Is there a Hybusa glut?

[pepperami]

I went to my local main dealer today to get one or two bits.
While I was there, I took a look at what was on offer.

All the usual stuff was there , old Kawasaki`s, Suzuki`s, ect ect.

However I did notice that there seemed to be a good few Hybusa`s on offer ie about 5 or 6 (I was`nt counting).
So are all the Busa owners all trading in their bikes for the new fashionable/faster trendy bike or has something come to light about the Busa that I have missed?
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[dannymassive]

I don't think anything new has come to light about them - nor that more people are trading them in for different machines. Probably just the way the garages stock has come in.
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[Polarbear]

I would say that Hayabusas are probably the best bike for 'what you see is what you get'.

Indestructible engine. Amazing power. Bad on the knees without decent rear sets (gen 1). Tokiko 6 pots need looking after and bendix racing pads to haul a fucking big bike down from 180 mph

I LOVED mine.

A huge amount of bike for the money. Everyone should own a busa at some time in their life
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[MarJay]

it's probably because all Hayabusa owners (except maybe Pete) Have traded theirs in for big adventure bikes, specifically BMW GS's.

That's why you don't see that many sportsbikes around any more. Ewan McGregor and Charley Booringman ruined it for everyone.
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[Polarbear]

[stevo as b4]

I think there is less fashion and need now for 175-200bhp hyper sports tourers or call them what you will. They are big heavy fast bikes that really hammer their way through tyres, brakes, chains and sprockets etc. They also all have the 186mph limitation now, so there is no need to own a 1300cc+ machine for ultimate big speeds.

I'd say some of these things have reduced popularity and ownership of these kinds of bikes now.

1, The big adventure bike fashion is definately one of them.

2, Running costs in the time of a fucked economy and high fuel costs. This means that some of the riders that use these bikes to commute to work on etc, either can't afford to justify the running costs as much, or have decided to go for a small low cost to run commuter bike instead.

3, The fact that 200bhp from a litre sportsbike with sharp handling and much less weight is commonly available now, and maybe some rider's have tried a BMW S1000R etc etc and thought this would suit me better maybe?

4, Sports tourers with over 150bhp are not as common now or as in high demand, and people are also buying big bikes for economy etc, such is show by the sales of machines like the Honda NC700 etc.

[27cows]

The problem you have, aside the fearsome running costs, is where do you use that kind of power? With more and more cameras, particularly the average speed ones, and ever more unmarked vehicles on the look for a bit of easy revenue for the Tories, owning something like a Hayabusa is pretty much a non-starter.

Which is one of the reasons I've always been a fan of small bikes, particularly stroker trailies. You can thrash about on them and have a reasonable amount of fun without being able to reach license threatening levels of forward motion.
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[stevo as b4]

I think using the power has little to do with it, though it's a common talked about down the pub topic and thing to say.

From what i have seen very few owner's of these kinds of bikes use all the power any more than they would on a 600 or 1000cc sportsbike. You don't see too many of them really giving it some on track days or having a sunday blast as you do see them 2up with luggage on an A-road etc.

I've mentioned before, but a bloke near me uses his ZZR1400 to ride to work in everyday to building sites etc, and also uses it to pick up the shopping and takeways etc.

[27cows]

[Ammoman]

I have a 58reg Busa and find it the best all rounder on the Market for 6k.. Goes as fast OR as Slow as you want it to go. Also does not eat tyres unless you thrash it.. Go on people try one
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[radicalrabit]

Tried One ...It threw me off like a moody Mare for opening the throttle as I overtook a car and a bicycle and that was going up hill.

Sadly it was my mates bike and he hadn't had it out much because he bought it then went off to Afghanistan.

Never understood why It threw me off up hill in a straight line but there you go. It was a great bike to ride for the 20 or so minutes I was on it.

Think that was the fastest off I have had only about 40 and the only thing I hit was the road, and the bike stood itself up again and wandered off to come to rest up against a fence having switched itself off....Yep typical moody mare

Given the choice I would rather have one of them than the Blackbird but even more I would have a Pan European , because big tourers do all I want a bike to do 90% of the time....its just the 10% when there is a long crawling snake of traffic going up hill and you can see right to the furthest bend is clear.......
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[Polarbear]

[radicalrabit]

it went round the twisties like a dream and was always there when I wanted power or brakes, I have no idea why it chucked me off
we went back the next day and took some photos of the road to see if there was oil or anything on it.

https://i814.photobucket.com/albums/zz67/radicalrabit/5d60dbae.jpg
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[Aspire]

Litre bikes are quicker now

Big trail bikes have 130-150bhp these days

[Polarbear]

[Polarbear]

Ride a busa and open the throttle when you are doing silly speeds. It's better then sex!
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[Villers]

[Moxey]

[mattress]

Owners finally realised how goddamn ugly they were?
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[johnsmith222]

[stevo as b4]

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[Aspire]

In my mind the busa etc look like sports bikes and not tourers.

If given the choice to tour I would take a big trail bike every time, if i wanted a ballistic missile I would take a 1000cc SS like G mentioned almost the same performance but with amazing handling. It leaves the big hyper bikes in a bit of a void IMO.

[hornetmike]

Its all about the GS now
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