BUSA Owners, what is your age?
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OB_jafeica7
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im 40 born again biker
red/black busa here
red/black busa here
OB_JohnnyB
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41, but I think I'm 21
Richie, thank goodness for you. I thought I was going to be the oldest codger here.
Guess I'm glad I was able to learn on small bikes when I was young and poor. Anybody remember the X6. That was once Suzuki's fastest and it was a joy to ride, too. Wish I still had it. And Honda's 305 SuperHawk. What a beauty. I couldn't afford one of those so had to settle for a used 250 Dream. But it got me from Boston to Denver one Spring even if I did lose 4th gear in those upstate NY hills and had to ride the rest of the way in 3rd.
Guess I'm glad I was able to learn on small bikes when I was young and poor. Anybody remember the X6. That was once Suzuki's fastest and it was a joy to ride, too. Wish I still had it. And Honda's 305 SuperHawk. What a beauty. I couldn't afford one of those so had to settle for a used 250 Dream. But it got me from Boston to Denver one Spring even if I did lose 4th gear in those upstate NY hills and had to ride the rest of the way in 3rd.
Well.....i guess you guys were right.
There will be someone younger than me!
Your dad will probably have a heart attack if he finds out.
Remember though,just 'cause your good in the dirt,doesn't mean your a street rider.Different rules & physics apply.
Please don't do this behind your dads back....talk to him and tell him you'd like to ride & then ask him how.
There will be someone younger than me!
Your dad will probably have a heart attack if he finds out.
Remember though,just 'cause your good in the dirt,doesn't mean your a street rider.Different rules & physics apply.
Please don't do this behind your dads back....talk to him and tell him you'd like to ride & then ask him how.
G
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53 years
It amazes me how much we have in common.
I too have a 100 megabit drop under my desk to support my curiosity about all things dangerous and fast.
Speed, Danger, Hot Machines and Computers, have I left anything out. Oh yeah Sex. I must be getting old to have forgotten that.
It amazes me how much we have in common.
I too have a 100 megabit drop under my desk to support my curiosity about all things dangerous and fast.
Speed, Danger, Hot Machines and Computers, have I left anything out. Oh yeah Sex. I must be getting old to have forgotten that.
G
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36 and hoping I feel as good as the 'older' guys in a few years. I actually feel better at 36 than I did at 25 due to cleaner living! 
I just turned 40. Been riding about two years. I started with a 1986 Yamaha race bike (6 mos), spent 3 months on my brothers TL1000S and graduated to the busa. I wasted a lot of years passing up bikes! I have some making up to do and it appears I'll do it damn fast on the busa!
OB_byhalia
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Just as I thought D'Pete. We're elitest!
Thanks much for your responses.
Do believe some names are missing in response however.
Hey, can my fellow old farts (I'm sorry, I mean tarts) imagine owning this bike at 23 or 27 yoa like a couple of our contemporaries? I would have been a "mess"! I'm grinning and laughing at the screen just thinking about it. ("mess" is a positive description).
Enjoy fellows.
Thanks much for your responses.
Do believe some names are missing in response however.
Hey, can my fellow old farts (I'm sorry, I mean tarts) imagine owning this bike at 23 or 27 yoa like a couple of our contemporaries? I would have been a "mess"! I'm grinning and laughing at the screen just thinking about it. ("mess" is a positive description).
Enjoy fellows.
OB_hiabuser
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well, i'm 34, and can still remember when i was 21. it was fun, but not as rich. now here are all the twenty year olds telling me i'm old. hah, (yeah so i said it back then too, so what) i'm just getting started. been riding pure sport bikes since 86 and have only gotten faster. goes to show you that experience counts for a lot. now if only i could have that truly "no fear" mentality of todays younger crowd. hmmmm. naw, probably kill my friggin self. tee hee
ride it like there's no tomorrow.
mike
ride it like there's no tomorrow.
mike
G
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32 here
G
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In Minnesota
I'm 29, and would definitely fall into the 'less experienced' motorcycle category. I've only driven motorcycles seriously since August of last year. The bike I had prior to the 'busa was a Honda Magna, which is definitely a different style of bike.
After discovering that I prefer the feel of a sportbike over a custom (and man, chrome is highhh maintenance), I was researching what bike to swap to. I was zeroing in on the Honda VFR800, but asked for a test drive on the 'busa through sheer curiousity. I didn't even mind the wait while they prepped it (no one had tried it there yet). One three mile excursion, and I was hooked. I bought it the next day, with it only having the 3 miles I had put on it.
I'm positive some here would likely shake their heads on the purchase, but when your wife says "Whichever bike you buy is the only one you'll be getting for a least 10 years" (gotta fit a house in there somewhere), you want to get something you know you'll have a hard time getting bored on.
I've not had a moment of remorse since buying the black/gray busa. Okay, maybe the ticket for excessive speed while passing that SUV might have had been cursing my luck for a moment, but it WAS only for a moment. I figure my inner voice will keep me in tow as I learn the ways of the cycle. When people blow by me on curvy roads, I let 'em . . . and even give them a helping hand signal if they're unsure on passing.
The 'busa is my transportation. To work, from work, to the store, etc. I'll rack up the miles soon enough. I suspect though, that the learning experience never ends, no matter how long one has been cruising along.
After discovering that I prefer the feel of a sportbike over a custom (and man, chrome is highhh maintenance), I was researching what bike to swap to. I was zeroing in on the Honda VFR800, but asked for a test drive on the 'busa through sheer curiousity. I didn't even mind the wait while they prepped it (no one had tried it there yet). One three mile excursion, and I was hooked. I bought it the next day, with it only having the 3 miles I had put on it.
I'm positive some here would likely shake their heads on the purchase, but when your wife says "Whichever bike you buy is the only one you'll be getting for a least 10 years" (gotta fit a house in there somewhere), you want to get something you know you'll have a hard time getting bored on.
I've not had a moment of remorse since buying the black/gray busa. Okay, maybe the ticket for excessive speed while passing that SUV might have had been cursing my luck for a moment, but it WAS only for a moment. I figure my inner voice will keep me in tow as I learn the ways of the cycle. When people blow by me on curvy roads, I let 'em . . . and even give them a helping hand signal if they're unsure on passing.
The 'busa is my transportation. To work, from work, to the store, etc. I'll rack up the miles soon enough. I suspect though, that the learning experience never ends, no matter how long one has been cruising along.
OB_Ed White
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I'm 51 and I still love the jazz.
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