First of all, hello to everyone here. I'm glad I found this forum. Now I'm glad to be a part of it.
Ok, where to begin....
After hours and hours online looking at video, pictures, reviews... and phone calls to dealers and insurance agents... I stepped into a nearby zuki dealer this afternoon with a check for $10k from my finance company (and $500 cash in my wallet). Ok, I should backtrack for a second. I first made some last minute phone calls today to check insurance costs. I'm 34yrs old with no accidents or tickets and I had many quotes that were anywhere from $2400 to $3300 per year to insure a Busa. The lowest I found was $1700. Well, I'm glad I called State Farm (NO, NOT a plug for them)... I got a quote from them for.... drum roll... $380 every 6mos! I ended up getting $220 every 6mos because I have a family member with a SF policy. I was so relieved because the insurance cost was going to play a major part in helping me make my decision in regards to which bike I was going to buy.... either a Busa or a gixxer 600. I figured if I couldn't own a Busa, then I'd just save the money and get a 600 because that would more than satisfy me... but... I wanted the Busa... a black one. ONLY the black one.
So, I walked into the dealer with the money in my pocket... ready to buy a bike. I was going to play it smart and actually take my time. I had an out the door quote from another dealer for ten-two and for this particular dealer, they quoted me at ten-four on the phone, so I was ready to deal. I visited this dealer ready to rock because I knew they had a black Busa and a black 600. So I sat on the 600, 1000, and the Busa. I have owned a road bike in the past. A 90 Katana 600. Ok.... laugh! It's cool! LOL! And get ready... I haven't ridden a road bike in about 6 years! Ok... laugh again! But, I remember what it felt like... the weight of it. And I did research and discovered the Kat 600 is about equal in weight to the Busa. So I felt confident I could at least handle the bike at stops. I'm 5'10" 170lbs.
Ok... so after sitting on the gixxers and the Busa... the Busa just felt better. The gixxers felt small. I liked how my body fit on the Busa. It felt good. I stood it upright and moved it side to side to see how I could handle the weight, and I felt ok with it. The bike just felt soooo good! So...
I said "F-it!"... because when I first got my Kat 600 back in 96, that was the first motorcycle I had ever ridden in my entire life besides a 240 quadsport when I was 15! And I learned to ride the Kat 600 by teaching myself... So I am quite confident I can learn to handle the Busa. No, I will not be able to ride the bike to its full potential. I don't think I ever will. I value my life! I am going to ride it sensibly. I must admit that I also wanted the Busa because it's an ego thing. To know that you've got the baddest machine on the road is a feeling I've never had... and right now I've got that feeling! I know that it's all about knowing your limits. Hey, I would love to be able to be a master at doing sportbike tricks, etc... but I will never try any because I don't want to get injured or ruin the motorcycle. It's just not worth it. I can just enjoy watching others do all that.
But... yeah... I cannot wait to find a nice straight-away and just jack the throttle... NO! I won't be taking the Busa all the way... just to around 140 or so until I feel good with it.
I paid for the bike today and signed all of the paperwork, but I have to wait 3 days (monday june 19) to pick it up because they need to be sure my finance company check clears and they need to do a final service on the bike.
I can't wait until Monday! Oh... yes... I am a little nervous about riding it home. So...
Will someone please give me some inside info about the bike. Please tell me what I might need to look out for. Does it have any kind of "temper" I need to look out for? I plan on riding the bike slow and casual until I'm ready to let her rip. I'm excited to finally own a sportbike again... the best! But I'm a little nervous about my first ride, which will be a 45mile ride home through back roads and about 30 of those will be done on I-20 East in AL.
Thanks to anyone who replies and can give me some real pointers and info about how the bike rides so I can know what to expect. Or... am I being too nervous for no reason? If I just ride the bike "normally" and respect the power, will I do just fine?
Thanks again. And thanks for having this forum!
Peace
Ok, where to begin....
After hours and hours online looking at video, pictures, reviews... and phone calls to dealers and insurance agents... I stepped into a nearby zuki dealer this afternoon with a check for $10k from my finance company (and $500 cash in my wallet). Ok, I should backtrack for a second. I first made some last minute phone calls today to check insurance costs. I'm 34yrs old with no accidents or tickets and I had many quotes that were anywhere from $2400 to $3300 per year to insure a Busa. The lowest I found was $1700. Well, I'm glad I called State Farm (NO, NOT a plug for them)... I got a quote from them for.... drum roll... $380 every 6mos! I ended up getting $220 every 6mos because I have a family member with a SF policy. I was so relieved because the insurance cost was going to play a major part in helping me make my decision in regards to which bike I was going to buy.... either a Busa or a gixxer 600. I figured if I couldn't own a Busa, then I'd just save the money and get a 600 because that would more than satisfy me... but... I wanted the Busa... a black one. ONLY the black one.
So, I walked into the dealer with the money in my pocket... ready to buy a bike. I was going to play it smart and actually take my time. I had an out the door quote from another dealer for ten-two and for this particular dealer, they quoted me at ten-four on the phone, so I was ready to deal. I visited this dealer ready to rock because I knew they had a black Busa and a black 600. So I sat on the 600, 1000, and the Busa. I have owned a road bike in the past. A 90 Katana 600. Ok.... laugh! It's cool! LOL! And get ready... I haven't ridden a road bike in about 6 years! Ok... laugh again! But, I remember what it felt like... the weight of it. And I did research and discovered the Kat 600 is about equal in weight to the Busa. So I felt confident I could at least handle the bike at stops. I'm 5'10" 170lbs.
Ok... so after sitting on the gixxers and the Busa... the Busa just felt better. The gixxers felt small. I liked how my body fit on the Busa. It felt good. I stood it upright and moved it side to side to see how I could handle the weight, and I felt ok with it. The bike just felt soooo good! So...
I said "F-it!"... because when I first got my Kat 600 back in 96, that was the first motorcycle I had ever ridden in my entire life besides a 240 quadsport when I was 15! And I learned to ride the Kat 600 by teaching myself... So I am quite confident I can learn to handle the Busa. No, I will not be able to ride the bike to its full potential. I don't think I ever will. I value my life! I am going to ride it sensibly. I must admit that I also wanted the Busa because it's an ego thing. To know that you've got the baddest machine on the road is a feeling I've never had... and right now I've got that feeling! I know that it's all about knowing your limits. Hey, I would love to be able to be a master at doing sportbike tricks, etc... but I will never try any because I don't want to get injured or ruin the motorcycle. It's just not worth it. I can just enjoy watching others do all that.
But... yeah... I cannot wait to find a nice straight-away and just jack the throttle... NO! I won't be taking the Busa all the way... just to around 140 or so until I feel good with it.
I paid for the bike today and signed all of the paperwork, but I have to wait 3 days (monday june 19) to pick it up because they need to be sure my finance company check clears and they need to do a final service on the bike.
I can't wait until Monday! Oh... yes... I am a little nervous about riding it home. So...
Will someone please give me some inside info about the bike. Please tell me what I might need to look out for. Does it have any kind of "temper" I need to look out for? I plan on riding the bike slow and casual until I'm ready to let her rip. I'm excited to finally own a sportbike again... the best! But I'm a little nervous about my first ride, which will be a 45mile ride home through back roads and about 30 of those will be done on I-20 East in AL.
Thanks to anyone who replies and can give me some real pointers and info about how the bike rides so I can know what to expect. Or... am I being too nervous for no reason? If I just ride the bike "normally" and respect the power, will I do just fine?
Thanks again. And thanks for having this forum!
Peace
