Best Suzuki Super Sport Bikes

Most Value-for-money Superbike for the Street - Docile, Sleek, Classy, Reliable & Ferociously Fast – I owned a Gen 2 2010 Busa. Great bike for the street, daily commute, reliable and relatively cheap. It's a Fast executive's ride - Classy & insanely… Read more

rapid. The smooth curve of this bike is not found in any other bikes around. Best feature is the in-gear acceleration; there is no need to drop gear for overtaking. Twist the throttle in any gear and it just surges ahead. It's not an outlandish bike but one with l-finesse, much like the Lexus. Most of the time you wouldn't want to speed but when you need to move in to fill the gaps in traffic, there is no stopping you. Thereafter, you would want to enjoy the ride at legal speed and be admired again. Comfort-wise, for those who are used to riding a road bicycle or triathlon bike, you wouldn't feel the strain on your wrist at all. But if you are so used to upright bikes, long distance touring on this Gen 2 may feel a bit taxing on your wrist. However, if you know how to use one hand occasionally and ride, this wouldn't be a problem at all.

If you love doing simple maintenance yourself, you can change the oil easily without removing the fairing. However, do NOT overtighten the plug! (23 Nm max). Otherwise the internal threads gets stripped easily. However, if you want to change the oil filter, than you would need to remove one side of the fairing. It is not difficult but you have to be wary and careful how you pull out the fairing once the screw/clips are removed as it is held by slot in points. Slight tug (pull) at those points are needed to dislodge them.

Absolutely no regret owning this Busa and always look forward to riding it!

Suzuki 2005 (K5) Godzilla. King of Beasts – I have a boot in both camps...Ducati and Suzuki. I was so fortunate in purchasing, by my reckoning, the finest, unmolested example of the mighty… Read more

K5 Gixxer, in Australia. Utterly bog standard and in the blue/black/white livery with only 8,400 klms on the clock.

As is; it is an amazing beast. Light. Ultra power and decent torque for a Jap bike. That said, the OEM suspension is a tad harsh, be that as it may you could try to dial it out, however I went a different route.

Kyle Engineering in the USA fabricated me custom Ohlins fork cartridges (NOT the Ohlins FGK119 cartridges which are discontinued). These are one-off, never to be made again cartridges, utilising Ducati the 848/1098/1198 30mm ‘slave’ cartridge cylinders and 10nm springs for my weight.

I also purchased the Ohlins rear shock (sprung to suit my weight) and and bloody expensive Ohlins steering damper.

The TOKICO calipers are fine. Just swap out the pads for FERODO pads. Front and rear.

There’s no real purpose to re-gear it with sprockets...unless you want to mono the sucker like a 22 year old. That said, I’ve purchased the frame brace and the optional body panels to suit once the frame brace is installed.

Suzuki didn’t realise what they had made until 2009 or so, 4 years after the fact, and indeed, that they had built one of the most classic and potent Suzuki road-going Superbikes ever made. Period.