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GENERAL => BIKE TALK => Topic started by: umairhashmi on February 05, 2009, 10:21:05 PM
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This is the only motorcycle i have ever owned. Well i took the MSF in Jan of 2006 on a sat and sun and bought the bike (a brand 2006 black/grey Busa) on monday . Still have it 3 years,15000 miles and zero crashes later. id want a gen2 but money is tight at the moment. What about you guys? What kind of motorcycling experience did you have before buying the busa?
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rode bikes since I was twelve. Limited street riding and none for about ten years before I bought my new 2006 busa. The fastest thing I rode was a fj 1200. I dont regret getting it.
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This is the only motorcycle i have ever owned. Well i took the MSF in Jan of 2006 on a sat and sun and bought the bike (a brand 2006 black/grey Busa) on monday . Still have it 3 years,15000 miles and zero crashes later. id want a gen2 but money is tight at the moment. What about you guys? What kind of motorcycling experience did you have before buying the busa?
DAM dude I remember when you first started getting on the hayabusa boreds WOW your making me feel old lol I am very glade to hear no accidents u still got the YOSI duals on it ? no drag racing ? u just cruise her around or ?
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This is the only motorcycle i have ever owned. Well i took the MSF in Jan of 2006 on a sat and sun and bought the bike (a brand 2006 black/grey Busa) on monday . Still have it 3 years,15000 miles and zero crashes later. id want a gen2 but money is tight at the moment. What about you guys? What kind of motorcycling experience did you have before buying the busa?
DAM dude I remember when you first started getting on the hayabusa boreds WOW your making me feel old lol I am very glade to hear no accidents u still got the YOSI duals on it ? no drag racing ? u just cruise her around or ?
Never got a chance to take it to a drag strip but i ride it at least 2-3 times a week. Wish i could commute with it but parking at work isnt safe for a bike. Yeah still have yoshi rs3 + pc3usb and a rumble undertail on it. Next mod might be some frame sliders. Those are LONG overdue lol. Right now im trying to avoid spending more money on it because i think ill probably want a gen2 busa within the next year or two if i can afford one.
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about 35+ years on the street and a few on road course racetrack.
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I had about 10 years experience an bikes before I bought a busa. If I had know how great of a bike it is to begin with, it would have been my first bike too! :D
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Started riding off road when I was 11.
Got my first road bike when I was 16 and been on road bikes ever since.
Thats around 33 years road experience :thumb:
Bought my 1st Busa in 2000 after many previous bikes of all sizes.
Busa is the best of all of them 8)
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About 30 years...before i upgraded(graduated :lol:) from HD's to Busas(my 2nd now). :thumb:
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15k in three years? I think you need to ride more... :D
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Started riding in 1959 or 60 on a Vespa scooter, 24 motorcycles later I bought the Busa in 06, has going on 16000 on it now, almost all with turbo, 4 major crashes, none with busa, never any more damage to me except for road rash, bikes were wasted
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The hayabusa was the first bike i bought and when i bought it my experience was a big zero with motorcycles. The busa is the only bike i would ever own. Been through stock busa's to bolt on busa's to nitrous busa's and have been in the turbo realm for a few years now and loving it.
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About 11 yrs. before the busa.
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I rode offroad for 9 year's before buying the busa.My first raod bike.I wish I got one 10 yrs. ago!!!!
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4 years on a stock zx11 that was eventually built and had 179 RWHP. got tired of unreliability on the street and breaking crap all the time. wish I still had it though.
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one year on a 1982 honda cb750 and sold it as soon as I passed my driving test :lol: almost bought an 07 but decided to wait for the gen 2 and very glad I did :thumb:
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had a mini bike, honda Xr100, Honda CR80R, Honda CR125R....was on the dirt from 15-18 and have now been on the street for almost 2 years, busa was my first street bike
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I was riding for years , I remember when that T.V comercial for the very first busa came out , where the dinosaur looking bird fly's down from the sky between the mountains and onto the roadway and becomes a Hayabusa (the bike).
Had an 04' bought an 08' , my brother had a 99' , I said ride this, he goes "godda have one" , sold it to him to him for cost price bought a Gold 09' , love it , its a keeper !
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I had about 30 yrs combined street and dirt riding. Started on a 76 CB360T, then a nighthawk 700s, GS-750, gsxr-750 and then a couple of gsxr-1100's.
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I had about 6 months
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Suzuki GP100 at 17. No riding between 20 and 38. Ducati ST2. THEN the busa!
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I raced dirt bikes all my life from age 4-5 on up and then the first street bike i had was a 89 Honda Hurricane 1000 i got for 400.00 then sold it and waited 3 years and bought my first busa.. i have had 3 since. and will always own one... now prolly always own a turbo one too
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long story short and skipping bikes i had along the way-
my first one was cbr f4i, 10K miles later or around a year something later, i bought busa, 3K miles later put a turbo on it, love it :vl:
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Suzuki GP100 at 17. No riding between 20 and 38. Ducati ST2. THEN the busa!
Hey Cat, what happened between 20 - 38? and please say you know the girl in your avitar :thumb:
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started riding in 92.
went to the busa in 02. went turbo in 04...lol!
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I started on a Mini bike I built out of wood scraps from my Grandfathers wood shop and used the gas engine on the washing machine. I was about 9-10 at the time. Since then I have always had a bike. Motorcycle enthusiast
pretty much all my driving years. 10 years on and off as a motorcycle messenger doing 70-80K miles a year.
Glad to say never down on the street. There have been many moments I wondered why I didnt go down but have been very lucky so far.
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Had a yamaha 50 when i was 6 first street bike was a 04 kaw 636 rode it for the summer and got a 05 busa
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I rode a Harley Daividson for 10 years before I bought my first BUSA. So basically you could say I had ZERO Motorcycle Riding Experience........LOL
But in all honesty, I was the first sport bike I ever rode, when I took it off the lot....... Only problem I had was tasking a right out of the dealer lot, the back tire spun because it was brand new.
Just take it easy and respect the beast.......
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Same here. Took MSF, then bought the busa. I HAVE had a few wrecks, but that was a combination of being stressed-out, tired and too much speed.
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I just picked up my first Busa a couple of weeks a go its a new Orange 08, I have been riding bikes for over 43 years. I will be selling my 05 FJR when the weather warms up. Can't wait for the weather to start warming up here in northern Wisconsin.
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8 months on a EX-500 and then bought brand new 07.
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about 2hrs combined on a Ninja 250 and ZX-6R...
bought the busa first time cashflow allowed...06 with 200 miles on it...now 42xx and still alive...
only thing i'd have done different is take a MSP course first...which i'm doing as soon as the weather breaks here in PA...
i usually do everything bass ackwards...so there ya go...lol
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I rode a few smaller bikes in my teens, then had a 30 year gap and decided to take my test, passed my test and had a 650 bandit for 7 months and then got my Busa.
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about 2hrs combined on a Ninja 250 and ZX-6R...
bought the busa first time cashflow allowed...06 with 200 miles on it...now 42xx and still alive...
only thing i'd have done different is take a MSP course first...which i'm doing as soon as the weather breaks here in PA...
i usually do everything bass ackwards...so there ya go...lol
If you bought a Busa after just 2 hrs of rideing experiance and road it for 2 years and are still alive, you need to change your name from Fubar to Lucky :thumb:
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i rode a 600 for about 3 months before i got a busa. Im 25 now if i would have been younger i would be dead. I also took msf best money ever spent hands down. 600 was the first bike and time i had ever rode. Just use your head, respect the busa and i think anyone can ride one if you have a brain
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Honda CBR 900RR for 7 years (1993) before I bought my 1st Busa.
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Honda Z50 hit the BBQ plate in the back yard, 7 stitches
Suzuki TM125 ~ high geared teeth, had to run it down a hill to get it started
Kawasaki KDX 175 loved the band
Yamaha XT 200 got me to the pub & back
Yamaha XT 550 time to learn wheelies
Kawasaki Z900 Pushed it, more than rode it !
Suzuki RG 250 ex race bike , bag of trouble
Yamaha RD 350 couldn't stop it !
Yamaha RZ 500 no ground clearance almost killed miself, trying to run wif the boyz !
Kawasaki KX 250 Trouble, trouble, trouble
Honda XR 650 R ~ love it / keeper
Suzuki Hayabusa 04' ~ that nearly cost me my licence
Suzuki hayabusa 08' ~ quick interlude
Suzuki hayabusa 09' ~ my baby / keeper
That was a memory stretch .... Hope i didn't leave anyone out !
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I started riding when I was 9 years old, homemade minibike my uncle put together for us kids. I'm now 44 years old and this is my 2nd Busa. So, I've had many motorcycles over the years prior to arriving at the best. And if it ain't broken, why fix it or trade it in? The Busa has always done what I've asked of it and more. Aside from maybe a nice large Goldwing that's fully loaded for long trips, I'll never walk away from this product! :wink:
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You guys will love this. A few of my friends had bikes. I say I want a Busa. Most say no the people who know me say yes. I was 22 bought from the dealer. Never owned or even ridden a bike. Wanted it so bad I drove it home in the rain. Told my dad it was a touring 600 after I took off the gsx1300r stickers. Latter he found out by the owners manual. 2 weeks after buying it had nightmares about dying. 3 months later turbocharged it and had 347 horse. Still own it many years later and 3 other bikes have came and gone. Still alive today. Can't get enough.
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None for me. Bought a brand 05 LE in Sept 05, now 41k miles later still running like a champ. No gets off yet, got bagged into once. :bah: Has pistons and cams now. Wish I would have left it stock or turboed it.
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I can't believe all you guys who got a 'Busa as a first or second bike...
My first ride was a long time ago on a Honda 65 that we rode in the fields behind my friend's house. I was 25 when I got my first street bike (1978) and have probably ridden 250K miles on a variety of machinery before I got my '03 'Busa.
I've ridden trials, motocross, enduros and have ice raced; any kind of riding makes you a better rider! I still recommend a dual-purpose as a first bike so you can hit the trails, slide around a bit and learn what it feels like to be on the edge a bit. :hys:
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Do agree Frank re: dual purpose. I wonderer if you would have jumped on a busa earlier, had they been available. It would be pretty hard for new riders to sit back & wait till the experience kicks in, when your busting for a blast on one !
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I absolutely love my busa...but it's only great when the weather's nice...otherwise it sits or gets ridden like a snail and it doesn't like that at all...
in retrospect, i do not regret the busa as a first purchase...but i wish i had also bought a dualsport or dirtbike in addition to the busa so i'd be able to ride year round and in less than perfect weather...there's alot of good riding and parties i can't quite get to because i lack ground clearance, suspension, and tires...
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It's a tough call - my 'Busa replaced an '86 Ninja 1000 which was pretty stout for its time but nothing compared to the new stuff. I also ride old 2-strokes. The truth is that my H2 (750 cc 2-stroke triple with mild mods) can provide as much excitement as the 'Busa - it all just happens at lower speeds. Go through the gears on the H2 and you're still hanging on (power wheelies in 3rd gear) but it's all tapped out just when the 'Busa is starting to wake up. I've had dual sports that have let me hit the trails on the way home from work and sometimes that's just what I needed to get my head in a better place. I guess what I'm saying is that for me, sometimes there's more to riding than outright power and speed.
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The 750 triple were a ball buster when they were released, there's no questioning that !
There was a time when to me, speed & power was everything, there is heaps of other ways to get kicks. I have a Honda XR 650 R single cylinder as you know, love taking that out every now & again, the torque is heaps of fun, bit heavy in the bush but bloody good fun.
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About 20 years before getting my 05 busa
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had a 1998 suzuki marauder for 8 years. been racing dirt bikes my whole life..
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Started riding around age 12 (now 30), dirt bikes, interceptor, 750 nighthawk, then in the 90's got into a couple of zx's which carried me through to about 2003, was without til i bought my '07 busa in 2007. although i would have bought a busa long ago had i found a good deal, have wanted one since they came out!
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I rode dirt bikes thru the teen years. Road street off and on for few years before I bought my new 2007 Busa.
2 Different bikes in 1. Under 6k RPM Nice /Over 6K RPM Nasty :thumb: :crzy:
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17 H/Ds and a Busa. Best damn bike Ive ever ridden. Briggs and Stratten at 6. The neighbors. Down hill from there. Till the Busa. The do every thing but dirt - bike. To answer the origional question- 44 yrs. Egbert Yuk Fooie -- see me--
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roughly 22 yrs, been riding on two wheels since five, and I'm twenty-seven now.
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O experience on Hayabusa, rode Harley's for twenty years . Raced ironhead sportsterts for ten years running 6.5's in the 1/8 crossovered to big Twins 1991 FXR the hotrod of Harleys. Spent 5,000.00 building motor, chassis and clutch setup. best time out .067 protree lite 12.00ET.at the 1/4, I was pissed, mysteriously Harley fell off trailer in transport, insurance paid me 9000.00 bought a 2004 Hayabusa, ran 11.00 right of trailer had not ridden a sportbike in over 25 yreas. I was hooked I am now knocking on door of 9.00secs and have nitrous ready to rock as soon as i get my ass time under the Busa. A true defection story from Harley to Suzuki.LOL :hys: :thumb:
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O experience on Hayabusa, rode Harley's for twenty years . Raced ironhead sportsterts for ten years running 6.5's in the 1/8 crossovered to big Twins 1991 FXR the hotrod of Harleys. Spent 5,000.00 building motor, chassis and clutch setup. best time out .067 protree lite 12.00ET.at the 1/4, I was pissed, mysteriously Harley fell off trailer in transport, insurance paid me 9000.00 bought a 2004 Hayabusa, ran 11.00 right of trailer had not ridden a sportbike in over 25 yreas. I was hooked I am now knocking on door of 9.00secs and have nitrous ready to rock as soon as i get my ass time under the Busa. A true defection story from Harley to Suzuki.LOL :hys: :thumb:
As all of us who have raced for any number of years have said, if you could have seen ahead, with just part of the money that went into the Harley's you could have ben running 6s on the Busa :thumb:
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Oh thanks now I feel better! Harleys always had the mystic on the cool bike image, that us old skoolers fel in love with. I m just a old speed freak that gets soilid wood from 9-8 sec passes on my Busa. I am truley a late bloomer to the sport bike areana and the speeds they are capabale of? Do youl live out west because I startibg to feel a challange (grudge) to help keep your smack to a minium. :bah:
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Oh thanks now I feel better! Harleys always had the mystic on the cool bike image, that us old skoolers fel in love with. I m just a old speed freak that gets soilid wood from 9-8 sec passes on my Busa. I am truley a late bloomer to the sport bike areana and the speeds they are capabale of? Do youl live out west because I startibg to feel a challange (grudge) to help keep your smack to a minium. :bah:
You may have misunderstood me there is no smack intended, I ride a Harley also, along with the Busa had to have something fast since getting out of the drag car, and I am pretty sure the Busa will never see a dragstrip, just street riding and maybe short trips, what I meant was I wish I had did things differant with the Dragster instead of pissing away a ton of money with the combination I had, the only satisfaction I really got out of it was beating up on the Hemi's with a small block chevy, in retrospect I should have had a hemi long ago would have ben cheaper, I geuss that was the old school in me, and I have 10+ years on you, also I'm in TN so a grudge would be tough to do, but if you were here we could go hit the Dragon :thumb:
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15k in three years? I think you need to ride more... :D
No he doesn't. Riding is for fun. It's not how far you ride, but how hard you ride (IMHO).
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about 2 hours total. Bought a busa, 43 days later I was in a coma.
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about 2 hours total. Bought a busa, 43 days later I was in a coma.
With conviction - this would be an interesting story to hear. Sorry about the tragedy. Happy about your re-entrance to this world! :thumb:
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A must watch! :arrow: :arrow: Here is me riding in my sleep! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2BgjH_CtIA&NR=1) :hys:
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I had about 4 months experience on a ZX7R, sold it in 98 and picked up the busa in 2002...
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A must watch! :arrow: :arrow: Here is me riding in my sleep! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2BgjH_CtIA&NR=1) :hys:
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I rode a 1996 Kawasaki ZX-7R from 2003 April to March 2006 then i bought my 2006 Red/Black Busa.
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I rode a couple of my friends' 125cc bike back home when I was in junior high and when I get tot eh US I bought my first 600cc CBR RR and rode it for about a year and sold it to get a bigger bike...and it's a 08 busa :)
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qa-50 honda
kawasaki -90
kx-250
rm-465
cr-500
yz-490
kz-1000
vmax
and we arrive at the turbo busa---those 2 stroke 500's are some real rototillers
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30 years experience ... 22 years of that on the street.
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20 years exp before i got da busa...last ride was a 99 CBR Blackbird that i done 100,000k's on in 3 years.
Got my Busa 2 weeks ago...2000k's and the smile just keeps getting bigger :D
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My first "real" bike (one without a pull start. lol) was a TM125 Suzuki dirt bike. Man, I loved that bike. Many bikes came and went over the years, but my most memorable were a Yamaha RD250, Suzuki GS450L, Honda V30 Magna, Kawasaki ZX-11 (2nd favorite bike ever). I got the 2007 'Busa last year used with only 93 miles on it. It's a spectacular bike and easily my favorite.
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30 years of trail riding and no street before the Busa. I thought that riding hills that one could not even stand on would make me far more capable then just street riders. I WAS WRONG.
I have managed to keep my head right while riding and have never gone down, watched it fall of the kick stand once :( but never wrecked in near 3 years on the street.
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2004 hd duece , 2002 cbr 954rr , 2004 hd vrod , 2007 hd streetglide and then 2008 hayabusa.So for me it was 5 years.
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'75 to present. TS185, RD350, DT360, GPZ550, KZ750, GS1100E, CB900F, ZRX1200, and 'busa.
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First mini bike in 1971...to a trail Honda 90 in 1977, to a Honda Nighthawk 450 in 82, Gs750EF in 84, Shadow 1100 in 85.
A couple Cr125 and a CR250-1987-1991
On and off friends bike now and then up to 2005 then bought the Busa
So i guess it would equal to date 34 years before buying the Busa... Still surprizes me whenever i ride it ..although rarely
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I believe I had 19 years of riding under my belt before I bought a Busa. I think I was ready... :wink:
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1974 kawasaki h1 500>1979 yamaha rd 400>1981 yamaha seca 550>1982 yamaha seca 650 turbo>1983 gpz 550>1980 yamaha xs850>1976 kawasaki h1 500>1987 gsxr 1100>2004 busa!
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i had a 92 Katana i rode for about a year. Then i graduated from the can of tuna, to a 99 GSXR 750. had that for about 2 years, and then bought the 05 busa.
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I started riding dirt bikes when I was six, my first street bike was a 50cc Honda! I have had all types of bikes from cruisers to tourers. I bought the Busa because I love the Gen II looks! The bike is crazy fast and a wheelie monster! I like the fact that I can ride it for a long time and I am not in pain! But, I think that if I didn't have throttle control, the Busa would kill me!
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Rode since 21. Am now 44. Got a stock Busa last spring and a turbo Busa this past December.
Was riding a 1984 Honda Sabre 1100 for 11 years before buying an 05 Busa. All I could think was "Wow, technology has come a long way."
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At 16 I bought a 98 CR250 to learn the basics on...
at 18 I bought my first bike - Yamaha R6
At 20 I upgraded to a GSXR 750 and got into stunting at 20-21
Got pretty good, picked up a 900RR
Sold that Picked up another GSXR750 at 22
Sold it and bought an F4i
Then a 636
Then got out of stuntriding and built a Mutant Buell chopper
Then got the sportbike bug but since most of my friends ride harleys now I bought a TL1000R
At 26 a couple weeks ago I bought my Busa!
So approx 10 years of straight motorcycle riding, and even still, the first time I cracked it open and ran it through the top of 3rd I had an adrenaline rush and shakey legs haha.
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8 years
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I had a Katana 600 for about a year and a half. Then, I bought a TL1000R and had it for about a year before it was totalled out. Upon recouperating from the accident, I bought a 2005 Hayabusa that I have had for a little over 2 years now.
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29 years including off road. - 25 years of street experience.
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At 16 I bought a 98 CR250 to learn the basics on...
at 18 I bought my first bike - Yamaha R6
At 20 I upgraded to a GSXR 750 and got into stunting at 20-21
Got pretty good, picked up a 900RR
Sold that Picked up another GSXR750 at 22
Sold it and bought an F4i
Then a 636
Then got out of stuntriding and built a Mutant Buell chopper
Then got the sportbike bug but since most of my friends ride harleys now I bought a TL1000R
At 26 a couple weeks ago I bought my Busa!
So approx 10 years of straight motorcycle riding, and even still, the first time I cracked it open and ran it through the top of 3rd I had an adrenaline rush and shakey legs haha.
Yeah they will do that, ain't it cool :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
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I had about 25 years on a variety of bikes. This bike has a steep learning curve, so I would suggest to anyone with a new busa to take it slow and easy learning. If you have even a small spill, you are talking big $ in plastic.
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Started riding dirt bikes when I was four. I'm 32 now. I've almost always had something to ride, plus friends bikes, plus friends of friends and the occasional "Hey can you ride this and tell me _______ ?. Right now, I've got the 08 Busa, 73 CB 350 twin, 77 KZ 650, 76 CB 550 K and still have my motocross bike. Everything I've ever owned or ridden has been nothing like the one before. I don't really ride my old bikes much, but the 08 is probably the most fun I've had in a while. I work offshore, so when I'm home and the weather is at least reasonable, I don't get in or on much of anything else.
The only thing that really bothers me is this... I've been riding for 28 years, 18 of that on the street, I wave at every bike I see. Old "real" bikers always acknowledge me. Sport bikes, they always acknowledge me. People in cars chase me down to wave or say "nice bike". BUT, these jackasses who probably aren't even mechanically inclined enough to change their own oil... you know, the guys that buy a bike and some leather and are all of a sudden "HARDCORE" bikers... they seem to think that they're better than me.
It's laughable at best, but at bike nights or something, they act like their shit doesn't stink because they bought a name.
Anyone else have this problem? I'm always in it for the ride... no matter which bike I'm on, sooner or later, it's just about the ride.
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Started riding dirt bikes when I was four. I'm 32 now. I've almost always had something to ride, plus friends bikes, plus friends of friends and the occasional "Hey can you ride this and tell me _______ ?. Right now, I've got the 08 Busa, 73 CB 350 twin, 77 KZ 650, 76 CB 550 K and still have my motocross bike. Everything I've ever owned or ridden has been nothing like the one before. I don't really ride my old bikes much, but the 08 is probably the most fun I've had in a while. I work offshore, so when I'm home and the weather is at least reasonable, I don't get in or on much of anything else.
The only thing that really bothers me is this... I've been riding for 28 years, 18 of that on the street, I wave at every bike I see. Old "real" bikers always acknowledge me. Sport bikes, they always acknowledge me. People in cars chase me down to wave or say "nice bike". BUT, these jackasses who probably aren't even mechanically inclined enough to change their own oil... you know, the guys that buy a bike and some leather and are all of a sudden "HARDCORE" bikers... they seem to think that they're better than me.
It's laughable at best, but at bike nights or something, they act like their shit doesn't stink because they bought a name.
Anyone else have this problem? I'm always in it for the ride... no matter which bike I'm on, sooner or later, it's just about the ride.
Same problem every day :( the only fun I get out of it is when one of them have a problem even a minor one and they stand there scratching there ass, calling someone to help :hys:
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I've been riding dirtbikes for a lil while now. got my first street bike about 2 yrs ago 05 gsxr600. Had it for a year then sold it and bought my buddy's 03 1k then came across a great deal on my 02 busa (4 g's). traded the 1k for an 06 busa. The guy had a prob gettin the title though so I got my 03 back, and i've been happy ever since. Roughly 1 yr before my busa with 2 yrs exp total, but i'll tell u what I found my true talent at the track and i'll put up a fight. :lol:
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Once upon a time, 12 years ago, I hired a 125 Kawasaki KMX in Greece for a week and loved it. Came home, did test and bought a brand new Fireblade. Since then it's all been V-twins: Ducati 916, Suzuki TL1000S, Aprilia RSV-R and a Ducati 996SPS that I bought in December 2008. And now the Busa. And I lived happily ever after. The End.
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I had roughly 6months on an r6 and 8 years on the dirt.
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Been riding almost 30 years. Rode GSX-R 1000 & V-Rod most recently before buying the Busa
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all of 35 years, after that 750 Honda i bought in 1975 its all been fours. Owning fast motorcycles keeps my guard up and helps me make smart decisions when I'm riding.I owned a few twins when i didn't have any money.If i wanted a bar taxi i would buy another pickup truck!
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7 years total riding experience, 1-2 years a piece on a GSXR6, R6, CB-1 and finally GSXR1K before stepping UP to the Busa.
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1 yr and that was with my 1st wreck.. I slowed after that.
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3 yrs prior F4i 600/954RR then Busa
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Been riding for 17 yrs. Bought a busa Feb. 09. It is currently in the garage next to my '06 CBR1000RR. Busa is bike #6.
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Been riding mini bikes and dirt bikes since i was a kidd.Got my mc license and 83'suzuki 1100 in 85' and got into drag racing in 86',crashed it on the big end in a cash race in 87',in 88' i aquired a 79' suzuki 1000 and turned it into a low 9 sec street bike and rode it for 'bout..8 yrs(ended up in Michael Phillips hands),and in 01' i could'nt wait another season without a busa and up jumped the devil with a 02'hayabusa-still got-100% stock.All that said..i had a little bike experience b4 i got a busa.My opinion is to respect the bike,but,it's what goes on around u.. thats the variable u can't control..that's key..pay attention,that experience is priceless.
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I've been riding since I was really young. but I didn't get to buy a street bike until I went to college. Got a Honda 500-4, it was great, I toured most of the east coast with it I lived in Chattanooga then and drove down to Miami and the Keys, then up to Maine and then up to Michigan and up to see my family in Salem, Virginia all the time. Then I got a Honda 750-4 and then a KZ900, then a few years later a KZ1000. after I sold the KZ1000, it wasn't' until 2002 that I bought a Suzuki Volusia 800, but I found I didn't care for a cruiser and bought a 2003 Honda CBR1100XX Blackbird - Now that is a great bike, I wish Honda would come up with a new model or would come up with something to match it. On 08/22/09 I bought a 2009 Silver GSX1300R Hayabusa and am loving it. So here I am now.
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makes me feel old when i figure it up....... 40 + years street riding and ocasional off road. :moped:....been down a couple times , nothing serious. :stupid:..over the years i've owned a lot of different bikes, still to many to list em all.... I have 11 at this time... 76kz 1103 turbo ...75 z1 1428 turbo.... 85 gs 1150e... 89 vulcan...83 gs1100es...97 1200s bandit...75 z1 960 pro street turbo ....79 kz1000 MKII turbo...2k ninja...83 gs1100e....2k mcxpress turbo busa ....I guess I'm an old biker after all ! :brnt:
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Well I started out on a Ducatti and after 2 oil changes and $1000's later, I switched to Yamaha R1s for 3 yrs. After a total of 3&1/2 years I got talked into a 99 Busa and now I have an 02.
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the busa was my first bike,they didn"t want to sell it to me but when i whipped out 8g"s n said i will be back in 2weeks with the rest they said ok
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prob about 200,000 mi. , 100 plus drag passes, few track days, numerous crashes, most minor, minor scars, 1 broke rib, 46 plus years. :D :D :D
thanks for askin
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Built a minibike when I was 11, then rode dirtbikes for years. Got first streetbike when 18...a gs500em rode friends gixxer750 for a season. Then got my busa in april. Put 8000 miles on.
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I had 6 months experience on a street bike before i bought the busa :D
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I bought my Busa in 2001. 21 yrs on the street prior........One GS 750 (16 valve), Numerous GS 1100/1150s - still own a Black/Red Pro Street 1150 ( 1428, 67.5", inverted forks, Cosman wheels, etc.,etc..) Too many air/oil cooled GSX-Rs to count.....still have an 86' 1100 R w/Carrillo's, lock-up, Nitrous, 62", etc., and a 86' 750/1127 R for track days (road course). Owned a couple of 96' 750 SRADs (amazing bikes when they were released), a 1200 Bandit that I later turbo'd, a 97' TL 1000 S that I loved - especially on a road course! My Busa is a Black/Gray 99' that now has 53,500 miles on it. I've only made approx. 30 passes at the drag strip on it in all these years, with my best being a 9.59 at 146.27 mph foot shifting. Best et & mph on same pass......very unusual. I use this bike for commuting more than anything else. I also presently own a 05' GSX-R 1000, and a 04' GSX-R 750 track bike (road course).
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I never even sat on a motorcyle until I got a Busa. Back in 05 or so my friends were all picking up 600, 750's etc. I didn't know squat about cycles and seeing how I always have to have the best of everything I asked them what is the best motorcycle out there they said Hayabusa and said I would be nuts to buy one. Well, on my second one and about to go Turbo.
I do remember reading the post on the org about the busa being a first bike, I got dissapointed when I read it but got it anyway since I had a hefty background in musclecars so I knew how to respect the speed. Haven't looked back! :twisted:
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I never even sat on a motorcyle until I got a Busa. Back in 05 or so my friends were all picking up 600, 750's etc. I didn't know squat about cycles and seeing how I always have to have the best of everything I asked them what is the best motorcycle out there they said Hayabusa and said I would be nuts to buy one. Well, on my second one and about to go Turbo.
I do remember reading the post on the org about the busa being a first bike, I got dissapointed when I read it but got it anyway since I had a hefty background in musclecars so I knew how to respect the speed. Haven't looked back! :twisted:
I think you are a lucky guy. Heck I know an experienced harley rider, big guy about 275 or so all muscle, tons of riding experience mostly harley, got on a Busa and wiped it out in about 20 feet!
It must be your age and your smarts that saved you.
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4 years for me,didnt want to part my SV 400 suzuki.But left with no choice since i cant get parts for the bike :cry:
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6 months on GSXR600.
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my first street bike was a brand new gsxr 1100 back in 1989, that was a real cool bike at that time, I think it still is. second bike is my 03 busa, that has just turned 3000 miles.. I really like the first gen busa look, better than the gen 2..
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Wow! My first street bike was a Kaw 400 but only because I started working on bikes at a dealer. Since then I have owned too many bikes to list but love the Suzuki's. Oil coolers and busa's are my favs now. Started riding dirt first when I was like 10 so like almosrt 25 years. Seems like yesterday I just learned how to use a clutch. LOL
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It was my first bike. Had lots of problems with its weight initially, but got used to it after 2 months.
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probably close to 25 years riding before I got my 2000. No idea how many miles that is. Not many though.
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23 years riding, about 14 on the street...probably 250K miles.
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Suzukihayabusa.Old :lol:
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First bike was CBR1100XX BLACKBIRD when i was 18. Busa came 4 years later in 2005. Does not include dirt riding years as a kid
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bought my 01 brand new in june of 01' at age 19.
had about a year and a half time into a used 97 gixxer 600 when i bought the busa.
shit that was a nearly a decade ago,,,, blah!!!
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bout a year on streetbike but ridin somthin since 5
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Had several cruisers through the years but hadnt been on a bike in several....then bought a 2006 Katana(my first sport type bike), rode it for about 6 months and traded it in on the busa. :thumb:
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I have been riding since 12 or so, my 03 busa was my 10th bike or so, Trillium had been riding her gs 500 for one year when she bought her first busa from Louis(hayabusa200) on here, she found it a little heavy at first but no problems..... Jody
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Thirty years and wish I could have been riding the Busa all along!!! :thumb:
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Thirty years and wish I could have been riding the Busa all along!!! :thumb:
It has seriously changed a few lives, hasn't it?! :wink:
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Thirty years and wish I could have been riding the Busa all along!!! :thumb:
It has seriously changed a few lives, hasn't it?! :wink:
Honestly, the best bike I have owned... Hands Down!
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Thirty years and wish I could have been riding the Busa all along!!! :thumb:
It has seriously changed a few lives, hasn't it?! :wink:
Honestly, the best bike I have owned... Hands Down!
:thumb: Good to have you on board!
Now post some pics before Pat Deitrech <i always screw that up> gets after ya!
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I had a 6OO for about 5 month's then went to a busa and love it i started 6O 180 and now im doing 137 Lol lol it think i would do better if i didnt live in ny and had more riding time
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Tons of dirt bike time, then bought a 954 new in december '04, crashed it in july '07 with 30,000 miles on the clock (wish I still had that one). Picked the busa up in february '08.
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29 years of riding before buying a Busa. That was 5 years ago.
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30 years. Current bikes include a KTM Super Duke and a Yamaha FZ1 in addition to a Gen-1 Busa.
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was riding aprox. 23 yrs before getting the Busa, for a total of aprox. 33 yrs on two wheels.
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Bunch of old fuggers. :lol:
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Bunch of old fuggers. :lol:
Whos profile says 102 years old? :lol: :lol:
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Bunch of old fuggers. :lol:
Whos profile says 102 years old? :lol: :lol:
Thanks for lookin'! :smokin:
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I bought my Gen II Orange Busa as a first bike brand new in April of 2008. It's a lot of bike, but I bought it mainly due to my size...it was a perfect fit I'm 6'2" 290. It's by no means the best starter bike, but it could work for someone with extreme self control and a level head. For the young or aggressive starter, I would definitely go with a smaller bike.
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I had no experience with motorcycles when I bought my bike. I grew up dragracing cars with my dad but I always loved motorcycles so last feb I bought one and started drag racing it. I haven't looked back since with over 150 passes and coming on 10000 rode miles I love it.
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I went from a 1972 Honda CL175 to a 2000 Busa. I have not seen much of a difference, my Honda got little better gas mileage. The chicks prefer my Honda :hys:
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I started with a Motobecane moped back in '82 then started a "Power Mechanics" course in that same year that I completed in 1984. I Borrowed my brother's Kawasaki 440 Gpz and road that around Cincinnati for a few years before I was licensed in 2003. That same year I bought My first bike, a Suzuki Katana 750 I later made into a 7/12. Since '84 I've test ridden 250s all the way up to ZX-14s to include ATVs, since I fix bikes as a side job. I've test ridden Busa's before but I bought my first Busa I'm rebuilding in 2006 for $1500, a salvage rebuild. I haven't ridden this one yet but When I'm done it will be the most heavily modified, largest cc bike I've ever built/ridden. I can't wait!! :D
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Only about 6 Yrs of riding........My first bike was a 97' CBR F-4, I'm in the military and was stationed in Greece during Hurricane Katrina and well you might be able to figure out what happened to it(but it was my beginners bike anyways!). My 2nd bike was an 05' Suzuki SV1000, I sold it to my brother to buy a Hayabusa and he killed himself on it on his 21st Birthday (RIP Justin).
Now I have my Busa and I wouldn't think twice about riding another bike, it's not just the power I love the way the bike looks and feels! It's just not the same to me on another bike! I've always wanted a Busa and wanted it as my first bike but didn't have the money.
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Only about 6 Yrs of riding........My first bike was a 97' CBR F-4, I'm in the military and was stationed in Greece during Hurricane Katrina and well you might be able to figure out what happened to it(but it was my beginners bike anyways!). My 2nd bike was an 05' Suzuki SV1000, I sold it to my brother to buy a Hayabusa and he killed himself on it on his 21st Birthday (RIP Justin).
Now I have my Busa and I wouldn't think twice about riding another bike, it's not just the power I love the way the bike looks and feels! It's just not the same to me on another bike! I've always wanted a Busa and wanted it as my first bike but didn't have the money.
Sorry for your loss, bro.
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Started riding since age of 8. Owned Honda 50, then 70, then yamaha 150, then honda 350 then 750 then built to 840 then yamaha 1100. Stopped riding for 22 yrs. Bought 01 Busa. Then bought 03 Honda VTX 1800. Then in 07 Bought 06 gsxr1000. Love them all. Age 53. Love them all. Different personalities all good.
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Lots of experience here. Been riding since I was 8 also...had a 60cc dirt bike. So ummmm 30 years LOL.
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started riding in '07 with the CBR600rr, went to the busa after only putting 1400 miles on it!
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started riding in '07 with the CBR600rr, went to the busa after only putting 1400 miles on it!
Welcome to SH.org! 8)
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This thread is :tz: already
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i had 2 months riding experience before i bought my busa. 2 months total, i googled how to operate my first bike... wrist control is key with any bike as is taking time to get used to cornering... any sportbike will get you into trouble in a heartbeat 600, 1000, or busa... or even a cruiser.
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This thread is :tz: already
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Started riding in '98 on an EX500, then bought a CBR929, then a KTM supermoto and finally my 'Busa.
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This is the first street bike I have ever had. I learned on a Kawasaki 250cc. I have now had my busa for 3 years and love it. 8)
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Bought my GSXR-600 in Nov '09. I sold it the first week of May '10 and I bought my turbo Busa 5/10/2010.
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I had 4 seasons on a 1992 kawa 600 ninja went down due to a cracked weld on the handlebar. Factory welds. GREAT THINKIN on there part. got road rash from it and little damage to bike. After got it home looked at the other bar weld to find it was cracked as well on the weld. Road that bike real hard. Did all my learning on it. got rid of it and took 4 yrs off from riding any bikes. This last feb got back in to riding. picked up a 05 busa. And DAMN should have got one a long time ago. My old bike topped out at 160. This one still getting to top out but have had it up to 180 so far. waiting for the right weather and empty road to go all out. I ride the hell out of it every day there is no rain. Some time this summer will go to track and see what it does there. very little mods done to it yet. Looking to het head work done and some time add turbo. It is one great riding bike. Were I live I do have the fastest bike. Every one around here rides the harleys But not one of them will put my bike down. They allll know I will kick the crap out of all of them. Thinking will do a gen 2 next. I want a fleet of these bikes I love it so much.
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Had 19 yrs prior experience before getting my 1999 Busa(which i still have) 1981 Had a 1979 KZ-1000 mk II, 1986 ZX-1000 ninja, 1994 ZX-11 D, 1998 Vulcan, 1999 Blk/gray Busa, 2006 ZX-14.. Still have the latter three..
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I bought a Yamaha Seca II 19 years ago, rode that until I got T-boned in an intersection in Detroit (totaled the bike and me), then I got a used TDM 850 in 2000 when I was stationed in VA.
I sold the TDM when I was transferred to Shanghai, China. Bought an electric scooter in Shanghai (motorcycles are banned in Shanghai- unless you have one that is grandfathered in before the law was enacted), rode the scooter in Chinese traffic (very scary) for 3 years, then was transferred to Beirut, Lebanon where I rode nothing for two years.
I finally bought my Busa in '08 when I was stationed in Seattle, and have been loving it ever since! :D
Now I'm stationed in LA for the next two years, then my wife and I will be transferred to our next overseas posting. I plan on bringing my bike with me unless we get stationed in some country where they are banned or we are stationed in some shithole.
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In 1984 I bought my 1st new bike as a senior in high school. Was a 1984 V65 Magna. Im 1987 I bought my 1st sportbike. 1987 Honda Hurricane 1000(black and red). Sold that to get a 1990 zx10 after a friend smoked me on his new zx10 :( . Sold that to get a 1991 zx11 after different friend sold my old hurricane to buy a zx11 and proceded to hand me my butt on it after picking it up. Was bone stock against my geared and piped zx10. I dont like getting beat :( :lol: Then sold the zx11 to same friend few yrs later and had bought another 1991 zx11 in 97. Had that for 2 yrs and got rid of it and went bikeless for couple years till I decided to give suzuki a chance and bought a 2001 Hayabusa.So 17yrs of big bikes before the Busa. At this point I just dont see anything replacing this bike. :thumb:
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I actually started out on a busa. Just had to take it slow because I knew if i didnt respect the power then i would regret it. Thankfully i havent dropped it yet but I dont want to jinx myself.
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I actually started out on a busa. Just had to take it slow because I knew if i didnt respect the power then i would regret it. Thankfully i havent dropped it yet but I dont want to jinx myself.
Better be espeicaly careful for a few days, you talk about shit and it happens :? welcome the board :thumb:
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I actually started out on a busa. Just had to take it slow because I knew if i didnt respect the power then i would regret it. Thankfully i havent dropped it yet but I dont want to jinx myself.
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Welcome to the board. :thumb:
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When I bought my first Busa I think I had gotten to second or third base. I was drunk at the time so I'm not quite sure.
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Oh wait! You probably meant "riding" experiece. :D
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In 1984 I bought my 1st new bike as a senior in high school. Was a 1984 V65 Magna. Im 1987 I bought my 1st sportbike. 1987 Honda Hurricane 1000(black and red). Sold that to get a 1990 zx10 after a friend smoked me on his new zx10 :( . Sold that to get a 1991 zx11 after different friend sold my old hurricane to buy a zx11 and proceded to hand me my butt on it after picking it up. Was bone stock against my geared and piped zx10. I dont like getting beat :( :lol: Then sold the zx11 to same friend few yrs later and had bought another 1991 zx11 in 97. Had that for 2 yrs and got rid of it and went bikeless for couple years till I decided to give suzuki a chance and bought a 2001 Hayabusa.So 17yrs of big bikes before the Busa. At this point I just dont see anything replacing this bike. :thumb:
Damn im a youngin! i didnt come along into this world until october of 84. not trying to be dissin you what so ever. its good to have you guys around here on this board. you have been riding a little while so you know what the fixes are when problems occur. I started out on a honda f3 in high school (class of 2003) then to an 03 r6 for a year or two. jumped to an 06 r1 then the 08 busa. so i had about 5 yrs of riding before i bought the busa. now im turbocharged and lovin every second of it!
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bought the busa in 2000 with 25 year riding under my belt.
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About 50,000 miles on various bikes. I had a ZX-11 before the Busa. I had a 99 Busa wish I had kept it.
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Started riding street bikes when i was 18 thats 10yrs of riding. the first bike was a 1996 zx6e road it for 3yrs then i upgraded to a 2002 r1 nitrous bike had it till i bought my busa 1year ago and just a couple months ago i put a stage 1 turbo on it... busa is the best bike of all.. :bwdwn: TURBO BUSA.
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I had a zx6r for 5 months before I decided I wanted more power!! So not much experience but as long as you take your time getting used to it, its a comfortable bike to cruise and learn on as well.
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Been riding 38 years, started riding dirt and been thru many phases to include V-twins. But always came back to sport bikes.
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I was riding 4 years before i bought my Busa.. first bike was a Honda 78 Honda CB 750.. from there I bought a Bandit and mod ed that heavily .. crash that last sep because a women ran a stop sign when i was going 60 mph an T boned her.. so I was down and out and my wife told me I could use tax returns and buy a Busa.. so I picked up a 08 march 6th and been loving every second of it..
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Started riding street bikes on a Yamaha Seca 750 back in the 80's. Rode the track up until last year.
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4 years
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Glad you're around to see the light day, Busa 4life. Intersections are the killers. :bah:
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I actually took my license test on a turbo Busa, :hys: BUT I've rode for years on a permit. My dad took his that day too and he had been running around on a permit for 40 years. That was about a year ago.
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I see all these posts and I have had 3 bikes so far, first was a 92 suzuki katana, then when i felt I wanted more power I went to a 92 honda cbr 600f2 was modded really nicely carbs were all done right and then as of this year I just upgraded a few months ago to a gsxr1000 and that was wonderful(01 model) and now that it spun a rod bearing I kinda want to upgrade to a busa as I have almost 4 years riding experience now I see the light and if I can talk the wife into letting me just part the 01 1000 out to help cover the cost of going to a busa I believe I might do it.
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35+ years. My first bike i got when i was 14 in 1969, it was a honda 305 dream.I have 3 busa, one is a turbo (RCC Ultra).
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I had twenty years when i bought my first Busa and now at 30 years I have bought another one. Unfortunately my knees aint what they used to be so I'll be selling it soon
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I race cars before, then I ride a 600 for a summer after that I bought my busa.... :wink:
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30 + years on various bikes from dirt squirters. differnent models and sized roadies to the bussa last year.
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Almost 3 years.
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30+ yrs on various bikes, beginning at age 6 on dirt bikes.
the busa was the 15th
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2 Days! :o) Read on for the history.
In 1988 rode a honda dirtbike for a day then in 1989 I rode a friend's gsxr 750 for a day(after telling him I had ridden dirtbikes *not entirely a lie*)
Fast forward to 2000 -- I was looking to get a cruiser... a "hardly", when a friend suggested I look at Jap Cruisers. That is when I saw her!! A 2000 Blue/Silver beauty! I threw my leg over it and knew I would have her.
I told my friend and he laughed his ass off... "yeah whatever... you want a 1300 sportbike for your first? Sure thing, squid!"
I squared my finances away and 6 mos later I was busa hunting... but apparently the bike was popular (who knew) and more importantly, there was a massive fire in the New Orleans wharehouse. This caused a shortage.
I was really bummed. I could only find one bike in Marietta GA, and they wanted $12,000 because they knew it was the last in the SE.
So I expanded my search and called a dealer in Anderson, IN. I asked if he had any and he told me he had 6 blue and 6 crimson!!!!! Holy crap! This was in August and someone in the Chicago Wharehouse had found a bunch of busas and was begging dealers to take them. He sold me one for 9K OTD. And the friend that laughed at me... he bought one too.
We picked them up on a Saturday at 4 pm... it had rained for 3 hours and then cleared up right as we got to the dealership. I had not ridden since 1989. I was just starting out... on wet roads... on a busa.
My buddy hopped on his and took off... I stalled in the parking lot. Then I got going. We rode to Bloomington to spend the night with a friend. Then 600 miles back to Birmingham AL.
We varied the ride, from Interstate to backroads. When we got home, my face hurt more than my ass! (I was grinning ear to ear the whole trip) The next week I took MSF. My instructor was shocked I had just started riding because I rode really well. We went for a ride during lunch. He rode his R1 and took a couple of us on backroads. I was hooked on twisties.
I rode that busa for 2 years(30K miles)... I was leaned over in a tight turn running up blood mtn. and drug the left can (HMF Oval - so I was way way over.) Broke tail loose and spun into ditch. RIP Busa.
So I bought my buddy's busa with the ins. money. Long live the 2K busa!!! :o) I have her today (17K miles) and a 2005 GSXR1K
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Had about 23 years when I baught my busa new in 05. Not to mention it was one of the most thrilling days of my life!!! :tu:
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I began riding in 1968 on a new BSA Hornet 650..........then went to a 1970 Triumph Bonneyville, then a 1973 Harley Superglide, then a 1974 Norton 850, then a 1979 Harley Low Rider, then a custom built (in my basement) stroked Harley which eventually got titled as a '95, then a 1997 Kawasaki GPZ 1100, then a 1998 Kawasakii ZX9R, then my first Busa. A 2001 model. Now I have a 2009 Gen II. I can say, without equivocation, that the new Busa is the finest piece of machinery I have ever had the honor to throw a leg over. :tu:
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I began riding in 1968 on a new BSA Hornet 650..........then went to a 1970 Triumph Bonneyville, then a 1973 Harley Superglide, then a 1974 Norton 850, then a 1979 Harley Low Rider, then a custom built (in my basement) stroked Harley which eventually got titled as a '95, then a 1997 Kawasaki GPZ 1100, then a 1998 Kawasakii ZX9R, then my first Busa. A 2001 model. Now I have a 2009 Gen II. I can say, without equivocation, that the new Busa is the finest piece of machinery I have ever had the honor to throw a leg over. :tu:
Wow! Do you still have all those other bikes?
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No, unfortunately, they have all gone away................just the new Busa now and an 07 SV650 for my son.
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Honestly, out of all of those, I bet you wish you had that Norton still. :yes:
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Honestly, out of all of those, I bet you wish you had that Norton still. :yes:
You read me like a book, pal. In 1978, I actually rode that motorcycle from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco. I put a new tire on it before we left..........(my friend David went with me on his shovel/pan). My tire was bald when we hit the West Coast. It took us 6 days. His Harley used a quart of oil a day.............the Norton used 3/4 of a quart the entire trip. That Norton was a fine bike for its' time. I ran Wolfs Head straight 50 weight. He ran straight 70 weight in the Harley. Nobody even thought about multi-weight stuff for bikes back then.........at least no-one in our circle. :thumb:
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Honestly, out of all of those, I bet you wish you had that Norton still. :yes:
You read me like a book, pal. In 1978, I actually rode that motorcycle from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco. I put a new tire on it before we left..........(my friend David went with me on his shovel/pan). My tire was bald when we hit the West Coast. It took us 6 days. His Harley used a quart of oil a day.............the Norton used 3/4 of a quart the entire trip. That Norton was a fine bike for its' time. I ran Wolfs Head straight 50 weight. He ran straight 70 weight in the Harley. Nobody even thought about multi-weight stuff for bikes back then.........at least no-one in our circle. :thumb:
No one does this anymore! Great story, SuperDave! :tu:
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I would love to be able to ride across country again, only this time with my son................he will be 21 in July.
The spirit is willing, but this body sez it would be a massive challenge to undertake such a trip.
Dylan, (my son), is 6'2" and weighs about 200. He is in extremely good physical shape...........he rides "The Dragon" on a regular basis and still carries a 2.8 GPA at UTC in Chattanooga. He is scheduled to graduate next year...............a cross-country ride for the two of us would be the zenith of what he and I could do together. Some day, Lord willing, some day. :bike:
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Been around bikes my whole life. My pops has a building full of bikes now. A BSA, 2 Triumphs, a few Harleys...1976 Sportster, A newer Sportster, a chopper and a Roadking. Busa was my 1st Streetbike.. motor was blown by 5,000 miles :hys: but I had been riding Pops bikes since highschool.
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Honestly, out of all of those, I bet you wish you had that Norton still. :yes:
You read me like a book, pal. In 1978, I actually rode that motorcycle from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco. I put a new tire on it before we left..........(my friend David went with me on his shovel/pan). My tire was bald when we hit the West Coast. It took us 6 days. His Harley used a quart of oil a day.............the Norton used 3/4 of a quart the entire trip. That Norton was a fine bike for its' time. I ran Wolfs Head straight 50 weight. He ran straight 70 weight in the Harley. Nobody even thought about multi-weight stuff for bikes back then.........at least no-one in our circle. :thumb:
My Pops told me a story about an old biker that came to a field meet years ago. He had a Norton 750 that was done up.. high comp, cams etc... young fellas started laughing so he ran all the sportbikes one at a time for $100 each... he went down undefeated. It was heavy as Hell so it stayed down... that oldman was riding the dog shit out that thing.
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Stock they were rated at 60 or 61 hp and would turn a 12 second quarter. Modified - maybe 85 RWHP? I dunno. What I do know is that when properly tuned up, my 850 would do and indicated 115-118 on the speedo. It was a nice bike.
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I wonder how much he went home with that day for being laughed at! :mrgreen:
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It was ZX9's,CBR's and 750's he was running... I'm pretty sure it was a Norton, I don't think it was a BSA. I'll call pops right quick and ask.
This was before Busa's took over.
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Prolly 5 or 6 hundred.
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Prolly 5 or 6 hundred.
I would think about that.... the old fella was hooking and leaving. They all were spinning and couldnt catch him. And the bet was 1/8 mile only
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He prolly had it geared low also. I would. And I would start off in second gear. :tu:
Norton's had no fiber clutch plates...............all metal. Interesting design.
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Horse jockey. :lol:
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He prolly had it geared low also. I would. And I would start off in second gear. :tu:
Norton's had no fiber clutch plates...............all metal. Interesting design.
Got hold of Pops.... he said it was a BSA... AND IT WAS ONE BAD MUTHA
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He prolly had it geared low also. I would. And I would start off in second gear. :tu:
Norton's had no fiber clutch plates...............all metal. Interesting design.
Got hold of Pops.... he said it was a BSA... AND IT WAS ONE BAD MUTHA
It must have had a ton of work done to it................I mean a ton!! :bike:
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Yep :hys: guess some people let that mouth over load that azz :hys: just because he was old didn't mean he was an old fool :bike:
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i started on an way old VFR750. had an R6....got bored. got an R1 and a GSXR 1000 for a while. sold those... just bought my busa yesterday. I've only laid down the R6...but it was light damage and all my fault at my own inexperience. That was back in 03....nothing since then. Be safe everyone!!
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i started on an way old VFR750. had an R6....got bored. got an R1 and a GSXR 1000 for a while. sold those... just bought my busa yesterday. I've only laid down the R6...but it was light damage and all my fault at my own inexperience. That was back in 03....nothing since then. Be safe everyone!!
Welcome aboard :thumb:
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Welcome aboard :thumb:
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Thanks!!
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i started on an way old VFR750. had an R6....got bored. got an R1 and a GSXR 1000 for a while. sold those... just bought my busa yesterday. I've only laid down the R6...but it was light damage and all my fault at my own inexperience. That was back in 03....nothing since then. Be safe everyone!!
Hey yeah, welcome aboard! Show some pics will ya!? :tu:
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Chris,
"Howz about U an me go inside and have a beer and I'll talk about beating the livin' Christmas outta ya?"'
Uncle Davey
P.S. If I warm up my bikee, will you change the oil for me? :tu:
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Chris,
"Howz about U an me go inside and have a beer and I'll talk about beating the livin' Christmas outta ya?"'
Uncle Davey
P.S. If I warm up my bikee, will you change the oil for me? :tu:
I would change your oil alllll day long. Love working on the Busa. Btw,, it would take a long time to beat the Christmas out of me! My sense of giving is eternal. :mrgreen: I WILL take you up on the beer though. But none of that east coast nancy beer. :lol:
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I'm into Fat Tire right now..........Fort Collins Colorado is their brewry. :tu:
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Chris,
I know you are gonna think I have lost what little is left of my functioning brain cells, but ever since I changed the Suzuki oil out and put the Amsoil in my bike, the bike idles at least 100 RPMs higher. It is not noisy/no engine sounds and actually feels a tad more responsive in the midrange. 160 today was virtually effortless. Engine braking is nothing less than outstanding. It truly does "shift like butter" both up and down. If is had boobs and a lower section of female anatomy, I would deevorce Lynda and marry this stupid motorcycle. :hys: :hys: :hys: :hys: :hys:
Seriously, it is quicker.
Dave :chrs1: :moped: :USA:
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Maybe you could get her to try Amsoil. :mrgreen:
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Huh? Who is her?
Oh, Lynda, I see now.
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Maybe you could get her to try Amsoil. :mrgreen:
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Started riding at 12, turn 52 next month so 40 years. Here is my list. just remember I'm getting old so I may have left one out.
Honda Mini Trail 70
Honda CB 100
Honda XL 175
Honda 750 SS
Honda 900C
Honda 750C
Suzuki Bandit 600
Yamaha FZ1
Suzuki M109
2010 Busa
I traded in the 109. Riding out of the parking lot I just felt like I was going to loop the Busa. Great bike but don't on accident hit the throttle. That will scare the snot out of you.
I remember a magazine tester's quote when the bike was originally released "Taking the entrance ramp to the freeway, I cracked open the throttle....70, 80, 90 miles an hour. I did what any sane motorcyclist would do, I changed to second". Wanted one ever since.
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1968 BSA Hornet
1970 Triumph Bonneyville
1973 Harley Superglide
1974 Norton 850 Commando
1979 Harley Low Rider
1985 Complete Custom Harley Featured on the Cover of Hot Bike Magazine.
1994 Yamaha 250 Dirter
1994 Yamaha 150 Dirter (for Dylan)
1997 Kawasaki GPZ 1100
1998 ZX9R (Dymag Carbon wheels and Penske rear shock and resprung front end w/ Muzzy full exhaust)
2001 Hayabusa-turbocharged w/Ultra Kit w/4"in swingarm and raked front end.
2004 Honda 450 Dirter............a Monster!
2009 Hayabusa. - Stock.
Between the years of 2006 and 2009 I sold off all my bikes and took care of my mom. She died last year at the age of 89.
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My first bike was a dirt bike when I was 12. Later, around 28 I bought a Ninja 500, then I owned 4 or five Harleys, bought a 2009 Busa, went back to Harleys, and then this year at age 44 went back to a 2011 Busa. I love it! Try to ride everyday. I used to drag race cars and now Im thinkin of drag racing my Busa. I am at the point now where I think I need more power out of it. Getting ready to invest in a Turbo or Nitrous. I am a Nitrous Nut, always have been...LOL :lol:
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rider 44,
Nitrous melts a lotta parts. Put a good, streetable, quick-spooling turbo on it with a good-controller...............you will fly!!!!!!!!!!!
Dave
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Chris,
I know you are gonna think I have lost what little is left of my functioning brain cells, but ever since I changed the Suzuki oil out and put the Amsoil in my bike, the bike idles at least 100 RPMs higher. It is not noisy/no engine sounds and actually feels a tad more responsive in the midrange. 160 today was virtually effortless. Engine braking is nothing less than outstanding. It truly does "shift like butter" both up and down. If is had boobs and a lower section of female anatomy, I would deevorce Lynda and marry this stupid motorcycle. :hys: :hys: :hys: :hys: :hys:
Seriously, it is quicker.
Dave :chrs1: :moped: :USA:
You can do that, it was on another post, bodywork of the bike was made to look like a women laid back, with the rider sitting between her legs :hys: :hys: :hys:
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I'm too old for such shenannigans...........but ya might just talk me into a nice, little, turbo with an intercooler. :thumb: :wink:
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Let me speak from a newbie stand point and give my 2 cents I havent had a bike in 8 yrs and my biggest bike then was a 1995 kawasaki ZX6r I rode it like i had a death wish, fast forward 8 yrs later I by an 05 Hayabusa, now I am 40 yrs old and have a family that I want to see everyday but also have a very bad need for speed but in the 3 weeks ive owned my busa I have learned one very very very huge lesson...........RESPECT in case you missed that part let me say it again RESPECT, I have read alot threads about what experience is needed but if your one of the fortunate ones as i was you learn real quick that the busa demands a different level of respect, however coming from an 8 year hiatus and coming from a ZX6R, the biggest obstacle is getting use to the clutch. Beyond that the respect thing is always in my head.
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That is a very wise statement. IMO. :thumb: :tu:
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Let me speak from a newbie stand point and give my 2 cents I havent had a bike in 8 yrs and my biggest bike then was a 1995 kawasaki ZX6r I rode it like i had a death wish, fast forward 8 yrs later I by an 05 Hayabusa, now I am 40 yrs old and have a family that I want to see everyday but also have a very bad need for speed but in the 3 weeks ive owned my busa I have learned one very very very huge lesson...........RESPECT in case you missed that part let me say it again RESPECT, I have read alot threads about what experience is needed but if your one of the fortunate ones as i was you learn real quick that the busa demands a different level of respect, however coming from an 8 year hiatus and coming from a ZX6R, the biggest obstacle is getting use to the clutch. Beyond that the respect thing is always in my head.
I agree with my buddy Dave. Although, watch one thing even though you may have "respect" down all day long,, complacency will get the best of any of the most respectful rider. Just when you think your are "so good" you just seem to be getting better and better,, then you relax just a bit,,, and because of that,,, then BOOM! You are thrown into a different reality! :?
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I never owned a busa yet, i have owned a gsxr-750 over 20 years ago, right now i own a kawasaki vulcan 1500, which i like, but am ready to purchase a busa, i have over 22 years of driving a bike, from mopeds, dirt bikes, to sort of street bikes to cruisers.
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I never owned a busa yet, i have owned a gsxr-750 over 20 years ago, right now i own a kawasaki vulcan 1500, which i like, but am ready to purchase a busa, i have over 22 years of driving a bike, from mopeds, dirt bikes, to sort of street bikes to cruisers.
Welcome to the boards! Hope you find the Busa of your dreams :thumb:
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I never owned a busa yet, i have owned a gsxr-750 over 20 years ago, right now i own a kawasaki vulcan 1500, which i like, but am ready to purchase a busa, i have over 22 years of driving a bike, from mopeds, dirt bikes, to sort of street bikes to cruisers.
Welcome to the boards! Hope you find the Busa of your dreams :thumb:
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busas feel about the same as your 20 year old 750 8)
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I never owned a busa yet, i have owned a gsxr-750 over 20 years ago, right now i own a kawasaki vulcan 1500, which i like, but am ready to purchase a busa, i have over 22 years of driving a bike, from mopeds, dirt bikes, to sort of street bikes to cruisers.
Welcome to the boards! Hope you find the Busa of your dreams :thumb:
:tu:
Thanks
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1966 250cc suzuki hustler 6 speed 1983 1425 car tire suzuki
1998 sporster
1999 busa
1968 triumph bonneville 2003 busa
1969 kaw 500 h1 tripple 2004 busa
1972 kaw 750 h2 tipple currently 2004 rcc stage 2 turbo
1973-78 900-1000 kaw
1979 honda cbx 6 cyl.
1425 car tire nitrous
1984 fj1100 yamaha
1985 vmax
1984gs1150 es
1972 750 norton commando
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This is the only motorcycle i have ever owned. Well i took the MSF in Jan of 2006 on a sat and sun and bought the bike (a brand 2006 black/grey Busa) on monday . Still have it 3 years,15000 miles and zero crashes later.
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Zero crashes?
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The details of my riding are quite inconsequential... very well, where do I begin? My father was a relentlessly self-improving Suzuki dealership owner from Belgium with low grade narcolepsy and a penchant for buggery. My mother was a fifteen year old umbrella girl named Chloe with webbed feet. My father would womanize, he would drink. He would make outrageous claims like he invented the Hayabusa. Sometimes he would accuse corner workers of being lazy. The sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament. My childhood was typical. Summers at Willow Springs, track days. In the spring we'd clean our helmets. When I was insolent I was placed in a burlap bag and beaten with two-stroke reeds- pretty standard really. At the age of forty I received my expert road racing license. At the age of forty-four, I watched a Zoroastrian named Vilma ritualistically shave a fur-covered Gixxer. There really is nothing like a shorn motorcycle... it's breathtaking- I highly suggest you try it.
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Okay, in all seriousness, I purchased the Hayabusa as my first motorcycle on a dare. My youngest brother and I were cruising through a motorcycle dealership, and we paused to look at a brand new blue 2000 model year Hayabusa. My brother dared me to buy it, as it was the fastest motorcycle money could buy, so I did.
I immediately got my learner's permit, made some new friends, and began riding with them. Within a few months, I had learned wheelies- first gear, then shifting into second, then second gear wheelies, second gear stand-ups, third gear stand-ups, and two-up wheelies. I learned stoppies at about the same time.
My wife and I rode the Hayabusa on our honeymoon, tent-camping on Fox Hill at Laguna Seca for the WSB/AMA double-header. We did about 2000 miles two-up in one weekend. We crashed one of the VIP parties when someone mistook my petite young wife as an umbrella girl, and assumed that I was her security. My wife met Jake Holden's sister, who invited us back the next year, for the two of them to be Jake's umbrella girls.
Racing looked like fun, so I participated in "A Taste Of Racing" at our local road race facility. I enjoyed it enough that I subsequently signed up for the novice road racing school. I couldn't afford to buy another motorcycle, so I just used my Hayabusa. Upon seeing a Hayabusa show up for novice class, there were a number of derogatory comments made about the bike and it's alleged inability to brake or turn. Upon seeing my first green flag, I wheelied through the entire field, and made it to the first turn by about a zip-code. I watched video of it later, and every time I came down the front straight, it looked like someone had fired a Tomahawk cruise missile alongside the other race bikes. Gixxer 1000s could not stay in my draft. I led the first two laps, and began catching back-markers on my third lap. The closing speeds were so stupendous, that they decided to kick me out of novice by giving me my expert road racing license after my first weekend, for safety reasons (they ran Open Supersport with 600 Supersport, in two waves, and I was catching 140 mph 600s at 190 mph, just as I was shifting into high gear. I represented the Hayabusa community well, and was awarded the Top Novice award at the end of the year.
the following year, I began serving a race official, and was invited to be an instructor for the novice road racing school and for the Taste Of Mowing.
My wife, who had by then done a couple of track days, then took her novice road racing class on her hot pink pearl Halfabusa Supersport race bike.
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you lost me on the fur covered gixxer
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Now THAT,, is some serious riding there! :tu:
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Never did care for the Star boyz...
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Started riding in 1974:
Honda XR75
Honda SL100
Honda SL250
Suzuki RM250
Montessa 250 Desert racer
Honda CB350 Twin
Honda CB750F Super Sport (1976)
Honda GL1000 Goldwing
Suzuki Katana GSX600F
Suzuki GSXR 600
Suzuki Hayabusa '00 3 weeks ago :)
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Started riding a Honda VT500 when I was 33
Bought my first Busa when I was 34 :D
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Took MSF class in September 2000. Picked up brand new 2000 Suzuki Hayabusa in May, 2001 (Lay-away program). Hadn't ridden all winter. Never had a problem. Excellent bike for all levels as long as you respect it.
Fast
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As far as sport bikes/sport touring: NONE. The Busa was my first sport bike. I wanted to drag race and get something I wouldn't outgrow. I never did.
Prior to that I had had three Harleys: a 2000 Sportster 883 Hugger, a 2001 Heritage Softail, and a 1995 Ultra Classic.
Guess I went backwards. I don't have any of the HDs anymore, but still love my Busa.
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I have been riding for about 15 years before buying my 06 hayabusa and now its 21 years of riding.
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I have never drives motorcycle, before I meet my husbend. He teach me everything. My first bike was Honda 650 and then Gen1 and now I have my dreambike Gen2 ProBoost turbo. Now I found 1/4 mile hobby. Hayabusa is must on it :)
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Started riding when i was 9 I'm 54 now and on my 3rd Hayabusa .............
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Hey everyone, I'm new here. Just picked up my Hayabusa this past Friday. This is my first bike, but I've only been on a 600 that was my friends. I love the bike so much power and so smooth :lol: :tu:
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45 years. This isn't my 1st Liter bike. Or, my first Rodeo.
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Been riding big road bikes since I got a GPZ900 Kawa back in '95. Went to GSXR1100's and never looked back. Converted my 1100 to a '7/11' ( slabside) and then also a GSXR750J with my 1100 engine shoehorned in to her. Just bought a '99 Busa last week and I am waiting for delivery of it next week...CAN NOT WAIT!!!! I currently ride a KTM 990 Adventure, and prior to that a KTM 950SM, before that a GSXR1000K6. I was hanging out for another big multi road bike so splashed out on the Busa spontaneously as I was trawling thru the big bikes on 'Trademe.co.nz', NZ's answer to Ebay. I am mid 50's now and needed a new riding challenge to keep me energized lol! That's my story... theres more but that will keep for later!
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Rode my dads Harley in his funeral procession and a few times after that. Bought the busa. Thats all the bike experience I have. Had it for about 3 months now.
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I've ridden since I was a lil dude. My dad was a small engine mechanic on a golf course & had access to all kinds of home made goodies. Always loved speed & adreniline. Dirt stuff mostly.... then came the busa, 1st Gen Yahooo !!
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Since everybody here knows I'm a old fart anyways, I started rideing a Vespa in 1959 :lol: been on two wheels of some sort since
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Been on 2 wheels most of my early life.
First bike
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Second bike
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Third bike
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The one that put me in a cast my Sophmore year High school
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Then for almost 3 decades nothing until I once again felt the itch and bought a Blue 2004 Blue/Silver Hayabusa that was stolen a year later and I rebounded and bought this
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Divorce claimed this one.
But working out of town at a Nuke Plant in Georgia on Christmas eve I rode from the Augusta area to Bowling Green, Ky, took two weeks salary and came home with
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In a month you won't recognize it
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Started riding in 1969:
1969 Triumph Bonneville (used) 1970-72 (sold)
1975 Moto-Guzzi 850T (used) 1975-77 (sold)
1977 Honda 750-K (new) 1977-79 (wrecked)
1973 Kawasaki Z-1 (used) 1979-81 (wrecked)
1987 Kawasaki GPZ 900 Ninja (new) 1987-92 (traded-in)
1992 Kawasaki ZX-11 (new) 1992-2000 (sold)
2000 Suzuki Hayabusa (new) 2000-08 (sold)
2006 Suzuki Hayabusa (used) 2008-13 (wrecked)
2004 Suzuki Hayabusa (used) 2013 to present
Here is my latest Busa...
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Started in 1968 with the BSA 650 Hornet. - new $1135
1970 Triumph Bonney - Used $1100
1973 Harley Superglide - new $2535
1974 Norton 850 Interstate - Used $1200
1979 Harley Low Rider - new $4995
1985 Complete Custom Harley Stroker - Home-made $15,000
1995 GPZ 1100 Kawi - new $6995
1998 ZX-9R - New - $9,250
2001 Busa (turbo) - New - $10,000
2006 Busa (TMH's Old Bike) - Used $10,750
2010 Busa - Stock w/Pipe - New $ 11,000
2014 Busa (Being Turboed) - New $12,200 + turbo work
Here is the BSA and The Harley Custom and the current Busa.
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Anyone can tell their opinion but only u know if you can. The Busa is amazing to ride and if people rode one the would love it!
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Been riding since the age of 10 so 41 years ago !!
On my second Busa now, the first being the gen1 & now the gen 2 with many bikes before & in between !!
Also own a Yamaha MT10 at the moment which is an all round fun bike to ride !!!
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I started riding when i was 10 so 24 years of experience. I bought my busa new in 2000. and still have it.
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Started riding in 2004, first bike Honda f4i, used, about a year later i bought 2005 Hayabusa, about 2 years later put a turbo on it... still riding, now on 2018 Turbo busa and bmw s1000rr - love to ride! :huepfenicon111:
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How much motorcycling experience did you have before buying the Busa?
35 years.
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24 years experience. First Buds was a 390hp turbo😀👍🏻👍🏻
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Started riding in 1990. Bought 2 Busas in 2019.