Newbie - things to look for

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G'day again Mark,
You are right, the busa is just loosening up at 30,000k and has a long long way to go before needing any major work.
You will find on most that the shims etc don't even need attention till well past then.

If you buy an early model, 99/00, which I doubt you will, they have an external fuel pump that causes a bit of grief to owners and the 99 model had a couple of recalls very early on.
Apart from those early issues, there have been very few problems with the busa over the years.
It is generally rock solid and apart from replacing wheel and steering bearings, brake disks and fluids, there is not much to worry about.

Even those hard items are not due till about the 5 year mark in most cases.

Check for any sign of crash damage carefully before buying.

I reckon a 30,000 k busa would be much better value than a 20,000 ZX12 BUT this is the busa club.

Don't forget the 99 subframe issue, starter back kick and second gear selector fork bounce, but hey, if they were perfect what would we have to talk about. Buy the Hayabusa, it's got to be a bucket list must do for any serious motorcycle enthusiast.