If there’s one thing motorcyclists always felt the Hayabusa always needed, it was more power… So, when they unveiled their naked Hayabusa concept bike in 2001, naturally it featured a supercharger strapped to the already impressively powerful four-cylinder engine. Unfortunately, by the time the production bike showed up in 2007, the Suzuki GSX1300BK B-King had lost its expected supercharger, but none of the donor bike’s mass: fully-fueled, the new naked B-King somehow managed to weigh nearly the same as the fully-faired Hayabusa. The engine also lacked the Hayabusa’s ram-air effect, but still produced a massive 165hp at the rear wheel, good for an electronically-limited top speed of over 150mph. Unfortunately, that 582lb wet weight means the bike lacked the kind of cut-and-thrust agility the naked looks promised, although the bike did handle well, as you’d expect given the underpinnings. The styling is relatively mature and almost disappointingly subdued, but still polarizing: the exhaust in particular came in for criticism but is, fortunately, easy to fix if you don’t like the looks of the stock system.
SELLER
Ex-AMA Superbike series race team owner selling off another jewel from private collection…
2008 Suzuki B-King GSX1300BK — Collector-Grade, FOR SALE NOW
only 1,915 Miles, 100% All Original
Location: Alabama
Title: Clear Alabama title in hand
Mileage: 1,915 original miles
VIN: JS1GX71A68201XXX
Color: Black / Silver
Offered here is an exceptional 2008 Suzuki B-King GSX1300BK, a rare, limited-import model produced for the U.S. market for only a single year. This example is a true collector-grade motorcycle: one owner, ultra-low miles, and preserved in showroom-immaculate, condition with zero flaws.
This bike has never been in the rain, and has spent its entire life in a climate-controlled, heated and cooled environment. Shows no UV fade or deterioration whatsoever. Every painted, powder-coated, and chrome surface is perfect. It remains 100% bone stock and completely original, exactly as delivered from Suzuki.
Included with the Bike
• OEM color-matched passenger seat cowl
• Passenger seat
• Owner’s manual
• Both factory keys
• Original tool kit
• Original tires
• Brand-new Yuasa AGM battery with tender pigtail
This is not a typical used motorcycle — it is a time-capsule example for the enthusiast or collector who wants the very best. If you’ve been waiting for a pristine, untouched B-King, this is the one.
Obviously more musclebike than outright sportbike, the Suzuki GSX1300BK B-King really predated the modern “supernaked” craze that slaps comfortable, upright ergonomics and ostensibly unfaired bodywork on otherwise full-boat hyperbikes, creating machines with all-day comfort and real-world sportbike performance. But while bikes like Ducati’s Streetfighter, Aprilia’s Tuono, and KTM’s SuperDuke R are seemingly everywhere, the B-King didn’t turn out to be a big seller for Suzuki. Was it the perception that the bike’s character was almost too heavy and too refined, along with a general sense of disappointment that the production model lacked the concept bike’s supercharger? Whatever the reason, these are very rare machines these days, and the engine still offers impressive grunt, with a huge range of performance parts available for the platform if the stock machine isn’t enough for you.
-tad
