thoughts on suzuki 1300 hayabusa?

[wildbill]

Originally posted by chevy45412001
A friend of mine brought up a good point.He said youd be trying to hard to ride the bike comfortably.Reason being that bike IS dangerously quick. You cant take off at much above idle,two reasons 1 spin the tire to smoke or 2 flip it over on your back. That bike will pull the front end with absolutly no effort. So in essence you would be spending time to keep it right side up when you could be enjoying a beautiful day on your xs-j instead.

Sounds like that bike would be hard to relax on.Sooner or later you would forget and relearn the lesson the hard way.Wind up spending more time worrying about the bike than paying attention to what is going on around you.The thrill would wear off pretty quick.I will stick with my xs,it has big enough teeth. Keep the rubberside down

[Hobbit]

busa

I just got home from the local Yamaha/Suzuki dealer here in Jacksonville, FL. They were having the grand opening today (just in time for bike week in Daytona (just south of Jax).

Well, some guy buys a brand new busa to take to bike week. Says he's an experienced rider. Stalls it twice trying to get to the edge of the parking lot.

At, the street, he loses it, jumps the curb and into the side of a passing truck. No helmet, no leathers.

Good news, only multiple breaks of one arm. Busa, carried to the back of the service area. Nice grand opening event for everyone to witness.

[sixtysix]

If you are going to drag race the 'Busa you will need an extended swingarm. It has too much power to even think about not having one. The bike is very dependable but the early models had a few recalls (timing chain tensioner was one). Lots of aftermarket support and very active following on the web. As long as you can live with the seating position then I say go for it. 1999 was the only 'unrestricted' year after that it electronically nutted to 186mph. You can fix this by getting a power commander to bypass the factory settings.

[Bill]

It depends on the rider...

Sport bikes are only as dangerous as the rider lets them be. Last year I started riding my '87 GSX-R1100 running well. Since then I've had some of the most enjoyable riding ever. It's no 'Busa, of course, but it does the same sort of tricks like, "How could I be going THAT fast?".

OTOH, it feels WAY safer at legal interstate speeds than any of my '79 XS1100Fs ever did... like it's on rails. In a tight situation it's safer than a bigger, heavier bike because of

• quick accelleration
• great brakes
• light, "flickable" steering

All of which help to maneuver out of harm's way. Of course, these great qualities can be abused to the detriment of the bike, rider, and society in general.

Regarding the comment, "One thing I LOVE about the XS is the CV carbs that don't allow us to overthrottle the bikes and let them get out of control". First and second generation GSX-Rs (like mine) all had CV carbs. So do the Bandit 1200s which are based on early GSX-R design. They're all QUITE capable of accellerating "out of control". It all comes down to the rider...

(Oops, I think that was a rant... sorry! )

[chevy45412001]

just looking into a few things. busa 142 hp at rear wheel,gsxr1000 143 at rear wheel. busa 99 foot pounds torque. gsxr 1000 66 foot pounds torque. Dang no wonder wheelies at 80 mph.99 is more than any of my cars at umpteen times the weight.All else aside i think i still want a busa.But my xj will still be my rider.

[wildbill]

I think if you have never rode a bike with clipons it will take a little while before you get fully used to them.They are really noticeable at slow speeds and turns.It would take a while to get used to but should not poss a problem just a matter of learning the bike.I have noticed that the reach from the seat to the handlebars is a little long but there might not be a problem for you.Good luck to you,they are a nice bike. Keep the rubberside down.

[pgg]

The big serious downside would be the big serious tyres at a big serious price with a big serious wear problem.

[ratbyk]

Busa Tires

To my way of thinking you will go through two rear tires a season.
That is $350 plus each time. That is with you R&Ring the wheel each time. That is enough money to buy an XS11.
If you are not burning up a couple of rear tires a season, then there really is no reason to own a Busa!
Ken/Sooke
78E Ratbyk
82 FT500 "lilRat"

[chevy45412001]

onlything there is i go through two tires a season on my xj already

[Robert Haller]

Originally posted by chevy45412001
onlything there is i go through two tires a season on my xj already

You should try some high mileage tires like Dunlop K491 Elites!

[chevy45412001]

When you do burnouts continuously expencive tires are not the ticket.

[chevy45412001]

getting closer

I've still looking at the busas.Found two,1999 for 5999 and a 2003 for 7000.I do like the thought of unrestricted 99. I really dont want to get rid of my xj,BUT i'm a working man and cant afford both right now,decision decisions.

[pgg]

Chev should be easy to unrestrict a restricted busa.