Busa for Quasi ?

[Quasievil]

Im having a rethink about bikes at the moment for these reasons

1/ I have to go fast to be comfortable on the 636 otherwise I get really sore wrists, Im 40 ya know
2/ My Fembot wants to go out on the bike more but doesnt like sitting on the back of the 636 (cant blame her its freckin nasty back there)
3/ Im not really inot hard out sports riding on the road
4/ I want to do more touring in comfort

so takinf all the above into account, I then sit back and think about options and here they are

CBR1100 xx
VFR800
1050 triumph
ZZR1200
Hayabusa
GSX1200 bandit
K1200S BMW
FJ1200
DS1000 Ducati

as well as some naked options even a Buell XB12X

So I went out and looked at all of these and so far I keep going back to the Busa, OK its farken fast but I can control myself well in that deapartment.

Ive ridden alot of them and for one reason or another I didnt like it for techo or price reasons.

The Busa is beautiful in everyway, its awesome two up (I think) and covers off everything I need it seems very comfy etc etc etc.

But I havent ridden one, Im looking at the 2006 new one, they have 5 to choose from but no Demos, they say its a busa and it is sold on its merits on that basis, Im not to worried about not riding it first as I can take it back if I dont like it (apparently)

What Im interested in from the forum of KBrs is your opinions on my dilemma and your thoughts on options for me as well as your thoughts on a Busa ?

Cheers

[James Deuce]

Being 40 myself, and having ridden a 'busa, it put more weight on my wrists than my R6 did.

Try and find one to ride before you buy.

[Quasievil]

Being 40 myself, and having ridden a 'busa, it put more weight on my wrists than my R6 did.

Try and find one to ride before you buy.

Really, I find the sitting position more relaxed than the 636, how tall are ya ?

[James Deuce]

177cm. It felt like a long reach and the pegs were really high.

[pritch]

The Blackbird seems to be rated as best for comfort of the "hyper tourers". Last time I looked though BIKE rated the 'Busa as one of their Ten Best of the Best.

Have fun choosing...

[Lou Girardin]

Sounds like the decision is made. Your tyre man will love you.
But I think the Sprint ST is a better tourer and the Bandit is unbeatable value.

[HDTboy]

There's one at Holeshot you might me able to take for a ride
What about the ZX12, ZX14 or ZZR14?

[Fishy]

Go either Busa or BBird man, they are both nice to ride 2up and have fairly relaxed riding positions, the Bbird being the most relaxed.

They both have plenty of power to burn and both handle quite well for their size, actually you can ride either of them comfortably at speed and they are more nimble on the road than you think.

IMO I would take the Busa purely because it is a lot angrier than the Bbird and I don't like the linked brakes on the Bbird.

[Colapop]

177cm. It felt like a long reach and the pegs were really high.

Being in the 40 range I'm surprised that you quoted cm in height - must be a parental thing. (sorry no hijack attempt, just observation)

As far as the Busa goes (farken fast) Bikes are as individual as peoples taste. If that's what you like, the position/style/handling etc, then go for it. I would say, as it appears you have, ride a bike that is as close to it as possible to egt the feel knowledge you're after then all the other considerations are merely research.

[Sniper]

Hayabusa Quasi. You know you want to.

[flame]

Im having a rethink about bikes at the moment for these reasons

1/ I have to go fast to be comfortable on the 636 otherwise I get really sore wrists, Im 40 ya know
2/ My Fembot wants to go out on the bike more but doesnt like sitting on the back of the 636 (cant blame her its freckin nasty back there)
3/ Im not really inot hard out sports riding on the road
4/ I want to do more touring in comfort

so takinf all the above into account, I then sit back and think about options and here they are

CBR1100 xx
VFR800
1050 triumph
ZZR1200
Hayabusa
GSX1200 bandit
K1200S BMW
FJ1200
DS1000 Ducati

as well as some naked options even a Buell XB12X

So I went out and looked at all of these and so far I keep going back to the Busa, OK its farken fast but I can control myself well in that deapartment.

Ive ridden alot of them and for one reason or another I didnt like it for techo or price reasons.

The Busa is beautiful in everyway, its awesome two up (I think) and covers off everything I need it seems very comfy etc etc etc.

But I havent ridden one, Im looking at the 2006 new one, they have 5 to choose from but no Demos, they say its a busa and it is sold on its merits on that basis, Im not to worried about not riding it first as I can take it back if I dont like it (apparently)

What Im interested in from the forum of KBrs is your opinions on my dilemma and your thoughts on options for me as well as your thoughts on a Busa ?

Cheers

Remember that haunting roar of the vtwin ya had? Dukes are competively priced these days compared to what they used to be. The 1000DS would be a great tourer, with a comfy pillion seat and still stacks of torque. I used to cart pillions around a lot on my 800 and never got any complaints about the seat. Ive only heard good comments from people who own them. Worth a test ride anyways

[DMNTD:Me]

There's one at Holeshot you might me able to take for a ride

Re Busa...there's an exquisite yoshi-piped one Sarge has in at Colemans too. Sounded WICKED and looks superb!
My personal choice would be the Busa but your choice...one I'd love to be making at the moment!

[loosebruce]

Two words Brett - "Busa" an "Turbo" , fuck yea

Lou brought up a good point though, the Trumpy Sprint ST would be worth a look, (not as) Big Dave (anymore) had one (still got one?) for a while, i reckons it's a pretty trick looking peice of kit, and with the right rider could hack it with the sport bikes too, and still be comfy as, but what do one of them go for compared to the Busa? O and the ST sounds fkn cool with a set of pipes on em too.
You know my thoughts on the busa already and don't listen to Flame she doesn't have a clue whats she's on about, just when you thought she'd got it right on the K5 she buys a Ducati must be a chick thing

[SPORK]

A Quasibusa?

[Quasievil]

New Busa $19,990 new ST1050 $21,490, in saying that I get $2k more at hamilton motorcycles for a trade on the 636 so that puts the Busa and the ST on a par with each other.
I think the Busa has better looks and more street cred ?