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Suzuki Launches Two New Models for Latin America: GSX-8T and a Hayabusa Special Edition

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Suzuki unveiled two new motorcycles for the Latin American market: the neo-retro naked GSX-8T and a Hayabusa special edition. The GSX-8T pairs a 776cc parallel-twin with ride-by-wire throttle and a bidirectional quickshifter, while the Hayabusa special edition dresses its 1,340cc inline-four in an exclusive Vigor Pearl Blue livery with numbered plates. Both bikes adopt new ELIIY Power lithium-ion batteries.

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Shinji Hanoura

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Look at the GSX-8T's spec sheet and you can see them reworking that 1960s T500 look with modern electronics. A 776cc twin with a bidirectional quickshifter is a serious step up from the old approach. And that Hayabusa special edition — 1,340cc inline-four in Vigor Pearl Blue — this is the good part.