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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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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
RCC turbos rock!!! Rcc- Ultra plenum, case saver, Carillo rods, Wossner pistons, APE springs/tool steel shift shafts, Ferrara valves, ARP studs, lightened and balanced crank, Boostbysmith ecu editor, AMS 1000 with CO2, 475 hp. Mac arm 0-6 over, BST carbon fiber rims. Someday I'm goin' fast!

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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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Re: How much motorcycling experience did you have before buying the Busa?
« Reply #158 on: August 13, 2010, 12:26:21 PM »
bought the busa in 2000 with 25 year riding under my belt.

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Re: How much motorcycling experience did you have before buying the Busa?
« Reply #159 on: August 20, 2010, 07:34:58 AM »
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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Re: How much motorcycling experience did you have before buying the Busa?
« Reply #160 on: August 20, 2010, 02:02:01 PM »
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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Re: How much motorcycling experience did you have before buying the Busa?
« Reply #161 on: September 08, 2010, 05:20:53 PM »
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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Re: How much motorcycling experience did you have before buying the Busa?
« Reply #162 on: September 29, 2010, 06:35:32 AM »
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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Re: How much motorcycling experience did you have before buying the Busa?
« Reply #163 on: October 10, 2010, 10:34:32 AM »
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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Re: How much motorcycling experience did you have before buying the Busa?
« Reply #164 on: October 28, 2010, 05:04:29 AM »
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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Re: How much motorcycling experience did you have before buying the Busa?
« Reply #165 on: November 30, 2010, 06:33:40 PM »
4 years
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Re: How much motorcycling experience did you have before buying the Busa?
« Reply #166 on: November 30, 2010, 07:15:39 PM »
Glad you're around to see the light day, Busa 4life. Intersections are the killers. :bah:
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Re: How much motorcycling experience did you have before buying the Busa?
« Reply #167 on: January 24, 2011, 04:42:05 PM »
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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Re: How much motorcycling experience did you have before buying the Busa?
« Reply #168 on: January 25, 2011, 09:50:46 PM »
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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Re: How much motorcycling experience did you have before buying the Busa?
« Reply #169 on: January 27, 2011, 05:51:59 PM »
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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Re: How much motorcycling experience did you have before buying the Busa?
« Reply #170 on: March 19, 2011, 03:17:15 AM »
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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Re: How much motorcycling experience did you have before buying the Busa?
« Reply #171 on: April 04, 2011, 03:47:37 PM »
I race cars before, then I ride a 600 for a summer after that I bought my busa.... :wink:

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Re: How much motorcycling experience did you have before buying the Busa?
« Reply #172 on: April 08, 2011, 09:43:13 PM »
30 + years on various bikes from dirt squirters. differnent models and sized roadies to the bussa last year.
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Re: How much motorcycling experience did you have before buying the Busa?
« Reply #173 on: April 28, 2011, 08:46:43 AM »
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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