Nieuwe Suzuki Hayabusa 1500 op komst!

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Suzuki Announces Hayabusa 1500

Suzuki Motors USA announced today the introduction of the Hayabusa 1500, a 1498cc version of their top-selling sportbike.

“Since its introduction in 1999 the Haaybusa has been the unquestioned king of sportbikes,” said Hal Jalikacek, product manager for Suzuki. “It became apparent to us that some other company wanted to upstage us with a 1400cc bike. That just would not fly. We need to place ourselves back on top.”

The new Hayabusa will be available in dealers in May and will have an MSRP of $12,450. Top speed will be production-limited at 186 mph which can actually be reached in fifth gear of its six-speed gearbox. The new Hayabusa is also available with an optional supercharger, boosting its power output to 570 hp. The Hayabusa 1500SC will have the highest output of any production motorcycle by a large margin.

In addition, Suzuki announced the Dragon, a new turn-key Pro Stock Dragbike based on the Hayabusa 1500 motor that will be available through dealers this fall. Priced at just under $45,000 the bike will feature a state-of-the-art EFI system, an enlarged 1655cc motor and will be legal for NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle class. The prototype test machine has run a corrected-altitude pass of 6.98 seconds in NHRA legal trim.

“You can now buy a complete turn-key dragbike at any Suzuki dealer and be competitive in the NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle class,” said Jalikacek. “This is a serious motorcycle for serious competition. It was our intention to re-write the book and I feel confident that we have done so.”


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...en toch komt ie me op één of andere manier bekend voor... 1 april ???
 
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1 april

Een motorfiets fabrikant zal nooit een motor verkopen met een geblazen blok met 570 pk.
Loopt veel te snel stuk, en levert dus te hoog risico.


Waarom Hap ik eigenlijk....
 
Misschien wel handig om de bron erbij te zetten:

Suzuki Announces Hayabusa 1500 - April Fools!
Monday, April 03, 2006
The Staff at Dragbike.com would like to thank everyone who sent us emails about our joke!!! We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.
http://www.dragbike.com/dbnews/anmviewer.asp?a=1968&z=13


Grapje van 1 jaar oud...

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Yamaha to Speed Release of 1500cc Sportbike
Sunday, April 1, 2007 http://www.dragbile.com (www.dragbile.com)

Yamaha will accelerate the release of their much-rumored 1500cc sportbike more than two years ahead of schedule, according to industry sources that cannot comment on the record due to confidentiality agreements.

Dubbed the R15, the bike was due to be released in 2010 but it will be released in limited production later this year due in part to the success of the big-bore Kawasak1 ZX-14. The bike will produce over 200 horsepower in stock trim and will be in showrooms August 1.

Reportedly the decision to release the bike early was also due to the new NHRA Pro Stock rules allowing modern 4-valve EFI engines to compete. Sources state that Yamaha is currently working on an all-billet 1655cc engine for NHRA competition and will form a two-bike Pro Stock team which will debut later this season.

“This bike has been in development for the past four years,” stated the source. “The factory saw the market changes happening and decided to accelerate the process. Their intention is to absolutely own the big-bore market segment.”

“The NHRA Pro Stock class provides the perfect marketing opportunity to gain immediate exposure to this motorcycle,” continued the source. “They wanted to get the highest-profile rider available so they contracted Larry McBride to be the lead rider. Angie McBride will run the number two bike and Larry will legally adopt Angie so they can run as a father and daughter team.”

“Larry will run as the Spiderman and Angie will run as the Catwoman,” he continued. “She will have the complete Catwoman look complete with stiletto-heeled riding boots. It should get the factory and the new R15 a lot of attention with the 18-34 male demographic.”

To see spy photos of the new Yamaha R15 click here
 
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