Hi to all,
Just recently found this site and have been spending a lot of time reading the board. Have gotten a lot of info already, so I figured who better to talk with than the real deal owners, both good and bad.
Looking at purchasing a Busa. Have been riding for about 20 years. Currently ride a Honda Valkyrie and a Bandit. The bandit will soon be my son's ride.
Have a concern about the comfort level of the bike. I like to ride several trips a year of 4-5 days of 300-400 miles per day. Valk works good for this, but is a bit tiring after a long day in the mountains and is sometimes a bigger bike than I want to ride. We try to ride mostly in the mountains or along the west coast.
I have read all the articles I could find about the bike, but most of these were about the 1999-2000 year. Looking to real Busa owners about real life riding.
Know it is fast, but does it handle the long trips and be user friendly to the backside, arms, shoulders, and back.
Have also read some potential problem. i.e. Abnornal chain stretching, frame fatigue and breakage, and fuel filter problems. Any truth to these problems?
Will be serious about purchase in summer or early fall, Maybe 2003 if there are improvements to the bike.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Gary
Just recently found this site and have been spending a lot of time reading the board. Have gotten a lot of info already, so I figured who better to talk with than the real deal owners, both good and bad.
Looking at purchasing a Busa. Have been riding for about 20 years. Currently ride a Honda Valkyrie and a Bandit. The bandit will soon be my son's ride.
Have a concern about the comfort level of the bike. I like to ride several trips a year of 4-5 days of 300-400 miles per day. Valk works good for this, but is a bit tiring after a long day in the mountains and is sometimes a bigger bike than I want to ride. We try to ride mostly in the mountains or along the west coast.
I have read all the articles I could find about the bike, but most of these were about the 1999-2000 year. Looking to real Busa owners about real life riding.
Know it is fast, but does it handle the long trips and be user friendly to the backside, arms, shoulders, and back.
Have also read some potential problem. i.e. Abnornal chain stretching, frame fatigue and breakage, and fuel filter problems. Any truth to these problems?
Will be serious about purchase in summer or early fall, Maybe 2003 if there are improvements to the bike.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Gary