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Madmanx
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PostPosted: 13:44 - 09 Oct 2008    Post subject: Nice bike for £5k Reply with quote

Don't know if I could live with one but very impressive.

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=220287573238


I like why he's selling it.
Heart problems (probably the Busa that gave him it) Laughing
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PostPosted: 14:18 - 09 Oct 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

that "busa" is too american-ised for my liking, all that chrome etc just looks Ghey.
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PostPosted: 14:38 - 09 Oct 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: 14:48 - 09 Oct 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

This is more my cup of tea.

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PostPosted: 14:54 - 09 Oct 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

High respect for those bikes but could never see me with one.

It's like I'd never marry a fluffer... Laughing
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PostPosted: 15:03 - 09 Oct 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

Inspired me to make this

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PostPosted: 15:15 - 09 Oct 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

Im sure you are very versed in the handling of the Hayabusa or you wouldnt even contemplate such a statement Rolling Eyes

Anyway, £5k for an 8 year old bike thats been attacked by a can of gold spray paint and a demon tweak catalogue? As well as covering 25k miles?

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PostPosted: 15:21 - 09 Oct 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

The thing looks like a pregnant warthog.

Too much speed for the British roads, and not nearly enough cornering capability.
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PostPosted: 15:51 - 09 Oct 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

Again it begs the question, whats your experience of the handling?
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PostPosted: 16:13 - 09 Oct 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

You don't have to experience it. Ever ridden a Fatboy? Bet you can tell me it's handling's shit though.
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PostPosted: 17:08 - 09 Oct 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

Not interested.

5k?

Give me a second hand RSV Factory thank you very much.
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PostPosted: 18:59 - 09 Oct 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

does it come with triple chromed spiked helmet to match? Laughing



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PostPosted: 19:26 - 09 Oct 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

...and a triple chromed dome Laughing
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PostPosted: 19:50 - 09 Oct 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

Moonie wrote:
You don't have to experience it. Ever ridden a Fatboy? Bet you can tell me it's handling's shit though.


Oh so its an uneducated guess then? Come on lets hear you substantiate your opinion that the handling is 'shit'. Im not arguing against the fact its not the best handling bike in the world but in my limited experience its less than shit. I can think of a couple of bikes even I have ridden that are far worse. A bandit or Sv650 spring to mind. Ive ridden good handling bikes that can become a handful really quickly such as the 636, a fantastic handling bike but so light and stiff that it sometimes feels vague, Ive ridden middle of the road bikes that are planted and inspire more confidence. Thats just me basing my opinion on what I have EXPERIENCED not what I have guessed. How does the handling compare to other bikes you have ridden? Such as your own? Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: 02:15 - 10 Oct 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

all hayabusa are ugly as sin - fact
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PostPosted: 06:48 - 10 Oct 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

Koltu wrote:
all hayabusa are ugly as sin - fact



Remember opinions are like arseholes, everyone has got one. Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 14:57 - 10 Oct 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah looks are something you cant argue about, you can see for yourself and you either like it or you dont.

A few years ago i thought they were ugly myself, still do sometimes when I see them in the copper/silver colour scheme. The newer ones in the orange are very nice. I like mine in black with the black frame and gold forks. Now Im a bit older I can appreciate it as a bit of function over form in some places! Thumbs Up Wink
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PostPosted: 15:24 - 10 Oct 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've not ridden many bikes, ridden an SRAD750, 636 B1h, RF900, FZ750, Slabbie 750 and an XJR1300, plus my GPR and a couple of scoots.

Of them the worst handling by far was the FZ, absolutely shocking, and I thought the 636 was brilliant Thumbs Up

The biggest was the XJ or possibly the RF actually, and I had a hard time wrestling them around corners and couldn't "flick" them about at all, of course that could just be my ability.

Based on that experience I'd guess that 'busas are a pain to get around a bend at least.

Well that and half this forum agreeing that they really are straight line bikes when I first got here.

And before anyone even starts, yes, I know I'm 17. I'm a very very silly boy. Can we skip the lectures please, because nearly every opinion on here means fuck all Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 15:28 - 10 Oct 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

Moonie wrote:

The biggest was the XJ or possibly the RF actually, and I had a hard time wrestling them around corners and couldn't "flick" them about at all, of course that could just be my ability.


Ive recently gone from a little cb250rs, to a gpz750, which weighs a lot more, and at first was a complete barge to get used to.

Im used to it now, instead of flicking it around corners you have to point it in the right direction then throw yourself off the side to corner well.

Much more fun. Laughing


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PostPosted: 15:28 - 10 Oct 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

always wondered this, the handlebars seems to far away on a busa from the seat, do you ride with arms stretched or what?
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PostPosted: 16:06 - 10 Oct 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

Moonie wrote:


And before anyone even starts, yes, I know I'm 17. I'm a very very silly boy. Can we skip the lectures please, because nearly every opinion on here means fuck all Thumbs Up


Whoa whoa dont be like that! I was just trying to make the point that its easy to make a statement aboutsomething you have no clue based on what other people say and what something looks like. The hayabusa is far from 'shit' when it comes to handling. Its not flickable or light like all my other bikes have been, it just takes more input to make it corner. I find I have to really wrestle it at times and the brakes take some working at times (they are SHIT, I wont disagree with anyone on that!!). Theres a bloke on here who has track day'd his and said it was great.

As far as everyone else goes I'd doubt if half of the people on here have ridden a hayabusa, but it is popular opinion that the handling is terrible and its a straight line machine. The truth being nearer to a fast machine that is capable of handling the odd sporting bend as long as your not trying to ride it like a 125.

Im sorry if I sounded patronising, I may have been a bit miffed Wink

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always wondered this, the handlebars seems to far away on a busa from the seat, do you ride with arms stretched or what?


Doesnt seem like that when Im riding it. I ride with bent elbows and a leaning slightly forward. Im only about 5'9 or 10" and its confortable and roomy. The pegs arent as far away from the seat as you would think as I always thought they were for tall riders. I can put both feet flat on the floor too. Wink
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PostPosted: 16:19 - 10 Oct 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

Manxscot, I thought you had taste Tut Tut

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PostPosted: 16:49 - 10 Oct 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

That's the TDR in the right colour too.

I think I had a moment of madness in saying "nice" but I respect the detailing and time spent on it yet maybe should've channelled his efforts elsewhere.(lol I can talk) Laughing
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