cletus 41,083 Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 I hope for your license's sake your wrist heals with less rotating travel than before lol I dont think I'd be able to own something that could do 2x the speed limit without cracking a sweat 4 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flyingbrick 9,449 Posted February 22 Author Report Share Posted February 22 Hahaha. Yeah the way I see it- could have sped on the ktm, and could even speed in the Triton, but with the odd exception in very remote locations, I'm kinda past that and have been for a long while. I think iv had one ticket in the past ten years and that was for 102 with a trailer LOL. Mostly just wanted it "just because". Pretty much a tick off the bucket list. And because Ghost Rider. Edit. On a more serious note, REALLY looking forward to chewing some kms to visit friends and family around nz 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AllTorque 42,683 Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 3 minutes ago, flyingbrick said: iv had one ticket in the past ten years Knock on wood quick or you’ll jinx yourself 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HighLUX 33,304 Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 Id invest the $$$$$ into a decent bike specific radar detector cause even when you pull out to pass a couple of cars a quick squirt on the throttle on a busa is well past loosing license territory 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tortron 67,323 Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 3 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thegreatestben 2,729 Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 I saw the busa and thought, hmm I don’t remember him mentioning this before. Figured I’d missed the post of you having it. I nearly swapped my sportster for one. Probably best I didn’t. Gave one a bit of a cheeky race on my street triple r, I had him off the mark and a decent lead but he reeled me in and then on motorway I just had no chance! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kicker 19,312 Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 He would have had you off the mark too if it was just down to the machine, probably just snicked up a couple gears then rolled on the juice hauling in everything in sight. 1 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flyingbrick 9,449 Posted February 22 Author Report Share Posted February 22 Once iv had a bit (a lot) of seat time I'd really like to become a regular at the drag strip. Not interested in racing others times, just myself. But that's a long way in the future. These things also have some great tuning software available.. I'd love to play with that too in the future. Pretty much just want the bike to run and do the fun things that I was never able to finish the hz or beetle to do- and those projects have relaxed significantly as a result. Sold most of my LS stuff and really just want steel wheels and a diesel in the ute, and something vw and slow in the beetle. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nominal 59,393 Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 1 hour ago, flyingbrick said: Sold most of my LS stuff and really just want steel wheels and a diesel in the ute, and something vw and slow in the beetle. OK Old Man 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kimjon 5,709 Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 Are Hayabusa's fast? 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MopedNZ 10,754 Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 Quite. Fastest 'in their day'. But they're still around as a new model now. 100kph in first without a struggle. 300kph is possible. I've ridden 4-5 of them and every time after I get off all I can think is fuck that. Be careful Mr Nathan! Cool bike though. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Raizer 18,261 Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 54 minutes ago, MopedNZ said: Quite. Fastest 'in their day'. But they're still around as a new model now. 100kph in first without a struggle. 300kph is possible. I've ridden 4-5 of them and every time after I get off all I can think is fuck that. Be careful Mr Nathan! Cool bike though. 303-312kph top speed for the 99 model, "limited" to 299k from 2000. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tortron 67,323 Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 Turbo it pussy https://store.schnitzracing.com/suzuki/hayabusa/turbo or a big cam doesnt need cert gotta put a huge extended swing arm on it like americans seem to love even on stock bikes tho any of these mods will get you max street cred btw 4 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tortron 67,323 Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 you might like this channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDqqX5W_jIGBrfTdzouAV1w 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flyingbrick 9,449 Posted February 23 Author Report Share Posted February 23 1 hour ago, MopedNZ said: Quite. Fastest 'in their day'. But they're still around as a new model now. 100kph in first without a struggle. 300kph is possible. I've ridden 4-5 of them and every time after I get off all I can think is fuck that. Be careful Mr Nathan! Cool bike though. The crazy thing is how much torque they have at low rpm at very low speeds, such a massively tractable engine. Pretty mind blowing. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kimjon 5,709 Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 Funny how when you buy something like a motorcycle, you're also buying into a bit of a club containing others with the same obsession. Harley riders like leather and enjoy the company of other men, who also like wearing leather just a little too much. Dudes into scooters seem to do anything they can to make something that is already painfully slow...ummm...even slower by adding as much shit to them as humanely possible. And Hayabusa riders confirm that aliens have already landed!! 2 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Gruntfuttock 24,775 Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 Jeez, got a Harley and a Vespa. So confused... 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kimjon 5,709 Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 1 minute ago, Lord Gruntfuttock said: Jeez, got a Harley and a Vespa. So confused... Same. But walk to the beat of my own drum... 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Gruntfuttock 24,775 Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 I just ride the Vespa in arseless leather chaps... 1 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kimjon 5,709 Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 17 minutes ago, Lord Gruntfuttock said: I just ride the Vespa in arseless leather chaps... I had to Google that to get that image above. Work phone... Just waiting for my boss to email me concerning breaching of my code of conduct. 2 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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