Hi, I'm new and I just traded a six week old 2005 Suzuki Bandit in on a new 2005 Hayabusa (yes, I was raped). I have a centerstand on order and I will install it no matter what, but, I hope it does not scrape. The Bandit was a fine bike, with a stock centerstand, and it handled much better than my 1987 MotoGuzzi Lemans SE which I purchased new and still have, but the Bandit was slower in the 1/4 than my 2003 Mustang Cobra, and I am a 1/4 mile junkie. The Hayabusa seems faster than the car, so that is good.
I have been reading all the threads for about a week, or longer, and, it reminds me a lot of the Mustang Cobra boards. I guess modding is universal, and it comes with the same pitfalls.
So, I will be lurking. I do not wish to mod the Hayabusa without plenty of research since the Holeshot exhaust that I put on my Bandit sounded wonderful, but, it harmed the throttle response at lower speeds. I know because when I put the Bandit back to stock to trade it in, it ran sharper. I'd love some more exhaust authority on the Hayabusa, but, there are no tuners where I live and even slip ons apparently hurt the bottom end on a stock bike if I read the posts on this site properly.
So, I have introduced myself. And, the site is very informative. Now I have to learn how to ride all over again, and, I have been riding for over 40 years.
BTW: I really want the 16/42 gear mod. But, is the speed corrector easy to install, and do the gears install easily too? I have 4.10's in my Cobra, so, I like gears.
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I have been reading all the threads for about a week, or longer, and, it reminds me a lot of the Mustang Cobra boards. I guess modding is universal, and it comes with the same pitfalls.
So, I will be lurking. I do not wish to mod the Hayabusa without plenty of research since the Holeshot exhaust that I put on my Bandit sounded wonderful, but, it harmed the throttle response at lower speeds. I know because when I put the Bandit back to stock to trade it in, it ran sharper. I'd love some more exhaust authority on the Hayabusa, but, there are no tuners where I live and even slip ons apparently hurt the bottom end on a stock bike if I read the posts on this site properly.
So, I have introduced myself. And, the site is very informative. Now I have to learn how to ride all over again, and, I have been riding for over 40 years.
BTW: I really want the 16/42 gear mod. But, is the speed corrector easy to install, and do the gears install easily too? I have 4.10's in my Cobra, so, I like gears.
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