbob]

Does it come with flip-flops and a wife beater?

[Crash Dummy Denno]

waste of time - file that in the who gives a shit column

[TheIglu]

It needs chrome and an extended swingarm.

[schleppy]

Does it come with flip-flops and a wife beater?

LOL

[tonyd]

Is that link for 2008 US Models?
If so, Interested they are bringing out a GSX650F, a Bandit 650 in full plastic for $6999, I don't see the market for that hunk of crap.

Also a cool little DRZ70 listed on there...

[Luvanicebum]

Does it come with flip-flops and a wife beater?

I don't really get it.
I might understand where you're humor is coming from on this,
but if that's the case, don't quit your day job.

[sanfelice]

Wanna talk ugly? check out that site for the "B-King."

man, that is ALL kinds of wrong.

BTW, I dolike the integrated signals in the 'Busa, but that headlight/screen treatment gotta go.

[Crash Dummy Denno]

I don't really get it.
I might understand where you're humor is coming from on this,
but if that's the case, don't quit your day job.

he's not calling you a name personally - lighten up!

[ZX-12R]

If so, Interested they are bringing out a GSX650F, a Bandit 650 in full plastic for $6999, I don't see the market for that hunk of crap.

It's probably to have something to put against the 650 Ninja in terms of appearance and performance. Suzuki doesn't have a mild fully faired bike in its line up. You go right from the SV650 to the GSXR 600.

[JohnnyV]

I don't really get it.
I might understand where you're humor is coming from on this,
but if that's the case, don't quit your day job.

I think he's making a Ben Roethlisberger reference

Roethlisberger, if you remember, was wearing no helmet, shorts, and a beater when he crashed his Busa.

[RyanNicholson]

still think a busa is an ugly waste of money.

almost as much as the zx14.

[The Snowman]

It still looks like it has a beak. All I can think of is "polly wanna go 160 with shorts on"

[tonyd]

It's probably to have something to put against the 650 Ninja in terms of appearance and performance. Suzuki doesn't have a mild fully faired bike in its line up. You go right from the SV650 to the GSXR 600.

An SV650S with optional lowers would be a more direct competitor for the Ninja 650.
Inline, liquid cooled, 650 would be a step up and decent replacement for the 600 and 750 Katana's, that's probably what they are thinking. $7k just seems pricey for what it is.

[mikeb]

busa's are good for posing and dragracing and thats about it. same as the zx-14.

[elwood206]

ugly? I guess if you want fashion before function, considering its the most aerodynamically efficient production bike built

[RyanNicholson]

busa's are good for posing and dragracing and thats about it. same as the zx-14.

exactly....i can see them for the crazy show bikes, and drag racing, and thats about it.....and for squids that wanna say they have the fastest production bike made, as they get smoked by a 600 the second they have to turn