Details of 2008 Busa

**Cajun** · 29th June 2007, 08:34

Somebody at Suzuki is really smart. After nine years, its franchise model, the 1300 Hayabusa—100,000-plus unit sales and counting—needed an update. The Kawasaki ZX-14 had stolen some of the Big ’Busa’s thunder. Wisely, Suzuki did not overreact and has just shown the world the new-for-2008 Hayabusa—which is much like the old ’Busa, only more so. Smart.
New Busa
New Hayabusa. How much did we like the old ’Busa? “The power is so sweet, its well of torque so deep, that the mind-bending acceleration always at hand—regardless of rpm—seems completely effortless. Twisting the throttle is one of the most satisfying experiences in motorcycling,” we wrote in 2005. Should be even better now.

There will be no “New Coke Syndrome” screw-up here, Suzuki fans. (Remember Ducati’s recent troubles with its 916-series replacement, the 999?)

Quick glance at the new bike shows the same silhouette as before, but ’Busa buffs will immediately note some subtle differences. This bike has spent hours in the wind tunnel, the results showing in the new headlight, more smoothly contoured fairing and the double-bubble windscreen that’s a half-inch higher than before—factor in a lowered fuel tank, and now it’s easier to crawl under the paint at the dragstrip or flat-out across Your Own Private Bonneville Salt Flat.

Out back, no turnsignal stalks; the blinkers now live in their own speed pods in the tailsection. The latter appears to have been stretched for cleaner passage through the air; while wheelbase remains unchanged at 58.5 inches, the bike’s overall length has grown 2.3 inches to 86.6, fender tip to fender tip.
New Busa
More speed thrills from Suzuki: The B-King is finally here, powered by the new Hayabusa’s 1340cc motor. See the photo gallery below for more on the 2008 Suzukis.

Hidden behind the new bodywork is the same basic mountain-motor inline-Four, but with some speed-demon tweaks. First a 2mm bore job (now 81.0 x 65.0mm bore/stroke) takes displacement from 1299cc up to 1340. Compression ratio goes from 11.0:1 to 12.5:1, a significant boost. Now we add titanium valves, shotpeened chrome-moly connecting rods and a refined fuel-injection system for what Suzuki claims is “12 percent higher performance.”

Which means…? Well, we know the new bike won’t go faster than 186 mph, the agreed-upon top-speed limit. But a 12 percent bump in horsepower—going by our 2006 Hayabusa testbike—would yield a stonking 179 hp at the rear wheel! A similar jump in torque would mean 110 foot-pounds. Both numbers top those churned out by our last ZX-14 Kawi (170 hp/104 ft.-lbs.). No word in the early press materials as to what kind of electronic hocus-pocus (if any) will be used to keep the new ’Busa from becoming a human fly-swatter at the dragstrip, but certainly the ZX-14’s production-record 9.78-second pass is in danger.
Welcome to Speed Wars 2008!
(http://www.cycleworld.com/article.as...article_id=380)

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Couple more pics

**limbimtimwim** · 29th June 2007, 11:10

I'm dissapointed they didn't take a risk and make a bigger change to the styling.

Is the 'busa going to be like those models that seem to have a never-ending model run till finally it dies in a splutter because one day everyone is going to wake up and realise it looks dated?

Yamaha effectively replaced the FJ with the FJR, can't Suzuki do the same?

'Function before form' I hear you say, fine, but you have to be able to look at it in the garage and say "Nice" every time you look at it.

And that seat hump, gah! Can't they do better?

**Sanx** · 29th June 2007, 17:23

Originally Posted by limbimtimwim

'Function before form' I hear you say, fine, but you have to be able to look at it in the garage and say "Nice" every time you look at it.

Suzuki have almost got there. You can say "Eugh" every time you see it.

**limbimtimwim** · 29th June 2007, 17:49

Originally Posted by Sanx

Suzuki have almost got there. You can say "Eugh" every time you see it.

That's what I'd say. Maybe not one of these white ones though, they are cool.

Still, perhaps in the metal it will look better. The current ones don't look as fat as they do in the pictures, perhaps the new one will fare better too.

I, however, am fatter in real life

**Gixxer peter** · 3rd August 2007, 17:02

speaking of white one has anyone here in NZ got one??

**Cajun** · 3rd August 2007, 18:07

Originally Posted by Gixxer peter

speaking of white one has anyone here in NZ got one??

busa pete has an 06/07 white busa

i also see the 08 is coming in white

**Cajun** · 24th September 2007, 14:04

First dyno run, this is comapred to an 04/05 model on same dyno both stock

In Bone Stock Form................
Old Gen Busa approx 155 RWHP
ZX14 approx 169 RWHP
Gen II Busa approx 177.5 RWHP