Busa As A First Street Bike For A Girl?

[Vic_E55_2001]

If she can lift the Busa laying down on it`s side then yes, she could ride it.

My GF is 5"1' 110LB and she can not stand it from side stand. One and only bike she was able to start with was Kawa 250.

 

[TXBusa05LE]

+1 -----

+2...5'6 + 150+hp, why not?

 

[BIKE DUDE]

I think the average guy would have a hard time holding a Busa up if it starts to tip over so........even a strong female is gonna be hard pressed to get out of a jam if it happens.

 

[specialtychef]

Riding is , in my own opinion, is like school. You should start at the beginning, on the dirt, learn to slide and control. Then, move to high school with a 600 for a few years. When you go to Graduate school, then one is ready for the BUSA 08. Triple digits is what the beast is about.
Not everyone is ready. Some are. If it were my wife, well, that is my opinion and I will keep it to myself.
Chef R
Bike Week 08 in Key West soon!!!!

 

[Tufbusa]

I've taught folks to ride on a busa as well as a 600 and all of them end up tipping the bike over and skinning up the plastic a bit. However, I have found no difference in the number of tip overs between the busa and a 600. They all do it, they all do it at slow speeds, usually in parking lots. Once the beast is moving size seems to have little to do with the tip over.

Agreed, a tiny little woman or man for that matter will be more apt to tip a big heavy bike over in the parking lot but once it's moving, big or small makes no difference, it's all about balance.

So my vote goes for "Let her buy the bike she wants and give her lots of lessons in the Safeway parking lot before putting her on the streets.

The main problem with new riders is control of the clutch. If they own/drive a stick shift car, they will have no problem. If they can't easily handle a stick shift car on hills etc, then keep them off the bike until the car shifting has been mastered. You can't tip a Honda Civic over if your kill the engine with the clutch.

As stated by others, the busa is a very gentle docile beast in which I have not seen anyone have serious troubles with as a first bike.

Keep in mind, you can't fix stupid. Lots more folks kill or mame themselves with riding experience than do beginners.

 

[Mr Bogus]

well if picking a bike based on "it tipping over" is just about dumb IMO..

Picking a first (beginner) bike is about picking a machine you can handle, control and in all likelyhood fall off of a few times without getting killed..

Suppose after 40+ years of streetbikes and riding, I have been to enough funerals, crashed threads and other not so cool things to see that a 125+ hp bike just does not seem like a great idea for any first timer... But hey, people are going to do what they want to do regardless of advise pro or con... Europe went with a "graduated" drivers license for bikes and it had some pretty dramatic effects on people getting splattered all over the streets and windshields of cars.. That will happen here..

Stunted (as in retarded) riding skills are getting more and more common on the street as most jump on bikes that are leagues ahead of their skills and so "fear" prevails in their riding style..

 

[UncleSteve]

Busa a first bike, I don't think so.

how about a 50 cal Desert Eagle for a first gun?
how about a ZO6 vette for a first car?
F-16 for a first plane?

common people... learn to say NO!
It is too dangerous to get have an inexperienced rider on a superbike.

 

[madkatana]

I posted a bit earlier but the first day the wifey got her brand spanking new black ninja 650R 2006 she rode off and dropped it a a stop sign... She cried like a lil girl cause she scratched it, LMAO... She was okay but there was no way she was in the right state of mind to pick it up... As for her first bike being a busa, hell no, thats insane, the Busa is a beast with tons of torque and its got some weight. Heck I wouldn't even get her a katana, too heavy. It still amazes me that some women are getting 700lb cruisers and not wearing gear, damnnnn... When we went looking for a bike for the wifey, it had to fit her, be light and have some high tech. Now if the gixxers 600 and 750 had the no balls switch back in 2006 I might have bought her a GSXR750, a great bike...

If she's a newbie, get her a used bike that way when she makes an ooopsy it won't hurt so much...

 

[1340]

Busa a first bike, I don't think so.

how about a 50 cal Desert Eagle for a first gun?
how about a ZO6 vette for a first car?
F-16 for a first plane?

common people... learn to say NO!
It is too dangerous to get have an inexperienced rider on a superbike.

How about a 250 pd woman as a first date?

 

[Whop]

Ok, some differing opinion here. For one, in my honest opinion, a busa is easier to handle side to side than a 1000cc sportbike or even a 600cc (although I don't have much experience with modern 600s, haven't touched one in a while). Even though it's significantly heavier in stats, it's easier to handle because it's lower to the ground. That makes it easier for people to put their feet down if the bike doesn't want to stay up on its own and it also makes it easier to exert leverage on the handlebar, thereby mostly canceling out its weight disadvantage anyway.

That added to the fact that the new Busa has a mode "C" power setting she can learn on leads me to say go for it.


Make sure you marry her first though so you can get her stuff if she bites it.


Also honestly though, I'd consider a Z06 for someone's first car if that someone has the right safety course experience. An F-16 is a different arena though, since it's essentially a solo seat and the first time pilot would have to rely on ground radio instruction... that being said the F-16 is fairly easy to handle as far as jets go considering its braking performance and relative lack of turbine lag...

A .50 Desert Eagle . . . I'm not a fan of Eagle's even though I used to own one, they have several fundamental flaws in their design which cause them to malfunction way too often.


In summation:

Hayabusa as first bike . . . yes
Z06 as first car . . . yes

F16 as first plane . . . no
Desert Eagle as first gun . . . no, it shouldn't even exist as a gun at all



Just noticed something else, don't lower the bike with the dealer. It's low enough stock. Unless she is drag racing there is no reason to risk high centering on the street and f'ing herself up. Not to mention it will provide even less cornering prowess lowered...


Jesus just noticed even more, Blur, I started target shooting with a loaded gun at age 4. Now, I'm an adult with no misdemeanors or felonies and I have never had an accidental discharge. Not to mention, I'm really damn good with guns.

And with what the other guy said about 600's and deciding to start on a 1000 . . . I somewhat agree . . . a 600 has the ability to kill you from the wrong move in first gear as well and it's much more finicky as to when the power is delivered. If you're going the supersport, death with the wrong move route, you might as well go with something that delivers its massive amount of power smoothly. I honestly wish I had chosen a 1000 instead of a 600 as my first bike back when.

 

[Moreboost]

Okay, here's the deal.

I have a young friend who is very dear to me and wants a bike. She's ridden a little and plans to take the motorcycle course and get her license before she buys a bike.

She absolutely LOVES the r6, but she also likes my busa.

She's only 5'6" or so, but very strong, so the weight would be no problem, although the dealer would probably have to lower the height a couple of inches.

Personally, for all it's power, I think the busa is a better first bike than the r6. In fact, under 5k it's one of the friendliest bikes I've ever ridden.

And before you start suggesting smaller bikes other than the r6. forget it. This is one girl who won't settle for anything less than too bloody much!

Ok so after all of this what bike did she get??

 

[R1000]

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She's only 5'6" or so, but very strong, so the weight would be no problem, although the dealer would probably have to lower the height a couple of inches.

Personally, for all it's power, I think the busa is a better first bike than the r6. In fact, under 5k it's one of the friendliest bikes I've ever ridden....

Agree 5'6 and strong is sufficient to handle the bike as such with ease, it totally depends on her driving skills and impulse control whether she will do fine or not.

 

[Busa_Nick]

Theres just too much power there for a beginner, even after she gets comfortable on the bike she won't ever even use 1/2 the power, its a no brainer really. Getting someone a busa in particular a girl is giving her a death wish, seriously, if you do, getting frame sliders is a good idea because as soon as the bike leans to much to the left or the right shes going to drop it, shes going to drop it so many times its gonna look like a piece of crap and then she probably won't even wanna ride it anymore. Get her a 600 and much lighter bike, she will have more fun and it will cost you less on insurance, etc.

 

[2Wheels2Live]

Okay, here's the deal.

I have a young friend who is very dear to me and wants a bike. She's ridden a little and plans to take the motorcycle course and get her license before she buys a bike.

She absolutely LOVES the r6, but she also likes my busa.

She's only 5'6" or so, but very strong, so the weight would be no problem, although the dealer would probably have to lower the height a couple of inches.

Personally, for all it's power, I think the busa is a better first bike than the r6. In fact, under 5k it's one of the friendliest bikes I've ever ridden.

And before you start suggesting smaller bikes other than the r6. forget it. This is one girl who won't settle for anything less than too bloody much!

You only live once...do it

 

[Aquaman]

Let her get it... Some people have to learn the hard way. I do not believe it is a good 1st bike at all. I suggest a 600 with a governer on it

 

[kml]

If you think it's a good idea to get a Hayabusa(or any extreme-power- instantly sportbike) as a first bike, then you must agree that it's a good idea to...

...get a 9 second drag car as your first car
...go on the black diamond slope your first time skiing
...give a loaded handgun to a 10 year old
...learn to juggle using chainsaws


Sure, nothing bad could happen, but there's no need for the excessive risk involved. Whatever happed to baby steps, hard work and practice? It seems everybody now-a-days will risk it all, just for the sake of their cool-factor in front of other people. The cool-factor disappears quick when you fail miserabley, which is the odds on favorite in this situation.

cheers
ken

 

[Busakid08]

The problem these days is teh bikes are just too good and easy to ride, back in my day 35yrs ago bikes were bukets of crap that demanded and required skill, practice and big learning - kids these day hop on a bike and think they have all the skills immediatly cos they can go relitivly fast almost straight away. Trouble is the skills required to handle bigger bikes in an emergency situation have not been developed and speed sensory and all teh other thing that go with years and years of riding are not developed. I have seen, picked up and unfortunatly view people kill themselves because of this over confidence todays bikes inspire.
Ultimatly it is your choice and your girls choice to choose what ever bike they want - that fact you need to ask everyone here an opinion about it means even you are not sure and somewhere inside your small brain there is some sort of warning bell ringing. Yes peoeple can learn on a big bike, yes we all think we can handle it, yes some are better than others at controlling their wrists etc - you choose and you live with the results dude.

 

[Lamb busa]

If you have to ask, then you already know the answer.

Girls on bicycles are scary enough. Ever watch a girl do low speed maneuvering on a bicycle? Talk about scary. They slow down and hop, hop, hop, hop one one foot until they sort of control the weight and slow down the bike enough to put their foot flat on the ground and get off the seat and stop the bike sortof. Compare that to most men who hit the brakes and put their foot down.

Sorry to be so blatantly general, but Lamb has lived near the beach for years. Watching girls sort of control beach cruisers for years has led to this generalization though.

 

[99'busa]

not if you love her.

 

[Tnbusa]

My wife rides a 08 GSXR750 and does great. She came off of a SV650 and really loves the 750. I have a 08 Busa and made the mistake of leaving the key in the Busa while we were at a friends house. The next I new there goes my Busa with my 5ft 120lb wife When she brought it back she thought it was ok but way too heavy for her. the good news is she brought it back in one piece.