GSX-1300R

This just in… The Suzuki GSX-1300R Hayabusa lives on!

By Allan Lane / December 14, 2018

Suzuki confirms that the Busa ain’t going anywhere! Words: Allan Lane//Image: Suzuki Last week, the

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