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Lastyeartherewereonlytw
ohyperbikesworthyourcas
h.BMWs
latestK1300Saddsathird
,andpotentialwinner,toth
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Wordsby:benjamin
bj kubascronin
picsby:flowimages
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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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...
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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
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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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Power Torque Bhp
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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
1,293cc,lqud-coold,16v,nlnfour
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
1,352cc,lqud-coold,16v,nlnfour
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
EnGInE
TypE
BOREXSTROKE
COMpRESSIOn
FuELLInG
TESTEDpOWER
TESTEDTORquE
CHASSIS
FRAME
FSuSpEnSIOn
RSuSpEnSIOn
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
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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
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The ZZR1400 remains our best bike, butthe Hayabusa remains barking mad