BUSA the OLD MANS BIKE????

[crazzy54]

No offence guys, but I seem to be of the oppinion that the Busa is a bit of an old mans bike............

Am i totally kidding myself or am I somewhat close to the money? Chances are I will get a good bite from this post, but here goes.

[tenacious]

Definitely

[LOAFIE]

Just the Copper , blue and black bikes... The purple is a Girls bike

[BLACKZOOK]

Just the Copper , blue and black bikes... The purple is a Girls bike

GIRLS bike you say???

[spamanglenn]

reminds me of the joke about the young bull and the old bull.All the young bulls turn up at the drags with there young mens k8 this and that and do mid to low 10,s.The old mans bike rocks up after a bit of patience and practice and setup and reel off 9.5-9.8,s weekin weekout.Maybe the older guys prefer to go forwards and not upwards.

[slowandsteady]

Call me old. Don't care. My neck and wrists can't hack the new breed of sports bikes and for mixing it up between awesome acceleration, touring and carving up the turns occasionally, I reckon the Bus is the best bike I've ever owned.

Also some-one told me black is "slimming" so I'm hoping it makes my arse look smaller (and therefore more attractive)

[LOAFIE]

Just the Copper , blue and black bikes... The purple is a Girls bike

GIRLS bike you say???

Well it does have a Hairdryer .. The bike looks awsome bruce

[Volvi]

am inclined to agree its a 40+yo bike, maybe having "maturity" with bike and road experience has something to do with it. dont mean there arnt riders below 40, but if you do a poll I reckon majority are above 40. Lets see Im now 52 with 8 yrs on the busa out of 40 odd yrs bike experience. and guess what after the Busa theres no other bike to go to. so maybe yeah all the ol farts are sittin on busas for that very reason lol.

[arthur dunga]

What's old?when i first got married this codger on a 45 harley complete with sprung seat , suicide shift & side car used to do deliveries in the area,he was 84 thats gettin on..I think there is a majority of younger people who could'nt handle the awesome power of a busa & its a bike that needs to be muscled if your pushing it through twisties.i think it is a bike for more mature riders because you need to have experience to ride one well & survive & keep your brief.Lighter bikes are easier to ride & are suited more to the less experienced. I'm just your middle aged average punter & i take great pleasure in rounding up & passing young whipper snappers on there lighter more nimble bikes .So you may be right a busa is not a boy's bike you do need to be older to handle one & use it.Anyway your only as old as you feel & i've had quality piece of 25 year old pussie on the on the back of mine.

[evilRasp]

Old? Heh. 29 here. I own other bikes as well, and turn up on a random bike for group rides. I often get piles of stick for riding a 'busa until of course they see what it does blasting up a 20% grade.

I think the 'busa is definitely an experienced riders bike. I think it really does take a certain mindset to appreciate exactly what it is. I'd never have appreciated the bike properly, or even had a clue how to ride it when I first started riding. Back then I liked the supersports more. Few things equal the rush out of keeping up with the average 1 litre supersport through the corners cracking it open on exit, passing them, and not seeing them again till I get to the next stop.

[BUSGO]

I'm 53 and waited till I was 50 before I got on board a busa.
Even though I have been riding since I was 16 and have had a range of bikes over the years including some shit hot sports bikes, I was intimidated by the thought of the power, and, a little by the looks of the Hayabusa when it first came out.
I was very happy with my Triumph Sprint and if it wasn't for a chance to test ride a busa, I would still be choogling around quite unaware of how fantastic an alrounder bike the busa is.

Hey Volvi, you can move on from a 99 busa - the Gen II is another big step in the right direction. It has everything the 99 has and more refined.
It is hard to justify the price though. It is not twice the bike of the GEN I.
More like a 10 to 20 percent improvement across the board.
I'm sure I'll be happy for another 4 or 5 years now.

[Madmax]

Old man's bike it certainly is, plus a girls bike (Heidi) plus a young whipper snappers bike (Paul - 20 yrs old Paul?), it certainly suits us more mature riders because we have a huge raft of riding experience behind us - and cannot find better. Comfortable going fast or slow, a bit cumbersome in twists but what do you want or 250+kilos wet and nothing quicker out of a box that wont brake the first time you try to do something to it.
The flexible motorcycle for all ages and styles, just know what you're doing when you get on one or get really badly hurt learning. Of course if you can't handle a Hayabusa you could always go and buy a Kawasaki, a real girl's bike.



Max

[RaZ]

27 here - had mine for 5 years... so that what 22 ~ 23 when I got mine.

Thing is - if your silly with it - it will kill you, just like any other super / hyper bike these days.
guess the busa is just the king :)

[slowandsteady]

guess the busa is just the king

Guess? No guessing here old son.

Of course we're biased but ask yourself this:
Which bike are all others compared to?
Which has been the benchmark by which all others have been measured against for the last 8 years?

[2CUTE4U]

Well me, i'm 25 here & recently got mine (yeah Raz dropped it, but it's a good excuse to customise her more)

The reason for getting my own? I was sick of riding my mates busa's and the TL wasn't enough for me.