Those wheels, and later model BST's have a braided wire loop molded into each side of the wheel for rigidity and strength, and don't seem to have any issues.
It was earlier model BST's without those that breaking problems seem to happen with.
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Those wheels, and later model BST's have a braided wire loop molded into each side of the wheel for rigidity and strength, and don't seem to have any issues.
It was earlier model BST's without those that breaking problems seem to happen with.
It'd probably be cheaper to hack the engine into a different bike's frame, rather than all the cost weight reduction addiction...I mean, we steal enough stuff from the R1...why not just pull out their engine and slap ours in! 
I'd love to drop 50lbs off her, but the price of rims and an exhaust alone equal 1/2 what I paid for her
I'd love to drop 50lbs off her, but the price of rims and an exhaust alone equal 1/2 what I paid for her
I find the quest for weight loss to be interesting...and a good hobby albeit an expensive one.It'd probably be cheaper to hack the engine into a different bike's frame, rather than all the cost weight reduction addiction...I mean, we steal enough stuff from the R1...why not just pull out their engine and slap ours in!
I'd love to drop 50lbs off her, but the price of rims and an exhaust alone equal 1/2 what I paid for her
My brother who has an BMW RT found the 'ol Bumblebee to be very light.....a neighbor who used to have an S1000RR M found it to be a big heavy whale....
I must be one of the few Hayabusa owners that doesn't care about weight or think the bike is to heavy, from my perspective and riding style the bikes weight is a plus and not a minus. I've noticed a heavier bike feels more planted and doesn't get blown around as much in cross winds or when you pass a larger vehicle coming from the opposite direction. I do understand some riders are looking to increase performance and weight loss contributes to that goal but I'm satisfied with the bike as is.
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I agree with you. I like the weight of the Busa just like I did on my Blackbird I owned 17 years ago. There's something reassuring about that kind of heft and substance. Like a well made knife. Lightness has its place of course but I'm not lapping Laguna Seca battling Biaggi and Hayden.
^that's why I bumped up from my 600cc. I would've never even looked for a bigger bike if I wasn't riding on the interstate everyday.
It'd probably be cheaper to hack the engine into a different bike's frame, rather than all the cost weight reduction addiction...I mean, we steal enough stuff from the R1...why not just pull out their engine and slap ours in!
I'd love to drop 50lbs off her, but the price of rims and an exhaust alone equal 1/2 what I paid for her
It's been done, Busa engines into Gsxr750 and 1k frames, but it takes a skilled fabricator who can tig weld.
I would love the Busa engine in a Gsxr1k, as the bar reach is shorter.
I also agree that the Busa weight can be a plus, as it is more planted.
1k vs Busa, both with proper suspension setups, and the much lighter 1k is going to dance around more over bumps and on rough roads.
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All that being said I do want to get lighter wheels (Core Moto) and probably do the 520 chain conversion with an aluminum rear sprocket. The static weight doesn't bother me. Rotational weight you can really feel when tipping the bike into a corner and flicking from side to side. Plus those wheel just look cool as poop. Never mind they save you 8.3lbs static which once it's rotating is more like 20lbs.
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Sure, especially riding fast when the wind gets gusty enough to notice or even slow you down a little.
But I also really doubt 540 would be too light for you.
I agree 540 wouldn't be to light for me but I'm not willing to spend the time or money in order to get there :-(
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