Calling all Hayabusa owners [Archive]

duckman

27th September 2005, 15:19

I may be forced to make a move over to Aussie next year and was thinking about getting a Busa.
To me it made sense for doing long hauls (touring around) with the a pillion and plenty of gear.

I'm not really to fussed about top speed potential but rather the open road cruising comfort and luggage potential.

I know the Busa has a reputation for amazing power delivery, so can you tell me...

- Is the power liveable or is it simply insane? :weird:
- Does it make for a good two up tourer ?
- Does it eat rear tyres if your not thrashing it everywhere?
- Is it a comfortable bike for the pillion?

I plan to test ride one just as soon as I can find a bike shop happy to part with one.... Colemans ????? :blip:

Thanks for your time,
Paul.

ManDownUnder

27th September 2005, 15:37

Oh good god - a low flying duck... (where you off to mate, Syd Melb?)

SARGE

27th September 2005, 15:44

ive got a demo Ducky.. stop in man

snuffles

27th September 2005, 15:48

Have ridden one for a while, power is great until you turn the throttle, then its just fun, easy to go faster, not easy to slow down again.

Watch it on the hills, has a huge amount of torque and will throw the back wheel out with ease.

Tyres will last a long time until you use the throttle.

2 up is ok .

duckman

27th September 2005, 15:54

Oh good god - a low flying duck... (where you off to mate, Syd Melb?)
Probably Sydney but I'm quite keen on Melbourne too....

Low flying Duck ... Honestly !!! :shake:

duckman

27th September 2005, 15:56

ive got a demo Ducky.. stop in man

Really - Even though it's unlikely that I'll buy in NZ ... Thats very generous of you ...

Cheers - I might come in this week .... :blip:

bugjuice

27th September 2005, 15:56

you're not really fussed about top end speed and want to cruise? Well, that's a cruise missile, so mission acomplished. No idea myself tho, never ridden one.
Dare I say - goldwing..?? if you just want to tour/cruise in comfort and have tons of stuff to lug around, might not be a bad idea.. I wouldn't mind doing something like that..

SARGE

27th September 2005, 16:03

Really - Even though it's unlikely that I'll buy in NZ ... Thats very generous of you ...

Cheers - I might come in this week .... :blip:

im totally free thursday at this point.. anytime then is great

duckman

27th September 2005, 16:13

im totally free thursday at this point.. anytime then is great

Thursday it is then ... it something comes up on your side of the fence I'll just sit on the bike going .."Vroooom, Vrooooomm" :lol:

ManDownUnder

27th September 2005, 16:14

Probably Sydney but I'm quite keen on Melbourne too....

Low flying Duck ... Honestly !!! :shake:

Arse - feck!

Oh - and given the choice - go for Sydney. Awesome place (Melb is cool, but more traditional... kinda screwy in my personal opinion...)

duckman

27th September 2005, 16:14

duckman

27th September 2005, 16:17

Arse - feck!

Oh - and given the choice - go for Sydney. Awesome place (Melb is cool, but more traditional... kinda screwy in my personal opinion...)

Yea - I've spent time in both and Sydney would be my choice. More work in Syders too. (the reason I'm going).

And I'll have a whole continent to explore :banana:

bugjuice

27th September 2005, 16:30

I'm 31 ... a F**king Gold wing !!! Are you mad ... :weird:
it's called 'experiance' apparently.. I'm 26 and I'd have a go.. doesn't mean you have to keep it, just makes a great easy going tourer.
Depends on how many k's/hours you think you'll be on it too.. but the busa might do the trick. Not ridden either, so can't say. Just a half-arsed comment to make it look like I'm paying attention..

SARGE

27th September 2005, 16:31

BNZ

27th September 2005, 16:34

I'm 26

Really? Thats scary

dangerous

27th September 2005, 16:34

- Is the power liveable or is it simply insane? :weird:
- Does it make for a good two up tourer ?
- Does it eat rear tyres if your not thrashing it everywhere?
- Is it a comfortable bike for the pillion?
Paul.
I spent a lot of time on 30UTD's even had it on the track p/m him if you want more info.

I like the Busa a awesome bike all round heaps a down low and it just keeps climing till ya button off.
It is nothing like a GSXR1000 its in its own leage to answewr ya questions
- power is very liveable (you have to 'try' if you want to do wheelies)
- Duno cant see why not ask SuzyQ she spent a bit of time on the back of it.
- Does tend to, all in the way ya ride I guess, think 30UTD was getting 6k
- as #2

The bike did tend to feel very heavy and have a vibration in the down changes but other than that...... remembering that I beleave 4cyl's belong in cars, I liked it.

Cibby

27th September 2005, 16:36

.
Dare I say - goldwing..?? .

you need to go and wash your mouth out with soap!!!!

SARGE

27th September 2005, 19:09

it's called 'experiance' apparently.. I'm 26 and I'd have a go..

shit man... i have shoes older than you..

bugjuice

27th September 2005, 19:13

shit man... i have shoes older than you..
me too :blip:
what's yer point? I'm game..

SARGE

27th September 2005, 19:16

me too :blip:
what's yer point? I'm game..

only point i got is on toppa my head man... heheh

by the way .. dont say " im game "when its this close to Deer Season back home...been 5 years since i dropped a buck

marty

27th September 2005, 20:09

mmmm. busa. mmmmmm. different power delivery from the TL (funnily enough), but hey, it's all in the right wrist! nice low c of g to help low speed stability in traffic too.

having just returned from a month in sidders, i reckon a 'busa would be the bomb. sure there's plenty of traffic, but as far as i could see splitting is allowed, the motorways are huge (compared to over here) and the toll roads have cameras only facing onto the front of the vehicle - otherwise it's $3.30. gas was between $1.29 and $1.42, depending on where you buy groceries. there's lots of flash late model 250's over there, hyosungs everywhere, plenty of big traillies - DR650's etc.

if you weren't going to be touring, a superduke would be my pick - similar money, better vision, probably a better commuter.

have you checked out the bike prices on the aussie bikepoint?

nadroj

27th September 2005, 21:07

I'm over 50 & love long day rides. The busa eats road with no aches for your efforts. 2 up is good & packrack loaded is virtually un noticed. As previosly said Throttle is fun but comes at tyre expence. Between 15-19Km / litre depending on how hard you ride and 5-8K on rears / 8-11k on fronts average. Only downer is it's boring at the speed limit on straight roads. You have to keep an eye on the speedo as it is deceptively quick & you find out quickly as corners come up fast and they take a bit of stopping. Have fun!

busadayz

27th September 2005, 21:19

I am on my 2nd busa now, no regrets at all.
Power is very easy to deal with,very smooth and predictable, loads of torque so you are not having to change gears all the time.
My wife and i are both tall shes 6ft and is comfy enough on the back, i certainly dont feel cramped on a trip but like most long rides its good to stretch the legs.
Yes it does eat tyres for breakfast, with so much drive available at a twist of the wrist, but having said that the stock bridgestones have lasted 4,000kms now and still have another thou left i reckon. it really depends on how you ride and what compound of tyre you go for.
I bought both mine off Colmans and find they are a great load of bike for for the money.

marty

27th September 2005, 22:38

i was bored:

http://bikepoint.ninemsn.com.au/DesktopDefault.aspx?Model=(All+models)&Location=20155&PriceFrom=-1&PriceTo=-1&SearchMethod=quicksearch&Keywords=hayabusa&AdvanceOptions=yes&TabID=3424&Alias=bikepointau

marty

27th September 2005, 22:44

cheap (ish) thrills...

http://bikepoint.ninemsn.com.au/portal/alias__bikepointau/tabID__5760/ArticleID__119677/DesktopDefault.aspx

Lou Girardin

28th September 2005, 10:27

Arse - feck!

Oh - and given the choice - go for Sydney. Awesome place (Melb is cool, but more traditional... kinda screwy in my personal opinion...)

Sacrilige!
Sydney is just a bigger, gayer, Auckland.

Sniper

28th September 2005, 10:30

Really? Thats scary

Im 20, :spudwave:

zadok

28th September 2005, 10:36

Mate had one. Awesome power. Once you are in 6th it's like riding an automatic. Power to burn from low down. Very stable bike at speed. He is looking at getting another bike soon. Checked out a Blackbird, but wife preferred the comfort of the 'busa.

XP@

28th September 2005, 15:38

I'm 31 ... a F**king Gold wing !!! Are you mad ... :weird:
he must be totally bonkers...
you want one of those new beemer off road racers... ever tried pushing the 200kmph line on sand???