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28-01-2004, 08:28am
Slong/Jon,
I installed an accurately calibrated Sigma Targa pushbike digital speedo to the Busa, good for around the 300 mark. From go to flat stick there is a 10% difference in the Busa speedo. I ride now and only ever look at the Sigma readout and not the BIG dial and it pisses me off every glance.
I sit next to Julie on the Aprilia (BIG digital speedo readout) and the Bus shows a 9% error - at least the Italians got something right eh .
Not only does it piss me that when she's off the clock that I'm still only in the 270 to 290 range (it's an ego thing I suppose) but then get shit put on me by my beloved that the only reason the Busa is the FASTEST production bike is cause Suzuki stuck the GST on the speedo as well, grrrrrrr .
Then there is the total distance travelled thing. I don't know how, but this is not 10% out, (only) about 5%, go figure that one. K's are a big factor when and if it comes to selling, but more importantly I like to know things exactly.
Maybe when I can totally harness all the power and glory that the Busa has to offer I will look at performance enhancing mods, (at this stage only the air box, TRE and BTL done), but for now I really enjoy being out there ringing her neck and showing the MOD kings that a standard Bus being riden hard will still usually out do a high mod Bus .
Just my 2 cents worth and opinion.
Cheers all, Dave
I installed an accurately calibrated Sigma Targa pushbike digital speedo to the Busa, good for around the 300 mark. From go to flat stick there is a 10% difference in the Busa speedo. I ride now and only ever look at the Sigma readout and not the BIG dial and it pisses me off every glance.
I sit next to Julie on the Aprilia (BIG digital speedo readout) and the Bus shows a 9% error - at least the Italians got something right eh .
Not only does it piss me that when she's off the clock that I'm still only in the 270 to 290 range (it's an ego thing I suppose) but then get shit put on me by my beloved that the only reason the Busa is the FASTEST production bike is cause Suzuki stuck the GST on the speedo as well, grrrrrrr .
Then there is the total distance travelled thing. I don't know how, but this is not 10% out, (only) about 5%, go figure that one. K's are a big factor when and if it comes to selling, but more importantly I like to know things exactly.
Maybe when I can totally harness all the power and glory that the Busa has to offer I will look at performance enhancing mods, (at this stage only the air box, TRE and BTL done), but for now I really enjoy being out there ringing her neck and showing the MOD kings that a standard Bus being riden hard will still usually out do a high mod Bus .
Just my 2 cents worth and opinion.
Cheers all, Dave