2022 Suzuki Hayabusa.

There are few motorcycles on the market that have such an immediate association with speed than the Suzuki Hayabusa. Built to win the top-speed wars of the late ’90s and early ’00s, the Hayabusa was once the world’s fastest production motorcycle ever built, cementing its place in history. First launched over two decades ago, we are now getting our first look at the all-new 2022 Suzuki Hayabusa, complete with an aesthetic overhaul, modern rider aids, suspension tweaks and engine improvements.

Over the years, the Hayabusa has carved out a few faithful niches in the motorcycling world. Sport and sport-touring riders give it praise for its street and track abilities, hot-rod drag racers swear by its straight-line performance potential, and it is the darling of customizers.
Now in its third-generation, Suzuki’s hyperbike is slated to receive its first significant update since 2008. Although it is not a from-the-ground-up redesign, there are substantial changes to the platform. The first change is to the name, which ditches the GSX1300R tag and opts for what the rest of us have been calling it, the Suzuki Hayabusa.

Virtually all of the Hayabusa’s 1,340cc in-line four-cylinder engine’s internal components are refined.

The ‘Busa’s engine has always been the star of the show, and the new bike uses a heavily revised version of the 1,340cc in-line four-cylinder powerplant from the 2008 model,...