2006 Hayabusa Limited (http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/v8pinto/album?.dir=/7acf)
It is VERY clear that my GS throttle hand needs some vocational rehab as this bike is faster at 2,500 rpm in 6th gear than my GS is in any of it's gears..
I got a SMOKIN deal on it. 3 miles on the odometer and it's all mine!
Yikes!! Time for testosterone control...
nice, my dad has a busa. we painted it the texas flag. we havent put the fairings back together yet, but when we do i will get yall the pics. congrats on the bike. be careful.
Yes, my local Suz dealer has that one and the blue one. I look at it and just shake my head. Too much bike for me, for now...maybe for a looong now. :laugh:
I am happy for you, please be careful and still love your GS. Otherwise your Suzuki family will be in conflict. :laugh:
Quote from: V8Pinto on March 05, 2006, 11:09:50 AM
It is VERY clear that my GS throttle hand needs some vocational rehab as this bike is faster at 2,500 rpm in 6th gear than my GS is in any of it's gears..
Heh! A busa goes faster in 2nd gear than a GS can in 6th!
Just wait until you pay that first insurance premium before you think you got such a good deal. :o
there purrty cheap
DEFINITELY I am being careful. The throttle response is amazing after coming off a carbed 500 twin. My wife and I took it for a ride today and I am very impressed. We've taken all day rides on the GS but this is completely different. No wiggle-wiggle ever, it's just rock solid. Roll-on in 6th gear from 65 to just over the ton with both of us on it takes about 2, maybe 3 seconds and it just yawns at me.
I haven't gotten it above about 4,500 yet and don't plan to for a while. Eventually I will take it to the salt flats but I am guessing I'll need at least 6 months of "settling in" before I have the cajones to really open it up.
I keep looking at the GS... I can't bear the thought of... "you know"....
I may save it for my son or just for drag racing. I don't think I'll ever be Tarzan enough to drag launch the Busa. And I've beaten a Busa bracket racing on my GS so... :icon_mrgreen:
Congrats on the find. I don't mean at all to be insulting, but I could never own a 'busa. Not 'cause I'm afraid of them. I just think they're ugly...like a Kat on steroids. But if you think it's cool, then have fun and BE SAFE!
Cool!
Quote from: oramac on March 05, 2006, 08:19:51 PM
Congrats on the find. I don't mean at all to be insulting, but I could never own a 'busa. Not 'cause I'm afraid of them. I just think they're ugly...like a Kat on steroids. But if you think it's cool, then have fun and BE SAFE!
Cool!
I like how they look. not as much as some other bikes. but I think if I owned one, I'd turn it into a streetfighter.
Quote from: budget speed demon on March 05, 2006, 09:14:49 PM
I like how they look. not as much as some other bikes. but I think if I owned one, I'd turn it into a streetfighter.
Like this? (video) (http://videos.streetfire.net/video/3F2123E4-1D2D-482B-B987-CD796FD394AD.htm)
I've never ridden one but I hear they're pretty comfy.. If they didn't cost so much I would probably be writing a review here!
Congrat's and let me know how it rides with a good cross wind!
Congrats on the new possession! :thumb:
I saw that pearl white at the moto show. very nice in person. congrats.
Quote from: manofthefield on March 05, 2006, 09:34:37 PM
Like this? (video) (http://videos.streetfire.net/video/3F2123E4-1D2D-482B-B987-CD796FD394AD.htm)
I'm deliberating on whether those guys should be shot, or if we should just let natural selection take its course. I was almost impressed until they took it into the public roadways. What I want to know is if that digital readout is the speedometer, or it's the turbo boost and there's a decimal that I can't see.
Dude! Is that a Gremlin with a blower? :thumb:
Edit: OK... I guess it's a Pinto with a Blower. :icon_confused:
Quote from: Egaeus on March 06, 2006, 08:31:41 AM
Quote from: manofthefield on March 05, 2006, 09:34:37 PM
Like this? (video) (http://videos.streetfire.net/video/3F2123E4-1D2D-482B-B987-CD796FD394AD.htm)
I'm deliberating on whether those guys should be shot, or if we should just let natural selection take its course. I was almost impressed until they took it into the public roadways. What I want to know is if that digital readout is the speedometer, or it's the turbo boost and there's a decimal that I can't see.
That is most def the speedometer in KPH. They are flirting with 300 KPH (~180 MPH) on main roads. I think that they should be shot, but hell maybe that is legal where they are riding but i doubt it.
Ah, kph. Well, that's a bit better than mph, but it's still quite excessive. I like how they're wearing full gear, like it's going to help. Maybe it's to keep their skin from blowing off?
Quote from: RVertigo on March 06, 2006, 12:19:28 PM
Dude! Is that a Gremlin with a blower? :thumb:
Edit: OK... I guess it's a Pinto with a Blower. :icon_confused:
hahahahah - I did like Wayne's World :) But it's a Pinto. It's not blown (yet). The intake is a high-rise affair so I needed the hood clearance and made it into ram air. The motor is a V8 with 10.25:1 compression and nitroused, built by me! I love it!
Now I've got a quarter miler (the Pinto) and a dry lakes ride (the Busa).
I keep looking around thinking that it can't be me..hahahaha.now if I can ever get this stupid grin off my face.
Why not make the 'Busa your quarter miler? It can run 9.6s stock. STOCK. That's downright frightening. Now imagine with a turbo and NO2.
The digital readout on the other bike is a speedo
Quote from: V8Pinto on March 05, 2006, 11:09:50 AM
It is VERY clear that my GS throttle hand needs some vocational rehab as this bike is faster at 2,500 rpm in 6th gear than my GS is in any of it's gears.. I got a SMOKIN deal on it. 3 miles on the odometer and it's all mine!
Where's that drooly emoticon??? What a beauty!! Congratz!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :icon_mrgreen: :thumb:
Invest about $15,000 in a turbo kit for the 'Busa. You can make a scary riliable 400 hp.
Then again, it has a warranty now, right? Nah.
I love it dude!
I happened to be re-up'ing any with Progressive, so I ran the numbers if I were replacing my '01 GS500 with your '06 'Busa. Double Yikes!!
With the same coverage options my coverage would sustain $898.00 increase. :o Downright vindictive.
Kinda glad your 'Busa didn't follow me home...
Quote from: RedShift on March 06, 2006, 05:08:51 PM
I happened to be re-up'ing any with Progressive, so I ran the numbers if I were replacing my '01 GS500 with your '06 'Busa. Double Yikes!!
With the same coverage options my coverage would sustain $898.00 increase. :o Downright vindictive.
Kinda glad your 'Busa didn't follow me home...
Yeah, the insurance is frightening - especially with my "colorful" driving history. :laugh: It's not financed though so I don't have to carry full coverage if I don't want.
Tonight my son showed the first signs of interest in the GS - I was telling him we could take the MSF course and then do a track day together and he perked up.. Might have a second generation GS'er on my hands which makes me feel a lot better - I've had my GS for 15 years. We'll see.
That would be a site... Rolling up to the MSF course on a busa!
when I first read the title I thought of this:
(http://www.burntheedge.com/forums/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=1396)
Oklahoma Highway Patrol now using Busa's. (no, the patrol officer in the background with shorts on isnt the rider).
okay, or this:
http://www.burntheedge.com/forums/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=1396
slick! If I ever decide to get more into a sport-touring enviroment I'll be looking for a Hayabusa myself. Excellent bikes...too bad they're an I4, though...
Quote from: pantablo on March 06, 2006, 11:48:58 PM
okay, or this:
http://www.burntheedge.com/forums/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=1396
Strike two. Have to be logged in to the forum.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/ohpbusa.jpg)
Whacky. If I got pulled over by that, I don't know if I'd believe it. Probably wait for a real cop to show up. :)
nice bike!
I am too not a big fan of the busa's looks, id go for the gsxr1000 instead. but to each there own ;)
theres an 06' Busa at my local Suzuki that i just might take it out for a test drive this season.
Congrats on the new bike. I've been toying with the idea of buying a sportbike myself, but it seems everytime I throw a leg overone a little devil appears on my left shoulder. I'm not sure if I would end up dead or in jail, but I'm sure it would be one or the other. Hence the reason I haven't, and probably wont, purchase one.
Servus,
this is a nice Haya:
(http://www.uponone.com/pictures/153071083687313.jpg)
Quote from: Jim Knopf on March 07, 2006, 06:55:15 AM
Servus,this is a nice Haya:
Too much butt showing! :flipoff:
^^ The color and the Carolina jersey ruin it.
How much does a Busa weigh? They look like they're packing quite a few pounds.
I think that's why I've heard that people who have ridden a GSXR1100 and a Hayabusa say the Hayabusa was fun but the 1100 scared the shaZam! out of them.
Servus,
another BIG Haya:
(http://www.koreus.com/files/200410/moto-tuning1.jpg)
:thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
I don't get it. The Bus already has a wheelbase comparable to a Harley, making its cornering less than spectacular. Why would you want to do something like that and make it handle like a dog? I guess it's the same reason you want outrageous rake angles on a chopper: 'cause it looks cool! :icon_rolleyes:
By the way, that guy needs to do something about those man-boobs. I noticed his before the women on the bike! :laugh:
When it comes to the 1100, it fast and handles well. Some crazy brits like to stuff the 1100 motor into the 750 chassis because it's 1.5 inches shorter and 7 pounds lighter. Busa... heavy, powerful, and comfy. That's a good mix.
What man boobs?
His name is Robert Paulson. His name is Robert Paulson. His name is Robert Paulson. . .
Yes, I am laughing at my own joke right now. I will not lie.
holy cow both of those are hideous...the first one is ugly and I think that chick is a man.
Quote from: Egaeus on March 07, 2006, 10:19:07 AM
I don't get it. The Bus already has a wheelbase comparable to a Harley, making its cornering less than spectacular. Why would you want to do something like that and make it handle like a dog?
Because those bikes are only supposed to handle well in a straight line.
Actually anyone who says a busa's handling is "less than spectacular" has never riden one...or has no skill...