News just in: Suzuki has presented a Yoshimura SERT Motul replica Hayabusa to reigning endurance world champion and MotoGP test rider Sylvain Guintoli, to celebrate the Frenchman’s titles and contribution to Suzuki’s racing successes in recent years. Lucky blighter.
According to Suzuki and despite his racing being on a GSX-R1000, Guintoli has always expressed a fondness for the Hayabusa and its 1340cc, turbine-like engine. As a result, Suzuki has combined the two, with his third generation Hayabusa sporting the iconic red and black livery of Yoshimura-powered endurance machines.
Race fans will already know that Guintoli won both the Le Mans 24-hour and the Bol d’Or with Suzuki in 2021, on his way to the world title with teammates Gregg Black and Xavier Simeon. The team also won the 2022 running of the prestigious Le Mans 24-hour and currently lead the championship. And there’s also Guintoli’s long standing development work which helped Team Suzuki ECSTAR and Joan Mir take the 2020 MotoGP world championship.
The third generation Hayabusa, launched in 2021, continues Suzuki’s desire to blend modern technology with classic Hayabusa design features. E.g. its twin analogue dials flanking a smart, colour TFT screen and the unmistakable, iconic silhouette paying homage to the original hyperbike.
Suzuki have also confirmed to MotorMartin that the Hayabusa has a sophisticated electronics package, which includes three power modes, 10 modes of lean angle-sensitive traction control, lean angle-sensitive ABS, three modes of launch control, a bidirectional quickshifter, and cruise control, while its engine delivers an abundance of smooth, linear power across the rev range.
The Hayabusa is currently available with 2.9% APR as part of Suzuki’s Buying Power campaign, with no deposit required.
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