When is it TOO much?

[NightCrawler]

I went to a shop last weekend to get my girl's Katana lowered. While there I saw an old school R1 with "1317" on the gas tank. I asked the owner was that what the engine was bored out to (I figured it was but I didn't think anyone would go from a 999 to a 1317) and his words were:

Yeah. I told him that was too much but he wanted it anyways. Thats why it back here now.

I don't know what was actually wrong with it but I started to wonder ... how far can a Busa go before its considered too much and what can go wrong if that point is crossed?



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[him]

rad busa is 1661 so guess we can start there

 

[ROBOPTI]

As far as boring the cylinders - 3mm is VERY aggressive (1397cc) - there is a 4mm - but your headgasket clamping area is so small at that point that I wouldn't even think about using it as a street bike

Muzzy does make a big block which can go 5mm - but the outter 2 cylinders offset the rods 1 mm in either direction - not for me

so in my "opinion" - 3mm is about as big as you would want to go - boring alaone

if you stroke a 3mm by 5mm - then you go to 1507

if you stroke a 2mm by 5mm - then you go to 1480

 

[briXXer]

so how did they get that 1661? it puts out like 234 hp to the wheel NATURALLY ASPIRATED! it must be living on the edge of sending a rod up through the riders crotch???

 

[NightCrawler]

so how did they get that 1661?  it puts out like 234 hp to the wheel NATURALLY ASPIRATED!  it must be living on the edge of sending a rod up through the riders crotch???

HAH! Then he'll be a true drag racer!

Bah-dum ........ ching!

 

[him]

you guys havent seen rad busa...the elf busa. Its the GP busa i think top speed of 200 mph. weghs 347 lbs...just a sick azz bike

 

[Mr Brown]

While there I saw an old school R1 with "1317" on the gas tank.

Am I the only one who noticed this? Damn I'm getting old when an R1 is "Old School"

 

[Got-Busa?]

so how did they get that 1661?  it puts out like 234 hp to the wheel NATURALLY ASPIRATED!  it must be living on the edge of sending a rod up through the riders crotch???

The ELF sponsored 1661cc Busa is putting down about 260RWHP!

First bike to break 200mph on a road course I believe.

 

[Lucky34]

While there I saw an old school R1 with "1317" on the gas tank.

Am I the only one who noticed this? Damn I'm getting old when an R1 is "Old School"

I think he means one of the older R1's... like from the 90's perhaps? ... the old body style. They changed it a few years ago.

 

[Mr Brown]

While there I saw an old school R1 with "1317" on the gas tank.

Am I the only one who noticed this? Damn I'm getting old when an R1 is "Old School"

I think he means one of the older R1's... like from the 90's perhaps? ... the old body style. They changed it a few years ago.

i know what he means, it just cracks me up that a bike that didn't hit the market til 98 is considered old school by some. I'm just getting old I guess. 86 Ninja 1000, 85 GSXR 750, Hurricane, FZ600, those are old school to me!

 

[him]

so how did they get that 1661?  it puts out like 234 hp to the wheel NATURALLY ASPIRATED!  it must be living on the edge of sending a rod up through the riders crotch???

The ELF sponsored 1661cc Busa is putting down about 260RWHP!

First bike to break 200mph on a road course I believe.

Yup thats the elf and if i had the 50k id own one...hell if i had the 5 k i'd own the plastics