wtjames02...I'm new here but definantly not new to riding...just got my busa a couple weeks ago and can relate to what you're saying so here's my take on things....and may god help me. LOL!!!i really hope i dont get flamed for this thread,but i just got an 01 busa,and i have nobody to ask,so here goes,i cant find a smooth shift rpm,i searched here and found lots of posts for racing/top spped shifts,but im new to riding and the bikes just feels"clunky" when i shift,not sure if its because im new to the bike or if im doing something wrong,i get a little nervous at high rpms so i shift around 5000... i beleive its stock except yoshimura exhaust,any help would be great....thanks
1. The mighty Busa produces so much torque, so quickly, from just off idle revs that it is by nature extremely unforgiving to anything but the most gentle & conservative of throttle inputs...to boot???..
2. The driveline slack/lash is definantly in the house with the biggest of zooks...and #1. + #2. ='s that even the slightest of hamfisted riders need not apply.
To be smooth around town???...I've found that I must be extremely smooth and gentle with roll-ons and/or when coming out of part throttle inputs and well-timed clutchless upshifting seems to help smooth things out immensly.
And here's where I need gods help as many here are very insistant that the TRE does absolutely nothing and the only cure is to rush out and buy a Power Commander and any one of 100's of custom fuel maps (some sold by members here) and infer that if you don't you're an absolute fool who knows nothing of what he speaks but....I found that plugging a "Smart TRE" into my newly aqquired bone stock Busa yielded noticably smoother results when rolling on the throttle (especially when rolling on throttle coming out of corner exits)as it adds fuel and advances the timing in gears 1st-4th which results in less surging and gives a much smoother, far less choppy, on/off feel to the throttle response...but I've been grilled by senior members of this board for ever making such claims.
Hope that helps, good luck and L8R, Bill.
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