pickin up new busa tonite

[chev982]

Well i go pick my new busa today(2nd in one yr) haha how many people get to do that??!! My first being the one thats burnt up. Anyways, i drove that one home in the rain too. My question is too all u wise busa drivers, Do i ride it home in the rain, or wait it out and let the curse be gone??

 

[thesnake]

Depends on how bad the rain is and how comfy you are ridin in the rain...



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[chev982]

rain doesn t bother me, im not sugar i dont melt. The last time i rode my new bike in its maiden ride in the rain, 2 months later it was burned to crisp!!

 

[zukracer]

heh, gotta trailer?

 

[Pipefighter248]

It's your call Chev. I had the same thing happen to me when I bought mine. Rode 2 hours home in the pouring rain. It wasn't a sprinkle, it was a down pour. To be honest with you the rain still couldn't dampen my feelings from getting to ride the busa for the first time. So it didn't bother me.

 

[Pipefighter248]

Also congrats on the new bike. What color?

 

[VaBusa]

I believe it's a right of passage to ride home in the rain...it rains on that first day for nearly everyone!

Just be careful...it goes well in the rain...

 

[chev982]

Also congrats on the new bike. What color?

I bought the red one, cuz well its the fast one haha

 

[Pipefighter248]

The reds look nice but the blue/silver are even faster.

 

[chev982]

Thanks guys and chickies
I think ill drive her home tonite, rain or not. its been 3 weeks without a powerful beast under me hhaha i cant wait any longer. at least this ride will last longer than the 30 secs it usually does

 

[tbonebusa]

I trucked the '03 home in a raging downpour....wouldn't want to ride california freeways in the rain. If it was me, I'd rather have the first ride be in nice weather, so I could focus on the bike without un-necessary distractions.

 

[STUNNAH]

I would not ride in the rain unless I absolutely had to...

 

[chev982]

well im from Ontario Canada, pretty much an open highway. by the way its not the first time riding a busa, this my second this yr.

Which maybe i should start another post but how many Canadians are on this site??

 

[1127 TO 1299]

I believe it's a right of passage to ride home in the rain...it rains on that first day for nearly everyone!

Just be careful...it goes well in the rain...

what she said.

there is a tread on the hayabusa curse.
many of us got rained on the first day!

It's like a blessing. It tells you: take it slowly on the first day.

Ride safe!

 

[BigBSBusa]

I don't like ridin' in the rain, so I would wait! Let it pass so you can enjoy the ride!

 

[Mr Gone]

cool

 

[Addicted to torque]

i'm from Canada With the Five months or so of decent riding weather, I can't afford to be a fair weather rider. Also your tires have tread patterns on them for a reason(it's not decoration).

enjoy your new ride!

 

[billbell]

I couldn't wait to ride mine. I was almost ready to puke from excitement! I got her Feb 20 this year and the roads were soaked. I even got caught riding around town in snow flurries the first night. Be careful on the new tires while it's wet out though.

 

[purplefalcon]

rain? rain is a good thing, it's the snow and ice later that you need to think twice about.

 

[EdC]

I rode mine 206 miles home and rode through a shower a little past half-way. But if the weather forecast had been for rain, I might have waited until the following weekend. After all, I hadn't ridden a bike in 20 years and the last one was a Gold Wing Interstate!

Ed