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 dave's
hayabusa nest
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Suzuki Hayabusa
The
last unlimited, unrestricted model ! Before
:
 My Stock Blue/Silver just like above! I picked it up late April,
I loved the bike right out of the box. But anyone who knows me, could expect it
wouldn't be bone stock for long.
...and so it begins
Coming :
Hayabusa "SST" Project
10/06/00
Preliminary arrangements have been made with Jon
Cornell's UFO Cycles, for beginning the
Hayabusa "SST" Project. My Single-Sided
Swingarm Hayabusa becomes Turbocharged,
and joins the ranks of Super Sonic Transport!
Hold on...! (more details coming)
Running
Progress:
05/30/00
Just installed a Full Yosh 4-2-1 SR3 Stainless system with Carbon
Fiber can and competition baffle, RAM aluminum single sided
swingarm with 41 tooth rear sprocket, 244mm rear rotor/Brembo calipers, and Marchesini 5-spoke magnesium
rims.
More details soon! The following pics were taken quickly
right after I rode it home. I'll take better ones and post soon.
 
Riding Observations and Progress notes:
5/30/00
Pull in to pick up bike at Suzuki SportCycle.
The mechanics are taking pictures, and customers are walking around the bike. I
jump out with pride, look my baby over. It looks fantastic, and has a much
leaner, more aggressive nature about it. The bike is on a red Ducati factory
single-sided swingarm stand. Hmmm...looks impressive and functional to boot, go
in to shop to talk to Gary. Gary has big smile on his face, says about riding it
"You'll love it!". We chat awhile about the ease of assembly, the
great quality of the parts, the notes he made while riding it and he is nice
enough to cut me a break on the stand. It's getting dark, I put the old parts in
the truck...geez, those stock rims are heavy...and Amy gets ready to go in the
truck. I put on my jacket, gloves and helmet, start the d'busa up. Nice sound,
more throaty at idle, warm it up and off...I feel all eyes on the mighty Single
Sided Swingarm 'Busa as I pull away.
It is a different bike. Just going through
traffic I can tell it responds to inputs much quicker. I take it mild though,
and head for the toll road to home, wish the trip was more curvy, but it's a
straight shot. The bike feels quicker, but also more subject to winds...makes
sense I expect with the drop in weight. Maybe it is my excitement but
damn...this is awesome. In a flash I'm home with out any problems just in
time to be able to take some pics before dark. I look through the lens marveling
at my bike, wishing I didn't have a zillion things to do that night and could do
some serious riding on some twisties.
6/2-6/4/00
Off to one of my favorite roads...which
I'll not identify...many curves, short chutes, some hills, some off camber
twisties and blind driveways and intersections too! A good challenge and I can
compare the bike with my prior R6 and also MaxZilla
. Man I could write a book about this week-end, but the before and after Busa is
night and day. This baby is altogether a better bike. Personally I was surprised
at how well the Stock Hayabusa did, obviously no R6, but it could hold it's own.
NOW, whoa, you can roll the bike over very easily, it tracks a line straight and
true, the bike is actually nimble and responds much quicker to lean inputs, and
body steering. The power (need to dyno now) is improved and considerable. A roll
of the throttle and you are simply...outta-there! The feeling of control was
just...well...impressive. It really seemed with no effort I could do things that
I did not feel comfortable doing before. The limits and bar were raised. I could
not wipe the smile off my face.
Note: Got home, noticed more grime on my
chain then expected. Looked over the bike and apparently the chain was cutting
through one of the carbon fiber hugger supports and I noticed a glossy line on
the tire where it had been rubbing. I tried to adjust it but without success.
E-mailed Dino about it who gave some adjusting suggestions. Later, looking at it
closer, it looked to me that this hugger was not formed correctly, that the
suggested adjustments wouldn't solve the problem. I cut the offending support
and reshaped the area, and created a rubber grommet to lift the hugger and all
has worked fine.
Summer-Fall
Have put on about 1800 miles since the mods
and have nothing but glowing reports. The bike handles like it's a different
class bike now. Even Two-up riding has been fantastic. Dialed in the suspension,
firming up the preload and dampening which has made things even better. Thinking
about Turbocharging. The best candidates seem to be Hahn
Racing , MC Xpress
and Mr Turbo kits. Trying to work out a deal and get as much info as possible. If anyone has
any experience with these three particular kits or the company please write me. I
have posted to the Hayabusa list without success, except for someone who nicely
told me about his positive result for the Hahn kit for his GSXR-1100.
...and Gary Rothwell kindly replies to my MC Xpress query on his
message board:
"The
M.C XPRESS TURBO FITTED TO MY BIKE IS REALLY EASY TO RIDE THE POWER COMES IN
FROM THE TURBO AT AROUND 3500-4000 RPM AND UNLIKE OTHER TURBO BIKES THAT I HAVE
RIDDEN THIS IS VERY SMOOTH FAST POWER, I.E. IT DOESN'T HANG AROUND WAITING FOR
FLAT SPOTS IN THE REV RANGE IT GOES WHEN YOU WANT IT TO GO AND CHANGING GEAR
THERE IS NO LAG AGAIN BECAUSE THE REVS DON'T FALL BELOW 3-4000. WHEN I FIRST HAD
MC, TO BUILD IT, THIS WAS THE FIRST ANYONE HAD DONE, SO THERE WAS BOUND TO BE
PROBLEMS BUT THESE WERE MINOR. THE BUTTERFLIES IN THE STOCK FUEL INJECTION
SYSTEM WERE BENDING AND THE REVS WOULD RACE. AND THE BAD ONE FOR US WAS THE
"STOCK HEAD" THE "CORE PLUGS" WERE NOT PRESSED IN HARD
ENOUGH AND ONE POPPED OUT, THE WATER WENT IN THE MOTOR AND THE MOTOR GOT TOO
HOT. "MELTED PISTONS" MC XPRESS ARE VERY GOOD AT WHAT THEY DO AND ARE
REALLY HELPFUL, THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WERE NOT MC'S FAULT AND THEY HAVE SOLD A
LOT OF OTHER IDENTICAL SYSTEMS AND HAD NO PROBLEMS SINCE !!! I WOULD RECOMMEND
Their PARTS AND I WOULD BUY FROM THEM AGAIN ! I AM NOT JUST PRAISING IT BECAUSE
THEY ARE MY SPONSOR I HAD TO BUY IT BUT I LIKE IT VERY MUCH."
GARY ROTHWELL
10/00
Finding it very hard to get a source for the MC Xpress
kit. Seems like certain people want to sell them only to a "club of their
own". Disappointing to say the least. The Hahn kit seems very good but have
some concerns about lack of communication and an "iffy" delivery
schedule...oh and they wanted money before the kits were even made. Mr Turbo
looks good, and seems to be a well done and proven kit with , what I've heard,
good customer relations. They may not be using the newest technology in turbos,
nor is an intercooler used, but it is tried and true and for my purposes (and
intended boost levels), probably not as critical. A good article on this set up
can be read in this Dragbike.com
article . Final decision has not been made but all seem to be very good
kits, with particular pro's and con's to factor in the decision.
12/1/00
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