What sacrifice did you make to get your busa?

[Racer 222]

Did any of you have to make any sacrifices to get your Busa's? I went on two deployments back to back in order to save up the money to get the bike. Well worth it. Here is a pic of me and one of my Marines in Singapore(Jungle Warfare Training)

Marc "Howlin Mad"

PS. I am the one on the right.

 

[captain]

Hey man if no one has told you lately, Thanks for protecting our country !!!!!!

 

[MET]

Always sacrifices, I managed to salt away some money that Colleges (For my boys) and bills did not get first. Started putting money in a can, and cut weekly expence money in half. Did the same thing recently for the Turbo. Oh well always something.

 

[Racer 222]

Thanks Capt that means a lot. Don't get that too much. I should be getting the busa back in a couple of weeks. Can't wait. Will get a full system on it. That will be cool.

Marc "Howlin Mad"

 

[bravrifl]

Roger That ! On the Thank You Marc. Semper Fi!!
 P.S.
 Green is definitely your color buddy

                               Jim

 

[Lo-Busa]

damn marc, you look scary!!! i ditto caps remarks!!!
THANKS!!!!!!!!!!! for all that you do for us!!!!

(forgot what the original thread was????) oh sacrifices, didn't travel for a while, ate PBJ at lunch everyday, stopped getting my hair done at the shop, and stood on the freeway exits for 6 months with a sign that said, "will work for BUSA money"

Lo

 

[MET]

Busa Money, yeeeeeeeeees!!

 

[Kento-Moto]

LOL lori good one, and same as above Marc. Good thing you werent dressed like that when I met ya I would have run screamin or surrendered. You ever ride like that?
I'm not sure how I sacrificed but there was money squeezed from a variety of places biggest prob was convincing the mrs.
She's cool with it now.

 

[Racer 222]

Thanks again guys and gals! This wasn't a self serving thread. Just wanted to see if you all wanted this ride as bad as I did.

Marc "Howlin Mad"

 

[big eric]

sold my chevy tahoe and bought the wife a used minivan to get my busa.
big eric

 

[Bosch_232]

Echo echo Captain's comments, Marc. My best man flies Hornets for the Marines, and is currently about to leave Afghanistan and finish out his origingal deployment in Japan. It's been a long 3 months with him over there.

I put my wife through Dental School, that's what I did to get my skooter. It wasn't actually a goal to get the Busa until late in the game, but I knew I wanted SOME toy when she finally graduated a few months back.

The tuition bills and stress of all her classes (pathology, immunology, biology, clinic, etc.) damn near killed our marriage. But we got through it.

 

[dezzy7]

Deployed for 2 years--- I remember serving with the 13th MAU back in the days before the MEU's... As well as having a sinagapore sling at Raffeals' Hotel ---and yes the misspelling is a typo lol. Thanks for continueing the 226 year old tradition.

Sacrafices I stayed on the road and away from home for about 100 nights doing workshops and seminars to get the busa, but it'll be paid for in a few more months

 

[oldhat]

worked two full time jobs for two years. Finally saved enough to buy mine. Now I have to hide it from the divorce lawyers..grrrr

 

[jetset]

OOOHRAHHH Let us win your hearts and minds or will burn your #### huts down . Thank You Peace Keeper. I sacraficed my 4door f-150,I had to put it off for 2 yrs orders from the war Dept(wife).All is not lost I just got my truck. A Silverado extended cab.

 

[Kevin01'Busa]

Had to sell my FJ1200 in order to buy the Busa'. Also had to set a little more cash aside for my insurance payment, thats about it.

 

[jwcfbd]

All I can say is that financing is a wonderful thing. How ever the interest does suck.

 

[exharleyguy]

Yes, a slow Harley that made a lot of noise. Still like Harleys though, just time for a change.

 

[Big O]

Not so much a sacrifice as a trade-off. My truck gets 18 mpg, and the bike gets 30 something, so the payment is covered by the amount of money I save in gas not driving the truck.

Sledhead, I got lucky, the second wife didn't try to force me to sell my bike. Good luck to you, I hope you don't live in CA.

 

[knee-dragger]

In Feb. I was arresting a crack-head and it went bad, we ended up fighting and he broke my shoulder workmans comp. came with a big check and my wife said to go get the busa so I would stop giving her the puppy dog look

So the knuckle-head went to jail, and I got the the bike I would have never been able to afford... Aint justice sweet

 

[Racer 222]

Knee dragger good for you!! Cleaned up the streets and got a Great Machine for doing it.

Marc "Howlin Mad"