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1400cc Suzuki Hayabusa Turbo Rumored for 2017

The year may be young, but the rumor mill never stops, so here is one of the most outrageous (in a good way) rumors for the start of 2016. Suzuki is said to have been working secretly on a turbocharged version of their esteemed GSX-1300R Hayabusa.
Is this going to be the turbo Hayabusa? 1 photo
Photo: Suzuzki
But that's not all, as the same rumors see the house of Hamamatsu increase the displacement of the turbo engine, which is now said to tap into the 1,400cc zone.

Busa is already a tad atypical regarding the naming procedures, as manufacturers usually prefer to use the biggest integer or rounded-up figure above the actual displacement of the bike. Hayabusa's 1300 moniker has been surpassed years ago when its engine was upgraded to the 1,340cc mark.

Seeing Suzuki making a bold move and adding to the Busa's displacement would not come as a big surprise, and putting that bike more in line with Kawasaki's ZZR1400 could mean an interesting turn in the model's life.

If the 1,000cc Ninja H2R packs 300 hp, how powerful could the TurboBusa be?

Now, skipping all the ifs, one question trumps all. If the 1,000cc supercharged Ninja H2R produces over 300 horsepower, where would the turbo Busa stop?

We already saw a turbocharged Hayabusa delivering 500 horsepower; yes, the very bike the infamous Ghost Rider used for his antics on the highways of Northern Europe. Will Hamamatsu deliver a 500hp production bike? Don't think so, even though they could pull such a "stunt."

Beefing up a bike to produce such power would be a costly operation, but it looks like people ARE willing to spend 50 grand on insane motorcycles.

As to how such a machine would stack in the industry, this is also an interesting question. Some believed that the H2R was simply overkill and Akashi would scrap the project soon, due to poor sales. It turned out that Kawasaki had to build a new run of both H2 and H2R machines, because the initial lot sold out quite quickly.

How much is there to believe in this rumor is a thing that time will tell, but we'd certainly like to see Suzuki putting their turbocharged technology at work in bigger bikes, and so does motorbikemag.
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