Hello; I've been reading and enjoying this forum for a long time but this is my first post. First, a little background. I've been riding for almost 40 years I currently have five bikes ('67 Triumph TR6C in concours condition, '83 GS1100, '89 650 GT Honda Hawk, '91 ZX11, and a '96 Buell S1 Lightning}. I had been planning on buying a new Hayabusa this spring for a long time.
Now for my dilemma. At the Suzuki shop a Red and Gray for $9900. Directly across the street, a 2000 Triumph Speed Triple for dealer cost, $8600. For everyone here, this choice is a "no-brainer, but not for me. The Hayabusa is a better ZX11, the bike I had waited on from Kawasaki for a long time. The Triumph is a better Buell. I really liked the Hayabusa but the Triumph really made my heart race to look at it. It has a single-sided swingarm with a high single exhaust to show off the open wheel, a black lump of a fuel injected motor with tons of easy wheelie torque, two big chrome headlights that give it a praying mantis look, perfect ergonomics for me, and all set off by a gorgeous roulette green paint job, the perfect color for a "Limey" bike.
Well, I walked back and forth across the street a dozen times trying to decide which one to get. My stomach was in knots. A few days later my decision was made for me when I wrecked my ZX11 (four broken ribs}. I had to be practical and replace it so I got the Hayabusa. I brought it home this past Saturday and put 200 miles on it Sunday. I know now I made the right decision.
I still want that Speed Triple though.
Now for my dilemma. At the Suzuki shop a Red and Gray for $9900. Directly across the street, a 2000 Triumph Speed Triple for dealer cost, $8600. For everyone here, this choice is a "no-brainer, but not for me. The Hayabusa is a better ZX11, the bike I had waited on from Kawasaki for a long time. The Triumph is a better Buell. I really liked the Hayabusa but the Triumph really made my heart race to look at it. It has a single-sided swingarm with a high single exhaust to show off the open wheel, a black lump of a fuel injected motor with tons of easy wheelie torque, two big chrome headlights that give it a praying mantis look, perfect ergonomics for me, and all set off by a gorgeous roulette green paint job, the perfect color for a "Limey" bike.
Well, I walked back and forth across the street a dozen times trying to decide which one to get. My stomach was in knots. A few days later my decision was made for me when I wrecked my ZX11 (four broken ribs}. I had to be practical and replace it so I got the Hayabusa. I brought it home this past Saturday and put 200 miles on it Sunday. I know now I made the right decision.
I still want that Speed Triple though.
