Someone Bought The Fastest Motorcycle On Earth, Rode It 4 Miles, And Decided That Was Enough
I have just found a 2008 Suzuki Hayabusa with four miles on its odometer. Not 4,000 miles. Not 400. Four. That is barely enough distance to leave the dealership, discover the bike is a missile, and immediately return home to park it. This legendary Suzuki motorcycle has spent nearly two decades sitting still despite being designed to inhale highways, destroy tires, and make your vision melt.
Now, this remarkably preserved Hayabusa will cross the block at Mecum Nashville, giving somebody the chance to buy what might be one of the lowest-mileage second-generation Hayabusas left anywhere.
A Hayabusa is not an ornament. Nobody accidentally purchases a 1,340cc hypersport because it complements their living room furniture. The second-generation Hayabusa arrived for 2008 with more power, sharper bodywork, and an even greater appetite for terrifying speeds.
This particular example also wears one of the loudest factory color combinations available. Its orange fuel tank and upper fairing feature black stripes and silver Suzuki badges, while Hayabusa lettering dominates the orange and black lower bodywork. The black tailpiece carries GSX1300R branding, just in case anyone standing behind it needs one final warning.
Then somebody bought it, rode it four miles, and stopped.
There could be a perfectly reasonable story behind that mileage. Perhaps its owner bought it as an investment, suffered a health problem, or experienced a major change in circumstances. Without that explanation, however, it looks like someone ordered the hottest meal in the restaurant, took one bite, and urgently requested the check.
This Hayabusa Has Spent 18 Years Waiting To Be Unleashed
Under those enormous aerodynamic fairings sits Suzuki’s 1,340cc DOHC inline-four, connected to a six-speed manual gearbox and chain final drive. Suzuki fuel injection handles delivery, while a chrome and black 4-into-1 exhaust gives the engine somewhere to clear its throat.
The chassis hardware was seriously capable for 2008. Up front, the bike uses a fully adjustable inverted fork and twin drilled floating brake rotors grabbed by four-piston Tokico calipers. The rear receives a fully adjustable, oil-dampened link-type suspension setup and a single hydraulic disc brake. It also has clip-on handlebars, a smoked windscreen, black three-spoke wheels, a black saddle, and a separate pillion pad. This motorcycle was engineered to cover four miles in approximately the time most people spend searching for their keys.
Fortunately, the Mecum listing says it has received fresh fluids and a new fuel pump. Its tires, seals, brake system, hoses, and other age-sensitive components should still be checked before anyone attempts to wake up all 1,340cc of Japanese fury.
The Rare Low Mileage Hayabusa Could Be A Great Buy
This four-mile Suzuki will cross the block as Lot W62 at Mecum Nashville on Wednesday, September 23. Its ridiculous mileage, first-year second-generation status, and striking orange and black finish should make it fascinating to Suzuki collectors. Financially, preserving it might be the sensible decision. Clean early second-generation Hayabusas are becoming increasingly collectible, and another 2008 example with four miles is unlikely to appear any time soon. Emotionally, however, keeping it parked feels almost cruel.
The Hayabusa became a legend because people actually rode it. Owners crossed continents, chased speed records, attacked drag strips, fitted turbochargers, and occasionally made decisions that caused their insurance companies to develop nervous twitches. Its reputation was built through motion, not by sitting beneath a cover while its fuel pump slowly surrendered.
The winning bidder will face one brutal decision. Preserve those four miles and own a nearly untouched piece of Suzuki history, or perform a thorough mechanical inspection, pull on the proper gear, and finally let this sleeping muscle motorcycle experience the road properly. Personally, I would ride it. Carefully at first, obviously, because crashing a four-mile Hayabusa would be an impressive way to become famous for all the wrong reasons.
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