This is the story of how I found the excitement and passion once again in the adventures of motorcycling and why I chose the Generation 3 ,  2022 Suzuki Hayabusa GSX1300RR as my new mode of transportation to continue my quest towards those roads yet to be discovered.

My New 2022 Suzuki Hayabusa I hope will be delivered to me by Mid April 2022 at which point in time the real story can begin. Until then this is all of the details I have found quite useful in making the ultimate decision - to buy one :)

I ordered my personalized license plate today  - It's meant to be! The new plate is SR72 - WHY?   Pull up a chair and let me bend your ear on The Who, What and Why.


The Who: The Lockheed Martin SR-72, colloquially referred to as "Son of Blackbird", is an American hypersonic UAV concept intended for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance proposed privately in 2013 by Lockheed Martin as a successor to the retired Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird. The company expected an SR-72 test vehicle could fly by 2023.  ( It takes flight spring on 2022 now with the arrival of the SR72 Busa :)  I  so enjoy these crazy planes and to me, choosing to name my BUSA after it is a true dedication to the plane itself.

In March 2016, Lockheed Martin CEO Hewson stated that the company was on the verge of a technological breakthrough that would allow its conceptual SR-72 hypersonic plane to reach Mach 6. A hypersonic demonstrator aircraft the size of an F-22 stealth fighter could be built for less than $1 billion.

2017 to present

In June 2017, Lockheed Martin announced that the SR-72 would be in development by the early 2020s, with top speed in excess of Mach 6. Executive Vice President Rob Weiss commented that "We've been saying hypersonics [are] two years away for the last 20 years, but all I can say is the technology is mature and we, along with DARPA and the services, are working hard to get that capability into the hands of our warfighters as soon as possible."

In January 2018, Lockheed Vice President Jack O'Banion gave a presentation that credited the advancements in additive manufacturing and computer modeling, stating that it would not have been possible to make the airplane five years ago and that 3D printing allowed a cooling system to be embedded in the engine.

In February 2018, Orlando Carvalho, Executive Vice President of aeronautics at Lockheed Martin, pushed back on reports of the SR-72's development stating that no SR-72 had been produced. He also clarified that hypersonic research is fueling weapons systems development, and that "Eventually as that technology is matured, it could ultimately enable the development of a reusable vehicle. Prior to this we may have referred to it as a "like an SR-72", but now the terminology of choice is "reusable vehicle".

In November 2018, Lockheed Martin stated that a prototype of the SR-72 was scheduled to fly by 2025. The aircraft will be capable of firing hypersonic missiles.

The What : I named my new motorcycle the SR72 because with the evolution of the generation three Hayabusa has arrived, and, with it Suzuki has delivered a "stealth"  aerodynamically created state of the art motorcycle! This unbelievable technology  will lead me to many places in the next few years and I believed it surpassed the release of the Lockheed Martin SR-72 by being able to soar now. SR72 as the name suggests in my opinion is exactly what the Peregrine Falcon is being the fastest bird to which the Hayabusa was named after, and , imho it has arrived with this new model and I look forward to the new journey...  This website just touches on ideals about the new Motorcycle. Many of the details come from Factory resources and I take no credit at all for any details throughout the website. It is content I have pulled together from a variety of resources for my own purposes.
The WHY ? :  
I made the decision to purchase a new Suzuki Hayabusa truly because I am no longer riding crazy distances like I once was. I put well in excess of 175,000 KM on motorcycles over my years of riding. Everything from a Harley Davidson Electra Classic FLHTCU, to a Triumph , Harley Dyna, Suzuki Bandit 1255, KTM 1290 Super Adventure, BMW,  I felt that the Suzuki Hayabusa was the one motorcycle I kept on my radar but felt it was too far forward leaning ( crotch rocket style ) until now and it was the motorcycle I wanted to enjoy for those not so long journey's.

Now I know many will say - Hayabusa are great for long distance and in fact I have two great videos in the section called videos from two riders who tackle 400 miles easily in a day on their demo third generation BUSA bikes, but, for me it was not about that. 

I was also seeking the refined technology and build quality I have not seen in many motorcycles being manufactured today.  When I looked at moving to a 2022 model year to replace my 10 year old BMW K1600GT I was looking for quality and a refined machine. The Hayabusa just fit perfectly in the middle of the heavy weights with so much more to offer then most of them on the market today.  The wheelbase on the new Busa is 58.3" well just to compare the BMW K1600GT Wheelbase is 66.1" so out of the gate compared to what I have been riding it is 8" shorter between wheels so it will easily turn tighter - right?

Now i know it is not everyone's cup of tea, but, I also know that if I am going out to ride now i might have a day maybe more but gone are the days of having a week to tour. Life is just too busy and as I am aging, what is more important to me is the ride, performance, handling and fun factor.  That's Why the Busa won me over... I am not looking for speed as I once was, I am looking for the fun factor , the zero to 60 pull and of course the reliability that Suzuki's have stood for for years.