Recent content by JimGnitecki

Thanks, Rubbersidedown! You are a poet and a scholar . . . .

Here are the accessories I have left to sell: ABUS Granit disk lock $55 Hardcopy service manual & CD version also $23 Meridian Tyvek "Reflectra" waterproof but breathable cover $45 Jim G

I sold the Hayabusa this morning to the second dealer I mentioned above. I rode it down there, he took a 1 minute look at its condition, and bought it on the spot. I came home with the difference between my loan and what he paid. He paid me $7700 wholesale, and I got to keep all the...

Spook1: Apparently your dealer and the two I have talked with see the situation differently, and there IS a reason for it. The first one I talked with is the dealer from whom I bought the bike. He says I should start at $8900, fairly readily get $8500, and under no circumstances sell for less...

Well guys, I'm doing it. I've placed an ad on the "classified" board here, and I'm going to run a local newspaper ad. It's been a reallynice experience owning this motorcycle, but sometimes you just have to be realistic about finances. Spook1: See my ad for the details, but I think $8595 is...

Hank: With all due respect, you are way off base. I knwo why I bought my Hayabusa: there is NOTHING else quite like it. I looked at and tried The Blackbird, the CBR900RR, the GSX1000, the Kawasaki, etc. The Hayabusa is a unique bike, and I wish I didn't need to sell mine. I think I'm going to...

I am in Austin, texas. I have not yet talked to my dealer about a fair price for a private sale (my dealer is closed Mondays). I am realistic. I know I am going to lose a lot of money despite the low miles. But, the bike IS well and truly MINT. For example, it has never seen rain. Since my...

Guys, my employment world has sort of fallen apart the last few months. I'm in hi-tech, and the jobs are VERY scarce. So, I need to sell my beloved 02 silver Hayabusa. It's mint, and has only 1207 miles on it, so I should do ok selling it, but my question is HOW best to do it. When I was...

If any magazine dealer, or a Borders or Barnes & Nobles, in your city stocks any of the British morotrcycle magazines, this month is a bumper crop for Hayabusa tests. There are TWO British magazines that each have a story comparing the high speed superbikes. One of them compares the Hayabusa...

This month's Sport Rider magazine has an article on how the magazine staff installed a turbo kit. Net result was 228hp and 203 mph. If you are thinking about a turbo, it's a good article that describes honestly the complexity of the work to be done to install one, and also what happens if you...

Thanks, guys! I'd try the Engine Ice, but Suzuki's service manual clearly says to use an "ethylene glycol" coolant, so it could theoretically work against me if I ever need warranty service on the engine. Jim G

What is "Engine Ice"? I gather from the way you said it that it's a "premixed" coolant, but what are the main ingredients? i.e. Is it still ethylene glycol based, or ? Jim G

I imagine I'm not alone in this complaint: the factory coolant mix in the Hayabusa is fine UNTIL you get caught in stop and go traffic (i.e. whenever airflow is low or non-existent), at which point the temperature guage goes high in a hurry. This is a real irritation, because I've repeatedly...

Anybody thought about insurance cost here? For an 18 year old, good luck finding insurance coverage, DECENT coverage that is, at a sensible price. Don't tell me he can just buy "minimum coverage". Would YOU like to be the unhappy victim if he runs into you and then his coverage is insufficient...

Do NOT use the "automotive" version of Mobil 1. Use the motorcycle version, and the correct one at that! Here's why: The automotive version has a friction modifier in it (for gas mileage) that CAN cause a wet clutch to slip (cars have dry clutches, our bikes have wet ones). There are TWO...