2001 HAYABUSA

[OB_BullDog]

Does anyone know if the busa will take a major facelift in 2001? I know we just went through all this with the release of the 2000 models. But I have to put a deposit on a new model shortly and am wondering now if I should find a 99 to ride for a couple of years, or go all the way!

I will be PISSED if they change it and make my 2000 bike look dated!!

What do you think? ... thanks.

[OB_BusOwnerInBlighty]

Sorry to be a pain. Where can I find picks of the new colour schemes? Blue/silver sounds good. I've been to suzuki.com and suzuki.co.uk and maybe I'm just being stupid but I can't seem to find any pics. I've seen the red/grey but that's all.

All help appreciated.
Regards
BusOwnerInBlighty

[OB_Mr Bear]

I tend to agree with Ducmanic on that. Why? Those of us who like the 'Busa's look really like it a lot. It also has the huge breakthrough performance. But the capper is this...low production.

That is why I can now forget about buying a brand-new '99. They are gone, because Suzuki didn't make very many. I don't know how big the run will be next year, but if all else fails, I may have to unload some Microsoft stock to get my new baby. I think black & silver was the best color of all so far, but it looks like I'll be settling for black & red. The '99-2000 Hayabusa is a classic of this era, guaranteed.

[Guest]

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[OB_motoboy]

Mark my words: any changes to Busas in the next two years will consist of BNGs...aka, Bold New Graphics.

Hey Earl, R1s are down to $8500 around LA...want one? My buddy is selling his.

[OB_Dirty Pete]

They'll leave the Busa alone, cosmetically at least, as long as it sells well and returns a profit.

Vehicle builders don't normally retool a model until it has paid for its development costs and made as much profit as possible. Only when sales or profit start to slump will manufacturers either revamp or kill a model.

Look for a big boost in production starting in 2000, to meet market demand and give Suzuki its well-earned payback for rolling the dice on such an out-there motorcycle.

[This message has been edited by Dirty Pete (edited 29 October 1999).]

[OB_Mr Bear]

Lyle, one thing you have to keep in mind is that when you talk to a dealer, mostly he wants you to part with as much cash as possible. And he wants you to go away feeling like you were lucky to get the chance to give him your money.

They will almost always tell you to get it now before it's gone, they only have one more in the warehouse, there are no more being built, they had five but sold three in the last week, bla bla bla. Then you buy yours and go back a month later for your break-in service, and they have three sitting on the floor. How could it be??

The factory tries to make about as many as they think their dealers can sell, not more, not less. The fact is that the Hayabusa is in a very small niche of the motorcycle market, like less than 2% of the overall road bike market. It is too heavy to be a full-on track bike like a YZF-R6 or a GSXR-750. It's a phenom; a lot of people like these bikes, but not too many people actually buy one. That's the truth. How many have you seen on the road? I've seen one in a year. I've also seen one YZF-R1 in the past year, and two ZX-11's and two blackbirds. The actual buyers of these bikes are a pretty small group.

[Guest]

I think that getting a 2000 Hayabusa is going to be tough. My dealer was "allocated" two and both are sold months before delivery. One, of course, is mine. He told me that two was all they would get this year. The bigger volume dealers will get more but the expectation is that they will sell fast.

One can live life putting things off until tomorrow, or one can live it NOW. I've seen too much death lately to wait any longer.

GO FOR IT. I haven't heard any of the 500+ members of this forum who truly regretted their purchase of a Busa.

[OB_Earl]

I agree with Lyle---dealer stated allotments are low for 2000 and most already have deposits. As one of the mags said "these things are selling like free beer" What I do not understand is the resale value is so low. I noticed there was a guy here selling a low mileage bus for $9000. A used R1 around here is still going for over 10. Go figure.

[OB_mrabusa_h]

No the allotments are not low, Suzuki told my dealer that they could have as many as they wonted. But they ask only for 7 but if needed they could have 20.. So what up with the dealers that say I can only get 2 or 3 ??

And no regrets, with my busa

[This message has been edited by mrabusa_h (edited 29 October 1999).]

[OB_jeffw]

Ok, here is how Suzuki does bike production control. In September of each year Suzuki holds a dealer meeting. At this meeting new bikes are announced & shown to dealers for the first time. While the show is in progress, Suzuki takes orders for the up comming year. This is the only time in a year that a dealer can place orders.

If your dealer only has 2 comming, it's because they only ordered 2 at this meeting. Sure some dealers can get more (if they are available), or can get them from dealers that may have ordered and don't expect to sell.

[OB_ducmanic]

I think the 99-00 will become a "classic" in the long term- Let Suzuki change the 2001 model year, it just cements our bikes place in history. -bussa'-

ducmanic
Los Angeles

[OB_KawAbuser]

My dealer ordered 10 and said that he can locate more during the year, he is also a very large volume dealer(Suzuki, Kawasaki, Yamaha, and now Honda).

It seems that dealers who sell more bikes have a little more leverage in the mid year bike droughts.

[OB_BullDog]

I am off to slap my deposit down! Thanks for the info...

[OB_BusOwnerInBlighty]

>>Todd

Thank you.

[Guest]

Mr. Bear Of course you're right that's standard marketing practice. But my basic premise still stands. Live your life now, not maybe's in the future. Get the '99 or 2K bike and enjoy it. Waiting for something in 2001 is nuts. Any one of us could be dead or laid-off with no $, or the wife delivers twins or worse. Some reasonable planning for the future is common sense, but one ought to live now. This sermon has been brought to you by a 53 year old guy who has recently faced the knife.