Suzuki Hayabusa:  The King

The Suzuki Hayabusa has been king of the road since it's emergence in 1999.  Massive amounts of horsepower and torque have led to an abundance of Busas on the road.  Everybody wants to be King.

This is about a customer that drove over 2½ hours (one way) to a land far away, just to get the magical touch of the wizards at Bikes 2 NV.

The owner didn't want a wild, one-off, over the top theme.  So in keeping with the factory look theme, House of Colors provided a blue and silver and just the right amount of rainbow mini-flake to make the paint pop in the full sunlight.  Take note of the matching side dash panels that keep the color flowing from top to bottom.

Next, we added a set of custom chrome wheels, with matching wave brake rotors with chrome carriers.  Finally we mounted on a set of sticky Metzeler tires for serious grip.  Then we replaced the stock windscreen with a chrome unit and accented it with a chrome dash cover, chrome gas cap cover, chrome ignition and tank tab covers, chrome top triple tree, custom chrome wave levers and frame sliders, chrome Iso grips, chrome clutch and brake master cylinder covers, and a beautiful set of show chrome tear drop mirrors. Then we turned our attention to the chassis.  The stock painted foot pegs and brackets were replaced with brilliant chrome units.  The swingarm was chromed and matched to a set of chrome bolt in extensions, and the frame received a healthy dose of shine.  Even the side stand shines like a mirror.  To finish, we matched a set of chrome and LED front turn signals to the color matched LED undertail.

We never overlook performance, even on a beast like The Hayabusa.  We contacted Muzzy for one of their sidewinder exhaust systems. The system looked nice.  However, nice wouldn't cut it in our case.  Several hours of polishing later, the Muzzy was shining like white gold.  She exhales nicely through the the sidewinder, and the high flow air filter makes deep breathing a snap.  The fuel is monitored with a Dynojet Power Commander with a custom built Bikes 2 NV map.  An Ivan's TRE eliminates the factory 186mph top speed limiter.  The swingarm extensions and a lowered stance front and rear, help to keep the front tire earth bound.

Finally, The King needed a throne.  We turned our attention to the seats.  Only the best would do for this build and we pulled out all the stops.  The King and Queen needed to be comfortable while riding across their kingdom.  So, we built two new seats from the pan up.  We installed thick gel pads in each seat and covered them with exotic stingray pelts.  From the depths of the sea, to the streets of your city:  Stingray makes a statement.  For good measure, The Queen has a set of chrome “pistol grip” grab rails for when this rocket ship hits warp speed.

It's good to be The King.