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In Japan it is a type of Peregrin Falcon,and by coincidence,this falcon eats Blackbirds(do you get it?).

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Hayabusa means "falcon" in Japanese, and is the motorcycle's namesake because Peregrine Falcons are known to dive from high altitudes at speeds over 200 mph. Before Suzuki used the name, a WWII era Japanese fighter jet was also called the Hayabusa.

http://www.nps.gov/hafe/falcons/falcon-facts.htm
 

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All this time I just thought it was the Japanees equivilant to Maccorana.
Well your explanations do make more sence. :roll:
 

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Well, thanks for the vague reply to a question that was already answered earlier in a thread that's been dead for a month.

Here I go again. :roll:
 
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