Next-gen Suzuki Hayabusa patent leaked; likely to get two gearbox options

- New patent shows a conventional manual transmission system for Hayabusa

- Previous patents elaborated an electronically-controlled semi-automatic gearbox

- Likely to get a bigger motor than the current 1,340cc engine

The next-generation Suzuki Hayabusa is imminent with the current model soon to be phased-out. An iconic sports tourer that the Hayabusa is, there have also been a lot of rumors on the internet surrounding its upcoming iteration. Amidst this, a new patent application has surfaced online which gives us an insight regarding the engine and gearbox of the next-gen Hayabusa.

The patent puts emphasis on the transmission system of the motorcycle. While this gearbox assembly seems to be a conventional manual system, with a gear lever spindle visible in the diagram, Suzuki had also filed another patent elaborating an electronically-controlled semi-automatic transmission. This implies that the Japanese bikemaker might introduce a pair of transmission options (manual and semi-auto) for the sports tourer. 

Previous reports have also suggested that Suzuki might plonk a higher-displacement motor on the new Hayabusa, up from the current 1,340cc motor. That is inevitable as the upcoming emission norms will be more stringent and will demand Suzuki to put a bigger powerplant in the Hayabusa, in order to keep it equally or more powerful than the current-gen model. On that note, Suzuki had also filed a patent in January illustrating a new exhaust system for the revised engine of the next-gen Busa.

The aforementioned patent regarding the transmission system was filed in February 2018 while it was published on 22 August 2019. Going by the string of patents still appearing from Suzuki, the next-generation Hayabusa is unlikely to be unveiled this year and it might break covers next year as a 2021 model. 

Source - Bennetts