Johnny Bravo
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I've had my 08 almost 2 months now and my wife had never ridden on it yet. So we decided to take a nice 50 mile highway cruise while grandma and grandpa watched the little boy. I learned two new things about the bike.
1. I downloaded a speedometer app on my iphone and using the GPS, compared the speed on the phone with the speedometer on the bike. The bike speedo is about 9-10% optimistic. When the bike read 85 mph, the GPS read about 77 mph. When the bike read 90 mph, the GPS read about 81 mph. I guess that's ok for keeping you from getting speeding tickets but I would assume it's artificially inflating the mileage on the bike a bit, as well. Now thinking about a speedo healer. Not an absolute necessity. I guess it's better to be going slower than you thought. But now that I know it's off, it's probably going to bug me.
2. The Busa does not know that there is a passenger on the back, nor does it care. I am 230 lbs, my wife is 118 lbs. When we would ride on my 954rr, having a passenger was VERY noticeable. It required a fair amount more throttle and clutch slip pulling away from a stop, more throttle to get up to speed, and more stopping distance for the brakes. Riding with a passenger on the Busa is like towing a sea doo with a semi. It performed the exact same with her on the back as without her on the back. Didn't require any more throttle to pull away from a stop and didn't require any additional brake pull or braking distance to stop. And on the highway, it was like she wasn't even there. I am really pleased with what a comfortable, easy-to-manage 2-up sport bike this is. She had a blast. She's tiny, but even she commented how much more comfy the passenger seat and seating position is on the Hayabusa is compared to the postage stamp on the 954rr.
Every day I ride this bike, I fall even more and more in love with it. Definitely one of my best purchases in a long time.
Picture of mini-me and me outside of g'mas house before the wife and I left.
1. I downloaded a speedometer app on my iphone and using the GPS, compared the speed on the phone with the speedometer on the bike. The bike speedo is about 9-10% optimistic. When the bike read 85 mph, the GPS read about 77 mph. When the bike read 90 mph, the GPS read about 81 mph. I guess that's ok for keeping you from getting speeding tickets but I would assume it's artificially inflating the mileage on the bike a bit, as well. Now thinking about a speedo healer. Not an absolute necessity. I guess it's better to be going slower than you thought. But now that I know it's off, it's probably going to bug me.
2. The Busa does not know that there is a passenger on the back, nor does it care. I am 230 lbs, my wife is 118 lbs. When we would ride on my 954rr, having a passenger was VERY noticeable. It required a fair amount more throttle and clutch slip pulling away from a stop, more throttle to get up to speed, and more stopping distance for the brakes. Riding with a passenger on the Busa is like towing a sea doo with a semi. It performed the exact same with her on the back as without her on the back. Didn't require any more throttle to pull away from a stop and didn't require any additional brake pull or braking distance to stop. And on the highway, it was like she wasn't even there. I am really pleased with what a comfortable, easy-to-manage 2-up sport bike this is. She had a blast. She's tiny, but even she commented how much more comfy the passenger seat and seating position is on the Hayabusa is compared to the postage stamp on the 954rr.
Every day I ride this bike, I fall even more and more in love with it. Definitely one of my best purchases in a long time.
Picture of mini-me and me outside of g'mas house before the wife and I left.