Traded in my HD for a gen 1

[Windtherapy]

Traded in my night rod special + cash for a 06 Hayabusa, tail tidy and dominator exhaust. Got bored of the HD and not being able to turn normally without scratching a foot peg. Mostly ride highways and country roads. Any riders from Sweden here?

[Red05]

Welcome! I'm a long way from Sweden but you made a great choice. You drag the pegs on that Busa and you're really doing something lol.

[BigBSBusa]

Welcome to the .org! Congrats on the new-to-you ride.

[Kiwi Rider]

Welcome along, we need pics, riding history and bike info immediately . . we all have an insatiable desire for these necessities, oh and thanks for ABBA, as for Volvo . . not so much.
HD to a Busa, hmmmm. . . good luck my friend, the Busa, unlike a Hogley Doglison, has power and plenty to spare! Great choice though.
Enjoy.

[Dopey]

Traded in my night rod special + cash for a 06 Hayabusa, tail tidy and dominator exhaust. Got bored of the HD and not being able to turn normally without scratching a foot peg. Mostly ride highways and country roads. Any riders from Sweden here?

Great choice you made, welcome to the org and feel free to post some pics of your busa. We love pics around here

[Kiwi Rider]

Great choice you made, welcome to the org and feel free to post some pics of your busa. We live for pics around here

There, I fixed it for ya. . . lol

[CBXRider]

Some of us (love) pics too. 06 was a good year!

[Berlin Germany]

Traded in my night rod special + cash for a 06 Hayabusa, tail tidy and dominator exhaust. Got bored of the HD and not being able to turn normally without scratching a foot peg. Mostly ride highways and country roads. Any riders from Sweden here?

not sweden but germany, berlin ~ 500 km away from malmö / lund where a fj1200 buddy lives

welcome and good luck with the busa
and if you want it a bit more agile for the curvy roads up there in the north
or if you search info beside the manual have look at my homepage

[Windtherapy]

Thanks for the welcome! Can’t wait for the snow to disappear and I fire it up. Here’s pics!

[Tetsuo1000]

Looks good! You will love it

[Bumblebee]

Welcome, they don't come much cleaner than that bike...you will enjoy riding that bike for certain.

Just by looking at that bike, Suzuki had their hands full trying to improve the design over the gen 1 in making the gen 3.

[Slowstang305]

Wow shes beautiful! I'm a reformed HD owner also. Welcome to the club, you will never look back!

[BigBSBusa]

Very nice! One of my favorite color schemes.

[Windtherapy]

Thanks everyone!
It was kinda funny how it all went down. Always wanted a hayabusa since 2004ish but somehow got the irk for a cruiser and ended up with another of my “dream bikes” in the night rod. Anyhow, saw the ad for this gen 1 and the dealership was on my way home from work. Went in and talked to the seller, he got it started up for me and I did a safety check. What immediately got my attention was the quality of the bike. The response of the throttle, the smoothness of the engine and the steering. It blew me away how much better put together it was compared to my porsche built HD!
Scrambled some numbers immediately and did the trade. I get the busa delivered as soon as riding season starts and the dealership gets it inspected at the DMV.
Thanks again for the warm welcome! Looking forward to spring!

[Bumblebee]

Thanks everyone!
It was kinda funny how it all went down. Always wanted a hayabusa since 2004ish but somehow got the irk for a cruiser and ended up with another of my “dream bikes” in the night rod. Anyhow, saw the ad for this gen 1 and the dealership was on my way home from work. Went in and talked to the seller, he got it started up for me and I did a safety check. What immediately got my attention was the quality of the bike. The response of the throttle, the smoothness of the engine and the steering. It blew me away how much better put together it was compared to my porsche built HD!
Scrambled some numbers immediately and did the trade. I get the busa delivered as soon as riding season starts and the dealership gets it inspected at the DMV.
Looking forward to spring!

I have a buddy who has a Night Train V Rod...he used to think it was fast until he tried to put a smack down on my Hayabusa and I....

For what it is the V Rod is a cool bike too.

[Windtherapy]

I have a buddy who has a Night Train V Rod...he used to think it was fast until he tried to put a smack down on my Hayabusa and I....

For what it is the V Rod is a cool bike too.

Yeah the v-rod is cool for sure. My main issue with is was rideability. They are decent 11 sec bikes on a straight line. As soon as you hit a corner or roundabout it’s like navigating a train. Try turning normally and you scrape the exhaust or foot peg.

[Tb3]

good lookin gen 1!!!
I could be mistaken, but wasn't the "night train" that harley started back in the 90s is what started the "blacked out" or "murdered out" fad that has become so popular now with so many makes and model bikes? I'm a fan of blacked out factory bikes myself as I've had a couple

[Windtherapy]

good lookin gen 1!!!
I could be mistaken, but wasn't the "night train" that harley started back in the 90s is what started the "blacked out" or "murdered out" fad that has become so popular now with so many makes and model bikes? I'm a fan of blacked out factory bikes myself as I've had a couple

Not sure when the trend started. I do remember the night rods really kicking it off though in the early 2000’s, especially the modded out ones with 300 kits!