Suzuki GSXR 1300 HAYABUSA TURBO  Specifications

Owner: Pantelis Ioannou (Motormania Racing)

Even in the rarified workd of the modified sport bike scene, this yellow Hayabusa is a standout machine. But at first it looks a little bit straighforward, almost "ordinary", compared with some more garish offerings. With its modified GSXR 1000 fairing, plain yellow paint and simple chrome decals, its slips under your custom radar a little. But then you spot the stretched swingarm, the Ohlins forks, and a whacking great turbo exit pipe sticking out of the fairing, and you realize you are looking at another top-notch Cyprus custom. Under the plain, but immaculate, no-nonsense bodywork is a serious piece of drag race engineering.

This bike is owned by Pantelis Ioannou, the owner of Motormanai Racing and he is the man behind the Honda CBX 1000 and the Suzuki Katana/Hayabusa hybrid also featured.

His shop is small, but crammed with turbo kits, bespoke frames and swingarms and modded bodywork. Well worth a visit should you find yourself on a Cyprus package holiday this year.

The chassis ticks all the right boxes too. The lengthened swingarm is another of Motormania's Creeations.

The Hayabusa engine is a similar spec to the Katana with MC Express 550 turbo kit, the 84mm JE pistons and the APE internals. But the APE crank retains the stock stroke, so capacity is 1,397cc rather than the 1,535cc of the other engine. Power is slightly less as a consequance, but at these levels, the skill of the rider and the rideability of the chassis makes outright power almost secondary in terms of dragracing performance. Having said that, the 22k-gold-plated engine cases are probably worth a few tenths at any strip.

Ohlins supplies the superbike front fork and rear shock as well as a steering damper. A set of braking wave discs and an AP master cylinder sharpen up the stock break setup.

(Superbike Magazine, October 2007, p.66, Author: Alan Dowds)