Advice on Hayabusas

[mitchilin]

Stop posting questions about how fast it is and go ride the thing! I rode my R1 all day when I first got it and constantly kept pushing the revs a bit at a time to get a feel for the speed - I admit, it's probably not even close to the busa, but I'd be out there finding out!

Have fun & stay away from the boys in blue!

... oh and make sure you post once you've been near the red line!

I think the busa would be easier too ride than your R1.It seems to be a "soft"bike where as a R1 is a bit of a hoons bike and encourages lunatic behaviour.I'm not talking about speed but I do think certain bikes will bring out the worst/best out of people.I think the character of the busa actually slows me down.

[munterk6]

I think the character of the busa actually slows me down.

Tui's anyone? Yeah, right!
Why are V-twin riders intimidated by multi's? The multi is actually easier to ride, Ive ridden a TL and I can tell you, the GSXR is way nicer the way the power is delivered...and the busa would be the same. Its all in the throttle hand

[mitchilin]

didya get it from cycle spot or next to them can't remember the name?.

I think i'll have to take one for a ride one day just to scare myself silly.
I don't think i've got the self control to own one.

Yep.Spotted it last week.Thought "thats a cheap busa".Went and saw Jamie and ride away.

[nallac]

yer I saw it in the motorcycle trader mag and thought jesus
thats hell cheap.
What a lot of bike for the money.

[mitchilin]

yer I saw it in the motorcycle trader mag and thought jesus
thats hell cheap.
What a lot of bike for the money.

That's what I thought.This thing is mint.

[mitchilin]

Tui's anyone? Yeah, right!
Why are V-twin riders intimidated by multi's? The multi is actually easier to ride, Ive ridden a TL and I can tell you, the GSXR is way nicer the way the power is delivered...and the busa would be the same. Its all in the throttle hand

I'm going miss the sound.There is nothing like the sound of a Vee Twin at noise.NOTHING

[marty]

ahh but that howl thru 7k is just fanfucking tastic and it just keeps going, and going, and going......

[98tls]

Tui's anyone? Yeah, right!
Why are V-twin riders intimidated by multi's? The multi is actually easier to ride, Ive ridden a TL and I can tell you, the GSXR is way nicer the way the power is delivered...and the busa would be the same. Its all in the throttle hand

Ive had many of both,i wouldnt call a multi intimidating at all,as you say its all in the way its delivered,never ridden a Busa but would imagine its similar to many big multis i have ridden in that the power is just seamless/effortless whatever you want to call it,with oem mufflers on it seems more so methinks,the TL hes used to is all noise and bluster so there are all these other senses telling you wahoo were moving,ive done 270 down a long country road straight (private rd of course) and the hassle involved getting there was horrendousdoing that on a busa you probably wouldnt even know you were doing it.

[FJRider]

Spec's for the busa's are 156.1 hp (116.4 kw) @9500 rpm...at the back wheel.
top speed...189 mph (305 km/h)... 1/4 mile in 10.2 sec's. (143 mph/ 231 km/h)
As I recall ...they were detuned after 2001...

[mitchilin]

bought because of my tiny cock.Why else would they sell it?

[mitchilin]

Thanks guys Im going see what it's like when the roads are dry

[FJRider]

Start saving for the new back tyre ...NOW !!!!
enjoy...

[AllanB]

Good for you.

Way outside my requirements! The hornet gets me excited when I open it up and its nuddieness keeps top-end squirts down to just that - a quick squirt.

Good luck with keeping it legal

[RobRod]

Spec's for the busa's are 156.1 hp (116.4 kw) @9500 rpm...at the back wheel.
top speed...189 mph (305 km/h)... 1/4 mile in 10.2 sec's. (143 mph/ 231 km/h)
As I recall ...they were detuned after 2001...

They were not "detuned" rather they had speed limiters like all the GSXR1000, ZX10, ZX12 etc, so you could not go over 300kph, both my last GSXR1000 would just sit at 299kph and the engine sounded like it was jitting the rev limiter even though not at redline, by altering the signal from the gearposotion sensor so that it thinks its in fifth you can overcome it. Also all gsxr1000 ,gsx1300r ( touring gixxer) & big Bandits have a retarder in the first three gears which is sorted with the above mod.

Just get out there and use it

[Headbanger]

Just the other day I had a guy who rides a Fatboy telling me the Hayabusas are crap on corners.

LMFAO.

Anyway, My old boy bought one, I took her for a cane, She was a ball of fun but I wouldn't have kept my license for a day so not for me.

The Oldboy only kept it for a few months, Traded it on a GSX 1000, Haven't bothered to try that one, Seems to be missing a seat.