Australian Hayabusa Club
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The Australian Hayabusa Club came in to being late in 1999 as a network for Australian owners of the Suzuki GSX1300R, or Hayabusa. There is no official beginning date for the club as it rapidly grew from a few like-minded people with each others email addresses to a vibrant on line community. The current community discussion board was set up on July 2, 2000.
The main idea behind the club has been to provide a forum where owners can share their experiences and ideas, technical or otherwise, for the benefit of all owners. To this end, there is a general rejection of formality and structure. The down side has been the occasional free-for-all which, although has alienated a few, the club as a whole has managed to weather. Likewise, responsibility for organising rides has not been delegated, and therefore occur haphazardly.
A few businesses in the bike industry, including retailers, mechanics, and media, have recognised the club, and generous support from these has led to some extremely successful charity fund-raising.
The club has come together en-masse on two occasions. Both times at Jindabyne, in the Snowy Mountains, in late 2004 and 2005. Due to poor weather both times, the next annual get-together has been scheduled for March of 2007.
