Just bought my 40th Anniversary Edition yesterday. Riding Harley's for 15yrs and I will say what a difference. I cannot beleive the power of this bike.The dealer almost scared me into not buying it.I really like the handling and response.Any tips from you experienced Busa riders is appreciated!
Welcome...
With 15 Years under your belt on a cruiser? You don't need much "road hazard advice".
I only have about a month of seat time on the Busa so my initial thoughts are pretty fresh.
Specific to the Busa, there are a few things you should maybe be aware of with your new ride.
1. The Busa Carries 51% of it's weight on the front. You really do not get any sort of useful power out of the rear brake. Remember this when it comes time to hit the brakes. USE the Front brake, a lot! Find a good balance of course but the fronts are critical on a sport bike.
2. Watch your corner entry speeds. It took me a few days, 3-400 miles to adjust to the deceptively high rate of speed you end up carrying on the busa. I kept freaking storming into corners unintentionally. Fortunately the busa suspension does a good job. You may find yourself frequently traveling faster than you thought you were going and not just in corners, everywhere.
3. The Busa makes a lot of different noises, kind of rattly when you let the clutch out in neutral, weird intake farts and grumbles etc. Feel free to ask if any of them cause concern.
4. For Comfort of wrists and a windscreen worth a damn? See Heli-bars, and Get a Zero Gravity, PowerBronze or similar Double Bubble screen. They make a big difference in being able to see your gauges. Bars make a big difference in wrist/shoulder comfort. So I have heard anyway, I have yet to get them.
5. The Busa eats rear tires, I mean eats rear tires...Lemme reiterate...eats rears...
6. Enjoy the thing man, it will put a grin on your face that is never coming off.
Later
Rev