Some help on buying a Gen 2
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Enough is enough... Red 2020 Busa coming home with Cody. MV Augusta will remain with him as well but the new Busa will do what it does best.... steal your heart. It’s in the crate.... so, pictures to follow.
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my experience is that really every used / pre owned bike brings following costs of around 500-1,000 € for maintenance etc., even it looks like brand new.
remember the age of all oils / oil based grease
they all are over aged after 5 years.
my favorite oil producer "ROWE" for the fork oil (5 W 20) prints the fill-in-date and the best-before-date onto its cans.
the 6 cans i bought new two days ago have a stamp with f.i. 03/2020 and b.b. 03/2025 .
so if the bike is older than 5 years it needs new fork oil - if it stood in the showroom or was used on roads doen´t matter - its life is over.
the same behavior you also have at all greases.
esp. in the swingarm and suspension needle bearings. (for good maintanence the swingarm has to be pulled all 5-6 years).
what about the bearings in the rims?
still original, only one side "metal sealed (ha ha ha
)" as used by ALL japs ?
crap!
there you should only use double side rubber sealed (2RS) .
bearing in steering head still ball-bearings as used by ALL japs ?
crap too!
tapered roller bearings are a top priority at the busa.
now make a calculation of what it will cost you if all this work has to be done in the workshop. hell!
and to hell too for all the nice shining oem pieces (for showrooms etc.) - technique is allways forgotten - only the look is at place 1 - what a damn crap.
and
@all
my experience is that really every used / pre owned bike brings following costs of around 500-1,000 € for maintenance etc., even it looks like brand new.
remember the age of all oils / oil based grease
they all are over aged after 5 years.
my favorite oil producer "ROWE" for the fork oil (5 W 20) prints the fill-in-date and the best-before-date onto its cans.
the 6 cans i bought new two days ago have a stamp with f.i. 03/2020 and b.b. 03/2025 .
so if the bike is older than 5 years it needs new fork oil - if it stood in the showroom or was used on roads doen´t matter - its life is over.
the same behavior you also have at all greases.
esp. in the swingarm and suspension needle bearings. (for good maintanence the swingarm has to be pulled all 5-6 years).
what about the bearings in the rims?
still original, only one side "metal sealed (ha ha ha
)" as used by ALL japs ?crap!
there you should only use double side rubber sealed (2RS) .
bearing in steering head still ball-bearings as used by ALL japs ?
crap too!
tapered roller bearings are a top priority at the busa.
now make a calculation of what it will cost you if all this work has to be done in the workshop. hell!
and to hell too for all the nice shining oem pieces (for showrooms etc.) - technique is allways forgotten - only the look is at place 1 - what a damn crap.
Kelly Blue Book value if interested in the value between the 2 years.
2009...$7,195.oo
2013...$9,080.oo
A difference of...$1,885.oo
if you were reselling down the road,etc.
Rubb.
2009...$7,195.oo
2013...$9,080.oo
A difference of...$1,885.oo
if you were reselling down the road,etc.
Rubb.
Oh,the 2013 Limited Edition ABS commands a bit higher of a price.
60 bucks more...
Rubb.
@hayabusanator
and
@all
my experience is that really every used / pre owned bike brings following costs of around 500-1,000 € for maintenance etc., even it looks like brand new.
remember the age of all oils / oil based grease
they all are over aged after 5 years.
my favorite oil producer "ROWE" for the fork oil (5 W 20) prints the fill-in-date and the best-before-date onto its cans.
the 6 cans i bought new two days ago have a stamp with f.i. 03/2020 and b.b. 03/2025 .
so if the bike is older than 5 years it needs new fork oil - if it stood in the showroom or was used on roads doen´t matter - its life is over.
the same behavior you also have at all greases.
esp. in the swingarm and suspension needle bearings. (for good maintanence the swingarm has to be pulled all 5-6 years).
what about the bearings in the rims?
still original, only one side "metal sealed (ha ha ha
crap!
there you should only use double side rubber sealed (2RS) .
bearing in steering head still ball-bearings as used by ALL japs ?
crap too!
tapered roller bearings are a top priority at the busa.
now make a calculation of what it will cost you if all this work has to be done in the workshop. hell!
and to hell too for all the nice shining oem pieces (for showrooms etc.) - technique is allways forgotten - only the look is at place 1 - what a damn crap.
If we were to follow this formula on buying used, nobody would buy used...doom and gloom is never the go to way for me.
I've bought used bikes and have never had any major issues....there are signs to look for and if you are experienced to see those signs, you will be GTG.
To the OP @hayabusanator you had better buy one of them soon before someone talks you out of it or scares you off.
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I love the yin and yang of the opposing sides of buying used. To some degree they are all true at the same time and we merely choose our compromises.
For a little comparison....here is a dreamer selling his bike with more miles and a year older for quite a bit more than that '09..
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Thanks for all the help.. well it ended up not mattering. Went to get the 09 and had no oil in the forks and there was a dent in them as well . The 13 had similar problems. But thanks for all the help.. ended up with an 08 with 7k miles in it that was well maintenanced.. I'm redoing all maintenance anyways for comfort of mind.. thanks for all the help! And got the 08 for 5k
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Hi guys - just north of Toronto Canada and finally with 1 in University, 1 in College and 1 still in high school I was able to do some spending on me and pulled the trigger on a 2009 silver Busa. Haven't had a chance to ride it yet (freezing rain still this morning and now saving for...
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With all due respect, no one's gonna believe you bought a gen2 until you post pics.
And it better be a red gen2
With all due respect, no one's gonna believe you bought a gen2 until you post pics.
And it better be a red gen2
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Lol
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There she is
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First ride out Sunday Eve.
Good choice, bike looks clean and ready to ride...it that a single Yosh on there?
Looks like someone took the time to polish out the frame....any other mods done to it?
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