MrMoo
Registered
Howdy!
I just picked up a new 09 gray Hayabusa from Village Motorsports in VA today. I put just over 100 miles on it bringing it home and was a bit disappointed by the feel of the bike. I was miserable and really couldn't wait to be off of it after such a short trip. Seems I have a REAL bad case of engine vibration that I see others have on here starting around 4000rpm. Moved up from a 96 GSXR 750 that I hated for long rides due to seat position and buzzing that I attributed to the factory cam tensioner that I never replaced. Everyone seemed to say that the Busa would be in a world of comfort better then my previous bike. So far I've kept it below 5000rpm per break in but the couple of times I approached 5000rpm on the highway the vibration stopped being a buzz and felt much worse like the engine was out of balance or something. It comes through the handlebars, the pegs, the tank. Really kinda killed my enjoyment of the bike. I hope this isn't just a "normal" thing as the power isn't worth it if I can't stand to be on the damn thing.
I have a call into the shop to see what they say. I plan to look into some comfort mods like raising the bars, foam grips, and perhaps a gel seat but wow what a crappy way to have my introduction.
Aaron
Richmond, VA
'09 Gray Busa
I just picked up a new 09 gray Hayabusa from Village Motorsports in VA today. I put just over 100 miles on it bringing it home and was a bit disappointed by the feel of the bike. I was miserable and really couldn't wait to be off of it after such a short trip. Seems I have a REAL bad case of engine vibration that I see others have on here starting around 4000rpm. Moved up from a 96 GSXR 750 that I hated for long rides due to seat position and buzzing that I attributed to the factory cam tensioner that I never replaced. Everyone seemed to say that the Busa would be in a world of comfort better then my previous bike. So far I've kept it below 5000rpm per break in but the couple of times I approached 5000rpm on the highway the vibration stopped being a buzz and felt much worse like the engine was out of balance or something. It comes through the handlebars, the pegs, the tank. Really kinda killed my enjoyment of the bike. I hope this isn't just a "normal" thing as the power isn't worth it if I can't stand to be on the damn thing.
I have a call into the shop to see what they say. I plan to look into some comfort mods like raising the bars, foam grips, and perhaps a gel seat but wow what a crappy way to have my introduction.
Aaron
Richmond, VA
'09 Gray Busa
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