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    Quote Originally Posted by The Reibz View Post
    Aint my cup of tea by a long shot but that blue bottle on the swing arm looks fun
    Maybe. But the one disc rotor on the front wheel doesn't!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback View Post
    Maybe. But the one disc rotor on the front wheel doesn't!
    Damn. Would be sweet for burning that rear tire down to nothing though. Thats the only function of it after all

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    Quote Originally Posted by 300weatherby View Post
    A lot of Busa owners wind up on one because they have bought into the ledgendary icon (something that the Blackbird or Kawasaki will never achieve )that the Busa has become, some straight from their licence gaining Gn250. A point some miss, is that the Busa is one of the most powerfull, NOT, one of the fastest, any gear you like, at any speed you just wind a little more throttle and away you go without effort. It is the power that gets them into trouble because it is really deceptive and then suddenly the corner arrives........ On your DR you have to work for it, so there is more focus and less suprise or panic and rush- inclined to think there should be a graduated licence system that stops people jumping straight onto Busa/GSXR1000/R1 type bikes, without passing a practical course that includes unexpected suprises that test thought process and control.

    Busa's rock, but everybody on whatever they ride usually think their ride rocks too, be less interesting if we all rode the same bike.
    A lot of people base "fastest" on power figures and quarter mile times, these are often the ones that have little understanding of the finer points if bike control.

    I have to disagree on the license thing though, people should be able to make their own decisions regarding their ability to ride, if you're dumb enough to think you can just ride a busa (or similar bike) without sufficient experience then maybe its better you remove yourself from the gene pool. I ride an R6 on my Ls because I ride daily and I constantly try to improve so learned faster than the "lowest common denominator" that the license system is tailored to, I bought the bike when I felt confident that I had the skill to ride out and I had great respect to the fact the bike can get me killed if I'm not careful.

    Without direct training there's no way to know how much people learn, time limits between tests make little sense since there's no way to know how much someone rides in between. Even ks isn't really a good indicator, since most ride without looking for was to improve so can easily do thousands of kays with no improvement to their riding. I'm sick of the nanny state mentality, they try to make it impossible for people to do stupid things and kill themselves, I say let people do what they like, maybe then we wouldn't have so many retards walking around.

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    To the dude that gave me positive rep and asked about going to the cliffhanger sprints on his 1100. PM me bro, I got a trailer organised that can take 3, maybe 4 bikes. Just chip in for the gas, which should be fuck all, and we will be all good

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    I went off searching for 'custom hayabusa' on Google and came to the conclusion that Americans are 1. fat, 2 stupid, 3. have no taste.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AllanB View Post
    I went off searching for 'custom hayabusa' on Google and came to the conclusion that Americans are 1. fat, 2 stupid, 3. have no taste.
    Mate its all a mater of personal preference, as long as the owner thinks its cool I don't think he really gives a fuck what others think. Maybe try searching "turbo hayabusa" the one SSB built is on youtube and its pretty sick

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    Turbo them by all means - shit add one to my bike please. Drag race them too - at least you then have a reason to reasonably extend the swingarm to reduce the tendency to wheelie.

    This stuff is just ......... excess. Typical USA if a slightly wide rear wheel is in fashion lets make it stupidly wide .......

    At least the orange one has tasteful paint!

    And WTF remove a front brake? It is not weight saving as they add 20kg of chrome!!!!!
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    Taste is all important.......I love my 30yr old bike. It has zero performance compared to almost any bike, but I just love it, love the way it feels, love the way it looks, love the thrills I get when I wring its neck............So in other words, I have no taste......But a huge grin.....when I ride it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by unstuck View Post
    Taste is all important.......I love my 30yr old bike. It has zero performance compared to almost any bike, but I just love it, love the way it feels, love the way it looks, love the thrills I get when I wring its neck............So in other words, I have no taste......But a huge grin.....when I ride it.
    Thats why your a semi good cunt.

    Turbo them by all means - shit add one to my bike please. Drag race them too - at least you then have a reason to reasonably extend the swingarm to reduce the tendency to wheelie.

    This stuff is just ......... excess. Typical USA if a slightly wide rear wheel is in fashion lets make it stupidly wide .......

    At least the orange one has tasteful paint!

    And WTF remove a front brake? It is not weight saving as they add 20kg of chrome!!!!!
    Yeah I can agree with you mate but again its all individual owners preference. I would love to see more exaggerate looking bikes her in NZ but unfortunately our idea of a mod is pipes, airfilter and maybe a power commander. Saw some awesome stuff at the CRC speedshow, wasn't my taste at all but the vision in them was fantastic. If you can do anything that goes against the norm and you appreciate it. Maddd respect, doesnt matter what others think
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    The thing I like in NZ about most modded bikes is they retain their ability to be ridden hard.

    Came across a turbo GSX1400 a couple weeks ago - not obvious to the casual observer ............ bet it gives some hyperbikes the shits!

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    Quote Originally Posted by AllanB View Post
    The thing I like in NZ about most modded bikes is they retain their ability to be ridden hard.

    Came across a turbo GSX1400 a couple weeks ago - not obvious to the casual observer ............ bet it gives some hyperbikes the shits!
    Maybe its the nature of our roads. We need to handle bumps and corners. Some of these yank bikes will only ever see a multi lane motorway.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mossy1200 View Post
    Maybe its the nature of our roads. We need to handle bumps and corners. Some of these yank bikes will only ever see a multi lane motorway.
    You mean our shit condition roads lol. I love our potholes mid-corner though, and truck fucked lines. Makes riding fun, but for a flat out straight you cant get much more fun than a hyperbike. Straight up!

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Reibz View Post
    You mean our shit condition roads lol. I love our potholes mid-corner though, and truck fucked lines. Makes riding fun, but for a flat out straight you cant get much more fun than a hyperbike. Straight up!
    Oh boy you havn't seen any shit roads til you've ridden around Christchurch mate.


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    Quote Originally Posted by EJK View Post
    Oh boy you havn't seen any shit roads til you've ridden around Christchurch mate.
    Lol does driving around there in a Hiace count? coz man I feel for you cunts. Straight up man, please be safe out there...

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Reibz View Post
    Thats why your a semi good cunt.
    Fuck you, Im REAL good at being a cunt.
    For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him. Keep an open mind, just dont let your brains fall out.

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