Nah, that is not my bike but it is my favorite year/color combo. I will eventually own one.

Thanks to Euro regs the GSXR-750 now also appears to have an uncertain fate. Euro regs mean no new 2019 models can be sold in Europe though it appears for now that it will continue on in the US market for 2019.

Without any current race series for it I do wonder if the brilliant middleweight missile will continue to exist?

My new next door neighbor has one, he had it out almost every weekend before the winter. What a bike.

Now it looks like Yamaha might be redesigning the R1 thanks to the EU’s stupid regs.

Link to article on R1

I suppose it doesn’t hurt to redesign a bike that’s a few years old. Still sucks that manufacturers are having more and more regulatory bullshit placed on them.

I would LOVE to see the European Union shatter and collapse.

The NA market is the biggest in terms of volume, but the EU emissions regs still rule the R&D world. BMW and HD both went to liquid cooling because of this. HD and BMW can still get by with oil coolers for their smaller bikes, but once you go much over 1200cc emissions becomes an issue.

Here's an article showing the progression of EU emissions standards. You can compare and contrast to some of the developments in the moto world.

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I'm more upset about the end of the Kawasaki KLR650.

I'm with you there. I've always wanted one...I'm hoping they come out with a replacement that is similar in size and simplicity, but with a little more horsepower (50-75 would be plenty).

There was a Busa rider that worked a few miles out of town and would go to work at 0600 in the morning. He would take the ramp onto I-15 and bragged he could hit 180+ in the less than two miles until he took his work exit.

One morning a 1 ton pickup with a work box on it turned directly across the roadway in front of him.The diver was turned around , new to the area and was going to take a cut across between the two lanes.

The bike hit the pickup in the door, at speed. The velocity/mass equation was such that the truck was rolled onto it's side!

Unfortunately NOW every time I see a Busa I'm reminded of that wreck.

Rumors have been going around that the Hayabusa will be back for 2021 with a larger engine, new frame and of course a new exhaust/emission system thanks to the euro emission crap. Unfortunately it doesn’t look like the Hayabusa going to be a factory forced induction (supercharger/turbo charger) bike as their focus seems to be updating bike and passing emissions. Which makes sense since new euro emission regs effectively killed the current bike.

Oddly enough the speculation about turbo bikes from Suzuki seems to be focused on two VERY interesting projects, A turbocharged 500cc & 700cc parallel twin putting out 100 and 150 hp. That would be interesting if true. A light weight bike in the 500-700cc range but with 100-150 hp might be a way to win over new riders and generate lots of excitement in the middle weight range. If anything it’ll make the twins class even more fun at the track!

Most of the speculation is based off of blueprints and patents have been submitted/ posted online. I can’t wait to see what Suzuki is up to. 2020-2021 should be big years for the motorcycle masters in Hamamatsu.

It looks like the GSX-R1000’s brilliant VVT system is getting phased out (slight pun intended) for a more easy to tune/control pneumatic cam phasing system.

Lastly, it looks like the baby GSX-R 250 is getting replaced by a new 300.

Always thought Hayabusa was an awesome name. WAY back in the 60's I had the Hayabusa of that era. The Suzuki X6. It was only 250 cc. But was an incredibly fast bike. Suzuki really builds some ground breaking bikes.

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Originally posted by kramden:
Always thought Hayabusa was an awesome name. WAY back in the 60's I had the Hayabusa of that era. The Suzuki X6. It was only 250 cc. But was an incredibly fast bike. Suzuki really builds some ground breaking bikes.

HaHa, it was hard to keep the front wheel on the ground when the X6 came onto the power band