New owner & new to the forum

[Don Hardcastle]

Believe me... I will post pictures. I'm a professional photographer! haha!

Damnit, I'm excited! But what I'm really looking forward to is getting the Busa out to Los Angeles (moving back there in Nov)!

I've heard so many say don't get it if you're not an expert and so many say just get it and take it slow. So... I guess I just got it! I will take it slow. But, yes, I will respect the power. Because it's not only a power to go fast, it's a power to kill me.

Thanks for the reply, homie. Yeah. I said 'homie'! haha! I might be 34, but I don't look it (i still get carded for cigarettes).

Congrats on the purchase.  If you plan to register it in California once you arrive you must have 7500 miles on it to do so. Otherwise you will be SOL. I'm sure that a member in Cali will be able to lend you the instruments with more than 7500 in order to go through the DMV inspection. Good luck.

Projekt,
Why the 7500 miles before he tries to register it? I don't live in Cali and was only stationed there for about 6 months back in the late 80's.

Don

 

[PaNDeM1C]

Well, after I get my cycle license/insurance so I'm legal.

You dont have a license or insurance?

This keeps getting better and better all the time.

I am sorry but I guess the skeptic in me is surfacing rather rapidly after you made that statement. You said that you had been riding before...were you riding without license or insurance?

How does one walk into a dealership and put money down when they dont have license and insurance yet? Dont you know that the dealership will now allow you to take the bike out onto the streets without these documents?

I'll believe it when I see it...you've gone from pillar to post with stories about the weather and paperwork etc. Where do you live? The South Pole?

What a tease...

Cycle license... not car.

On Monday I'm going to get my CYCLE license and my CYCLE insurance (already got quoted)... I rode the bike out of the dealership with my CAR driver's license and that's all it takes, homeboy....


I made new posts showing my bike, helmet, blablabla... if you want, and if it will make you feel any better, I'll email you a copy of my motorcycle license when I get it on Monday!

I took my bike out of the dealership with MONEY, CAR DRIVER LICENSE, SS#, HOME ADDRESS.... and that pretty much covers it! No need for a cycle license or cycle insurance proof... because it's not the dealership's problem once I take the bike off their lot! So, yeah... I took the chance... and rode the bike 40 miles home with no cycle license or cycle insurance today... just to get it home... and LIKE I SAID.... I'll be taking care of the license and ins on Monday to make myself perfectly legal.

EXHAUSTED!!!!! WHEW!!!!!



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[gsferrari]

You rode without license or insurance. In other words - you have just admitted on a public forum to an illegal activity. I hope no LEO sees this and chooses to come after you.

Great that you have a bike now...very cool.

I think you have a very wrong attitude about riding and i'll add a prayer every morning to keep you shiny side up and safe...

Have fun and welcome to the Busa owners club...

 

[TALYN]

No need for a cycle license or cycle insurance proof... because it's not the dealership's problem once I take the bike off their lot! So, yeah... I took the chance... and rode the bike 40 miles home with no cycle license or cycle insurance today... just to get it home...

This is a sad but true statement... once you have your financing or pay with cash the dealership has no interest in public safety, they do not check for Insurance or MC endorsement, Suzuki is one of the few that when they finance they actually sell your financing to a third party vendor which sets you up with a credit card so to say so they do not hold the bike as collateral requiring full coverage like with a car..... any squid with cash or credit can be on the road.....

 

[gsferrari]

The dealer here in Raleigh NC refuses to allow unlicensed and uninsured riders start the vehicle even if they have paid for it. They charge a "holding fee" to keep the bike in the dealership until the owner comes up with the right documentation.

I think LEOs have been cracking down on dealers.


REGARDLESS - If I was a bike thief reading this thread - and If I knew where Pandemic lives...I would drive over there in a U-Haul and take his bike from him. No Insurance = sucks to be you...


Pandemic - do you realize that if you had downed your bike on that first ride without insurance - you would be SCREWED. If you had hit someone else - your ass would be in Jail for a LONG LONG time.

How can someone even contemplate that kind of risk? Doesnt your life mean ANYTHING to you at all?

All said and done - driving/riding without license or insurance is reckless and irresponsible - you can play with your life as long as you dont endanger anyone else.


Tool...:O

 

[rubbersidedown]

I have not rode or driven a car for 11 months.
I was hit last July by a driver with no licence,no insurance,and he had been drinking.

It has changed my life PERMANTLY.

Hopefully it will change his life for a year or 2 aswell,that only seems fair to me.

He also destroyed my pride and joy.My self customised Busa.


I'm sure you can guess how I feel about non-licenced,non-insured vehicle operators.


Nuff said.... RSD.

 

[TROUBLED WINE]

Most insurance agents will cover their policy holders for 24-48 hours on a new vehicle purchase without any paperwork, just a phone call.

There is no law governing motor vehicle dealers to require a drivers license in order to sell someone a vehicle. They're private businesses there to sell goods to the public, not enforce public laws.

Due to the law requiring citizens to carry insurance while operating a vehicle on public roads dealerships now require individuals to sign intent to purchase statements to waive any liability the dealer my have from bad decisions by their customers.

All that aside, Pandemic, you aren't going to get much love from a group of motorcyclists after stating you just purchased a top-of-the-line 1300cc 200mph Sportbike with little to no riding experience, no motorcycle endorsement on your license (this requires A LOT more than just "going and getting it"), no attendance of a Motorcycle Safety Foundation riding course, a complete disregard for riding gear and an admitted propensity for alcohol abuse.

The more responsible way to enter into this situation is to obtain a learners permit, acquire a much smaller "starter bike" as in 600cc or 250cc, purchase appropriate safety gear and wear it (at the very least a helmet and leather jacket) ride with a partner or sign up and take the MSF rider safety course (or both), get your motorcycle endorsement on your license and spend at least 6 months to a year riding the smaller bike on the street before moving up to the fastest production bike ever made which is mainly marketed for experienced riders.

Anyway, good luck.

 

[PaNDeM1C]

Most insurance agents will cover their policy holders for 24-48 hours on a new vehicle purchase without any paperwork, just a phone call.

There is no law governing motor vehicle dealers to require a drivers license in order to sell someone a vehicle. They're private businesses there to sell goods to the public, not enforce public laws.

Due to the law requiring citizens to carry insurance while operating a vehicle on public roads dealerships now require individuals to sign intent to purchase statements to waive any liability the dealer my have from bad decisions by their customers.

All that aside, Pandemic, you aren't going to get much love from a group of motorcyclists after stating you just purchased a top-of-the-line 1300cc 200mph Sportbike with little to no riding experience, no motorcycle endorsement on your license (this requires A LOT more than just "going and getting it"), no attendance of a Motorcycle Safety Foundation riding course, a complete disregard for riding gear and an admitted propensity for alcohol abuse.

The more responsible way to enter into this situation is to obtain a learners permit, acquire a much smaller "starter bike" as in 600cc or 250cc, purchase appropriate safety gear and wear it (at the very least a helmet and leather jacket) ride with a partner or sign up and take the MSF rider safety course (or both), get your motorcycle endorsement on your license and spend at least 6 months to a year riding the smaller bike on the street before moving up to the fastest production bike ever made which is mainly marketed for experienced riders.

Anyway, good luck.

I have had riding experience, as I've said. I just don't go so far as to call myself some kind of expert.

I only rode the bike home without a cycle license/insurance just to get it home. I haven't ridden it since. I'm getting my cycle license today... and yeah, it is just as simple as going to get it. I just have to take a written test in AL. Easy. I'm also getting my insurance today. But sorry... no riding gear. Just me and my helmet as I ride around town from day to day.

I drink, but not while driving. I'm sure I'm not the only one on the board...

I'm not taking any motorcycle safety course. I know how to ride and am aware of my surroundings... well enough to ride this bike in public. Too bad if your elitist mentality thinks that everyone MUST take the course. Sure, it's a good thing to do... but I just won't be doing it. I ride safe. No stunting or insane speeds on slow roads. I also do not buy into the statement that everyone who rides a cycle is going to crash at some point. That's not entirely true. Everyone will have close calls, sure, but not everyone is going to crash. If I crash, I crash. I'll have a helmet on at least. And I'll be insured. Starting today... again.

Peace

 

[PaNDeM1C]

I hopped right on the busa and rode it easily... so either I am more experienced than I make myself out to be OR the bike is tame enough for anyone to get it and ride it. Take your pick. I'd like to think it's a bit of both... I have experience and this bike is also pretty easy to ride if you ride it normally. If 1 is a beginner and 10 equals the most experienced rider... I'd consider myself a 6.

I think some people here just hate the fact that "anybody" can get this bike... blame Suzuki for the low price if that's how you feel. I got this bike because of how it feels. I was fully prepared to just get a gixxer 600 or 750, but after sitting on the busa... I had to get it. This is the USA and we have every right to buy whatever we want...

Most people here are cool, but I hate the elitists who think anyone who has under 10 yrs of street riding under their belt or isn't an expert doesn't have the right to buy a busa. That's bullsh1t!

If you can ride a street bike... you can ride a busa. Fact. But with great power comes great responsibility (right hand control).

 

[PaNDeM1C]

My last post about "gear".

Harley riders (most) ride without armored gear... and they use itty bitty helmets! They are NO different than someone on a sportbike! A Harley and a sportbike can both be ridden responsibly or insanely fast... it all depends on the rider. A crash on either style bike will hurt just the same.