Well.... as of right now option 2 is back on target. As much as i love option 5 (wife was not to sure about this option
) and 3, 3 bikes in the garage does not work $$$ even with the 1.9% they are offering....maybe it does, no it doesn't, yes it does, nope .... maybe
Based on that 20 minute ride, I'm not ready for the Duc to replace the Busa. Sound, looks, cornering, brakes, torque, excitement were all there. The wife saw me ride away and fell in love again
but it was a nutcracker ride due to the slope of the seat. It also rode very hot and a little more on the wrist than the stock Busa. Like the Busa, elbows bent and level wrist fix this item.
Overall, I would be able to find a comfort zone with a heat shielded front raised seat and lowered pegs. The perfomance is as it is always described, great and exact and for even money the Busa would be a unforgetable memory. For the extra money, I just can't justify 16k bike, 2k exhaust, ??seat, ?? lowered pegs and suspension upgrade (pushing the weigth limis of stock setup) over the Busa, 06 or 09. However I do want the 1098 in the garage. This is a tough one that has me jumping back and forth over the fence in my mind.
In any event, street racer, you will get PM before I post it up. RoadThing, looked over the 848 and wish i saw your post b4 but didn't get to ride it, you describe the 1098 well. They did look size and shape wise exactly the same, the 1098 was just pumped up a little more.