Flying With My Hayabusa GSX1300R At 285kmph - Samit Wadhawan | User Review

Manufacturer : Suzuki

Model : Hayabusa

Variant : 2012 Ltd Glacier White GSX1300R 

On-road price : Current Rs 18,35,000/- on road Thane

Colour : Glacier White

Waiting Period : 45 days

Dealer Name: Dream Suzuki Pune
Dealer Location : MG road, lane number 6, Deccan Pune
Date of Purchase : 11th March 2012

Freebies & Accessories : No accessories

 I am Samit Wadhawan, admin of DARK which is Devil Angels Riders Klub. I reside in Thane which falls in the state of Maharashtra. In 2012, I decided to get myself a super-bike. I had in my mind two options the Suzuki Intruder and Suzuki  Hayabusa. I went with the latter. The incredible power of Hayabusa and the responsive throttle was the primary reason that I went for this beast. I had always been using twin-engined bikes and now wanted to try the inline 4 cyl bike. I am extremely happy with the Busa. It is very comfortable for touring in the supersport class.  

Engine

The streamlined Suzuki Hayabusa features a high efficiency curved radiator that features dual electric fans controlled by the ECM for increased cooling capacity. The oil cooler has 10 row cores for increased heat dissipation. The Hayabusa's engine is supplied through Suzuki's SDTV (Suzuki Dual Throttle Valve) fuel injection system with dual 12-hole, fine-spray injectors per cylinder and ram air intake with sizeable volume airbox. Also equipped on the Hayabusa is a 1340cc in-line 4-cylinder fuel injected, DOHC liquid-cooled engine with 16-valves and Twin Swirl Combustion Chambers (TSCC) delivers outstanding power.

 It is an excellent engine made by Suzuki, highly refined and smooth. Till date I have never faced a single issue on the engine parts. Being a tourer it is a little heavy on the curves. Very satisfied hayabusa's torque is 132.6Nm @7600rpm

The Hayabusa is not heavy on maintenance. It only needs regular chain lubes on 500km interval and chain clean every 1000 km in India. I recommend Motul chain clean and lubes. There is a need to clean Air filters every 3000km and change oil and oil filter after every 3000km. Bike consumes around 3.8L of enigne oil during every oil change. I recommend Motul 300v factory line 10w 40/50 or 5w 30 if you ride long distance. It has double Esther technology.

Every period maintenance cost me around Rs. 10k plus 4k for oil and1k for oil filter.
Lubes / cleaning/ detailing and labour costs another 5k

Have serviced it 3 times and it costs around 10k per service

Braking

2013 Hayabusa has Brembo ABS brakes which are better from 2012. But 2012 model also has good brakes of Tokico. The only wear and tear you will notice is a tyre wear around 7500km - 8500km depending on your riding style and also the rear disc pad goes around for 6000kms and the front will last at least 14000km in hard breaking conditions

Maintenance and service cost incurred for brakes :
Brake pad front: Rs. 12000 for a set
Brake pad rear : Rs. 4000

  

Suspension/Ride Comfort

The Ride comfort is excellent like a sofa on long rides. The suspension is very good and rigid which is very important at high speeds. If the suspension is too soft at highspeeds these bikes will throw you off. But seats are very soft and big, enabling you to change positions for cornering.

It is a sports tourer. So leaning on the tank becomes compulsory. If your upper body is heavy then to ride this beast all you need is a pure passion. You cannot ride it otherwise.  BUSA, R1, GSXR, Fireblade and ZX14 all super sports bikes will make you lean for aerodynamics. You should have real strong back and shoulders to ride this.

Styling

Fabulous is the word. Most beautiful looking sport tourer. Top notch build quality, nothing to criticize. Fantastic looks. Loads of R&D done on the engine and design of the hayabusa gets changed every year. For example the 2008 and 2014 models looks similar but there is a change in the riding position every year. The 2008 model is much more comfortable whereas the 2012 is sportier. So it is rider’s choice what they want. Also you can change the position by adding after market bar raisers.

Stability & handling at high speeds

Very nice and agile to handle. If you are a new rider you may take atleast 6 months to learn to handle a busa. She is very responsive so would suggest to be gentle with her initially. On straights no one can be like a busa but she is equally challenging on the curves. So better plan in advance before you approach a curve, as all such bikes do not forgive you for small mistakes.

No noise, superb handling but you need to be a pro to handle this at high speeds. You can easily get carried away. So safety first, ride responsibly. The 2007 and old busas had heating issues because of single fan in the radiator. The 2008 and up models have dual high speed fan which do not allow overheating. Have tried being in traffic with engine on 45 min. She does not spit coolant.

Top speed achieved by me is 285kmph till date

The tyres originally come with Bridgestone Battlax which are ok and not that great. I suggest Michelin Pilot Road 2 which costs Rs 20k for a pair and they do justice to this bike and the Indian road conditions. 

Fuel Economy  – City & Highway

City : 19.3KMPL

Highway upto 160kmph 23.4kmpl
Above 160kmph 16.6kmpl

The faster you go on higher gears and maintain lower rpm under 7500rpm you will get the best mileage

One best experience with my Busa 

I did Mumbai-Ratnagiri 350 km in 4.5 hrs solo ride non-stop, fully geared. It was a very nice experience. Superb cornering on the ghats :)  

Verdict

The Busa is not that expensive to maintain and I had a good service experience till now.  I am fully satisfied with my decision to purchase a Hayabusa. I highly recommend going for a Busa but if you don't believe in speed, going for this is pointless and complete waste of money.

                                     

                             

Technical Specifications

Model	Suzuki Hayabusa GSX1300R
Year	2012
Category	Sport
Displacement	1340.00 ccm (81.77 cubic inches)
Engine type	In-line four, four-stroke
Engine details	U-shaped cutouts in the cylinder-bore sides allow air below descending pistons to escape to adjacent cylinders to reduce internal pumping pressure and mechanical power losses. Titanium valves.
Compression	9.5:1
Bore x stroke	96.0 x 101.0 mm (3.8 x 4.0 inches)
Valves per cylinder	4
Fuel system	Injection. Two 12-hole fine-spray injectors on each throttle body
Fuel control	DOHC
Ignition	Electronic ignition (transistorized)
Lubrication system	Wet sump
Cooling system	Liquid
Gearbox	6-speed
Transmission type, final drive	Chain
Driveline	Chain, RK GB50GSV Z4, 114 links
Front suspension	Inverted telescopic, coil spring, oil damped
Rear suspension	Link type, coil spring, oil damped
Front tyre dimensions	120/70-ZR17
Rear tyre dimensions	190/50-ZR17
Front brakes	Double disc
Front brakes diameter	310 mm (12.2 inches)
Rear brakes	Single disc
Rear brakes diameter	260 mm (10.2 inches)
Weight incl. oil, gas, etc	260.0 kg (573.2 pounds)
Seat height	805 mm (31.7 inches) If adjustable, lowest setting.
Overall length	2,190 mm (86.2 inches)
Overall width	735 mm (28.9 inches)
Ground clearance	120 mm (4.7 inches)
Wheelbase	1,480 mm (58.3 inches)
Fuel capacity	21.00 litres (5.55 gallons)
Starter	Electric
Instruments	Four analog gauges including step-motor-driven tachometer and speedometer. Round LCD panel includes clock, gear position indicator, S-DMS map indicator, odometer and dual trip meters. Engine-rpm indicator, programmable to blink or stay on between 4,000 and 11,500 rpm.
Factory warranty	12 month unlimited mileage limited warranty.
Color options	Glass Sparkle Black, Pearl Glacier White
Others	Suzuki Drive Mode Selector (S-DMS) enables the rider to choose from three different engine power characteristics according to personal preference.