i publicly posted about that dyno trying to screw me outta the prize money when it happened, i didn't try to hide nothing
if i got dennis, who is one of the most respected people on this board, dynoing it and telling me it makes 251 on a dyno rated for i'm assuming way more hp than that, and then i go to a chopper bike shop with a 200 hp dyno that has only had it for 2 days, i'm gonna trust dennis.
i can't help a frickin melted air shifter line, for gods sake, i never raced the bike, i put the air shifter on and the tether kill with intentions of going to the track, i used the air shifter like once or 2 times to make sure it worked, and never touched it after that,
for gods sake, i didn't build the bike, i bought the bike on a recommendation from someone from this board (same guy you talked to), got dennis's input on the bike, and had dennis tune it, i am far from mechanically inclined, i made sure everything was fresh on the bike when i first bought it, oil and coolant, cuz i knew the guy raced the bike, i had dennis tune it, he said the bike made 251, i had my buddy who runs the local honda store put a tire on it, he is a professional drag racer (cars), and he commented on how sweet the bike was, i had Dave Page, who is a huge turbo hayabusa racer around here and runs a motorcycle shop, put the air shifter on, and he commented how perfect the drivability of the bike was and how sweet it was
i've never ridden a turbo bike, to me the bike feels strong as hell, it isn't like the bike runs like crap, that would be different, the bike runs perfectly, i rode the bike on a 300 mile ride for 7 hours one day, (thats the majority of the miles i put on the bike) and the bike performed flawlessly, and the other 30 bikes couldn't keep up with it for nothing,
as far as the painted stuff, you said you talked to the previous owner about the bike
----- Original Message -----
From: Iculkn56@aol.com
To: beefcake@beef-cake.net
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 11:27 PM
Subject: Re: busa
hey i just found out some stuff on the bike that i dont like,,,the guy who owned said he spray canned the wheels,swingarm and a few other pieces..now i gotta spend mony to have them taken off and powder coated then new bearings....can we work on price seein all this will cost me atleast another 500 if not more...i wish i knew that and u had told me up front before we agreed on price..thats a huge thing for me seeing im gonna turn it into my show/riding bike...
to which i replied
to be honest, i didn't know or i would have told u,
i guess i'll take it down to 10,250, that'll give you the other $500.
i hate to take that big of a loss on the bike that quick because it's nice. but my car will be here next month and i need to move it
to which you said
----- Original Message -----
From: Iculkn56@aol.com
To: beefcake@beef-cake.net
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 10:30 AM
Subject: Re: busa
well i got the checks for my bike today goin to pay them off...just tryin to see what u wanna do...let me kow asap...if we cant work something i take deposit back and ill buy this nitrous busa i was lookin
i'd already emailed you what i would do once, so maybe some of your emails don't get through like the one from last night
and i replied
we agreed on 10,750,
$500 more would be 10,250
you sent me 200
i'll just make it another 10 even
that'd be 10,200 total
terry
to which you replied
----- Original Message -----
From: Iculkn56@aol.com
To: beefcake@beef-cake.net
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 12:08 PM
Subject: Re: busa
ok thats fair,,atleast i can have the stuff powder coated....did u know that stuff was painted?
im gonna need ur name and vin number off bike so i can go get the loan
you asked again about the painted parts, i never had an 04 se, so i don't know how they came, i assumed thats the color of the bike when i bought it
so i don't know why you keep mentioning these painted parts, i think the all black looks good and you knew it before you sent me the money
i told you i got caught in the rain on the bike, it happens for crying out loud, dirt wipes off,
i had to work til 8:30, i'm told a guy is gonna be at my house at 7:30 to pick the bike up, he was late and got there at 9:00pm, i got the bike out at 8:45 when i got home and started cleaning the bike off, i would have had it sparkling again if i'd had time to do it,
again, i'm not a tech, i didn't build the bike, i rode if a few hundred miles, and i thought it was a nice bike, 100% perfect driviability