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12-07-2008, 02:05pm
10 years of riding on the road for me, got the 'busa in my ninth and I honestly admit when I bought it I wasn't ready. But when people make the usual "that's a dangerous bike" comment, I just point out the bike is only fast if the throttle is twisted. There's only one person that can twist that throttle. Did 5 on a 250, 4 on a 650 and I still have the 650.
I've stopped riding with some groups because there simply are too much ego present (and I sometimes had the red haze come over my vision). I've got nothing to prove, I have an idea of my limits, and the race track is the place to push them. Kudos to anyone who gives respect just for being on two wheels, not how much a hoon someone is.
But one thing I've noticed with newer riders is that as a 'busa rider I'm able to speak with a little authority about what "really fast" is. And that I still own and enjoy riding my SV650S. I normally succeed in convincing newer riders that the one litre bike is just too much for most riders, and will often take my 650 just to prove one doesn't need raw power to be fast.
But I love my 'busa all the same. It forced me as a rider to make an effort to understand bike physics, and I love the way the bike feels when I'm in the groove. It's a refined lady who knows exactly how to remind me of my proper place. Bit like my last girlfriend...
I've stopped riding with some groups because there simply are too much ego present (and I sometimes had the red haze come over my vision). I've got nothing to prove, I have an idea of my limits, and the race track is the place to push them. Kudos to anyone who gives respect just for being on two wheels, not how much a hoon someone is.
But one thing I've noticed with newer riders is that as a 'busa rider I'm able to speak with a little authority about what "really fast" is. And that I still own and enjoy riding my SV650S. I normally succeed in convincing newer riders that the one litre bike is just too much for most riders, and will often take my 650 just to prove one doesn't need raw power to be fast.
But I love my 'busa all the same. It forced me as a rider to make an effort to understand bike physics, and I love the way the bike feels when I'm in the groove. It's a refined lady who knows exactly how to remind me of my proper place. Bit like my last girlfriend...