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Wordsby:benjamin

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Its a sad fact that draconian and everharsher speeding laws (and not juston these shores) do nothing to help a

hyperbikes cause. The throttle goes bothways, true, but would you really want one ofthese to sit in average-speed checks for mostof its life? Unless youve ridden or owned oneyou have no idea how easy it is to creep over

limits by far more than a mph or 30. And,of course, they take a little more experience

to ride; just imagine your eighteen-year-oldself let loose on a hyperbike...

There are worrying signs that thelaw-makers are going to start looking atmotorcycles speed again, which meansheadline warp-cruisers will be the rstagainst the ring wall when the revolutioncomes. Its the US market that truly keepsthem alive, and could be their ultimatesaviour if the politics ever go shit-shaped.

Its hard not to tell you to just buy aGSX-R1000, or similar, at this point. Theytour just as well, are lighter and just as fast.Their other benets are sportingly obvious.The main reason to splash your cash on bigccs is because these are the heavy hitters even non-bikers know that a Hayabusameans business. That kudos can be worth

the bikes own weight in egotistical gold.Huge knackers arent something missing

from this test, its just that they vary, muchlike in real life. Last year, the KawasakiZZR1400 just edged it over the Hayabusa.With only two bikes to choose from, bothdifferent propositions, our conclusion wasmore one of choice. Thankfully, BMWs newK1300S has roared into the fray, armed withthe goods to turn this into a proper test.Could it be the new King of the class? Letshit hyperdrive and nd out.

even non-bikers know that ahayabusa means business

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2/6

Suzuki HayabusaThe Bsa is deitel thesortiest bike here ad carriesthe most otetial hardcoreabilit of the three. Itsalwas good f rockig-to a trackda o oe of theserocketshis ad srrisigsome mties. The bigSzook is as comfortableo its side as it is right,chewig the rear tre as itdrifts ot of trs. It feels likea GSX-R1000 o steroids. Btthe simle fact is, I coldtwalk ito m garage everdaad d the old girl attractive.Those steroids have had a

adverse effect...

secondopinion

suzukihAyAbusA

ngn can b o docl that i nvr

flt th nd to u th s-DMs

wtchabl map ytm.

W xpct lot of good th

day, but th suzu dont rally

nd thm to mpr. Whn you

rt twt th throttl to th top

and tart ncng through th

garbox, you wll momntarly

go compltly nan. it a truly

mntal amount of tomp to

acclmat to and t ta a whl

to adjut. Y, a uprb a

quc, but thy dont hav th

am tdal-wav of torqu.

Th torqu ma all th

dffrnc n fl, and a Hayabua

chargng through t torqu curv,

toward a mllon-ml-an-hour

a th countryd go patch,

vo moton and a flng of

raw powr that vn uprb

cant provd. Furthr tll, n th

uppr rach t fl far mor

GsX-R1000 than youd xpct.

Th portng twt mad mor

vdnt by th cha bhavour.

it roomr than bfor, though

fact, conductd by th ragng

1,340cc ngn. it what th

Hayabua rally all about, th

raon th ar lutd aftr.

Jut ovr 178bhp and 145Nm

of torqu ma th th mot

powrful ngn n cla by a

margn, whch for om mply a

mut-hav. it far moothr than

th orgnal, and much trongr

through th ntr rang, wth

a top-nd that wll blow your

mnd. it th on part of th b

thatll nvr gt old, and t only

gt bttr f you tart throwng

xhaut and Powr Commandr

at t. Our trmr mad 190bhp n

2008 wth a fw qud droppd on

t. Not tmptd by that? You rally

hould b.

evn n toc trm, th ngn

nvr fal to dlght. i rod on

through mot of lat wntr, but th

epc. A word that could hav bn

formd olly for th Hayabua,

had t not alrady xtd.

evrythng about th b t z,

prnc, loo, and turn of pd

could all b dcrbd ung tho

four lttr at om pont.

in th ca of loo, though,

prhap not n th good n.

Mor pc ugln f w rally

thn about t. im not half a

offndd by th Bua a Alatar,

but whn t nxt gt both nd

don by t mar, i hop suzu

mov on n trm of tylng. But

what t lac n tyl t mor than

ma up for n prformanc.

A command prformanc, n

mor had-down than th rval

hr. it handl xactly l th

thng t ; a fat portb, wth an

abundanc of tablty. it turn and

tr urprngly qucly for a bg

b wth uch low bar, but only

vr untuc by t own ma and

your own nput.

Th upnon bautfully

t-up for th road, tang om

naty bump to unnrv t. On

trac t not too habby thr,

dpt th lmt bng panfully

obvou. Havy trac brang

th for rman compod, but th

xtra pd oon ha th hr

ma conprng agant t. Rpct

to suzu for mang t th good at

omthng t not uppod to do.

That alo part of th problm,

along wth th rdng poton.

it porty nough to not qut

b th hyprb w want, and

contrctng nough that many

may not gt on wth t. But t mut

b alutd for bng bonr n

th xtrm. Th b go up to

lvn. That on bttr, rght?

in stock trim the enginenever fails to delight

And your testers Are...

Benjamin BJ Kubas Cronin - Features Editor

Alastair A-Force Fagan - Road Test Editor

Beej loves any machne that has to berestrcted to 186mph, but despses the

restrcton tself. its lke health andsafety gone mad, s hs usual rant ashe pngs off the lmter n top

186mph s lke a 30-lmt to our not-so-tame racer. The feral yer lovesspeed, nearly as much as he hatesrubber the only explanaton for

kllng each rear tyre on test

Andy Beaky Saunders - Art Editor

The closest Andy has come to 186mphwas a uke 180 at the pubs dartboard. No matter, because hes verywllng and more than able to max outany of these manc machnes


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Dont be fooled by:

Th loo. if you qunta tad t could b th oldmachn, but th nw onwould at t for bray,thn poop n t lpprfor good maur

3 3 3 2 4

suzuki GsX1300R Hayabusa

Chassis

Engine

Dplacmnt up by 41cc through a2mm tro ncra. Compron alo up to 12.5:1. Ttanum valv av

wght, whl ngl njctor bcom

twn. Throttl bor now down to44mm. Nw ultra-n atomngnjctor, a rvd xhaut valvangl, and polhd nta port allnhanc combuton fcncy. Thxhaut ha a pr-chambr undr thngn that rduc th wght hgh nth at unt.

Ovrall lngth up 55mm, butth whlba unchangd. Thwngarm tffr to ta th xtrapowr of th toc ngn and alo

to ut th tunng cn. Nw kayabanvrtd for u hardr warngDamond-L Coatng ntad ofTN. Th calpr drop two pton tofour and th dc ar down 10mm,but thy bt hardr. Th nw dah a Flah Gordon a vr, rtannganalogu dal.

Highlights

New from 2008

Torque-heavy motor

Four-piston calipers

Three power modes

220kg

178bhp

10,000(otr)

final scorescorrlatto othrbn thtt only 8/10

Hadlig, tore,oweeeeeeeeeeer...

Heav, mildl cofsed,stlig, grod clearace

Verdict

Dvatatng pd machn

: rdr undr x foot for

fun, frolc, and 186mph

The Suzuki Hayabusa completed itspre-ight checks before take-off

The Busas looks may not be to everyonestastes, but its certainly striking

Andy celebrates his rstsuccessful use of chloroform


3/6

bmWk 1300 s

BMW K 1300 SOoh, BMW o are bildigsome tast metal, areto. If it wast for thebig-bck rice tag, it mighthave swaed laces withthe Kawasaki. The old 1200had a bokers motor bt the1300cc lm is jst scho.Everthig coected to theegie works imeccabl,too. Its ser-smooth. TheDolever ssesio ist mca ad wot be for ma,eseciall if o like feedbackfrom the frot-ed. If miles,comfort ad a smidge ofskldgger are o thag, itsgot to be the Beemer.

secondopinion

turnd th rght around. Th

chang n gomtry, matral

and th addton of esA ii ma all

th dffrnc. Whl t tll not

prfct, im now n tun wth t

lft-ld phloophy rathr than

dad-t agant t. it handlng

fl on om nvr truly com

to trm wth, but f you can - gt

rady to rap th bnt.

sttng esA ii to Normal and

Comfort, th rd a youd

xpct, though not compltly

compromd f you want to turn

t up a notch. On sport mod, th

B-M com clot to matchng

th cornrng ll of th othr

two. in om ara t got thm

compltly lcd, though not

alway obvouly.

Th lac of tradtonal fl

from th front at fault, bcau

t hold you bac untl you larnto trut t compltly. im ur

t mor tabl than thr of th

othr two. Th problm that you

now t roc-old, but omhow

t manag to fl othrw.

Thr that gnral flng agan.

Th ABs bra act agrculturally

at tm, too, but ar powrful

and ffctv nough to ma th

dffrnc whn t count.

And th th on b of

th thr id trut mot to gt

m out of a m. A you hav

l upnon racton on a

choppy throttl or ovrhatd

cornr ntry, t dont throw an

mmdat trop f you hav to

chang ln md-turn. it jut hrug

t off and do t. Th can b a

som may wondr why w

xcludd th k 1200 s n lat yar

hyprb tt. Th truth w

condrd t, but dcdd that t

wa bttr to lav t out rathr

than ubjct t to th avag publc

hong t would hav undoubtdly

rcvd. W rally wrnt fan. it

jut flt unnhd.

it wa th fatt thng BMW had

vr mad and could cut rcord

lap round th Nurburgrng, but

had too many u to challng

th tablhmnt.

Howvr, all forgvn a

th rplacmnt k 1300 s

far rmovd from BMW rt

ffort, vn f th loo rmana ubjctv a th suzu.

it fat and modrn, yt upr-

comfortabl wth nough gzmo

to ma vn Batman jalou.

Th k can b fully quppd,

f youv th poct-dpth and

jut you try capng from a BMW

dalrhp wthout addng at lat

on taty trat. Th bg llr ar

tracton-control (AsC), nxt-gn

lctronc adjutabl upnon

(esA ii), a quchftr, ABs and,

of cour, hatd grp. Th ABs

com a tandard, but you can

ordr on wthout hould you wh,

lowrng th prc accordngly.

Wd opt for th lot bacau t all

wor and wr grdy.

Whr th Duolvr front nd

ud to trrfy m, th 1300 ha

this is the bike id trustto get me out of a mess

prcl commodty.

Narly a prcl th

howtzr of a motor. Th garng

hort, mang up for th modt

155bhp output, and ntn

acclraton. Wth th quchftr

on ong, th k rampag to

170mph l a cru ml.

Th throttl fl can ta a bt of

gttng ud to, but t all part of

th BMW xprnc.

But th buyng proc th

bt bt. Whn you gn up, a fram

omwhr n Grmany ha your

nam put on t. Unl almot

vryon l, your b dont

vn xt untl you want t to and

thr omthng xtra pcal

about that nd of rvc. spcal

nough to turn many popl away

from th trd-n-trutd hyprb

formula, but only f thy can pay z

ppr for th prvlg.


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Th BMW badg. ita brav nw world forthm, w vn xpcta uprport machnomtm n th not toodtant futur

3 4 1 3 3

bMW k 1300 s

Chassis

Engine

Capacty for th almot ntrly nw55 nclnd motor up 136cc to1,293cc by ncrang bor and tro.

it powr all thr modl n th krang. BMW ophtcatd lctroncfullng run th lump on thxtrmly lan d, vn comng wthnoc control, a compron vryhgh. Maxmum powr dlvrd1,000rpm arlr than th 1200, whlan mprv 70 pr cnt of torqu avalabl blow 3,000rpm.

Th upnon gomtry habn modd to mprov trngnutralty, whl ncrang aglty.Both whl and Duolvr apparatu

ha bn twad, now mad n alloyrathr than tl. Unprung ma rducd by a lo. Th rar lwrmd up and th s whl-loaddtrbuton clamd to b xactly50:50. eVO ABs bra ar tandard.Th cha fl at t bt whn nu wth optonal esA ii.

Highlights

Extra leccy options

ABS as standard

Bigger bark and bite

Two-stage shaft-drive

228kg

155bhp

13,025(otr)

final scorescorrlat to othrbn thttonly 8/10

Hadlig, gizmos, bloodfast, comf

Hadlig, weight,fellig, stlig

Verdict

Th lctronc futur of

hyprb. suprmly capabl,

f you can dg t

It may have taken them theirentire history, but BMW are nallybuilding some ruddy good bikes

Side effects of heavy chloroform useinclude slouching and inane grinning


4/6

kAWAsAkizzr1400

Kawasaki ZZR1400The Kwacker is what aherbike is all abot.It hast got the racosattitde of the Bsa or thesohisticatio of the Beemerbt, istead, a erfectbalace of ower, hadligad comfort. Ad it doestlook wak, ad it doest costthe rice of a semi-detachedi Crodo. Its deitelthe most versatile of thebch ad o wot missthe termial ace of theothers less ore o theAtobah. Grod clearacewill be a isse for thrashers,

thogh, bt o bigg reall.

secondopinion

the ZZr is still able totransform scenery to soup

p t ntrtng.

Thr rt 1400 nt that far

rmovd from th 2010 b,

orgnally updatd n lat 2008.

Dffrnc ar mall and ubtl,

but nough for t to hang on to

t favourd-on hat, jut l lat

yar. so narly not, though, a w

couldnt nd on to tt bfor a

nd Brtol gnt offrd u h 09

b rght at th lat mnut.

Th partcular b ound

awom du to th obvou

aftrmart can, but what i nd

mot plang th mprovd

throttl and powr dlvry.

Th rt modl had a naty

lttl urg around 4,000rpm,

that could catch out th unwary

n htty condton. No lctronc

avour hr, kawaa hant had

th rt lctronc comng yt, lt

alon th cond. That gltch

kawaa ZZR1400 a matr-

tro n hyprb dgn. it

tc all th rght box and tay

clar of th on t dont rlat

to unl th suzu. it funny to

condr that of all thr hr, t

watr-balloon tylng actually

th mot attractv, f mor

convntonal, ovrall hap.

kawaa rald that

comptng wth th Hayabua n

t own vn wa a mta, a

thy had wth th ZX-12R that th

14 rplacd. Ang what popl

want from a b l th clarly

producd all th rght anwr, yt

thy matd jut nough portng

prtnon wth good mannr to

now abnt, allowng mor control

ovr th ampl angr burd wthn

th ngn. it not a brutal a

th suzu, or gung-ho l th

BMW, but tll a hyprb abl to

tranform cnry nto oup.

Drv almot aml,

though rman urprngly pry

and t jump up agrly whn

ad. But t dont ood you

wth th pac th Hayabua can.

it ar to p th ZZR om

plac anr, f only jut. Th tar

of th how th throttl, whchat lat contnu kawaa n

tradton of nalng a pua gar.

it y to png thng wt, a

vry movmnt rpondd to

prcly. it hlp to ma th b

mor uabl on th road than th

suzu, a do th cha.

it uprbly comptnt at

th daly grnd, vn f tll nvr

match th Bua on th portng

front. Th suzu handl mor

l a portb, but th kawaa

tru hyprb through and

through. You now rght away

thr hav bn comprom

mad on th upnon t-up,

but t not at all bad. Th hgh bar

gv xcllnt control and nough

lvrag to chuc t about qucly.

But on tho rar occaon

whr you nd yourlf chang

your mat hard, or on trac, tho

bnt ar watd by dampng

that uddnly go on holday. Gt

t n and ttld, and your jut

about Ok, but t rally dont l

t. W could hav tartng ddlng,

but thatd jut run t uprlatv

nprng road mannr.

And t on th road whr t

long to b, pcally n long

fat cornr or mandrng

vally rout whr a tady andmaurd pac attr th b

furthr. id go for th non-ABs

vron pronally, a thr no

ntrfrnc durng havy-brang

ntr. Th juddr can b rathr

dtractng whn your tryng to

concntrat on th xt.

evrythng l top drawr,

xcptng th rathr bland

ntrumnt clutr. it a comfy

a th BMW, mor o than th

suzu and wnd-protcton

vry ffctv, lavng you nd

your own warp-bubbl of qut

madn, on dmand.

Put th pc togthr and t

fl mor l a complt pacag

than any of t rval, manng t

tll top dog.


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3 4 4 3 3

kaWasaki zzR1400

Chassis

Engine

A wll a brngng th b n lnwth euro3 rg, kawaa ha rvdth nta portng to mprov owcharactrtc. Th latral pray

angl from th njctor ha bnncrad from 15 to 20 n ordrto provd bttr atomaton. Thrword xhaut nhanc torqu

n th lowr rv rang, by nlargnghadr pp 1-4 and 2-3. Th ptonprol ha bn changd for lmchancal no, too.

Th fram an alumnum monocoqu,now ung a d-cat proc for lwght, that pa ovr th ngn.A convntonal twn-par would havmad th b too wd. Dffrntcatng tchnqu ar ud n ordrto adjut rgdty lvl of ndvdualcton of th fram to allow x n thrght plac. Th ZZR fram ha 230pr cnt of th longtudnal rgdty, and

90 pr cnt of th toronal rgdty ofth fram ud n th ZX-12R.

Highlights

Monocoque frame

186mph speed limiter

Bum-plush

ABS option

224kg

163bhp

9,720(otr)

final scorescorrlat to othrbn thtt only 9/10

Egie, comfort, cotrol,road maers

Soft, clearace, least glof the three gl sisters

Verdict

Vrdct: stll th bt hyprb,

th tm by th lmmt of

margn only, though

When the ZZR1400 grips, it goes.Youve just got to get it to grip...

Big, bad, blisteringly fast and stillthe best of todays hyperbikes


5/6

Thanks To: Vies of Gildford who let s their magicet fll loaded K 1300S at the last mite. Call em o 01483 207000 viesbikes.co.k A hge thaks to or lovel reader Kevi Ht who came to or resce with his mit ZZR1400. Love oz!

conclusionTh ncluon of BMW trc btof t hant qut had th drd

ffct on th cla. it ha, howvr,

bcom my pronal favourt

hr. All th Grman blng and

uprb prformanc ha rally

turnd my had. But a any x

alway lly to rmnd m, t not

all about m.

Onc agan, w hav mor of a

choc than a dntv nhng

ordr, whch can dpnd ntrly

on you. Thr no doubt that th

mot Fat B machn hr

th Hayabua. if your hyprb

mut b th bt handlng, mot

powrful and fatt, th choc

ngular. But rmmbr t far

ncr for rdr undr x-foot and


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SuzukiHayabua

KawasakiZZR1400

BMWk 1300s

0-60:

0-100:

0-150:

Stg 1/4 Mile:

Stadig Mile:

To Seed:

2.81s

5.23s

11.22s

10.15s @ 145.26mh

27.97s @ 182.35mh

185mh

1,340cc,lqud-coold,16v,nlnfour

81x65mm

12.5:1

Dgtalfu l-njcton

178bhp@ 9,600rpm

143Nm@7,000rpm

Catalumnum

kayabaudfor,fullyadjutabl

Monohoc,fullyadjutabl

Four-ptonradalcalpr,310mmdc

On-ptoncalpr, 260mmdc

1,485mm

805mm

220g21L

10,000(otr)

suzuGB

08458508800

suzu-gb.co.u


80mmx64.3mm

13.0:1

elctroncfu lnjcton

154bhp@9,250rpm

127Nm@8,250rpm

Alumnum,ngn-load barngbrdg

BMWDuolvr,cntral prngtrut

Paralvrhoc,prloadandrboundadj

Two-ptoncalpr, 265mmdc

On-ptoncalpr, 240mmdc

1,585mm

820mm

228g19L

13,025(otr)

BMWMotorradUk

0800777155

BMW-Motorrad.co.u


84x61mm

12:1

elctroncfu lnjcton

163bhp@ 9,500rpm

137Nm@ 7,500rpm

Alumnummonocoq u

43mmnvrtdfor, fullyadjutabl

Monohoc,fullyadjutabl

Four-ptonradalcalpr,310mmdc

Two-ptoncalpr, 250mmdc

1460mm

800mm

224g22L

9,720(otr)

kawaaUk

01628856600

kawaa.co.u

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BOREXSTROKE

COMpRESSIOn

FuELLInG

TESTEDpOWER

TESTEDTORquE

CHASSIS

FRAME

FSuSpEnSIOn

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FROnTBRAKES

REARBRAKES

DIMEnSIOnS

WHEELBASE

SEATHEIGHT

DRyWEIGHTFuELCApACITy

pRICE

pRICE

FROM

suzukihAyAbusA

bmWk 1300 s

kAWAsAkizzr1400

3.11s

6.07s

14.27s

10.79s @ 134.98mh

27.65s @ 172.63mh

175mh

2.82s

5.39s

11.94s

10.31s @ 142.31mh

26.43s @ 184.01mh

186mh

The trio make a quick exit from theeld of evidence behind them

Doesthissmellofchloroformto you?

Dyno datauppld by:


6/6

th lat comfy of th tro. Nor

t th mot powrful (normally

prcd) producton b any mor,

long out by a ngl bhp to a

nw Grman 1,000cc uprb.

But t tll all nd of crazy, th

mothrhp of all mothrhp. if

your tll on an old vron, top

mucng about and try th ral

dal, youll b amazd.

Wd urg a loo at th BMW

f you can manag th trtch to

t. Th BMW hghlght th now

glarng omon of th othr two,

n th lac of modrn nct.

it own ta on rollng could, and

lly would, put a lot of you off,

but thr o much to l and

admr, and t rval wll alway

b catchng t from now on. Ok,

th tracton control nt th mot

ophtcatd, and th haft-drv

occaonally lo compour, but

for a BMW th rt of th pay-off

rmarabl. Any 1200 ownr

upgradng gong to wt thr

ncr aftr th rt good rd.

But, by th tp of t ngrnal,

th kawaa top th ordr

onc agan. Only two thng p

t ahad of th BMW; prc and

normalcy. A a hyprb, thyr

almot on a par, but th kawaa

fl l a normal b. it a

machn you can jut jump on and

rd fat. Th throttl conncton

fantatc, whch ntrnc to

t oatng our boat and ma

tuntng a brz.

Th only othr pont worthy of

condraton th xpctaton

that th nxt modl wll port

vrythng th on mng, and

that mght b worth watng for.

its still the mothershipof all motherships

60 fat bikeA 10 www.fatbmag.com

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