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Suzuki Hayabusa

After inquiring with a few associates about what would be the best sportbike to drive on the street and take to the drag strip on Friday nights in Baytown. Everyone seems to be pointing me in the direction of the Suzuki Hyabusa.

Texas Track Day

Sunday - September 19th, 2004

We stopped by Texas World Speedway in College Station (Gigem Aggies!), Texas yesterday afternoon to check out the school and what it would be like to ride on the track. Honestly, it was very exciting and I cannot wait to sign up and get out there hanging my big butt off my SV650s.

Patrick and the gang over at Motorcycles Unlimited are finishing up the the final suspension work with the race tech forks and a few little secret performance modifications (he won't even tell me what they are! :) ).

So on October 4th we will be heading to the track to see if this blogger has what it takes to stay on his little sportbike and out of the weeds.

-Where did I put my helmet?

2005 Suzuki SV650S

The only thing that I can tell is new for the 2005 Suzuki SV650S is the black frame which is a vast improvement over the previous silver. Suzuki said they were going for a more sporty look with the black and I agree..

Specs for the 2005 Zook:

Engine: 645 cc, four-stroke, liquid cooled, 90° V-twin, DOHC, 8-valves, TSCC

Bore Stroke: 81.0 x 62.6 mm

Compression Ratio: 11.5:1

Fuel System: Fuel Injection

Lubrication: Wet Sump

Ignition: Digital/Transistorized

Transmission: 6-speed

Final Drive: #525 chain

Overall Length: 2085 mm (82.7 in.)

Overall Width: 730 mm (28.7 in.)

Overall Height: 1170 mm (46.1 in.)

Seat Height: 800 mm (31.5 in.)

Ground Clearance: 155 mm (6.1 in.)

Wheelbase: 1430 mm (56.3 in.)

Dry Weight: 169 kg (372 lbs.)

Suspension Front: Telescopic, coil spring, oil damped, fully adjustable preload

Suspension Rear: Link-type, 7-way adjustable spring preload

Brakes Front: Dual hydraulic disc

Brakes Rear: Single hydraulic disc

Tires Front: 120/60-ZR17

Tires Rear: 160/60-ZR17

Fuel Tank Capacity: 17 liter (4.5 gal.) 16 liter (4.2 gal.) CA model

Color: Blue, Yellow (Wish they would have included black body parts as well this year or Green like a Toad!)

source: http://www.suzuki.com

SV650

This highly under-rated, highly ignored bike is a real sleeper in this two wheel junkie's opinion. But, they make many sport-bikes for many people so not everyone is going to love the SV650. I personally did not want this bike at first. It obtained through trading two other used motorcycles for one. What you had to do to clean out your garage sometimes.. I know, I know - Poor Pitiful Mr. Toad.

Coming from riding cruisers this bike made perfect since with its V-Twin engine and plenty of grunt and groan from take off to mid-range jumping power. Had made a promise to the Mrs. that I would not put any money with my trade in except for the admin fees at the dealership.

They gave me a choice of the 2003 Suzuki SV650S or SV650 standard (non fairing), A Katana, or a 650 Vstrom and of course after whining and trying to get a SV1000, or a Z1000 for a couple hundred extra the dealer would not go for it and I went home with the Liquid Copper SV650S.

At first I had buyers remorse (Settling for something less). Then after finding some links on the Internet about the bike and getting to know some of the other riders on the on message boards and forums. This bike was making more and more sense to own. Kind of a reverse sales pitch if you will.

Then, after asking about modification to the bike for more horsepower. Someone suggested that I speak to Patrick Hart at Motorcycles-Unlimited in Houston and let him do some performance tuning on the bike. Certain people told me that Patrick and he alone was allowed to touch their bikes. Which is understandable in today’s motorcycle service arena. If you can find someone who loves, eats, and lives to race and ride bikes that can actually work on them too.. You have found your solution to peace of mind on having mods done.

Coming from a Harley Davidson Road King Custom (which I ride almost daily and still love to go everywhere on too) to buying a bike that was one-fourth the cost of the HD. I had reservations about the SV's quality. But with a few tweaks and aftermarket accessories this lightweight scoot is blast and can hold it’s own.(sorry Buell).

If you only do a couple of mods to this bike.. Make sure you get the Power Command III and Full Yoshimira Exhaust System and have the pciii usb mapped to that exhaust package.. You will be thanking yourself and yours truly for years to come..

One other Note: Get a Speed Healer for the SV650 -- The error in speed and odometer readings will go away and give you a true reading. All bikes have speedo errors from what I have been told so this will not only give you peace of mind when LE is following you through the turns or waiting around a corner.. You will have only real miles on your odometer, which will of course be helpful if you ever want to sell the bike, and not have phantom miles on it.

-Mr. Toad has left the pit area (well the garage anyway)..

SV650S Ohlins Rear Shock

Ordered the Ohlins 46PRCL rear-shock this last Tuesday and will be installed this next Tuesday. Patrick will set it up according to my height and weight and he says the control will be great. They are kind of pricey. Between $650-$750 bucks plus installation. But the SV is known for furnishing economy styled suspension to keep the price low.

Front Forks are next!

-Mr Toad is now in the Garage (drooling) cleaning the SV!

Faster Moto GP

I just finished watching Two-Wheel Tuesday on the Speed Channel - They had a guy on their talking about his movie called Faster moto gp.

It's about these 500cc class riders and motorcycles that are burning up the tracks at over 200MPH. And how this group of about 2000 people is constantly laser focused on going faster and faster.

They rolled a preview clip of a Moto GP doctor talking about what great athletes these guys are and how some are calmer at 200 plus mph than other. One guy has a resting heartbeat of 50 going around the track and others have 150-170 BPM.

I ordered the DVD the second the show was over. With Shipping it was about $30.00 USD and some change. But it takes 2 to 4 weeks for delivery. Good thing I have a couple of broadband connections so i can burn up the movie trailer on their website.

It is also showing at some theatres around the country. It was released last year but it had to build up steam around the world. Now everyone wants it and it's not in the quote movie distribution channel yet for theatres.

My guess is that their sequel will be a headliner with national and world coverage.

Websites:

Faster Movie

Slamdance They are handling the limited distribution right now.

Hmmm now how can I get my SV650S to go 200 plus mph? I wonder if my power command III can be tweaked that much... Not!

-Please pass the popcorn and the chain grease!