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2008 Hayabusa vs. ZX-14R Shootout – Motorcycle Reviews

Thursday Aug 6, 2009

2008 Hayabusa vs. ZX-14R Shootout – Motorcycle Reviews
Read the full motorcycle review at Motorcycle.com. http://www.motorcycle.com/shoot-outs/2008-hyperbike-shootout-hayabusa-vs-zx14-78157.html

Two years after Kawasaki stepped into the ring to face Suzuki, the ZX-14 and GSX1300R Hayabusa remain the only machines in a universe all their own. No literbike can match the asphalt-peeling 100 ft-lbs of torque that pours forth from these 1340cc-plus hyperbikes.

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25 Comments »

koolxjames3:

wats the number on …
wats the number on the motorcycle for. like 600 or 750.

August 6th, 2009 | 5:18 am
ghostninjazx6r:

me i am a kawasaki …
me i am a kawasaki guy, currently i own a zx6r. the only bike i would of buy from suzuki is the buza. is the only one i like from suzuki.
altouhg the zx14 looks way prettier to me, i am a small guy (im 5,5) so i feel like is too big. the biggest bike i will ever have is a zx10. but if some day in the future for some reason i buy a bigger bike i think it would be the buza. cause i feel like it’ll work better for me than the zx14. sizewise.

August 6th, 2009 | 5:18 am
sicknessone22:

1200 GSXR is my fav
1200 GSXR is my fav

August 6th, 2009 | 5:18 am
zanos123:

If i was going to …
If i was going to get either of these, In the future it would be purely for track, and if i was going to to one, I would get a Ducati 1198/1098/999…

August 6th, 2009 | 5:18 am
dblancer:

Its really …
Its really difficult to call superiority of different bike manufactures at this level. I’m a Kawasaki man, but I rate Honda’s down the ground and who would be stupid enough to think a ZX 14 or Hayabusa are anything but mindbogglingly amazing bikes

August 6th, 2009 | 5:18 am
Volcomguy161:

suzuki and kawasaki …
suzuki and kawasaki are my favorite kind of bikes. but ive taken both of these for a spin and i have to say the hayabusa is a little better than the zx. the hayabusa you can switch the modes to what you need it for. Road, Strait track, and circuit track. but kawasaki was going for the fastest bike, and they got it.

August 6th, 2009 | 5:18 am
steady2wheels:

lame suspension? …
lame suspension? how come its taken kawasaki 8 years to comeup with a bike to take on the gixxer thou. Dont get me wrong, im the worlds biggest kawasaki fan and wouldnt buy anything other, but suzuki make good bikes

August 6th, 2009 | 5:18 am
bs187cs:

they are both fast, …
they are both fast, also depends how good the rider is ;)
busa looks like a beast ninja looks better :)
And if i was gna buy one of them i dont know which 1 i’d go for

August 6th, 2009 | 5:18 am
Ryanjackson234:

yeah but i like the …
yeah but i like the suzuki gsx-r 1000

August 6th, 2009 | 5:18 am
stefanwj:


coooooooooooooollllllll BiKe

August 6th, 2009 | 5:18 am
onemarktwoyou:

i love both suzuki …
i love both suzuki and kawasaki, they have kept each other in check for 25 years that i can think of. the busa and 14r are splitting hairs between them. but as a sport bike fan i still lean to the 1000cc models. yes 90% of the power, but when the road starts to turn the 1000cc bikes show that they handle a lot better. and i’d take a 1000cc form suz. kaw. honda or yam. over these two. because these four put out 1000cc bikes that run and handle great.

August 6th, 2009 | 5:18 am
C4pSeX:

i Love ZX14 <3
i Love ZX14 <3

August 6th, 2009 | 5:18 am
MrKAWASAKIS:

i have always loved …
i have always loved the zx14 but it would be nice if they put more of a boooom when it starts off like a flowmaster

August 6th, 2009 | 5:18 am
frasier900:

hyabusa is he …
hyabusa is he fastest production bike

August 6th, 2009 | 5:18 am
zymuur:

isnt the zx14r the …
isnt the zx14r the fastest market bike or whatever???

August 6th, 2009 | 5:18 am
ChromeX1337:

where tha guns this …
where tha guns this aint no an shootout wtf

August 6th, 2009 | 5:18 am
ChromeX1337:

sssss
sssss

August 6th, 2009 | 5:18 am
clodbean101:

being from europe …
being from europe my friend would declare you a eurofag… please an hero

August 6th, 2009 | 5:18 am
kenny198325:

well leave if you …
well leave if you dont like it here lol better riders no sorry yoy guy cant even own certain bikes that are past 150 cc until a certain age because they have to babysite u Euro-guppys ps dont call us next time somone is bombing your country lol lil lady trancer lol

August 6th, 2009 | 5:18 am
paintballer0816:

i dont have …
i dont have anything against any one from difrent counrtys (exept for france) its just that im not saying that america has better riders. the reason you believe that you have better or more riders is becuase its more popular there there ar not as many riders in the sport.

August 6th, 2009 | 5:18 am
trancerEU:

i know cus you re …
i know cus you re ignorant like many ppl here!!

August 6th, 2009 | 5:18 am
paintballer0816:

i just did…..
i just did…..

August 6th, 2009 | 5:18 am
trancerEU:

hi.I have to …
hi.I have to disagree w u,cus my first bike what I was riding was a 2003 zx7R Kawasak(123HP,505LB.)i.I never laid down or dropped the bike,BUT i am strong(workout) and i have good balance,+ probably the most important is that I am EXTREMELY CAREFUL w it!I would say it really depends on the rider s skill!+ I am from Europe…the best riders are europeans…nobody can t denided it!! XD

August 6th, 2009 | 5:18 am
trancerEU:

YEP
YEP

August 6th, 2009 | 5:18 am
sickoflookingforuser:

Man I Love those …
Man I Love those stripes!

August 6th, 2009 | 5:18 am
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