Suzuki will no longer compete in the MotoGP World Championship, which is widely considered the most prestigious form of road racing. This much is already known at this moment.
Suzuki has said that it will stop all racing and that it would instead turn its attention to more environmentally friendly projects.
Suzuki lovers may find the news upsetting, but it currently seems that the Japanese manufacturer won’t be ending its range of performance-focused vehicles.
Actually, Suzuki is getting ready to introduce the new GP version of one of its most famous bikes, the Hayabusa.
The Suzuki Hayabusa GP edition will be on display in all its glory after the San Marino MotoGP at Misano during the Autolook Week Torino event in Turin, which will run from September 7 to 11, 2022.
Along with this limited-edition Hayabusa, the renowned two-stroke RG500 and the GSX-RR racing motorcycles will also be on show by the Japanese bike company.
As the name suggests, the forthcoming Hayabusa GP prominently displays the livery of the Suzuki Ecstar racing team. More precisely, it has various shades of red and yellow highlights together with blue and silver as its main hues.
As a nod to Joan Mir and Alex Rins’ respective racing numbers, one of them has the number “36” while the other has the number “42” on the headlight cowl.
Suzuki has modified the motorcycles’ mechanically by removing the headlamp, rearview mirrors, turn indicators, and license plate holder and replacing them with full-system exhaust systems from Akrapovic. Naturally, this implies that the GP Edition Hayabusas are track-only vehicles.
Having said that, we won’t know everything about the Hayabusa GP Edition until the motorcycles are formally introduced at the Autolook Week Torino.
It won’t be at all shocking if the Hayabusa GP Editions had the same specifications and performance numbers as the normal Hayabusa, except for the race-oriented additions, or should I say removals.
After all, a 1,340cc inline-four engine producing 187 horsepower and 110 ft-lbs of torque is definitely nothing to laugh at.