Great feedback, much appreciated. Just walked in the door from Park Hardings cycle in Canton, Ohio....Oh yea-there is a Black 08 Hyabusa attached the to trailer. Thanks to all in this forum, I just had to have it. Can't wait to get out on it!
It handles good for a big sporty-tourer..but it aint no 1000. You're not gonna get literbike handling out of a busa...but you will get more comfort for you and the missus, and a ton of torque and loads of high speed stability
Change the gearing on the Busa and try again.
he contradicts himself..
I have had them all, 2000 hayabusa, 2003 hayabusa, 2005 zx-10R, 2006 gsxr1K, 2007 zx-10R and now my 2008 hayabusa, im 6'1 270 lbs and found the most important thing you could do to any of these bikes is set the suspension up, now to answer your question i have rode 3 genI's a 99 (my dads) my 00 and my 03,these bikes do not handle quite as good as the 100lb less litre bikes but when i set the sag for my body wieght it really made a big improvement in several area's including rider feedback, turn-in, and squating when exciting corners under acceleration. Also my genI's ALL were fantastic for two up riding/touring, the backseat is lower,wider,softer than there racebike cousins and the big busa doesnt seem to mind the extra weight of a passenger it just glides along unstrained. Now to my 08 busa, i'v only put 250 miles on it thanks to the weather but my 1st impressions are THIS BIKE ROCKS, i feel it already handles better with the factory suspension settings then my "firmed" up genI's did, it has awsome rider feedback,very good turn-in at speed,excellent riding position, and the brakes make an ass out of the old ones, if i was to compare this bike to any of my past bikes i would compare it to a couple of zx-9R's i used to have. 9R's imo have a fantastic combo of power, seating position,& most importantly handling and the new 08 does all this and even better.
