Interesting they would say that when, searching the web I found a little statement:
In 2000, fears of a European regulatory backlash or import ban[11][12][13] led to an informal agreement between the Japanese and European manufacturers to govern the top speed of their motorcycles at an arbitrary limit, allowing the Hayabusa's title to remain, at least technically, unassailable, since no subsequent model could go faster without being tampered with.[14][15] Model year 2000 and later Hayabusas, as well as their competition, are electronically limited to 300 kilometers per hour (186 mph),[16] giving the unrestricted, 190-mph 1999 models even more cachet with collectors.[17
Now with that aside, who the heck wants to go that fast. In Calif. traffic no less. And yes nice lines and collors
