MHS
Junior Member
I'm not a big fan of their looks.
Never ridden one so I don't know about their feel.
Never ridden one so I don't know about their feel.
I personally like them although the styling is a bit bulbous. The only one I've ridden belonged to a buddy, first generation, full exhaust, power commander and -1+2 gearing. I weigh about 160lbs and looked a bit small on the bike. The acceleration was brutal and the bike would still hunker down the rear end and get light in front in fourth gear. I'd like to ride a stock one and see if it'd be more manageable. If you're looking at the Hayabusa don't rule out a Honda Blackbird or ZX-14.
Also you have to get past stuff like this :BLAA:
YouTube - Walk it Like a Motorbike - Hayabusa Music Video: Brought to you by Busaking.com
Lots of Busas in the States. Most of the riders are ****, with one exception that I've found. An older guy (55) in our riding group has one. He's put more than 30,000 miles on it and can absolutely rail corners with it. However, he can't outrun me on my FZ6.
Moral of the story: Power is irrelevant.
Busa's are awesome machines... I hear they're great touring bikes, and they can be ridden fast in the canyons as well.... I remember seeing a Busa pass DefyIntertia on his track prepped FZ6 IN A TURN @ Willow Springs International Raceway last year... that guy knew how to ride that pig!!!
No my cup of tea at all in terms of aesthetics and the "going fast in a straight line" philosophy, but if you want one, get one!
I personally like them although the styling is a bit bulbous. The only one I've ridden belonged to a buddy, first generation, full exhaust, power commander and -1+2 gearing. I weigh about 160lbs and looked a bit small on the bike. The acceleration was brutal and the bike would still hunker down the rear end and get light in front in fourth gear. I'd like to ride a stock one and see if it'd be more manageable. If you're looking at the Hayabusa don't rule out a Honda Blackbird or ZX-14.
Also you have to get past stuff like this :BLAA:
YouTube - Walk it Like a Motorbike - Hayabusa Music Video: Brought to you by Busaking.com