New '05 busa owner

[turin]

Hello all. I am picking up a black/silver busa ths monday. This will be my first japanese motorcycle. I've been riding Moto Guzzis for 20 years and Back in march I sold my '96 triumph daytona 1200. The busa will be a great replacement for the trumpy. The good and bad of the busa...she's got 700 miles on here and has been sitting in an arizona garage for 3 years untouched. Other draining the old fuel, and getting some new tires, (possibly a battery) what other precautions would you suggest for getting her back on the road? I'd rather not screw her up. Thanks!

 

[twotonevert]

Welcome to the oRg! While you are working on her, lube the chain and replace the brake fluid. You got the best year they made.

 

[kromdom]

hopefully the gas did not gum up inside the tank/lines (not to mention rust). not sure if gaskets will be dried/brittle (maybe tires too?) fork seals? welcome and best of luck

 

[darciedog1]

 

[tmf2004]

Welcome to the org.. another 05 owner..

 

[semi]

to the board and congrats on getting one of the bikes from the best year

 

[BigBSBusa]

Don't know about the best year part, but congrats anyway! Think the list of things to check has been covered and welcome to the board.

 

[turin]

http://http://s247.photobucket.com/albums/gg138/Turin_photos/2005%20hayabusa/

 

[sleepless_red]

 

[delbert]

a good check over & sure she will be just fine

 

[rusheriv]

Linked the pics over for ya. Nice stable of bikes.
to the .oRg!

Definitely inspect the tank for rust and flush/clean the fuel system.

 

[ham4864]

thats the fastest color

 

[Fastfrog007]

Very nice, looks like ya got a brand new 05. 700mi doesent even warm these things up

 

[ky busa]

welcome same as my 05!

 

[jeff355]

aboard ! Nice Busa man. The others are nice too.

 

[turin]

Thanks for the link over! I did flush the gas tank, and put in fresh fuel with a healthy heaping of sea foam. I let that sit over night and repeated. No rusty looking stuff in the gas tank. The old gas will ignite (did a little back yard test The filter looks like new, all hoses are nice and supple, changed the oil etc. She really is like new. Friday I took her out. Holy $#!* . I had no Idea how spooky fast these thiings were. I'm no stranger to fast bikes. I've ridden Duc 888s' 999s'. I owned a Triumph 1200 Daytona, which in it's day was right up there with the ZX-11 and GSXR1100. This thing is in a different league. Right now she has 1,070 miles. Now how long until she is really broken in ? The guys on the Moto Guzzi forum got a big kick out of my review of this monster. Thanks for the warm welcome and this sight is a great wealth of information.

 

[Bansh]

Nice Busa! You have the best year AND the fastest color!

 

[aussiesuzukirider]

and enjoy the Busa the best Japanese bike out there

 

[071300r]

 

[vacivus]

to the dark side.