Hello everyone, I have a dilemma with my 2003 Busa and was hoping the board could shed some light on my predicament
lease:
I had my bike in storage for several years, and just recently sent to my local 'Zuki Dealer for repair after hearing good things about their reputation. The Shop called last week to notify me that there was gas in the tank and it gummed up the fuel pump (guess i didnt get it all out
o, well) so instead of just bending me over for OEM replacement (which we all know is $800+ at any dealer) they called and gave me option to bring in a used pump that they would install
My dilemma now continues to grow from there--wife wants the bike's custom paintjob covered or replaced...skipping a long convo, I'm now debating replacing the entire tank (if i can source a used unit w/fuel pump incl?), and also the rest of the body panels, as in, Swap every plastic body panel off, and replace with another part.....now I'm wondering how hard it would be (i.e:how much $$$$ it will cost?) to change my bike's bodywork over to 2008 panels, with a 2008 tank?
this raises a bunch of questions in my head regarding fitment, fuel pump control, mounting points, etc....has anybody else been crazy enough to tackle this already, or should I just order a set of Gen 1 panels with my tank and get this bike back on the road?
My goal is to get the bike back on the Drag Strip, so I dont want to eat up funds on body mods unless it's going to look like OEM when Im done....kinda picky about the fitment just fyi Im not a fan of the zip-tie/duct tape look
If there's a thread about this here somewhere i'd love a link, tried searching but no luck...
lease:I had my bike in storage for several years, and just recently sent to my local 'Zuki Dealer for repair after hearing good things about their reputation. The Shop called last week to notify me that there was gas in the tank and it gummed up the fuel pump (guess i didnt get it all out
o, well) so instead of just bending me over for OEM replacement (which we all know is $800+ at any dealer) they called and gave me option to bring in a used pump that they would installMy dilemma now continues to grow from there--wife wants the bike's custom paintjob covered or replaced...skipping a long convo, I'm now debating replacing the entire tank (if i can source a used unit w/fuel pump incl?), and also the rest of the body panels, as in, Swap every plastic body panel off, and replace with another part.....now I'm wondering how hard it would be (i.e:how much $$$$ it will cost?) to change my bike's bodywork over to 2008 panels, with a 2008 tank?
this raises a bunch of questions in my head regarding fitment, fuel pump control, mounting points, etc....has anybody else been crazy enough to tackle this already, or should I just order a set of Gen 1 panels with my tank and get this bike back on the road?
My goal is to get the bike back on the Drag Strip, so I dont want to eat up funds on body mods unless it's going to look like OEM when Im done....kinda picky about the fitment just fyi Im not a fan of the zip-tie/duct tape look
If there's a thread about this here somewhere i'd love a link, tried searching but no luck...
