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Rising fuel prices, growing traffic and poor road infrastructure will not prevent Suzuki from bringing the Hayabusa (GSX 1300R) to India in September this year. Believe it, the world's fastest bike is going to be parked at a showroom near you and would be all yours for Rs. 11 lakh. Yes that's the price you would need to pay to get this rocket on two wheels in your garage. The Hayabusa has a 4 cylinder, 1300cc petrol engine which propels the bike to a restricted maximum speed of 299 kmph! I would seriously suggest undergoing a superbike riding course before buying this one and also exploring the road you would be riding on beforehand to make sure you know where those potholes are.

Suzuki knows that India is not yet ready for such a bike in terms of road infrastructure but it wants to showcase it's bike manufacturing capabilities and join Yamaha, Honda and Kawasaki in the 'show off' game. Moreover since these superbikes have been available through the grey channel, bike manufacturers do not want to lose out on the additional revenue. Suzuki would also launch the smaller engined GXR by October and expects both bikes to sell about 150 units per annum.