Damn Chowan24 -The Busa is my first bike. My father taught me in 2 hrs in a parking lot May 9, 05. I went back to the parking lot by myself May 10, 05 for about an hour my self. I left the parking lot and went straight to the street. By the way I live in the city of Boston. My learning curve was that much crazier due to city traffic. I'm not going to tell you to get a Busa as your first bike, and I'm not going to tell you not to get one as your first bike. I'm just saying it was my first bike, and I'm doing fine. Again, I live in the city with the worst driving conditions. If you do get a Busa as your first bike tell your self:
-If I act an a$$ on the bike I'm going to get hurt or killed!!
-If I crack to temptation w/ the throttle w/ no experience I will get hurt or killed!!
-If I want to race an a$$ in a car because I want to prove I'm the man on the fastest bike w/ no experience I could get hurt or killed!!
Harsh but true reality. As many members told me when I first posted about my first bike being a busa "Any bike can kill you, but a Busa will just do it Faster." The rider course is great. I can ride my bike a 1000x's better, but those little 250cc thingies are no comparison. Every time I get on that beast I come to the plate w/ my best rookie "A" game I've got. The final decision is yours!
I did just that my friend. I took every heart spoken word from these board members when they posted in my topic and stored it in the front of my forehead. These board members aren't here to thrash you. They taught me alot about the bike and I don't Focker around on it. They've been there and done it. So I listened with open ears. This bike is not for the weak minded. We've got some crazy riders on this board, but I can guarantee the same thoughts pass through their minds. All of us on this site know what we got our selves into when we bought this bike. Every time I say Hayabusa around my friends they go into convulsions and the infamous words come out "your going to kill your self" or "Isn't that the bike in the Guiness book of world records" or"Your a better man than me, I'd kill myself on that bike" and last and the most stupid "I couldn't control my self on a bike like that." Who ever says the last one about the bike I hope they never buy one because there goes all of our insurance rates. If you buy one as your first bike you better have a strong mental Game Plan ready.Damn Chowan24 -The Busa is my first bike. My father taught me in 2 hrs in a parking lot May 9, 05. I went back to the parking lot by myself May 10, 05 for about an hour my self. I left the parking lot and went straight to the street. By the way I live in the city of Boston. My learning curve was that much crazier due to city traffic. I'm not going to tell you to get a Busa as your first bike, and I'm not going to tell you not to get one as your first bike. I'm just saying it was my first bike, and I'm doing fine. Again, I live in the city with the worst driving conditions. If you do get a Busa as your first bike tell your self:
-If I act an a$$ on the bike I'm going to get hurt or killed!!
-If I crack to temptation w/ the throttle w/ no experience I will get hurt or killed!!
-If I want to race an a$$ in a car because I want to prove I'm the man on the fastest bike w/ no experience I could get hurt or killed!!
Harsh but true reality. As many members told me when I first posted about my first bike being a busa "Any bike can kill you, but a Busa will just do it Faster." The rider course is great. I can ride my bike a 1000x's better, but those little 250cc thingies are no comparison. Every time I get on that beast I come to the plate w/ my best rookie "A" game I've got. The final decision is yours!
If you live by the words you spoke.. I am seriously impressed.
Good on ya....
You make a great point Kesler. This guy is 18 yrs old. More than likely when he drops the bike dad pays for it. Not his money, dads money. If you have to worry about dropping it more than likely your going to get hurt anyways because your not focusing on riding the bike. Instead your worrying how am I going to be able to afford to purchase a new fairing. The only thing you should be doing when your on the bike is focusing on riding the bike to the best of your ability. If your planning your first fall and are worried about the cost, dump the busa thought and get something used.I learned on an 85 Honda Nighthawk 450. Rode it around the neighborhood circle about 200 times, worked my way onto the streets with no traffic, got comfortable and now ill ride wherever. Not that im telling you not to, but besides hurting or killing yourself, another reason not to get a Busa as a first bike is the cost of the plastics. You drop it 1 time without the frame sliders on it and you could be out some sreious $$$
My wife had never even driven a clutch vehicle in her life. She went to the class, rode their bikes, and within a few days had her license.im about 5'7" and weigh like 160. i cant seem to find an motorcycle saftey course in south texas but ima keep lookin. i see that the texas dps has a motorcycle course but a friend told me that u needed to know how to ride before you go and they just teach u how to use turn signals and stop at lights. is it cool for a total newbie to take a motor cycle saftey course? do they put you on a bike or is it just verba lessons?id hate to look like a dumbass and lay the bike over or somin