Yup...The STTB is ready to roll. Took a bit of doing,but totally worth it...yer gonna love it.
Here it is...The Super-Touring-Turbo-Busa AKA STTB...
Huh huh...whatcha think...
I know...it's it's...uhhmmm...
I get a feeling when I look at "The Black Bastid" now...is a kind of growing feeling,a sensation...yup,here it is
It's downright fugly.
It took some work too. Guy who sold me the top case and mounts said I was "Good to go"...
It would all work together and be "easy-peasy" you know "Plug N' Play"
Well,fug you buddy,plug n play my azz. Several issues made me work a bit harder than I figured.
With the extended swingarm and fatty tire there was no way to fit the bottom support bracket from each point. The tire is to far back,and the bike sits to low for clearance.
I was going to re-install the OEM plate/tag/fender which is supposed to hold the rear mount bracket on a stock Busa. The tail is to low, and even with my rear air-ride suspension adjusted to max height,there was no room to fit the fender. Thanks again thou @Big E for mailing that to me. It was supposed to make that 4th attachment point a breeze. Nope.
Also my way cool expensive LED plate/tag mount from RoaringToyz had to go bye-bye. They hang off the un-used exhaust hanger and look really sharp,but that's where a hardbag has to sit now.
So that was couple weeks ago and I was fairly happy with the results. Had to scrap those things...but it looked tidy and not bad.Just enuff clearance...good 2 go.
Mounting the hardware for the top case presented a few more challenges. Even thou "Mr.Plug n Play" said no worries,I had a feeling. The hardbags mount in 3 places now instead of 4. The 2 top mounts utilize the frankenstein bolt hole and the cargo net bolt hole on an OEM grab rail.
Well the new hardware for the top case requires removal of the grab rail,can't use it. Oh goodie. So I make the bag frame and the top case frame share the same front mounting point by over lapping them.Looks decent. The 2 are spaced out,away from the body work.
At the rear where the grab bar was attached there no way to over lap the 2 without welding something up possibly having to join the frames together which I dont want to do because I want the choice of bags or top case or both with 2 minute changes. So faced with this...
So I make a little bent,twisted bracket to mount both thru the same attachment point,get the clearance I need from the bodywork and have the bags line up perfectly with the lines of tail and bike.I come up with this...
So being somewhat happy with all that I had to pick a spot to mount my plate and really no location worked. The tag looked ugly (nevermind,I know the whole thing looks fugly) no matter where I put it. It blocked the brake light or looked out of place,blocked access to the trunk key...
whatever. So I chose this TEMP spot for now. It partially blocks the left turn sig but I seldom use turn indicators anyway.
You'll have to excuse the mess,we are being kicked out of this space (Nov.30th) which we enjoyed for 33 years so things are a little chaotic. I took a couple hours today to de-tach from the situ and my friends grief and just play with my toy.
So the idea is re-kindle a dream I had back in 2005 or 6,cant remem. I was to set off from my little island and go for a ride. I had set aside 8-10 weeks for the tour. Awesome and welcoming Org members insisted on visits in about 15-20 states (un sure really of the number). They told me to just show up,stay as long as I wanted,get there anytime,all I could eat,drink and be Mary
...as I was not going to adhere to any kind of rigid schedule. Everyone was super about it. Anyways at the time I had a mint running 2000 Busa,a giant pocket full of cash and the time to ride/visit and explore. The route was to be B.C. > Wash > Org > Na > Az > NM > Tx > Okla >then all of the south-west > Fla > then up the east coast probably crossing back into Canada somewhere around NY ,then to the farthest point east in Canada then ride back to the west coast stopping a lot, all via HWY 1. The Trans Canada Highway. Its the 4th longest hi-way on the planet, 4,859 miles.
That WAS the plan. I was leaving in June I think,maybe July...I was to leave on the Monday. Went for a ride with a buddy the day before...Sunday afternoon and WHAM. Got run over. Not only did the trip of a lifetime go down the toilet, it was a fairly life altering experience. Busted my body up pretty good,the brain injury was the worst of it.
So perhaps next summer,I shall try again. Its a dream for sure, but perhaps it can be done. Shoe string budget...way shorter time in the saddle taking breaks for days probably,not hours.Most likely not the trip as planned like it was. Who knows.
Wanted to thank those who helped me get the hardbags back home (sold them out of sadness/crushed dreams really) as funds were/are tight and the opertunity presented itself. THANKS GUYS for bringing them home. It meant the world to me.
So that's the story of why I've ugly'd up my Busa. Created the "STTB"
There is one cool thing thou...might it be the fastest "touring bike" you've seen
Maybe one day it will pull in your driveway...if it does...DON'T SHOOT.
Thanks for checking it out, peace and love and all that krap
,
Rubb.
Here it is...The Super-Touring-Turbo-Busa AKA STTB...
Huh huh...whatcha think...
I get a feeling when I look at "The Black Bastid" now...is a kind of growing feeling,a sensation...yup,here it is
It's downright fugly.
It took some work too. Guy who sold me the top case and mounts said I was "Good to go"...
It would all work together and be "easy-peasy" you know "Plug N' Play"
Well,fug you buddy,plug n play my azz. Several issues made me work a bit harder than I figured.
With the extended swingarm and fatty tire there was no way to fit the bottom support bracket from each point. The tire is to far back,and the bike sits to low for clearance.
I was going to re-install the OEM plate/tag/fender which is supposed to hold the rear mount bracket on a stock Busa. The tail is to low, and even with my rear air-ride suspension adjusted to max height,there was no room to fit the fender. Thanks again thou @Big E for mailing that to me. It was supposed to make that 4th attachment point a breeze. Nope.
Also my way cool expensive LED plate/tag mount from RoaringToyz had to go bye-bye. They hang off the un-used exhaust hanger and look really sharp,but that's where a hardbag has to sit now.
So that was couple weeks ago and I was fairly happy with the results. Had to scrap those things...but it looked tidy and not bad.Just enuff clearance...good 2 go.
Mounting the hardware for the top case presented a few more challenges. Even thou "Mr.Plug n Play" said no worries,I had a feeling. The hardbags mount in 3 places now instead of 4. The 2 top mounts utilize the frankenstein bolt hole and the cargo net bolt hole on an OEM grab rail.
Well the new hardware for the top case requires removal of the grab rail,can't use it. Oh goodie. So I make the bag frame and the top case frame share the same front mounting point by over lapping them.Looks decent. The 2 are spaced out,away from the body work.
At the rear where the grab bar was attached there no way to over lap the 2 without welding something up possibly having to join the frames together which I dont want to do because I want the choice of bags or top case or both with 2 minute changes. So faced with this...
So I make a little bent,twisted bracket to mount both thru the same attachment point,get the clearance I need from the bodywork and have the bags line up perfectly with the lines of tail and bike.I come up with this...
So being somewhat happy with all that I had to pick a spot to mount my plate and really no location worked. The tag looked ugly (nevermind,I know the whole thing looks fugly) no matter where I put it. It blocked the brake light or looked out of place,blocked access to the trunk key...
whatever. So I chose this TEMP spot for now. It partially blocks the left turn sig but I seldom use turn indicators anyway.You'll have to excuse the mess,we are being kicked out of this space (Nov.30th) which we enjoyed for 33 years so things are a little chaotic. I took a couple hours today to de-tach from the situ and my friends grief and just play with my toy.
So the idea is re-kindle a dream I had back in 2005 or 6,cant remem. I was to set off from my little island and go for a ride. I had set aside 8-10 weeks for the tour. Awesome and welcoming Org members insisted on visits in about 15-20 states (un sure really of the number). They told me to just show up,stay as long as I wanted,get there anytime,all I could eat,drink and be Mary
That WAS the plan. I was leaving in June I think,maybe July...I was to leave on the Monday. Went for a ride with a buddy the day before...Sunday afternoon and WHAM. Got run over. Not only did the trip of a lifetime go down the toilet, it was a fairly life altering experience. Busted my body up pretty good,the brain injury was the worst of it.
So perhaps next summer,I shall try again. Its a dream for sure, but perhaps it can be done. Shoe string budget...way shorter time in the saddle taking breaks for days probably,not hours.Most likely not the trip as planned like it was. Who knows.
Wanted to thank those who helped me get the hardbags back home (sold them out of sadness/crushed dreams really) as funds were/are tight and the opertunity presented itself. THANKS GUYS for bringing them home. It meant the world to me.
So that's the story of why I've ugly'd up my Busa. Created the "STTB"
There is one cool thing thou...might it be the fastest "touring bike" you've seen
Maybe one day it will pull in your driveway...if it does...DON'T SHOOT.
Thanks for checking it out, peace and love and all that krap
,Rubb.
But you cant beat the piratical usage of them Quick release on and off option is good take care man 
when it gets warmer again around the beginning of april or so and i will report.
