Hello, Busars
Well, after years of wanting a new bike and finally putting the old one in it's grave (or close to it), I find myself choosing the Hayabusa. My reasons for doing so are numerous as I am sure you have all noticed that this bike seriously rocks. I hope I can avoid all the usual "Too much power for a newbie" talks by saying that I am, sadly, well over thirty and have been riding since I was 16. Lots of Klicks (Canadian for a bit under a mile) under the belt and I hope I am past the point of doing too many stupid things other than checkin out the tweenaged girls at the mall.
That said my, question to you all is this, (A bit tongue in cheek) “what has changed since my last bike, an 83 GS1100E came off the lineâ€.
I'm a bit of a slow mover when it comes to dishing out the cash involved here and have been going back and forth for years about my GS's retirement but when I noticed a large split growing in the frame I decided that the time had come. I'm a larger style guy (6'3", 225lbs) and the fit and finish of the Hayabusa have played a big role in my decision. Even the litre bikes seem a bit small for me these days. I think as the bikes get lighter they start to make em for the smaller people. Also, I’ve liked to push my GS hard over the years and have always found it very annoying that it was so heavy in the corners. Don’t get me wrong, I loved that bike, but cornering was not its strong point. I think the Busa is going to be a good fit for me as I am not interested in any sport tourer and a simple upgrade to the Bandit is not going to be good enough. Having ridden one recently I have to say I think Suzuki has missed something there. It’s missing that oomph that made my GS1100 rock. Don’t know why, it’s just not there. They’ve tamed it to death.
Anyway, if anyone has had experience making the kind of tech, speed, power transition that I am making, from the old school to the new, please give me your comments. I’ve read all the newbie list stuff so please be specific if you have something to say. Comparisons to a GSXR750 are not going to be useful in my case.
P.S . Is there any way I can get one in red.
Well, after years of wanting a new bike and finally putting the old one in it's grave (or close to it), I find myself choosing the Hayabusa. My reasons for doing so are numerous as I am sure you have all noticed that this bike seriously rocks. I hope I can avoid all the usual "Too much power for a newbie" talks by saying that I am, sadly, well over thirty and have been riding since I was 16. Lots of Klicks (Canadian for a bit under a mile) under the belt and I hope I am past the point of doing too many stupid things other than checkin out the tweenaged girls at the mall.
That said my, question to you all is this, (A bit tongue in cheek) “what has changed since my last bike, an 83 GS1100E came off the lineâ€.
I'm a bit of a slow mover when it comes to dishing out the cash involved here and have been going back and forth for years about my GS's retirement but when I noticed a large split growing in the frame I decided that the time had come. I'm a larger style guy (6'3", 225lbs) and the fit and finish of the Hayabusa have played a big role in my decision. Even the litre bikes seem a bit small for me these days. I think as the bikes get lighter they start to make em for the smaller people. Also, I’ve liked to push my GS hard over the years and have always found it very annoying that it was so heavy in the corners. Don’t get me wrong, I loved that bike, but cornering was not its strong point. I think the Busa is going to be a good fit for me as I am not interested in any sport tourer and a simple upgrade to the Bandit is not going to be good enough. Having ridden one recently I have to say I think Suzuki has missed something there. It’s missing that oomph that made my GS1100 rock. Don’t know why, it’s just not there. They’ve tamed it to death.
Anyway, if anyone has had experience making the kind of tech, speed, power transition that I am making, from the old school to the new, please give me your comments. I’ve read all the newbie list stuff so please be specific if you have something to say. Comparisons to a GSXR750 are not going to be useful in my case.
P.S . Is there any way I can get one in red.