SET YOUR FAVOURITE VIDEO AS WALLPAPER

Set your favourite video as Wallpaper

Just follow the steps given below:

1.Download VLC Media Player and install it.

2.Run VLC media player,go to Settings->preferences->Interface->Main interfaces,then click on wxWidgets.Remove the tick on "Taskbar" and put a tick on "Systray icon".

3.Now go to Video->Output Modules->DirectX.On the bottom right put a tick on advanced options check box.You will now see some options.Put a tick on "Enable Wallpaper Mode ".

4.Now,select playlist and put a check or tick on "Repeat current item ".

5.Press the Save button.Now close the Vlc player and run it again(to save the settings permanently).

6.Now play any video you would like to set as Wallpaper.Right click on the video and click on "Wallpaper".The video would be set as your wallpaper!!!!



Since you have checked the option "repeat current item ",the selected video will play on continuously.It will start again when finished.VLC player will remain in your system tray.If you wish to remove the wallpaper simply close the player and you will get back your original wallpaper.

(In case you want to undo all the setting changes and go back to VLC default setting just press the reset all" button......)

It seems to work for me so i thought u people would like it too.......

FUN WITH NOTEPAD

A funny trick You can do using Notepad in Windows XP.

Open Notepad.
Type the words as follows:
Bush hid the facts

Now save the file (give it any name you like), close the notepad.
open it again. u will se Square characters (or) Chinese letters instead of the words you had written.
It Works Only with XP.

MAKE FIREFOX BROWSER RUN AT FULL SPEED

These are few steps to make your firefox run at lightining speed
1. First in the URL bar, Type “about:config”. This will bring up a list of commands and variables you can edit.

2. The second step is to put “network.http.pipelining” in the filter and change the value to “true”.

3. After that you will want to put “network.http.proxy.pipelining” in the filter.
Like the last one, make that value set to “true” also.

4. Next, locate “network.http.pipelining.maxrequests” and change the value to some number higher, say 10,20 or even 30, it would make up to 10,20 or 30 requests at once.

5. The last step is to right click anywhere and select “New” then “Integer”. Name it “nglayout.initialpaint.delay” and make its value “0″. This will make the browser respond faster on the information of the websites it receives.

6. Close out FireFox (make sure FireFox is closed by viewing the Task Manager) and restart it and enjoy the new mega speed
Now you can browse through the net in top speed of your internet connection

MICROSOFT WORD CRAZY ACT

Microsoft WoRd CrAzY FaCt !!

Open Microsoft Word and type

=rand (200, 99)

And then press ENTER

and see the Magic

INCREASE YOUR INTERNET BANDWIDTH BY 20%

Increase Your Internet Bandwidth By 20%!!!

Increase your Bandwidth by 20%
Windows uses 20% of your bandwidth! Get it back

A nice little tweak for XP. M*crosoft reserve 20% of your available bandwidth for their own purposes (suspect for updates and interrogating your machine etc..)

Here's how to get it back:

Click Start-->Run-->type "gpedit.msc" without the "

This opens the group policy editor. Then go to:

Local Computer Policy-->Computer Configuration-->Administrative Templates-->Network-->QOS Packet Scheduler-->Limit Reservable Bandwidth

Double click on Limit Reservable bandwidth. It will say it is not configured, but the truth is under the 'Explain' tab :

"By default, the Packet Scheduler limits the system to 20 percent of the bandwidth of a connection, but you can use this setting to override the default."

So the trick is to ENABLE reservable bandwidth, then set it to ZERO. This will allow the system to reserve nothing, rather than the default 20%.
works on XP Pro, and 2000
other OS not tested.

Note: Do not limit it to 0%, It cuts your speed, Suggest 1-2% only.

HOW TO MAKE YOUR PDF FILES SPEAK

Make ur PDF files to SPEAK

You can listen to any PDF instead of reading with Adobe Reader 7.0 or 6.0,
and the short cut is:

Ctrl+shift+b - to hear the entire Document

Ctrl+shift+v - to hear the page

Ctrl+shift+c - to resume

BLU RAY DISC : THE NEXT BIG THING

Blu-ray, also known as Blu-ray Disc (BD), is the name of a next-generation optical disc format jointly developed by the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA), a group of the world's leading consumer electronics, personal computer and media manufacturers (including Apple, Dell, Hitachi, HP, JVC, LG, Mitsubishi, Panasonic, Pioneer, Philips, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, TDK and Thomson). The format was developed to enable recording, rewriting and playback of high-definition video (HD), as well as storing large amounts of data. The format offers more than five times the storage capacity of traditional DVDs and can hold up to 25GB on a single-layer disc and 50GB on a dual-layer disc. This extra capacity combined with the use of advanced video and audio codecs will offer consumers an unprecedented HD experience.

While current optical disc technologies such as DVD, DVD±R, DVD±RW, and DVD-RAM rely on a red laser to read and write data, the new format uses a blue-violet laser instead, hence the name Blu-ray. Despite the different type of lasers used, Blu-ray products can easily be made backwards compatible with CDs and DVDs through the use of a BD/DVD/CD compatible optical pickup unit. The benefit of using a blue-violet laser (405nm) is that it has a shorter wavelength than a red laser (650nm), which makes it possible to focus the laser spot with even greater precision. This allows data to be packed more tightly and stored in less space, so it's possible to fit more data on the disc even though it's the same size as a CD/DVD. This together with the change of numerical aperture to 0.85 is what enables Blu-ray Discs to hold 25GB/50GB.

Blu-ray is currently supported by more than 180 of the world's leading consumer electronics, personal computer, recording media, video game and music companies. The format also has broad support from the major movie studios as a successor to today's DVD format. In fact, seven of the eight major movie studios (Disney, Fox, Warner, Paramount, Sony, Lionsgate and MGM) have released movies in the Blu-ray format and five of them (Disney, Fox, Sony, Lionsgate and MGM) are releasing their movies exclusively in the Blu-ray format. Many studios have also announced that they will begin releasing new feature films on Blu-ray Disc day-and-date with DVD, as well as a continuous slate of catalog titles every month. For more information about Blu-ray movies, check out our Blu-ray movies section which offers information about new and upcoming Blu-ray releases, as well as what movies are currently available in the Blu-ray format.

As with any new technology the first generation of products will likely be quite expensive due to low production volumes. However, this shouldn't be a problem for long as there is a wide range of Blu-ray related products (players, recorders, drives, writers, media, etc) planned, which should help drive up production volumes and lower overall production costs. Once mass production of components for Blu-ray products begins the prices are expected to fall quickly.

According to the Blu-ray Disc Association, the overall cost of manufacturing Blu-ray Disc media will in the end be no more expensive than producing a DVD. The reduced injection molding costs (one molding machine instead of two, no birefringence problems) offset the additional cost of applying the cover layer and low cost hard-coat, while the techniques used for applying the recording layer remain the same. As production volumes increase the production costs should fall and eventually be comparable to DVDs.

TRIUMPH OF SPIRIT

In 1883, a creative engineer named John Roebling was inspired by an idea to
build a spectacular bridge connecting New York with the Long Island. However
bridge building experts throughout the world thought that this was an
impossible feat and told Roebling to forget the idea. It just could not be
done. It was not practical. It had never been done before.

Roebling could not ignore the vision he had in his mind of this bridge. He
thought about it all the time and he knew deep in his heart that it could be
done. He just had to share the dream with someone else. After much
discussion and persuasion he managed to convince his son Washington, an up
coming engineer, that the bridge in fact could be built.

Working together for the first time, the father and son developed concepts
of how it could be accomplished and how the obstacles could be overcome.
With great excitement and inspiration, and the headiness of a wild challenge
before them, they hired their crew and began to build their dream bridge.

The project started well, but when it was only a few months underway a
tragic accident on the site took the life of John Roebling. Washington was
injured and left with a certain amount of brain damage, which resulted in
him not being able to walk or talk or even move.

"We told them so."
"Crazy men and their crazy dreams."
"It`s foolish to chase wild visions."

Everyone had a negative comment to make and felt that the project should be
scrapped since the Roeblings were the only ones who knew how the bridge
could be built. In spite of his handicap Washington was never discouraged
and still had a burning desire to complete the bridge and his mind was still
as sharp as ever.

He tried to inspire and pass on his enthusiasm to some of his friends, but
they were too daunted by the task. As he lay on his bed in his hospital
room, with the sunlight streaming through the windows, a gentle breeze blew
the flimsy white curtains apart and he was able to see the sky and the tops
of the trees outside for just a moment.

It seemed that there was a message for him not to give up. Suddenly an idea
hit him. All he could do was move one finger and he decided to make the best
use of it. By moving this, he slowly developed a code of communication with
his wife.

He touched his wife's arm with that finger, indicating to her that he wanted
her to call the engineers again. Then he used the same method of tapping her
arm to tell the engineers what to do. It seemed foolish but the project was
under way again.

For 13 years Washington tapped out his instructions with his finger on his
wife's arm, until the bridge was finally completed. Today the spectacular
Brooklyn Bridge stands in all its glory as a tribute to the triumph of one
man's indomitable spirit and his determination not to be defeated by
circumstances. It is also a tribute to the engineers and their team work,
and to their faith in a man who was considered mad by half the world. It
stands too as a tangible monument to the love and devotion of his wife who
for 13 long years patiently decoded the messages of her husband and told the
engineers what to do.

Perhaps this is one of the best examples of a never-say-die attitude that
overcomes a terrible physical handicap and achieves an impossible goal.

Often when we face obstacles in our day-to-day life, our hurdles seem very
small in comparison to what many others have to face. The Brooklyn Bridge
shows us that dreams that seem impossible can be realized with determination
and persistence, no matter what the odds are. Even the most distant dream
can be realized with determination and persistence.

WHICH IS BETTER : PRISON OR WORK

IN PRISON...you spend most of your time in an 8x10 cell.

AT WORK...you spend most of your time in a 6x8 cubicle.

IN PRISON...you get three meals a day.

AT WORK...you only get a break for one meal and you have to pay for it.

IN PRISON...you get time off for good behavior.

AT WORK...you get rewarded for good behavior with more work.

IN PRISON...a guard locks all the doors for you.

AT WORK...you carry around a security card and open them yourself.

IN PRISON...you can watch TV and play games.

AT WORK...you get fired for watching TV and playing games.

IN PRISON...you get your own toilet.

AT WORK...you have to share.

IN PRISON...they allow family and friends to visit.

AT WORK...you cannot even speak to your family and friends.

IN PRISON...all expenses are paid by taxpayers.

AT WORK...they deduct taxes from your salary to pay for prisoners.

IN PRISON...you spend your life looking through bars wanting to get out.

AT WORK...you spend your time wanting to get out and go inside bars.

IN PRISON...there are wardens who are often sadistic.

AT WORK...they are called managers.

PARABLES

Parable Number 1:

A crow was sitting on a tree, doing nothing all day. A small rabbit saw the
crow, and asked him, "Can I also sit like you and do nothing all day long?

The crow answered: "Sure, why not?"

So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the crow, and rested.

All of a sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit and ate it.

Management Lesson:

To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very, very high up.


Parable Number 2:

A turkey was chatting with a bull. "I would love to be able to get to the
top of that tree," sighed the turkey, "but I haven't got the energy.

"Well, why don't you nibble on some of my droppings?" replied the bull.

"They're packed with nutrients."

The turkey pecked at a lump of dung and found that it actually gave him
enough strength to reach the first branch of the tree. The next day, after
eating some more dung, he reached the second branch. Finally
after a fourth night, there he was proudly perched at the top of the tree.

Soon he was promptly spotted by a farmer, who shot the turkey out of the
tree.

Management Lesson:

Bullshit might get you to the top, but it won't keep you there.


Parable Number 3:

A little bird was flying south for the winter. It was so cold, the bird
froze and fell to the ground in a large field.

While it was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on it.

As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, it began realize how
warm it was. The dung was actually thawing him out!

He lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy. A passing
cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate. Following the sound,
the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung, and promptly dug him
out and ate him!

Management Lesson:

1) Not everyone who drops shit on you is your enemy.

2) Not everyone who gets you out of shit is your friend.

3) And when you're in deep shit, keep your mouth shut!

Parable Number 4:

The boy rode on the donkey and the old man walked.

As they went along, they passed some people who remarked "it was a shame the
old man was walking and the boy was riding". The man and boy thought maybe
the critics were right, so they changed positions. Later,
they passed some people that remarked, "What a shame, he makes that
little boy walk."

They decided they both would walk! Soon they passed some more people who
thought they were stupid to walk when they had a decent donkey to ride.

So they both rode the donkey! Now they passed some people that shamed them
by saying "how awful to put such a load on a poor donkey". The boy and man
said they were probably right so they decided to carry the donkey.

As they crossed a bridge, they lost their grip on the animal and he fell
into the river and drowned.

Management Lesson:

If you try to please everyone, you will eventually lose your ass.

QUICK EYE EXAM

Quick Eye Exam

This will blow your mind

Just do it - don't cheat!!!!!!!!!!!!


Try this its actually quite good.


But don't cheat!


Count the number of F's in the following text in 15 seconds:


FINISHED FILES ARE THERESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS

Managed it?


Scroll down only after you have counted them!


OK?


How many?


Three?


Wrong, there are six - no joke!


Read again!


FINISHED FILES ARE THERESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS

The reasoning is further down...

The MALE brain cannot process the word "OF".

Incredible or what?

Anyone who counts all six F's on the first go has a brain of a Female

You can test this by asking a Guy/Girl near you to work it out.

It really works.

LATERAL THINKING

Many years ago, when a person who owed money couldbe thrown into jail, a merchant in London had themisfortune to owe a huge sum to a money-lender.

The money-lender, who was old, ugly and wicked,fancied the merchant's beautiful teenage daughter.He proposed a bargain. He said he would cancelthe merchant's debt if he could have the girlinstead.

Both the merchant and his daughter were horrified atthe proposal. So the cunning money-lender proposedthat they let Providence decide the matter.

He told them that he would put a black pebble and awhite pebble into an empty money-bag and then the girlwould have to pick out one of the pebbles.If she chose the black pebble, she would become hiswife and her father's debt would be cancelled. If shechose the white pebble she would stay with her fatherand the debt would still be cancelled. But if sherefused to pick out a pebble,her father would bethrown into jail and she would starve.

Reluctantly, the merchant agreed. They were standingon a pebble-strewn path in the merchant's garden asthey talked and the money-lender stooped down to pick upthe two pebbles. As he picked up the pebbles, the girl,sharp-eyed with fright, noticed that he picked up twoblack pebbles and put them into the money-bag. He thenasked the girl to pick out the pebble that was to decideher fate and that of her father.

Imagine that you are standing on the path in themerchant's garden. What would you have done ifyou had been the unfortunate girl? Refuse to take apebble? Point out that there are two black pebblesin the bag and expose the money-lender as a cheat ?Take a black pebble and sacrifice yourself inorder to save your father from prison?

None of the suggestions is very helpful, for if thegirl does not take a pebble her father goes to prison,and if she does take a pebble, then she has to marrythe money-lender.

NOW, THINK LATERALLY!

The girl in the pebble story put her hand into themoney-bag and drew out a pebble. Without looking atit, she fumbled and let it fall to the path,where it was immediately lost among all the others."Oh, how clumsy of me," she said, "but never mind -if you look into the bag you will be able totell which pebble I took by the Colour of the onethat is left."

Since the remaining pebble is of course black, itmust be assumed that she had taken the white pebble,since the money-lender dare not admit his dishonesty.

In this way, using lateral thinking,the girl changes what seems an impossible situationinto an extremely advantageous one!

SIDE EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL

1.) Symptom: Cold and humid feet.
Cause: Glass is being held at incorrect angle (You are pouring the drinkon ur feet).
Cure: Maneuver glass until open end is facing upward

2.) Symptom: The wall facing you is full of lights.
Cause: You're lying on the floor.
Cure: Position your body at a 90-degree angle to the floor.

3.) Symptom: The floor looks blurry.
Cause: You're looking through an empty glass.
Cure: Quickly refill with your favorite beverage.

4.) Symptom: The floor is moving.
Cause: You're being dragged away.
Cure: At least ask where they're taking you.

5.) Symptom: You hear echoes every time someone speaks.
Cause: You have your glass on your ear.
Cure: Stop making a fool of yourself! .

6.) Symptom: The room is shaking a lot, everyone is dressed in white andthe music is very repetitive.
Cause: You're in an ambulance.
Cure: Don't move. Let the professionals do their job.

7.) Symptom: Your dad and all your brothers are looking at you funny.
Cause: You're in the wrong house.
Cure: Ask if they can point you to your house.

8.) Symptom: A huge light is blinding you.
Cause: You woke up in someone's lawn.
Cure: Coffee and a long nap

PARADOX

Many years ago, a Law teacher came across a student who was willing to learn but was unable to pay the fees. The student struck a deal saying, "I will pay your fee the day I win my first case in the court".

Teacher agreed and proceeded with the law course. When the course was finished and teacher started pestering the student to pay up the fee, the student reminded him of the deal and pushed days. Fed up with this, the teacher decided to sue the student in the court of law and both! of them decided to argue for themselves.

The teacher put forward his argument saying: "If I win this case, as per the court of law, the student has to pay me as the case is about his non-payment of dues. And if I lose the case, student will still pay me because he would have won his first case. So either way I will have to get the money".

Equally brilliant, the student argued back saying: "If I win the case, as per the court of law, I don't have to pay anything to the teacher as the case is about my 'non-payment of dues'. And if I lose the case, I don't have to pay him because I haven't won my first case yet. So either way, I am not going to pay the teacher anything".

This is one of the greatest paradoxes ever recorded in history.

What would be ur decision in this case ?

LOVE

The MBA Version
If you love somebody set her free...instantaneously...and look for others simultaneously.

The Finance Expert's Version
If you love somebody set her free...If she comes back, its time to look for fresh loans.If she doesn't, write her off as an asset gone bad.

The Marketing Version
If you love somebody set her free...If she comes back, she has brand loyaltyIf she doesn't, reposition the brand in new markets

The Statistician's Version
If you love somebody, set her free...If she loves you, the probability of her coming back is high Ifshe doesn't, your relationship was improbable anyway.

C++ Programmer's Version
If(you-love(m_she)) m_she.free()if(m_she == NULL)m_she= new CShe;

The Psychologist's Version
If you love somebody set her free...If she comes back, her super ego is dominantIf she doesn't come, back her id is supreme (If she doesn't go,she must be crazy.)

The Pessimistic Version
If you love somebody, set her free ...If she ever comes back, she's yours,If she doesn't, well, as expected, she never was.

The Optimistic Version
If you love somebody, set her free ...Don't worry, she will come back.

The Suspicious Version
If you love somebody, set her free ...If she ever comes back, ask her why.

The Detective's Version
If you love somebody, set her free ...Then get someone to follow her.

The Impatient Version
If you love somebody, set her free ...If she doesn't come back within some time limit, forget her.


The Patient Version
If you love somebody, set her free ...If she doesn't come back, continue to wait until she comes back...

The Playful Version
If you love somebody, set her free ...* If she comes back, and if you love her still, set her freeagain, repeat *

The Lawyer's Version
If you love somebody, set her free...Clause 1a of Paragraph 13a-1 in the second amendment of theMatrimonial Freedom Act clearly states that...

The IT Giant's Version
If you love somebody, set her free...If she comes back, I think we can charge her for re-installationfees and tell her that she's also going to get an upgrade.

The Somnambulist's Version
If you love someone, set her freeIf she comes back it's a nightmareIf she doesn't, you must be dreaming

The Possessive Version
If you love somebody don't ever set her free

The Zoologist's Version
If you love someone tag her a radio transmitter and set her freeYou can trace her whenever you want !

MANAGEMENT AT ITS BEST

A company, feeling it was time for a shakeup, hires a new CEO. This newboss is determined to rid the company of all slackers.

On a tour of the facilities, the CEO notices a guy leaning on a wall.The room is full of workers and he wants to let them know he meansbusiness!

The CEO walks up to the guy and asks, "And how much money do you make aweek?"
A little surprised, the young fellow looks at him and replies, "I make$300.00 a week. Why?"

The CEO then hands the guy $600 in cash and screams, "Here's two weeks'pay, now GET OUT and don't come back!"

Feeling pretty good about his first firing, the CEO looks around theroom and asks, "Does anyone want to tell me what that goof-off didhere?"

With a sheepish grin, one of the other workers mutters, "Pizza deliveryguy from Domino's"

IF

If you can keep your head when all about you
If you can keep your head when all about you
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:


If you can dream -- and not make dreams your master;
If you can think -- and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two imposters just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools;


If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"


If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings -- nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run --
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And -- which is more -- you'll be a Man, my son!

GRE STUDENT vs NORMAL PERSON

GRE student vs Normal person


GRE STUDENT : Individuals who make their abodes in vitreous edificeswould be advised to refrain from catapulting perilous projectiles.

NORMAL PERSON : People who live in glass houses should not throwstones.

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GRE STUDENT : Scintillate, scintillate, asteroid minim.

NORMAL PERSON : Twinkle, twinkle, little star

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GRE STUDENT: All articles that coruscate with resplendence are not truly auriferous.

NORMAL PERSON : All that glitters is not gold.

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GRE STUDENT : Sorting on the part of mendicants must be interdicted.

NORMAL PERSON : Beggars are not choosers

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GRE STUDENT : Male cadavers are incapable of rendering any testimony.

NORMAL PERSON : Dead men tell no tales .

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GRE STUDENT : Neophyte's serendipity.

NORMAL PERSON : Beginner's luck

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GRE STUDENT : A revolving lithic conglomerate accumulates no congeries of small, green, biophytic plant.

NORMAL PERSON : A rolling stone gathers no moss

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GRE STUDENT: Members of an avian species of identical plumage tend tocongregate.

NORMAL PERSON : Birds of a feather flock together

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GRE STUDENT : Pulchritude possesses solely cutaneous profundity.

NORMAL PERSON : Beauty is only skin deep

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GRE STUDENT : Freedom from incrustations of grime is contiguous torectitude.

NORMAL PERSON : Cleanliness is godliness

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GRE STUDENT : It is fruitless to become lachrymose of precipitatelydeparted lactile fluid.

NORMAL PERSON : There's no use crying over spilt milk

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GRE STUDENT : It is fruitless to attempt to indoctrinate a superannuated canine with
innovative maneuvers.

NORMAL PERSON : You can't try to teach an old dog new tricks

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GRE STUDENT : Surveillance should precede saltation.

NORMAL PERSON : Look before you leap

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GRE STUDENT : The person presenting the ultimate cachinnation possesses thereby the optimal cachinnation.

NORMAL PERSON : He who laughs last, laughs best

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GRE STUDENT : Exclusive dedication to necessitous chores without interludes of hedonistic
diversion renders Jack a hebetudinous fellow.

NORMAL PERSON : All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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GRE STUDENT : Where there are visible vapours having their provenance in ignited carbonaceous materials, there is conflagration.

NORMAL PERSON : Where there's smoke, there's fire!

XTREME MACHINES : SUZUKI HAYABUSA

The Suzuki Hayabusa (also known as the GSX1300R prior to 2008) is a hyper sport motorcycle originally introduced by Suzuki in 1999. It has a 1340 cc inline-4 engine and was consistently tested as the fastest production motorcycle in the world before the 2001 detuning agreement referenced below. The 2008 model has a MSRP of $11,999USD.

The name Hayabusa is the Japanese term for the Peregrine Falcon, known for its speed. When introduced in 1999, it overtook the Honda CBR1100XX Super Blackbird as the fastest production motorcycle. Perhaps it is not coincidental that the Peregrine Falcon is a predator of the common blackbird. The first generation of the Hayabusa was called the GSX1300R and was powered by a 1299 cc inline-4 liquid-cooled engine. It would remain relatively unchanged up through the 2007 model year.

The motorcycle's performance in stock form is capable of the following:
* 1/4 mile (402 m): 10.02 seconds @ 143.7 mph (231.3 km/h)
* 60-80 mph: 3.13 seconds
* 80-100 mph: 3.31 seconds
* Top speed: 189.6 mph
* Power: 156.1 hp @ 9500 rpm