brandonj23
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Ok I need a little help and advice. I've had my Busa for a year. It's a 2008 with 4,200 miles on it. I recently moved from Kansas City, Missouri, to Montana. I have been riding it a lot since the move. In Kansas City I rarely took the bike past 120 mph due to traffic congestion and line of sight issues. Montana is a much different story, hardly any traffic and visibility for miles in certain places. As such I've been traveling at higher speeds on a consistent basis. The question I have is the bike is smooth as butter up to 115 mph. Above that a pretty decent vibration sets in on the front end. It starts around 115 mph but doesn't get any worse as I pick up speed. Last week I took it to 153 mph and I did not notice it getting worse as I went faster. It just sets in a 115 mph and stays consistent till I drop down below that. When this happens I also notice my windscreen moving up and down quite a bit. I would say it probably has about an inch and a half of play in it up and down once I reach high speeds. I have Pirelli Diablo Corsa III tires with about 2,500 miles on them. They still look like they are in great shape and have plenty of tread left. I also have a GPS IV steering stabilizer. I have checked everything to make sure nothing is loose, checked the tires for flat spots, checked the tire pressure and generally looked the front end over and can't find anything.
My question is, is this normal at high speeds? I've never owned a Busa before and never had a bike that could go this fast. Is this vibration and play in the windscreen just the product of driving at high speeds or should the bike stay very smooth even at speeds this high? The bike still feels safe and solid at high speed but the vibration and windscreen play is pretty apparent. I haven't had time to take it in to have it looked at yet, any input would be appreciated. I'm not real familiar with what a Busa should feel like at speeds like this. Thanks in advance.
My question is, is this normal at high speeds? I've never owned a Busa before and never had a bike that could go this fast. Is this vibration and play in the windscreen just the product of driving at high speeds or should the bike stay very smooth even at speeds this high? The bike still feels safe and solid at high speed but the vibration and windscreen play is pretty apparent. I haven't had time to take it in to have it looked at yet, any input would be appreciated. I'm not real familiar with what a Busa should feel like at speeds like this. Thanks in advance.
