BusaFan00
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Hey just a quick intoduction here. Name is Erik. Live in Anchorage Alaska. Working, going to college, and I'm a big fan of the Busa. It was the bike that... four years ago (had to think about that for a second. Haha!) got me interested in motorcycles. Started out riding my Dad's old RM400 off and on for a while. Learned how to shift and quite a bit about target fixation!
But finally moved up, got myself a 1997 GSX-R600 three years ago.
Mostly to work and back, but put 10,000 miles on it. And am happy to say, never laid it down. But never got it to a roadracing track. Did the 1/4 mile. 11.6 @ 115. That was fun.
Finally got the money to get the Busa last November. I picked it up for $9600 from the dealer in town, '05 black/grey. Zero miles. Rode it 20 miles in 30 degree weather and put it away for the year. It was the longest winter I've ever experinced.
But I did the break in... nearly by the book. Loading and shifting constantly... may have slipped over the rev limit... ok several dozen times. But! It's ok cause it wasn't by much.
Managed about 3000 miles this summer, with no accidents, close calls aplenty though. Still a little afraid of laying the big bike out in the corners, about a 1/4 inch chicken strip left. I'm not ashamed! Couple months of record rainfall kinda killed my season.
As for the bike. Bone stock, plus a Scorpio alarm. Still has the stickers, and reflectors, and a nice big freaking scratch on the tail, the motivation for the alarm.
I've had an absolute BLAST on this thing. And I already cannot wait until May. Next year I want to get to the strip. Might do some modification, an undertail, take off stickers/reflectors. That sort of thing. But in the long term, I'm planning on getting a small turbo system. Been eyeing the Velocity stage 1 kit. Hoping to hit 200mph at least once on this bike. But that'll have to wait. Until I get used to the power it's got now!
At any rate, I'll be living vicariously through the southerners on this board for the winter. And will learn all I can. Lots of good information here.
Cheers!
But finally moved up, got myself a 1997 GSX-R600 three years ago.
Finally got the money to get the Busa last November. I picked it up for $9600 from the dealer in town, '05 black/grey. Zero miles. Rode it 20 miles in 30 degree weather and put it away for the year. It was the longest winter I've ever experinced.
But I did the break in... nearly by the book. Loading and shifting constantly... may have slipped over the rev limit... ok several dozen times. But! It's ok cause it wasn't by much.
Managed about 3000 miles this summer, with no accidents, close calls aplenty though. Still a little afraid of laying the big bike out in the corners, about a 1/4 inch chicken strip left. I'm not ashamed! Couple months of record rainfall kinda killed my season.
As for the bike. Bone stock, plus a Scorpio alarm. Still has the stickers, and reflectors, and a nice big freaking scratch on the tail, the motivation for the alarm.
I've had an absolute BLAST on this thing. And I already cannot wait until May. Next year I want to get to the strip. Might do some modification, an undertail, take off stickers/reflectors. That sort of thing. But in the long term, I'm planning on getting a small turbo system. Been eyeing the Velocity stage 1 kit. Hoping to hit 200mph at least once on this bike. But that'll have to wait. Until I get used to the power it's got now!
At any rate, I'll be living vicariously through the southerners on this board for the winter. And will learn all I can. Lots of good information here.
Cheers!
