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AKA "Peregrine Falcon"

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2008 Suzuki Hayabusa Logo
Photo © Basem Wasef
"Hayabusa" means peregrine falcon in Japanese, and rumor has it the name was derived from the fact that falcons hunt blackbirds-- the model name of Honda's big-bore competitor to the Hayabusa.
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