Ok, I'll give it a go then. This will sound like I'm trolling the forum...maybe I am and shouldn't even ask these questions. I ride Harleys and cruisers, never had a fast bike with the fastest one being a 76 Kawi KZ-900. I collect bikes since I been working overseas in Afghanistan and Iraq the past 10 years. Retired Navy, 60 years old, fat guy at 6'1". Riding a Busa would be like a monkey F'n a football. I currently have 6 bikes in my stable with the oldest purchase listed first. 1996 Gold Wing, 2004 Honda Rune, 2009 Yamaha Raider, 2011 Harley CVO Ultra, 2007 Harley Softail Custom and then a 2015 Road Glide Special. The last one is my favorite to ride during the 3 weeks a year I'm home in the US. The other 3 weeks are usually in Thailand and thinking about a Busa for there...or maybe just in the States. Bikes sitting in my shop for years on end is the biggest concern which it like death to a machine. Other than just selling them off, I have no choice.
So even thinking about adding a new leftover Busa to the stash is pretty stupid. But from what I've been reading so far tells me the beast can be tame when needed and then rip it up with a twist. I know I'll never use half of it's potential but I like the look of the bike and the reliability plus I'm sure with the big bore this beast has to sound tough as nails. A smart man would look at buying something smaller to get up to riding a sport bike...guess I ain't that smart. That's proven by even writing in your forum in the first place. I don't want a screaming super hi rpm bike and the rpm of this bike when combined with the bore size would give me the racing engine sound I'm after. Not sure if that makes sense, I know the Busa is a much higher RPM bike than any of the bikes I own, especially my tractors. Different ends of the spectrum between the Harley and the Busa and I'm not here to start a flame war. It is what it is and I just love bikes...but they need to be something special, at least in my head. I don't imagine there are many here who enjoy the HD and Busa but I might get surprised. With my normal riding style and size maybe the BMW K1600GT or GTL would suffice. I tried the GTL and while fast, I just didn't feel the bike.
With the Busa and many other bikes, you just dial in what you need and figure out what trips your trigger. Of course grabbing a hand full on a Harley and then doing the same thing with the Busa would probably put me in an urn. I guess my biggest question is how would I bend over enough to be comfortable on it. Rest my gut on the tank I guess. Maybe it's stupid to even consider a bike like this and in reality the thing to do instead of wasting your time is wait until I'm in the US next year and try one on for size. This is a spur of the moment thing and I can't watch You Tube at work so I'll fire up the site when I get off work tonight. But the sound of a big bore 4 banger like this has to be the sound I'm after along with the performance. I mean there a reason why you all bough one and why it has such a huge appreciation in the bike world. Not sure if I could get one for Thailand or not but the tax on Harleys and the R1200Rt BMW is huge. It would cost like $60,000 to buy a Road Glide in Thailand, I doubt the Busa would get much of a tax break there as well. Thinking used but I'd need to find one that hasn't been beat on. Ok gents, I'll stop wasting your time but curiosity has me wondering about this machine. Go big or go home. To get close to the same hp out of a Harley would be about the same cost as buying a newer Busa. With a 124ci engine running a Trask turbo system I'd get to the 200hp range but it would cost me around $12,000 to get there. The S&S flywheels would make the bottom end race ready to take on 300hp but as we all know, it wouldn't handle like a sport bike. I'm not worried about the Busa weight, heck it's probably the lightest bike I would have in my stable. Cheers and thanks for your time.
But starting off on one? 
I would pass if I were you. 
Aboard
