I heard many things when I went to pick out my Busa with my loving wife. One guy while we were looking for it said "This is what that Quarterback wrecked on a few weeks ago." Another guy said "Yeah I rode one for years, those are not easy to ride at all."
One guy within earshot of my wife said to his young son "That thing will 190mph right now off the showroom floor."
So I had to explain to my wife that if she trusted me on my cruiser then there is no reason not to trust me on this thing. She agreed.
So I rode it home from the dealership. No biggie. Only a few miles up the street. I got home and parked it.
I went out today and got a new full face helmet. When I got home I decided to take her for a spin.
First off she is loud. Not loud as in "loud pipes loud" but loud as in "that's a lot of freaking power" loud. I spent 12 months and over $2000 to fine tune my Vstar up to a whopping 65 horsepower. That and it weighed 630 pounds.
Now I have my Busa. I was a little disappointed that I couldn't take it past 5500rpm for the first 500 miles. Now that I know what 5500 will do I have NO problem doing that. The thottle is SO sensitive I have to really be careful. On the Vstar I gave it between 1/2 and 3/4 throttle when taking off in first gear. No way on this thing.
And ease of riding? My Vstar I thought rode like a dream. Not a chance. This hayabusa is the smoothest, easiest to handle ride I have ever been on.
All hail the Busa. I can't believe I ever thought twice about this.
Oh and I don't think I will ever get tired of the looks people give me while parked and even in traffic. Everyone loves this thing.
One guy within earshot of my wife said to his young son "That thing will 190mph right now off the showroom floor."
So I had to explain to my wife that if she trusted me on my cruiser then there is no reason not to trust me on this thing. She agreed.
So I rode it home from the dealership. No biggie. Only a few miles up the street. I got home and parked it.
I went out today and got a new full face helmet. When I got home I decided to take her for a spin.
First off she is loud. Not loud as in "loud pipes loud" but loud as in "that's a lot of freaking power" loud. I spent 12 months and over $2000 to fine tune my Vstar up to a whopping 65 horsepower. That and it weighed 630 pounds.
Now I have my Busa. I was a little disappointed that I couldn't take it past 5500rpm for the first 500 miles. Now that I know what 5500 will do I have NO problem doing that. The thottle is SO sensitive I have to really be careful. On the Vstar I gave it between 1/2 and 3/4 throttle when taking off in first gear. No way on this thing.
And ease of riding? My Vstar I thought rode like a dream. Not a chance. This hayabusa is the smoothest, easiest to handle ride I have ever been on.
All hail the Busa. I can't believe I ever thought twice about this.
Oh and I don't think I will ever get tired of the looks people give me while parked and even in traffic. Everyone loves this thing.