Dragging knees on the Hayabusa...

[WARD P]

I'm with Bigshowbusa -
"Where's the box for magneto cover/fairings scott?? "

knees? that'd hurt in jeans wouldn't it?

[Viking]

How much lower is dragging the knee to scraping the pegs? Might end up scraping the fairing or cover before the knee touches down.

Viking

[paul100]

I'm a fat bastard. So gettign the knee down is a hard cos I can't lean that far.
Although I can readily stretch my hand down and scrape the road with my fingertips around corners (preferably smooth ones)...try it.. its a bit scary.
And pegs and boots aren't too hard.

But I want to do the knee one day.
Around the bolte bridge corner I reckon..

paulh

[Wily E C]

The way the BUSA powers out of a bend,your poor ol` knee slider would simply vaporize as it approached the tarmac.
Knees in,pin the throttle & keep the mere mortals,in your wake,wondering..."Which way did he go???"

YEAH BABY!!

[demeester]

Paul - I love that bolte bridge bend - perfect size.

[Scott W]

Quote:How much lower is dragging the knee to scraping the pegs? Might end up scraping the fairing or cover before the knee touches down.

That depends on how long your legs are and how well you move your weight off the bike as you are supposed to...so I hear, coz I'm no expert.

But if you are not positioned far enough off the bike (or your legs aren't long enough) then you will definately scrape your fairing before your knee. :"> Saw that happen to one of our members two weeks ago.

I need to get futher off the bike or I will scrape my fairings if I go any further, already taken 3 or 4 mm off the side stand in its fully upright position.

[bigshowbusa]

Good thread u started Scott...

U still running a dragon super corsa rear?
(borrowing the rev01 approach ) do not get these tyres, they are a waste of time and do not offer superior levels of grip

If nothing else, the knee down discussion highlights why the busa is not the bike of choice for the inexperienced rider...it teaches you to be lazy, relying on 170hp at the wheel to get the job done, as opposed to good rider technique which will rarely be exposed on straight line public roads...but where's the enjoyment in that??


"life's not a spectator sport..."

[Scott W]

Yes Luc, super corsa on the rear and diablo corsa on the front. When I bought the front tyre the super corsa was no longer available.

I've been very happy with the Pirellis even though I must say I find it very difficult to feel much difference between any of the tyres I've had when it comes to grip...though I haven't pushed any of my previous tyres like the current set.

Quote:...it teaches you to be lazy, relying on 170hp at the wheel to get the job done, as opposed to good rider technique which will rarely be exposed on straight line public roads...

That's true, and I don't enjoy that straight and fast stuff like I used to. Actually, at the moment I am planning to get another bike for use exclusively on the track. Not sure what yet, but it wiull be something smaller and nimbler than the Busa...and less expensive to repair. Any suggestions?

[Viking]

98 GSXR750 - cheap, fuel injected, pretty fast and light.

Viking

[demeester]

Is that postie bike still available? It fits all your criteria, smaller, nimbler, and cheap!

[Scott W]

...and not capable of overtaking police cars on double lines on the rear wheel.

[ac boosa]

VFR400.

[bigshowbusa]

Courtesy of Andy B...





"life's not a spectator sport..."

[rocket rod 7777]

Hey he's on the wrong side of the road.Is that what they call takin the wide entry????

[peter altas]

Yes, postie bike is still available....

does anyone have copies of bike movies in digital format???

Definately want Mach 2 and 3. Can anyone transfer this to VCD? Happy to pay for a copy if quality is good.
Peter Altas
BUSA-1