I don't feel bad because...The day i bought my busa?...I didn't buy it because it was the fastest production bike in the world...as while straight line top speed runs are a rush to experience every now and then?..I'm rarely inclined to do such...nor did i buy my busa for it's ability to bust into the 9's in the 1/4.....or because the busa lends itself to being the ideal drag bike platform...and while I did go with a full exhaust and pc?...I've refrained from installing cams...and why?...because i don't wanna "Feel The Hit"....cause...
I bought my busa due to it's...
1. Awesomely smooth power delivery: no dips...no spikes..just gobs of linear and predicatable power
and i bought my busa because of...
2. It's Aerodynamics: which are world reknowned and above reproach..
and between the busa's weight and power delivery?...120mph sweepers are like a curvy spot on disneys monorail...even on a windy day that would have lightweight RR Liters flinching 1/2 a lane with every gust and..
3?..For what it is i do?...the mighty busa has more of what i want....more than i'll ever need or effectively use...than any other bike out there.
That said?..the 14's got a serious engine...but for the life of me i can't figure out why kaw would purposely trashed it's low end power...my rid'in bud ZX14James confessed to me just this past weekend that his old ZX9R (now his wifes bike) would pull his 14 off the line...badly...(as his wife smiled and giggled)....and I also can't understand why kaw would make such a powerful bike and then toss a non-braced sheet metal swingarm on the beast...what were they thinking?..and while i love the functionality behind the 14's headlights?...to me?...it came at far to high of a cost in the looks department.
and finally?...99.99999% of the riding i do?...ain't "Top Speed" or 1/4 mile point 'n shoots....it's..."Backroads"...and when i get a chance to get to the mountains?....it's..."Canyons"...hence?...for me?...the busa is still king.
L8R, Bill.