Busa for Quasi ?

[Sparky Bills]

By the sounds of it you have already made up your mind... You just havnt realised it yet.

You'd be happy on the Busa mate. Go for gold!!

[DEATH_INC.]

Get a Goldwing ya old fart!!!

[Quasievil]

Get a Goldwing ya old fart!!!

mate you need to check ya mirror broken down git

[FzerozeroT]

20k for a busa, how many extras are they giving you with that? ohh, the summer of 2004, ohh the busas with free yoshi pipes

check the link before suzuki wise up and pull it

http://www.suzuki.co.nz/motorcycles/...est%202004.PDF

[sarg]

ride the busa and BB with Paula Bret Then decide which you both enjoy best 2 up Kerry falls asleep on mine sometimes

[Mr. Peanut]

It's a way better price (second hand anyways), better made, more comfortable ANNND it doesn't attract fanboys. Plus it's got the whole sleeper thing goin on, doesnt look as fast as it is . You could probably make it just as fast as a busa too.

What about a kwaka ZZR1400 (200hp shame about the face) or a zx12?

[Toast]

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.

So it seems Quasi

Hi Mate, well it got put off till march so there ya go ! Im on 90 demerits now and hopefully will get off the 50 recently whacked on (hence court) and I loose 20 in April as well so Im ok as long as I aint stupid of course

[MacD]

Let's see: 40+, check; pillion, check...

Well I know which one I would (will?) get...

[M1CRO:Me]

Looking through this thread there are quite a few thoughts on what decision you should make. I thought I would share mine

Firstly, a bit of history... After riding for some 20+ years, I moved up to the 1K level around 1988 and stayed up there ever since. I moved to Australia and tried to find a bike to cruise around. Looked at the Blackbird, but settled on the Busa.. I found it comfortable and I was more interested in a sports/tourer to load a pillion and other stuff on. So bought one in Sydney, and cruised around NSW & QLD (two Sydney to Brisbane trips, and another long one out to Western Plains Zoo)...

Moved back to NZ late 2004, and to be quite honest, I couldnt bear to part with my "trusty steed", so I bought it back with me. The Busa has done me really well, and is up around the 55K mark.. Long trips (over 1000km in a day), taupo track day (extremly hard work for me that was) and chasing certain other KB members (eh Zed!? Affman!?) lol

The overall comfort and speed is something to be experienced, but to be quite honest, twisties (esp being 2 up) is quite hard work for me. I have had no mechanical issues, but seem to be chewing through the tyres lately (nearly 2 sets (thats 2 front & 3 rear) in the last 12 months).. I've done a few mods mainly cosmetic (LED's front and rear, throttle lock, braided brake lines etc)

Your more than welcome to have a blat around on the Busa if you want (after I get another rear tyre this week ...

By the way, my double bubble has now been put on, and my GPS system will also go on this week
Edit - the fuel cap has also been replaced with a keyless one (you can see the old one in the photo

[loosebruce]

The busa is the one to get Brett, of course you can let me "test" ride it for you.
Somone referred to the K5 earlier, they were meaing a K5 busa as GSXR1300K5, you might be able to find one a lil cheaper abroad, but ya know support your local. Really you wanna buy one of the earlier ones 99 the one with the 340kph speedo (not that it does that, but it looks fkn cool) they started taming em down a bit too, the midnight black edition was the shiz.

Mirco ever used the throttle lock as an excuse to the po po?

[M1CRO:Me]

Mirco ever used the throttle lock as an excuse to the po po?

Ummm, that would be telling... Not too sure if they are legal here but they missed it on the VIN inspection when it landed in the country, so it must be!

[loosebruce]

Ummm, that would be telling... Not too sure if they are legal here but they missed it on the VIN inspection when it landed in the country, so it must be!

Everything is legal in my books, well until you get caught anyway.

[Quasievil]

The busa is the one to get Brett, of course you can let me "test" ride it for you.
Somone referred to the K5 earlier, they were meaing a K5 busa as GSXR1300K5, you might be able to find one a lil cheaper abroad, but ya know support your local. Really you wanna buy one of the earlier ones 99 the one with the 340kph speedo (not that it does that, but it looks fkn cool) they started taming em down a bit too, the midnight black edition was the shiz.

Mirco ever used the throttle lock as an excuse to the po po?

yeah the new 2006 , K6 model is full power again, it is not restricted in anyway, they used to be but with the onset of the kawasaki zxr14 they have changed back...apparently

[skelstar]

Help me out here: throttle-lock is like cruise control in a car? Imagine it could be useful when wanting to shake my hand out from cramp.

[Hitcher]

yeah the new 2006 , K6 model is full power again, it is not restricted in anyway, they used to be but with the onset of the kawasaki zxr14 they have changed back...apparently

Buy one quickly and settle the argument in the other thread about how fast a naturally aspirated one can go. I'll loan my GPS for the purposes of calibration...