Congrats on getting the Hayabusa! I had a 2006 model for about 6 months and loved it to bits. Unfortunately I'm in the UK for a couple of years so had to sell her.
I'm a big bastard and the 'fat bitch' suited me perfectly. I found it a little deceptive - its so happy cruising around you tend to forget it can boogie. I let it loose for the first time on the curvy west coast stretch of the Coro loop. I quickly learned that the Busa generates a HUGE amount of momentum very, very quickly - something that demands respect.
I also finally realised why a slipper clutch is a good thing to have - a couple of over-excited down-shifts left skidmarks on the road... and in my boxers!
I suggest just opening the throttle wide open and hanging on tight. I remember smiling till my face ached. Just make sure the road is long, empty and cop-free.
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Originally Posted by RobRod
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.
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