My Busa's finished!

Grubby · Spanner Monkey Joined: 15 Aug 2004 Karma :

I've rebuilt the Busa from scratch, it took me 6 days from start to finish. From a pile of parts on the garage floor to what you see before you now. Hope you like. Thumbs Up

Liverpoolrobb... · Crazy Courier Joined: 20 Mar 2005 Karma :

oooooooh very nice!!!

had fun on it yet?

cc123 · Geez a joab? Joined: 17 Jan 2005 Karma :

Gazdaman · I did a trackday!!! Joined: 12 Aug 2004 Karma :

Christ, I'm suprised no-one's warned you of this before.

Go faster stripes on a 'Busa is just asking for trouble!!

Gaz

Lee_367 · Brolly Dolly Joined: 22 May 2004 Karma :

Nice, i like the wavy discs. Cool

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BLOFLY 636 · Brolly Dolly Joined: 18 Aug 2004 Karma :

awesome!

I like busa's in the plain black colour Razz

always wanted to have a little ride on one too *insert subtle hint here* WINK WINK Wink

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Grubby · Spanner Monkey Joined: 15 Aug 2004 Karma :

Yep EVERY single little part of it & yes I did get some bits from Ebay too. That's one of the bonuses of a busa, there's loads of bits available for them due to born againers slinging them down the road & the car boys wanting just the engine, ecu & fuel injection off them for their toys.
You gotta have go faster stripes on a busa, everyone knows they don't go fast enough without them Laughing

johnsilva · Traffic Copper Joined: 11 Mar 2005 Karma :

Thats an awesome job for 6 days!
Loving the black!
Quality job mate!

John
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johnsilva · Traffic Copper Joined: 11 Mar 2005 Karma :

Thats an awesome job for 6 days!
Loving the black!
Quality job mate!

John
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numark1 · Scared of girls Joined: 10 May 2004 Karma :

Wicked bike. Thumbs Up

Danny · Ask Me About Stoppie School Joined: 26 Jan 2003 Karma :

Building a bike in 6 days, impressive. Thumbs Up

palmer · Fiddled Kiddy Joined: 21 Jul 2004 Karma :

i like the go fast stripes, i want it!

Grubby · Spanner Monkey Joined: 15 Aug 2004 Karma :

I reckon I could've done it in 4/5 days if I wasn't such a lazy git & didn't get out of bed until 10 most mornings. Embarassed

Then again, once I start I don't usually stop for at least 6/7 hours unless nature calls, then I crack on again!
Also I tend to work until 8/9 o'clock at night.
The hardest bit on the bike was getting the fairing back on, took me best part of an hour, with mucho cursing & swearing.
Thanks to Plastec by the way for the paint & to Ian Good who made me the iridium decals Thumbs Up

Also thanks to Danny of Just Motorcycles for his patience with my daft questions, borrowing of tools & for letting me blag loads of little odds & sods, like grommets etc. Oh & for selling me lots of titanium doodads for silly money...Top man our Danny, best mechanic in the Basingstoke area.
Quick plug for Plastec 01189 574577
& for Danny at Just Motorcycles 01256 326000

Claud 14.7 to 1 · World Chat Champion Joined: 06 May 2004 Karma :

Amazingly nice. Well done! Thumbs Up

bugsy46 · Village Idiot Joined: 16 Mar 2004 Karma :

Does it start up?
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Grubby · Spanner Monkey Joined: 15 Aug 2004 Karma :

Do you want to come & find out? Rolling Eyes

byke95 · World Chat Champion Joined: 25 Mar 2004 Karma :

Very impressive job, I feel inspired to go build someting! Thumbs Up

Might start off with some lego first though!

gsxrpeak · Trackday Trickster Joined: 06 Apr 2005 Karma :

i am in love with the busa, wicked good job! i cant beleve how nice it is! Shocked

Type_Mo · World Chat Champion Joined: 30 Jun 2004 Karma :

Thats Niice! Not a waste of 6 days Cool

Also can i ask if the front brakes dont seem as good with a wavey disk as the pads would have less metal to grip when stopping???

Dom_ · Points Mean Prizes Joined: 02 Aug 2004 Karma :

Not bad. I'm not really a fan of busas, but whatever floats ya boat. Thumbs Up

Should have taken some pics of the parts on the garage floor to make it more believable, by reading through the posts it seems not everyone believs you.

w00p · Derestricted Danger Joined: 08 Apr 2005 Karma :

Awesome bike!
I like the wicked huge double bubble screen... Thumbs Up

Josh|RD125LC · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 Sep 2004 Karma :

6 days

That was bloody quick, wish my RD will take 6 days to rebuild hehe. Lovely bike, quick as f00k
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TheShaggyDA · Repost Police Joined: 14 Jun 2004 Karma :

I'm not really a fan of the Hayabusa, but it doesn't actually look that bad in all black Thumbs Up

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Clanger · Stirrer Joined: 27 May 2004 Karma :

Would you believe the ex girlfriend.....? Yes I can vouch for the fact there was little else in the garage apart from a dirty engine on the floor. And bit by bit more things came back and Grubby is a marvellous engineer...in fact there are many parts on my bike which have been cleverly engineered by this guy.

A VERY handy person to know when it comes to mechanics or engineering of bits.....

Despite me being his ex, he has 'this weekend' fitted my Braking waveys, new pads and sorted out my yoke lower.....
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