Full Throttle Advice Please

[Dale]

I have only ridden 120k's on my busa, it is replacing a ZZR1100 which I will sell soon. This is my third big sports bike after working my way up through smaller bikes in my younger days and crashing a few. My ZZR is in good condition and is no slow bike but the power difference between it and the busa is quite stark. I weigh 100kg and could open up the ZZR at any rate in any gear, unless there was a bump on the road all was good. This busa though has me wary now that I have ridden it a bit. There is something very unearthly living under the tank, and while it purrs like a kitten most of the time I have no doubt it will turn on me and rip me a new Arse-hole if I don't give it the respect those here suggest. It's been years since I have felt challenged this way, what a nice surprise :)

I had a ZZR1100 before I converted to the busa, and although the ZZR was a nice bike to ride (with what I thought was plenty of grunt) the busa is a different kettle of fish. The ZZR always felt like a big bike, whereas the busa can start to feel like a litre bike when you are throwing it around (or in my case, trying to ). I never had any real scares on the Kwaka, but after a couple of "broken traction" issues on the busa I soon learnt a newfound respect. The accelleration on the ZZR wasn't quite the same as the warp speed, blurred vision you get on the busa either.