Okay okay guys!
I'm here...and in one piece...
And the proud new owner of a beautiful '03 silver and gray Hayabusa!
We headed down to NC last night, were at the dealer by 8:30 a.m. to fill out paperwork, etc...on the road toward home by 9:15 or so...but, I drove my Mustang, hubby took the Busa (yeah, I know...no guys would let someone else ride their brand new bike for the first time, but I wasn't ready for a learning curve on a major interstate on Labor Day weekend!)...and we had our 3 year old with us...it was a lengthy trip home...
But, it only took a few miles for Michael (hubby) to slow down and pull along side me to give me a big thumbs up...the bike was easy to operate, and he said I'd have no problems...
Fast forward to just over an hour from home...I'm anxious to ride; been following this bike for hours now and I was eager to try "him" out...we pull over, and I start getting my gear out, but OOPS! In the chaos of trying to get out the door the day before, we'd forgotten my boots! I was wearing sandals, so that wasn't a suitable shoe for the Busa...
We got home, several friends knew I was getting the new bike, so they stopped by to ooooh and ahhhh...I finally had a few minutes to take a quick spin, and rode to my Dad's. He loved it, as did all the Harley riders I hang with (I didn't seem to get the needling I'd been getting pre-Busa...seeing the bike in person changed their view perhaps?
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I love it! It's so much easier to handle than my Harley...and the handling is great...we're all going riding tomorrow for a few hours if the weather holds up (storming right now)...so, I'm here, I'm happy, and I'll be taking pics before the weekend's up so you'll know I'm not lying here - I finally got my Busa (that should be on a t-shirt or something!)
Thanks for worrying about me Chris...sorry I didn't let you guys know I was home sooner (kids do that to ya!)
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