What Bikes Did You Have Before Making The Jump To The Busa

[RedBull]

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Sure glad I went from the scooter to a mini bike ~ because my Hayabusa motorcycle makes POWER *

 

[Uncle Jimmy]

I must say that I'm impressed by the list of nice bikes that you all have had. Unfortunately my first and only bike was the Busa.

Keep riding.

 

[Odin]

A buddy of mine rode a CB350 from south Texas to Northern California in the early 70s...damn near killed him! I always wanted the SL350. Loved View attachment 1578548the look.

That's a nice photo...I can't find ones of the CB350's I had, but I have a photo of the 1982 Suzuki GN400 E (with windscreen, sissy bar, and luggage rack installed. I use to do up to 400 mile round trips on that one cylinder kick start only bike. It was fun back then, however once I upgraded to the 1986 Suzuki Madura GV1200GL, I never missed the GN400 E, rode the Madura until for 15 years but just couldn't get parts for it anymore.

 

[Bobby914]

Well posting these is giving away how old I am, LOL. Yes the first one is meant to be on there 3 times, not because I liked the bike so much because they were cheap and I rode them into the ground before selling them.


1972 Honda CB350
1972 Honda CB350
1972 Honda CB350
1982 Suzuki GN400 E
1986 Suzuki Maduara GV1200GL
2001 Yamaha Roadstar Silverado XV1600AT
2010 Hyosung GT250R FI
2009 Kawasaki Ninja 650R
2008 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14R
2009 Suzuki Hayabusa GSX1300R

Ones I still have are in the photo....Ninja my son currently rides.View attachment 1578546

very similar stables! I got an 07 14 to match my white 09 Busa, but no cruiser yet.

 

[Bobby914]

 

[Kiwi Rider]

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Various trail bikes up until 1989, then road bikes!
'88 RG250
'86 GPZ400R
'85 GPZ900A1
'92 DR650
'91 GSXR1100M
'86 GSXR1100G
'85 GSXR750F with 1100G motor ( 7/11 )
'88 GSXR750J
'88 GSXR 7/11 (1100G motor)
'06 GSXR1000K6
'06 KTM 990 Super Moto
'09 KTM 990 Adventure S
'99 Hayabusa.

 

[ROADTOAD1340]

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Impressive lists of cycles Kiwi Rider , all choice rides . Looks like you got bit by the old oil burner Gixxer bug too bro . Cheers

 

[Kiwi Rider]

Impressive lists of cycles Kiwi Rider , all choice rides . Looks like you got bit by the old oil burner Gixxer bug too bro . Cheers

Heres my J model 7/11, some f%$*£kin maori stole it from my garage after emptying my flat and then crashed it. I got it back, repaired it and sold it shortly afterward.
It was a sweet bike!

 

[Kiwi Rider]

How about a few pics of your ride Toad

 

[ROADTOAD1340]

A couple of pics of an old oil burner / new update , in various stages of build / evolution . The first is being put together to with rear guard and chain guard to satisfy the anal retentive laws of the time . This bike 1100M '91 features a set of Marvics Magnesium Deltas 3.5" x 17" & 5.75" x 17", Yoshimura rearsets and stainless cyclone exhaust . L model full carbon tail section , Alcon 6 piston billet calipers and 320 iron rotors . Off set adjustable triples , aluminum top fairing bracket and zero gravity screen and lightech carbon mirrors . The swingarm is a Harris item , missing adjusters so using stockers . 520 chain conversion , but don't know if fitted then . Ugly indicators were replaced . The master cyl are Brembo .
The second pic is the same bike but earlier time , still with bottom offset triple , but top fixed with Yoshimura clamp . The tank is full carbon fibre , with 2 feed pingel for RS40 Mikuni . The mirrors were eventually replace with Magical Racing carbon , same as I run on Busa . This bike was refitted with Marvic Pentas magnesium 5 spoke in black , no carbon tank and was sold to my mate with 2 motors for it . One healthy stocker , and one wild build 1216cc kitted , extensively flowed head , valve springs , Webb cams , Carrillo rods , balanced crank , undercut gears , MRE lock up clutch and 40mm Mikunis . This was my old mates rebuilt motor from 1186cc 9.64 @ 146 mph motor . The black wheeled final build pictured elsewhere .

 

[tcolt45]

1996 Yamaha Seca II
1994 Honda Magna 750
2003 Honda VTX 1300
2014 Suzuki M109r Boss

2014 Hayabusa (current)

 

[sixpack577]

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05/06 gsxr1k
One of the best bikes ever built

 

[busa2001]

2001 Honda CBR 929RR.

 

[Kiwi Rider]

A couple of pics of an old oil burner / new update , in various stages of build / evolution . The first is being put together to with rear guard and chain guard to satisfy the anal retentive laws of the time . This bike 1100M '91 features a set of Marvics Magnesium Deltas 3.5" x 17" & 5.75" x 17", Yoshimura rearsets and stainless cyclone exhaust . L model full carbon tail section , Alcon 6 piston billet calipers and 320 iron rotors . Off set adjustable triples , aluminum top fairing bracket and zero gravity screen and lightech carbon mirrors . The swingarm is a Harris item , missing adjusters so using stockers . 520 chain conversion , but don't know if fitted then . Ugly indicators were replaced . The master cyl are Brembo .
The second pic is the same bike but earlier time , still with bottom offset triple , but top fixed with Yoshimura clamp . The tank is full carbon fibre , with 2 feed pingel for RS40 Mikuni . The mirrors were eventually replace with Magical Racing carbon , same as I run on Busa . This bike was refitted with Marvic Pentas magnesium 5 spoke in black , no carbon tank and was sold to my mate with 2 motors for it . One healthy stocker , and one wild build 1216cc kitted , extensively flowed head , valve springs , Webb cams , Carrillo rods , balanced crank , undercut gears , MRE lock up clutch and 40mm Mikunis . This was my old mates rebuilt motor from 1186cc 9.64 @ 146 mph motor . The black wheeled final build pictured elsewhere .View attachment 1578750
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Woah....
Now that's what I'm talkin' about, very very sweet, nice ride.

 

[Kiwi Rider]

Woah....
Now that's what I'm talkin' about, very very sweet, nice ride.

05/06 gsxr1k
One of the best bikes ever built

Amen to that.

 

[Terryzrx1200]

1979 Honda CB750F
2001 Kawasaki ZRX1200r
1998 Kawasaki ZX9r
1998 Honda CBR1100XX Blackbird
2008 Suzuki GSX1300r Hayabusa

 

[sixpack577]

1979 Honda CB750F
2001 Kawasaki ZRX1200r
1998 Kawasaki ZX9r
1998 Honda CBR1100XX Blackbird
2008 Suzuki GSX1300r Hayabusa

Great bikes
Any pics?

 

[Klutch556]

Nothing... Absolutely nothing lol. 2 years ago at 35yr old I decided I wanted a bike and the busa was the only one in the shop that felt like it fit me.

 

[BlueBacon]

1986 Ninja 1000
2005 Honda F4i

I'll get a cruiser to go with the Busa eventually, but she'll have to get destroyed before I get rid of her!

 

[Kiwi Rider]

Nothing... Absolutely nothing lol. 2 years ago at 35yr old I decided I wanted a bike and the busa was the only one in the shop that felt like it fit me.

A Busa as a first bike . . . wow.