Spinners on the Busa
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Johnnycheese
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spinners=poser
busarider54
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Spinners are for show-bikes only!!! I could get into the details of un-sprung weight and inertia, but I really have no idea of what I'm talking about. However, spinners aren't for "real" motorcycles.
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I've done the whole "mod madness" thing on several past bikes and I'm so done with that. As a consequence, over the top stuff like spinners, chrome, neon, etc. aren't my cup of tea. Less is more IMHO.
I shake my head at the money I've spent on mods over the years- and for what? The bikes were substantially unchanged in terms of their road going performance. The only real difference is my wallet was lighter by a few grand per bike.
I now invest my money in good gear, riding schools, and moto-destinations for the painfully small number of times a year I can get out and tour on my bike.
Have you ever done a track school? What you'll learn is indescribable. Ever ridden PCH, Deals Gap, Cherohala Skyway, Blue Ridge Parkway, the Triple Nickle, or the Black Hills for instance? Religious, I'm telling ya.
So my advice to you is, instead of vain attempts to make your Hayabusa a "complete" bike, try to make yourself a more complete rider. Sign up for a track school. Go on a motorcycle vacation. Ride more, mod less.
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bigpoppa1969
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why would you wanna put spinners on your bike.... come on now...
bigpoppa1969
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unless its a show bike ... I guess
I'll give ya what I know and you can take it from there.
On tailwheel airplanes the propellers spin clockwise viewed from the cockpit(US planes). The gyroscopic precession force from the spinning prop causes a right turning force on the airplane as the tail lifts off the ground. Technically, as the propeller's plane rotates forward(the airplane roataing as the tail lifts off the ground while the main gear are still on the ground), that rotating force is rotated 90 degrees by gyroscopic precession(the spinning prop), and the force is redirected causing the airplane to turn right.
Now, how to take this and apply it to a motorcycle......... I am not a rocket scientist, so I don't know. But bottom line, spinners will cause a force somewhere most probably in a corner, accelerating, or braking. If this is for a show bike, who cares. But if you take the bike to limit of its capabilities, it'll be bad!!
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On tailwheel airplanes the propellers spin clockwise viewed from the cockpit(US planes). The gyroscopic precession force from the spinning prop causes a right turning force on the airplane as the tail lifts off the ground. Technically, as the propeller's plane rotates forward(the airplane roataing as the tail lifts off the ground while the main gear are still on the ground), that rotating force is rotated 90 degrees by gyroscopic precession(the spinning prop), and the force is redirected causing the airplane to turn right.
Now, how to take this and apply it to a motorcycle......... I am not a rocket scientist, so I don't know. But bottom line, spinners will cause a force somewhere most probably in a corner, accelerating, or braking. If this is for a show bike, who cares. But if you take the bike to limit of its capabilities, it'll be bad!!
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My words exactly...
I understand what you all are saying just wanted to know what everyone thought. I have seen a mpeg online with a Busa on spinners. Looks nice, but didn't know how it would affect performance. We all do things to make our bikes look better, spinners are just one of those things. Opinions vary. I am from down south and people from down that way like to shine along with performing. Ya dig
DITTO! Uh, does that mean I have to take mine off?
YES it does. Also it does not count for my spiner throwing blades...DITTO! Uh, does that mean I have to take mine off?
Actually the blades do not spin.
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