Suzuki GSX1300R
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The Suzuki Hayabusa is a sport bike
Sport bike
A sport bike, also written as sportbike, is a motorcycle optimized for speed, acceleration, braking, and cornering on paved roads, typically at the expense of comfort and fuel economy in comparison to less specialized motorcycles...

 motorcycle made by Suzuki
Suzuki
is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Hamamatsu, Japan that specializes in manufacturing compact automobiles and 4x4 vehicles, a full range of motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles , outboard marine engines, wheelchairs and a variety of other small internal combustion engines...

 since 1999. It immediately won acclaim as the world's fastest production motorcycle, with a top speed of 188 to 194 mph (302.6 to 312.2 km/h).

is Japanese for "peregrine falcon
Peregrine Falcon
The Peregrine Falcon , also known as the Peregrine, and historically as the Duck Hawk in North America, is a widespread bird of prey in the family Falconidae. A large, crow-sized falcon, it has a blue-gray back, barred white underparts, and a black head and "moustache"...

", a bird that often serves as a metaphor for speed due to its vertical hunting dive, or stoop, speed of 180 to 202 mph (289.7 to 325.1 km/h), the fastest of any bird.
 
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