Purchase gen 2
- Thread starter Timberdog
- Start date
- Joined
- Oct 8, 2008
- Messages
- 4,946
Gen 2s are pretty bulletproof. Aside from an occasional second gear issue in a few Gen1s they too are pretty bulletproof. You'll find several members here with North of 100K on both generations.
- Joined
- Jan 28, 2019
- Messages
- 2,283
+1 what others have said
I'd add being familiar with what a stock Gen2 looks like. These bikes are often heavily modified, and knowing what those mods are can be a helpful guide during the shopping phase, like, for instance:
HTH
Good luck with the search!
I'd add being familiar with what a stock Gen2 looks like. These bikes are often heavily modified, and knowing what those mods are can be a helpful guide during the shopping phase, like, for instance:
- Modified exhaust
- upgraded brakes (master cylinder, pads, rotors, calipers)
- Suspension mods
- rearsets
- Frame sliders
- Does it include the hump (rear cowl)?
- Have they done the PAIR valve delete?
- Has it been dyno'd / flashed ECU? (ask them what they changed in the ECU)
- handlebar risers?
- OEM sprockets, or not?
- Electronic add-ons? (heated grips, etc.)
- Do they have a service log?
- What type of oil are they running?
HTH
Good luck with the search!
- Joined
- Oct 11, 2023
- Messages
- 2,985
Put down a $1000 deposit on a black Gen II at Corona Motorsports today and will ride it home next weekend,OTD cash price including all fees,taxes,etc. came to $12,734 and i can live with it...but i'm so broke now i can't even pay attention.
Thinking i'm going with the Tsukigi Cannon full exhaust,New Image seat,Heli-Bars,and a dark smoke double bubble screen and then leave it the hell alone for a while before i think about too many other mods.
Thinking i'm going with the Tsukigi Cannon full exhaust,New Image seat,Heli-Bars,and a dark smoke double bubble screen and then leave it the hell alone for a while before i think about too many other mods.
This one came from @piratediverjefff & it was built before the available abs , which personally I could do without it *
- Joined
- Oct 5, 2010
- Messages
- 734
- Joined
- Oct 6, 2025
- Messages
- 85
Welcome, another UK Busa owner here
- Joined
- Jun 8, 2009
- Messages
- 22,787
That one is the right color!
- Joined
- Jun 14, 2010
- Messages
- 2,085
A few early Gen-1’s had Reg / Rec issues and a recall, a few early ones had clutch bolts work loose. Both should have been fixed long ago.
Most of the Gen-2 is no different to buying any other used bike .
For me….
The 08-12 is the last of the low tech brutes. No ABS.
A fraction lighter, a fraction less clutter, a fraction easier to do braided lines, and maybe a better feel at the lever.
The 13-20 does have Brembo calipers although not modern ones.
The ABS isn’t a big deal, it works but it’s still a quite crude and dated system. Only thing it gets you is a choice of a wider range of newer bikes. I rode several early and late Gen-2’s, then bought a 2011.
Most of the Gen-2 is no different to buying any other used bike .
For me….
The 08-12 is the last of the low tech brutes. No ABS.
A fraction lighter, a fraction less clutter, a fraction easier to do braided lines, and maybe a better feel at the lever.
The 13-20 does have Brembo calipers although not modern ones.
The ABS isn’t a big deal, it works but it’s still a quite crude and dated system. Only thing it gets you is a choice of a wider range of newer bikes. I rode several early and late Gen-2’s, then bought a 2011.
Gen 2's had the rectifier and clutch bolt issues. I bought a very nice 2008 a couple years ago, and found the rectifier recall had not been done so I had the local shop complete it. It was a challenge for them to figure out if it needed it and how to get the part ordered.
Similar threads
