<snip>Bike seems to handle a bit better in the corners but i just dont think its looks cool at all
What's cool is in your head and what you can do with the machine.
Ever ridden a stretched one? Common denominator i see is everyone that says they wont has never ridden one, i'm not saying it doesnt take more to get it into the corners, and its definately not a stock bike but i can hang with short bikes in the twistys just like anyone else.
A good rider can even hustle a GoldWing through the twisties, they just have to work harder and back off earlier.
Going philosophical here.... As an engineer, all designs have their compromises. People think "high performance" vehicles are "no compromises" machines, but that's simply not the case, even for the nastiest sport bike (e.g., S1000RR, ZX10R, others). In the case of the Busa, they packed a lot of power into a pretty nimble package that excels at very high speed - just super stable at speeds few bikes can achieve, but they did so by compromising weight and somewhat soft suspension. They could lighten it up for better handling and make the suspension more responsive like those cutting edge sport bikes, but it surely they would lose some of that high speed composure and COMFORT that attract folks to the Busa. The stock Busa is great ridden solo, but more challenging two-up; it's very wheelie prone with a passenger. I imagine a stretch would help a ton for that, but you'd give up a little handling and possibly lose something in the suspension unless you spring for a very well designed shock. Ideally you'd also want to rework the bell-crank geometry for an "optimum" setup. But that's optimum for the new design point (non-wheeling prone when riding with passenger), not optimum for handling.
Personally, I've been down the path of "optimum for looks." I remember seeing OCC's Paul Sr. on American Choppers ride his latest creation raving about how great that ridiculous thing handled. I have yet to ride a chopper of any kind that I thought handled worth sh!#t. Even most cruisers are crap in my opinion, slow, lazy, uncomfortable, but obviously some people love them. I can't imagine what a 10" stretched and lowered Busa with a 300 kit must handle like. Not the bike for me, but obviously it's the bike for somebody, as there are a lot of them out there. Folks that love these bikes have a different design point for "optimum." I'm good with that. I like some personal creativity in this world. It's all good.
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