Frankenstein Trikes: Turbo Hayabusa Trike

Описание: This is a one-of-a-kind 2000 Suzuki Hayabusa trike, dubbed “Tri-abusa.” This trike is no longer for sale.
225 horsepower.
65lb. valve springs, a slotted cam sprocket, 80,000 spacer plates on the cylinders for higher compression, and a heavy-duty timing chain. But that's not all, it also boasts an RCC TURBOS Stage 1 turbo kit, fully undercut R&D motorsports transmission and billet output shaft, and a MTC Gen. 1 multi-stage lockup clutch.
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Imagine you’re tooling down a picturesque highway, running errands on a lazy Sunday afternoon. It’s a humdrum day and you’re tapping along to the beat of your favorite song when suddenly, a flash of electric blue streaks past you. Your eye catches the blur in the split second before it's long gone and you recognize it as a Suzuki Hayabusa. No wonder it flew by, you think. Then you realize that something is unusual: This ultra-fast, high-powered, super bike that's unparalleled in speed.. is a trike.
Frankenstein Trikes in Pleasanton, KS is the shop responsible for the creation of this beast and Frank Pedersen is the mad doctor who dreamed it up.
“It’s a motorcycle-based trike with 225 horse power,” Frank said, the slightest smirk crossing his face. “Somebody is going to have the world’s fastest trike, it might as well be Frankenstein Trikes.”
When Frank started thinking about this speed demon he knew he had to start with the fastest production bike available, the Suzuki Hayabusa. But he had to be particular to find one made in the right year and he decided on a 2000.
To understand the importance of the year, here's a short history lesson: In 1999, Suzuki successfully attempted to take the title of fastest production motorcycle away from the Honda Super Blackbird with the Hayabusa, Japanese for Peregrine falcon which are known for their incredible dive speed and for hunting blackbirds.
The 1999-2000 Hayabusa's top speed was reported to be 188-194 mph (303-312 km/h). Then, due to a fear of a European import band, a “gentleman's agreement” was reached to electrically limit the top speed of any bike to a strict 186 mph (299 km/h).
The Hayabusa has the title of being the world's fastest production bike, but simply having that in trike form wasn’t enough for Frank. He wanted to push the envelope as far as it could possibly go. So he took it to long-time friend Steve Smithers of Smithers Customs in Olathe, KS., to inject it with some serious sportbike power.
Smithers souped up the Tri-abusa with everything a sportbike needs, including 65lb. valve springs, a slotted cam sprocket, 80,000 spacer plates on the cylinders for higher compression, and a heavy-duty timing chain. But that's not all, it also boasts an RCC TURBOS Stage 1 turbo kit, fully undercut R&D motorsports transmission and billet output shaft, and a MTC Gen. 1 multi-stage lockup clutch.
“Right now, the turbo is set at a 6 or 7 pound boost but by just turning up the boost with the engine that's in there, it's capable of over 300 horsepower,” Frank said. “I once had it in first gear and gave it gas, suddenly the engine came alive and the bike was on its way to flip over backwards. I killed the engine and it was fine, but for drag racing, it definitely needs a wheelie bar.”
So is it too much to handle? Not if you're careful, says Frank.
“It rides great,” he said. “With easy driving, it's very docile. The turbo charger makes it very easy to ride normally. Yet, it has more power than you could want if you opened it up.”
Once the bike was armed to the teeth with racing accessories, it underwent the transformation to become a trike.
“We had to make a rear-end where the center section was wider than the stock center section because the sprocket is further from the center on the Suzuki Hayabusa than it is on most Harleys,” Frank said. “We took a stock Hayabusa swingarm, made an aluminum rear swingarm part that fit our rear-end and welded it to the stock one. This stretched the wheel base by ten inches, which is needed for all of that traction and power.”
The guys at Frankenstein then equipped it with a 32” 200 Frankenstein Trikes rear end that was anodized black and to finish it off, they put 315/35/17 tires on 15x10.5 American Muscle wheels.
“I would like to test the top speed, but the trike is scary fast,” Frank said. “With all of that traction it won't spin the tires, it will just lift the front wheel off the ground.”