It's been awhile folks and a recent acquisition of mine reminded me of my beloved Hayabusa (aka: "Oren Ishi") so I logged on to check in then wound up replying to a post in the Busa Problems forum where some kind soul took notice of my unexpected reappearance and in an effort to not hijack or derail that thread?...figured a reintroduction/explanation/update was in order and this?...is that and long story short?...
I owned my '03 Busa and attended rally's and posted here for 8 years and due to health issues felt that hyper-bikes was no longer a great idea for me which is when I sold my beloved busa and climbed on a Kawasaki Vulcan 1500 classic (my first ever V-twin/Metric Cruiser) and?...fought back the tears as I rode it home because it didn't want to go anymore than it didn't want to stop as I began tom view it as my idea of a nursing home on wheels! LOL!...but hey...at least I was on two wheels and could get a few slight leans in?
Anyway...after 4 years of ^^That^^?...I grew so bored with the bike that I could hardly muster up the desire to ride it enough to keep the battery charged and when 10,000 miles rolled by and the new set of Avon Cobra tires I put on were due for replacement?...I couldn't bring myself to waste the money or the rubber putting on a new set and sold the bike...a year ago...and for the first time since my first two daughters were born?...I went bike-less for the past year.
Until last week...when despite my families worst fears?...somewhere between my new year pharmaceutical deductions and working overtime?...I managed to scrape together enough cash to buy an extremely used bike with not a whole lot of miles on the cheap because I just couldn't take life without a bike anymore and found a 1988 CB1000F Honda Hurricane listed for $1,800 on FB Marketplace and met the owner and bought it last week and haven't stopped smiling since but did stop driving my truck too work! LOL!
It's only got 27,800 miles on the odo but has a cam chain rattle from hades that would send a lesser man diving for the kill switch at cold start up but once it's warmed up and under load?...she runs like a sewing machine...with well synched carb's of course
According to the specs?...compared too my busa she's only got 113rwhp but she rolls on real smooth and competent like enough to remind me of my busa...especially when my last bike was a metric cruiser! LOL!
bottom line?...if I can't remedy the cam chain rattle by addressing the CCT?...there may soon come a day that I'm back in the market for a bike I know well...as once again?...I may be in the market for a sweet used busa but until then?...I'll do my best to love and be thankful for what I have....which is also my first sport-bike ever that qualified for a...(wait for it)...
"ANTIQUE LICENSE PLATE"
but at 60 years old?...we match!...creaks, rattles and all! LOL!
Wish me luck and thanks for reading...Jinkster
I owned my '03 Busa and attended rally's and posted here for 8 years and due to health issues felt that hyper-bikes was no longer a great idea for me which is when I sold my beloved busa and climbed on a Kawasaki Vulcan 1500 classic (my first ever V-twin/Metric Cruiser) and?...fought back the tears as I rode it home because it didn't want to go anymore than it didn't want to stop as I began tom view it as my idea of a nursing home on wheels! LOL!...but hey...at least I was on two wheels and could get a few slight leans in?
Anyway...after 4 years of ^^That^^?...I grew so bored with the bike that I could hardly muster up the desire to ride it enough to keep the battery charged and when 10,000 miles rolled by and the new set of Avon Cobra tires I put on were due for replacement?...I couldn't bring myself to waste the money or the rubber putting on a new set and sold the bike...a year ago...and for the first time since my first two daughters were born?...I went bike-less for the past year.
Until last week...when despite my families worst fears?...somewhere between my new year pharmaceutical deductions and working overtime?...I managed to scrape together enough cash to buy an extremely used bike with not a whole lot of miles on the cheap because I just couldn't take life without a bike anymore and found a 1988 CB1000F Honda Hurricane listed for $1,800 on FB Marketplace and met the owner and bought it last week and haven't stopped smiling since but did stop driving my truck too work! LOL!
It's only got 27,800 miles on the odo but has a cam chain rattle from hades that would send a lesser man diving for the kill switch at cold start up but once it's warmed up and under load?...she runs like a sewing machine...with well synched carb's of course
According to the specs?...compared too my busa she's only got 113rwhp but she rolls on real smooth and competent like enough to remind me of my busa...especially when my last bike was a metric cruiser! LOL!
bottom line?...if I can't remedy the cam chain rattle by addressing the CCT?...there may soon come a day that I'm back in the market for a bike I know well...as once again?...I may be in the market for a sweet used busa but until then?...I'll do my best to love and be thankful for what I have....which is also my first sport-bike ever that qualified for a...(wait for it)...
"ANTIQUE LICENSE PLATE"
but at 60 years old?...we match!...creaks, rattles and all! LOL!
Wish me luck and thanks for reading...Jinkster