My wife rides a Gixxer 600M, and I've been wanting to see what that thing is like in our local twisties that we ride (she hardly taxes it, a bit of a chicken
), so we switched for a few miles. I trusted her on the Busa 'cause I don't think she's been above 12k on her gixxer yet...and she was right behind me the whole way.
Busa - She loved it. It took her a few minutes to be able to explain the feeling, and it was funny 'cause I think anyone who has ridden one has been there after the first ride. She was amazed at how good it handled. She was expecting a heavy bike, and was shocked to find it cornered with ease (these were slower speeds than we normally ride through there). She actually said if someone gave her a busa, she'd keep it!
Gixxer - It's only a 600, so needless to say it felt way down on power, especially in the lower range. It is a nice bike for sure. It turns in very easy, but at higher speeds, especially sweepers, you really have to work to keep it down compared to the busa, which once you push over, just kind of stays. I think with the lighter weight bike, the rider has to work harder to overcome the gyroscopic force of the wheels.
I could see that it would really shine in a TIGHT course, where there were a lot of switchbacks, and sudden turn ins, but I felt like I was actually working harder on the gixxer than the busa.
It's also quite skittish, and a little rougher all around, which would probably excel on a relatively smooth track, but for common roads, some rough pavement mid corner left me a little white knuckled. :o
Anyway, I know everyone knows they are completely different bikes, but I thought I would share.
Busa - She loved it. It took her a few minutes to be able to explain the feeling, and it was funny 'cause I think anyone who has ridden one has been there after the first ride. She was amazed at how good it handled. She was expecting a heavy bike, and was shocked to find it cornered with ease (these were slower speeds than we normally ride through there). She actually said if someone gave her a busa, she'd keep it!
Gixxer - It's only a 600, so needless to say it felt way down on power, especially in the lower range. It is a nice bike for sure. It turns in very easy, but at higher speeds, especially sweepers, you really have to work to keep it down compared to the busa, which once you push over, just kind of stays. I think with the lighter weight bike, the rider has to work harder to overcome the gyroscopic force of the wheels.
I could see that it would really shine in a TIGHT course, where there were a lot of switchbacks, and sudden turn ins, but I felt like I was actually working harder on the gixxer than the busa.
It's also quite skittish, and a little rougher all around, which would probably excel on a relatively smooth track, but for common roads, some rough pavement mid corner left me a little white knuckled. :o
Anyway, I know everyone knows they are completely different bikes, but I thought I would share.
