Good story Booker. I remember you from the ZX11 Board. What a difference the Busa makes huh? I used to think the ZX11 was the best all around bike. Then I rode the XX and I thought, it's bit better in terms of refinement but it sure handled nice. But the Busa just stomps on the XX in terms of handling & power. Turns that would make you slow down on the XX & absolutely freak out on the ZX11 is a walk in the park for the Busa.
However, rider ability is always the biggest deciding factor. I went riding on Sunday too and was going pretty fast. Well, I thought I was going pretty fast since I was scrubbing the edges of my BT56's already. The "Chicken Strip" on the left side of my rear is gone and almost the same on the right side. That's when guy on an RC51 passed me. He did it on the straight and gave me a nice wave. I don't go full bore in the straights between corners cause I'm not that good on the brakes. Instead, I ride a fast version of The Pace. Roll on the power to accelerate, roll off the power to slow for the corners and setup entry speed. So after the RC51 passes me, I wave back and try to keep up with him. No way no how. He was carrying so much more speed on corner entry than I felt comfortable with. Thus, I let him go. I guess I'm average fast but not THAT fast!
So far, I haven't encountered any 12's in the twisties. Would love to though.
[This message has been edited by Rogue (edited 24 July 2000).]
However, rider ability is always the biggest deciding factor. I went riding on Sunday too and was going pretty fast. Well, I thought I was going pretty fast since I was scrubbing the edges of my BT56's already. The "Chicken Strip" on the left side of my rear is gone and almost the same on the right side. That's when guy on an RC51 passed me. He did it on the straight and gave me a nice wave. I don't go full bore in the straights between corners cause I'm not that good on the brakes. Instead, I ride a fast version of The Pace. Roll on the power to accelerate, roll off the power to slow for the corners and setup entry speed. So after the RC51 passes me, I wave back and try to keep up with him. No way no how. He was carrying so much more speed on corner entry than I felt comfortable with. Thus, I let him go. I guess I'm average fast but not THAT fast!
So far, I haven't encountered any 12's in the twisties. Would love to though.
[This message has been edited by Rogue (edited 24 July 2000).]