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Suzuki Hayabusa

Suzuki states a 299 km/h factory limiter for the 2022 Hayabusa. bikesales prints 299 km/h and Rider Magazine prints 186 mph. Suzuki's current sportbike page lists a 2026 base MSRP of $19,699.

Also known as Hayabusa, GSX1300RR
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Top speed

Published as 299 km/hPublished as 299 km/hPublished as 299 km/h

Manufacturer claim and governor for the 2022 Suzuki Hayabusa. Suzuki states a nominal factory-limited top speed of 299 km/h. bikesales prints 299 km/h and Rider Magazine prints 186 mph. 299 km/h is 185.8 mph, which rounds to the 186 mph gentlemen's-agreement limiter. The 1999 radar tests (194, 189.6 and 188 mph) do not agree and are not stored.

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In context

  • 2.9× a cheetah's timed top speedSourced · Cheetah, 29 m/s. Sharp 1997, mean of three timed runs over 201.2 m
  • A football field in 1.1 sConstant · American football field, 100 yd (91.44 m)
  • London to New York in 18 h 38 minConstant · London to New York, 5,570 km great-circle

Worked out from the sourced figure above, which stays the ranked number.

This list

Why it's so fast

A motorcycle is fast because the air only has to get around a rider and a fairing, not a cabin. The engine still has to stay in its power band, and many of the big numbers are factory limiters.

  1. A small hole in the air

    Less frontal area means less drag for a given speed. The rider's tuck is part of the shape. A sitting-up test is a different motorcycle.

  2. Limiters are common

    A published top speed on a modern sport bike is often an electronic cap the makers agreed to, not the speed the engine would reach with the cap removed.

The capped one people mean is the Suzuki Hayabusa.

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Provenance

Every measurement

Claimed, measured and official figures side by side, each with its source. The ranked figure is marked.

  1. 299km/h186mph83.1m/s161knRanked figure

    Manufacturer claim and governor for the 2022 Suzuki Hayabusa. Suzuki states a nominal factory-limited top speed of 299 km/h. bikesales prints 299 km/h and Rider Magazine prints 186 mph. 299 km/h is 185.8 mph, which rounds to the 186 mph gentlemen's-agreement limiter. The 1999 radar tests (194, 189.6 and 188 mph) do not agree and are not stored.

    Claimed
    Suzuki (opens source in a new tab)

Reference

Specs

Model year
2022 limiter, 2026 price
Limiter
Governor, 299 km/h
Base MSRP
Base MSRP from manufacturer, MY2026: $19,699
Not ranked
1999 radar tests

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