SUZUKI GSX-1300R Hayabusa ABS 50th Anniversary Edition (2013-2014) Specs, Performance & Photos

With the release of the 2014 GSX-1300R ABS Hayabusa 50th Anniversary Edition, Suzuki celebrated half a century of bike manufacturing at the house of Hamamatsu. A success story that had covered anything from small beginner bikes to dirt machines, sport and all-rounder motorcycles for everyday use, and highly engineered beasts that dominated the racing tracks all over the world.

Hayabusa, probably the flagship Suzuki bike, received a two-tone Red and Black livery with a cool gradient transition sector between the two colors, a thing which is quite uncommon in the sport bike world.

On the tech side, the GSX-1300R Hayabusa ABS 50th Anniversary Edition was identical to the base version and included a three-mode drive selector, hybrid, slightly retro dashboard, Brembo monoblock calipers, and much more.

The bike’s engine received lightweight aluminum alloy pistons for maximum performance in all conditions, lightweight titanium valves, and iridium spark plugs for high combustion efficiency. With a 1,340cc displacement, the four-stroke four-cylinder liquid-cooled engine delivered an output power of 196 hp at 9,800 rpm and 154 Nm (114 lb-ft) of torque available at 7,200 rpm.

On the front, the bike featured a cast aluminum wheel with two 310 mm discs and four-piston Brembo calipers, and the rear cast aluminum wheel packed a single 260 mm disc with a one-piston caliper that acted as braking power.