What Bikes Did You Have Before Making The Jump To The Busa

[ROADTOAD1340]

'83 Yamaha RZ350K , '86 GSXR1100 G 1109cc / 1255 cc , '90 GSXR1100 1276 cc supercharged / 1340cc rs40 Mikuni's , '91 GSXR1127M , 2012 GSX1300R L2

 

[Blkoutbusa]

1983 Honda Shadow VT750
2004 Suzuki GSXR 600
2006 Suzuki GSXR 1000

Current:
2012 Suzuki Hayabusa

 

[Spartan1]

I may have forgotten one or two...

1989 Kawasaki Ninja 600r
1990 Kawasaki ZX7
1994 Honda CBR 900rr
1995 Ducati 916
1997 Suzuki GSXR 750
2001 Suzuki GSXR 1000
2003 Yamaha R1
2004 Ironhorse Slammer
2005 Harley VROD
2013 Harley Street Glide
2014 Kawasaki ZX10
2015 Ducati Panigale 1299S
2015 KTM Superduke 1290

2017 Suzuki Hayabusa GSX1300R (Current)

 

[AJAY]

In order:

1975 Honda 175 Elsinore (dirt bike)
1970 Honda CB450 twin (beautiful engine, looking for another one)
1972 Honda CB350K2 twin (13.5:1 compression, cams, little demon)
1977 Suzuki GS550E first real bike
1985 Suzuki GS700E first new bike (outclassed when the GSXR came out, but this was a great bike!)
1989 Harley XLH1200 Sportster (still own, serious motor work, outfitted like a XLCR cafe racer, tank and all - needs restoration)
1997 Honda CB750 Nighthawk (not bad, not good, got me riding again)
2001 Suzuki Katana 600 (bargain bike, handles just like a Busa!)
2007 Suzuki Hayabusa

Since then, added
1972 Honda CB350K2 (currently restoring - at glacial speed)
1982 Suzuki GS1100E (the Busa's grandfather, on the road, continuing to cherry it up)

Also wife's:
1981? Suzuki GS450S (wife's first bike - she loved it)
1985 Yamaha Seca 550 (second bike - she hated it)
1989 Harley Sportster 1200 (wife's favorite bike)
2007 Harley Sportster 1200 Custom (current bike - pretty, but she really loved the 89 Sporty)

And son's
1985 Suzuki GS550ESF (my son learned to ride on this)
2001 Suzuki SV650 (son's graduated ride)
son moved out, he can buy his own bike!

That was a nice little trip down memory lane.
Y'all ride safe, especially you younger guys so your list will keep getting longer and your old bikes will go back decades.

 

[sixpack577]

'83 Yamaha RZ350K , '86 GSXR1100 G 1109cc / 1255 cc , '90 GSXR1100 1276 cc supercharged / 1340cc rs40 Mikuni's , '91 GSXR1127M , 2012 GSX1300R L2

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I love the old 1100s
Unfortunately, I've never ridden one.
The all black one looks great.
I want it!!!

 

[ROADTOAD1340]

I love the old 1100s
Unfortunately, I've never ridden one.
The all black one looks great.
I want it!!!

Glad you like them Six .
The black bottom one was the last I owned before Busa . I sold that to a good mate ( who also owns the '86 I built ) , it features many one off custom pieces from back in the day , which my old mate ( Darwin NT ) managed to gather up for me . The bike runs back mudguard and some other bits to pass cop defects , which has only again changed to allow tail tidys etc . The '86 my mate owns as well as black '91 , was featured in an OZ magazine and was set up for street and drags , he got a 9'7 out of it @ 143 mph , better than my flat 10's in the day . The black bike's one off parts came from blower bike and my NT mates old 9.6 @ 146 full carbon L GSXR , which also featured in OZ magazine back in the day . That middle pic , features a full carbon tank .

 

[Mike Chambers]

Started riding 1979 on 76 rd250, then upgraded in 1981 to a GSX1100EX, in 1986 bought a new GSXR1100, kept till 1992, bought a 1100 katana kept that till 1999 .others where a 2006 hayabusa from 2008 traded for a new 2010 model , then a 2013 model now owned from New a 2016 model.for the record my 2006 busa I clocked 185000 kms ,2010 (86050kms),2013 (56000 miles) it's a North American model,My present bike which is now 19 months old just ticked over 50000 kms
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[sixpack577]

Glad you like them Six .
The black bottom one was the last I owned before Busa . I sold that to a good mate ( who also owns the '86 I built ) , it features many one off custom pieces from back in the day , which my old mate ( Darwin NT ) managed to gather up for me . The bike runs back mudguard and some other bits to pass cop defects , which has only again changed to allow tail tidys etc . The '86 my mate owns as well as black '91 , was featured in an OZ magazine and was set up for street and drags , he got a 9'7 out of it @ 143 mph , better than my flat 10's in the day . The black bike's one off parts came from blower bike and my NT mates old 9.6 @ 146 full carbon L GSXR , which also featured in OZ magazine back in the day . That middle pic , features a full carbon tank .

Yeah, I could tell the fairings, and at least part of the frame was stock, lol.
I saw the wheels, forks, brakes, and knew the engine couldn't be stock.
I love great looking bikes...that you can tell a rider built.
You do great work man.

That's got to be the best modernized classic I've seen!

 

[sixpack577]

79 Suzuki TS100
86 Suzuki RM80
91 Yamaha RT180
97 Honda CR250
73 Honda CB360
94 Kawasaki ZX7
02 Gsxr1000
08 Busa
08 B-king

As well as several 4wheelers/atvs, and lots of running and non running flips and trades. I'm only 40, but I really have to think. And plenty of bikes left at my house by friends to fix and ride, or just ride because they didn't, and didn't want them to sit.
I got the 2nd key to my friend's 05 gsxr1k and 06 Busa when he bought them new. I like free, lol.
Now, no bike, a Yamaha 660 Raptor project that's half done...and an 04 Land Rover Discovery2.
And for those that don't, a Land Rover is one the greatest vehicles on the planet...at eating money.
Once that bastid is done, I'll have time for another gsxr.

 

[captain]

I've had a bike since I was 8 so the list is long but the short version looks something like this...

1987 Kawasaki 600RR
1989 Suzuki Katana 750
2000 Suzuki Hayabusa
2007 Suzuki Hayabusa
2008 Suzuki Hayabusa

 

[sixpack577]

Your list is as bad as mine Captain...bikes we HAD.

 

[ROADTOAD1340]

Yeah, I could tell the fairings, and at least part of the frame was stock, lol.
I saw the wheels, forks, brakes, and knew the engine couldn't be stock.
I love great looking bikes...that you can tell a rider built.
You do great work man.

That's got to be the best modernized classic I've seen!

Thank you for the compliment Six , coming from such a rider and motorcycling enthusiast of your caliber , is something that makes the toad very happy .

 

[Bailey9r]

I may have forgotten one or two...

1989 Kawasaki Ninja 600r
1990 Kawasaki ZX7
1994 Honda CBR 900rr
1995 Ducati 916
1997 Suzuki GSXR 750
2001 Suzuki GSXR 1000
2003 Yamaha R1
2004 Ironhorse Slammer
2005 Harley VROD
2013 Harley Street Glide
2014 Kawasaki ZX10
2015 Ducati Panigale 1299S
2015 KTM Superduke 1290

2017 Suzuki Hayabusa GSX1300R (Current)

Spart; Did you sell the Super Duke? How does it compare to the Busa? (Step up or step down?) I ask cause I had been thinking about going to a Tuono or Super Duke.

 

[Spartan1]

Spart; Did you sell the Super Duke? How does it compare to the Busa? (Step up or step down?) I ask cause I had been thinking about going to a Tuono or Super Duke.

I can't give you a good answer yet. I bought the Busa at the end of the riding season in 2017 (got a great deal on it) so I was only able to put 300 miles on it so far.

The Super Duke was very comfy and makes a ton of torque. Definitely a fun bike to ride!

 

[sixpack577]

Thank you for the compliment Six , coming from such a rider and motorcycling enthusiast of your caliber , is something that makes the toad very happy .

Thank you sir, but easy on the compliments, I assure you I'm a has been.
And even on my best days I was nothing special, just a hooligan.

Remember Andy Bell on Nitro Circus?
His title was " Washed up motorcycle racer".

 

[02BusaMark]

Neat thread, and I like the new look of the site!

85 Honda Shadow 500
97 Honda CBR1100XX
03 Suzuki GSXR1000
05 Honda Shadow 750
04 Suzuki GSXR1000
02 Suzuki GSXR600
02 Suzuki GSX1300R
01 Suzuki TL1000R
03 Suzuki SV650

Still have my 02 and I think it’s still one of the best all around bikes on the road!

 

[02BusaMark]

Duplicate post

 

[Kiwi Rider]

Various trail bikes up until 1989, then road bikes!
'88 RG250
'86 GPZ400R
'85 GPZ900A1
'92 DR650
'91 GSXR1100M
'86 GSXR1100G
'85 GSXR750F with 1100G motor ( 7/11 )
'88 GSXR750J
'88 GSXR 7/11 (1100G motor)
'06 GSXR1000K6
'06 KTM 990 Super Moto
'09 KTM 990 Adventure S
'99 Hayabusa.

 

[Odin]

Well posting these is giving away how old I am, LOL. Yes the first one is meant to be on there 3 times, not because I liked the bike so much because they were cheap and I rode them into the ground before selling them.


1972 Honda CB350
1972 Honda CB350
1972 Honda CB350
1982 Suzuki GN400 E
1986 Suzuki Maduara GV1200GL
2001 Yamaha Roadstar Silverado XV1600AT
2010 Hyosung GT250R FI
2009 Kawasaki Ninja 650R
2008 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14R
2009 Suzuki Hayabusa GSX1300R

Ones I still have are in the photo....Ninja my son currently rides.

 

[WuzzaCBXRider]

Well posting these is giving away how old I am, LOL. Yes the first one is meant to be on there 3 times, not because I liked the bike so much because they were cheap and I rode them into the ground before selling them.


1972 Honda CB350
1972 Honda CB350
1972 Honda CB350
1982 Suzuki GN400 E
1986 Suzuki Maduara GV1200GL
2001 Yamaha Roadstar Silverado XV1600AT
2010 Hyosung GT250R FI
2009 Kawasaki Ninja 650R
2008 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14R
2009 Suzuki Hayabusa GSX1300R

Ones I still have are in the photo....Ninja my son currently rides.View attachment 1578546

A buddy of mine rode a CB350 from south Texas to Northern California in the early 70s...damn near killed him! I always wanted the SL350. Loved

the look.