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Ok, I figured id start a thread about this , perhaps a few new Busa owners might find it useful and be able to save a few bucks.
#1 id never have boughten an aftermarket exhaust and PC3 for it. Dont get me wrong...I love the system and would have kept it because its not that big of a deal. BUT
id skip this upgrade if I could go back and do it again.
The reason why is because after awhile I felt the stock dual pipes are part of the Busa's character and adding the 4 to1 system slimmed it up too much and offset the fatness that the Busa is.
Furthermore after installing the aftermarket exhaust ( A Yosh RS-3 system BTW) I could no longer hear the turbine/tornado like engine/intake noise that I used to love when the bike was stock.
Lastly the loud exhaust gets old...its cool and everything for awhile but frankly I as I rode more the more i was into the ride and less into the bike...so the last thing I needed was announcing to the state patrol up the road that I would be arriving soon,
Then there is the performance gain...it was nice but nothing major, the Busa was fast enough stock.
If I could do it again id just have gotten some slip-ons.
#2
The fender...Id have gotten one that would have made the underside of the tail red.
I just did a chop job , while it was nicer then stock it was never finished looking as it could have been.
#3
Id have added more chrome.
Id have loved a black frame and swingarm but that would not happen of course. Since this is the case id probably been better off adding some chome to the bike to draw attention away from the frame. Chrome wheels and slip-on pipes would have been perfect.
I prefer a blacked out look but in my Busa's case chrome would have worked better.
Anyhow, that is about it..I cannot think of anything else id change.
Good Luck on your Busas!
#1 id never have boughten an aftermarket exhaust and PC3 for it. Dont get me wrong...I love the system and would have kept it because its not that big of a deal. BUT
id skip this upgrade if I could go back and do it again.
The reason why is because after awhile I felt the stock dual pipes are part of the Busa's character and adding the 4 to1 system slimmed it up too much and offset the fatness that the Busa is.
Furthermore after installing the aftermarket exhaust ( A Yosh RS-3 system BTW) I could no longer hear the turbine/tornado like engine/intake noise that I used to love when the bike was stock.
Lastly the loud exhaust gets old...its cool and everything for awhile but frankly I as I rode more the more i was into the ride and less into the bike...so the last thing I needed was announcing to the state patrol up the road that I would be arriving soon,
Then there is the performance gain...it was nice but nothing major, the Busa was fast enough stock.
If I could do it again id just have gotten some slip-ons.
#2
The fender...Id have gotten one that would have made the underside of the tail red.
I just did a chop job , while it was nicer then stock it was never finished looking as it could have been.
#3
Id have added more chrome.
Id have loved a black frame and swingarm but that would not happen of course. Since this is the case id probably been better off adding some chome to the bike to draw attention away from the frame. Chrome wheels and slip-on pipes would have been perfect.
I prefer a blacked out look but in my Busa's case chrome would have worked better.
Anyhow, that is about it..I cannot think of anything else id change.
Good Luck on your Busas!
