Kruzster a turbo would fix that lol. Big bikes thrive on boost Even my former pig busa would prolly blow my mind with a few lbs of forced O2

I kinda hate to admit this Bad (since I sell turbo-diesel aircraft engines for a living) but I'm just not a forced induction kinda guy. If I had my choice between a Ferrari Testarossa (non-turbo) and a Lotus Esprit Turbo, I'd just have to go with the Ferrari. It gets it's HP the old fashioned way, i.e. lotsa revs and it's song is music to my ears. Be careful on that monster your building B in B, we don't want to have to come scrape you off the side of a guard rail somewhere.

Kruz

Damn, it's good to see you back in action BadinBlack! I don't want to get all teary eyed here, sniff sniff but I must admit big guy, I've missed your eloquent prose on the new board. Just wasn't the same without ya!

Sounds like a one liner from, Rotty that cracks me up.

I have to agree with the Kruzteer, I do like my N/A nice and light, quick, smooth, set to spank and as long as Kawi has the same attitude as me is jump on the best beast Tea-Z is cash waiting for the 2+2 all corked up is way more than 200hp in the preset.

Balls to the wall if you are not aiming that way is bounce them off your ankle(s) like I do. Depends on which why they are at rest in the 100% cotton briefs where [I don't seem to wear any].

Hey Kruzster thanks for the kind words
Turbo's are the kinda thing you have to experience, to understand the thrill. If you ever get near northern cal or northern nevada let me know, we'll take the 14 and busa out for a spin. You're one of the few guys I'd let take my turbo for a spin Remember when you took Hellfires bike for a spin and said "I gotta get me some a'dat"? Well a turbo's like that, addiction wise, but multiplied about 100 times

Bad, I'd be honored, that's a trip I hope I can make some day! Yea, that really blew me away when Hellfire pitched me his keys and says 'ride it and tell me what you think' that's hard to do, takes a lot of trust. Very few have ridden my 14, Jafo was only one I remember. Yer right, one taste of turbo power and I might get that yearnin to spend money. We gotta get you on a liter bike next...for short missions, you know, round out your portfolio and fill that empty spot in the garage beteen the 14 and the Busa.

Kruz

Here's another one, this time from Motorcycle-USA. Read it and draw your own conclusions. If they're all sayin the same thing, maybe there's something there. Just something to think about..

http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/9/3440/Motorcycle-Article/2009-Superbike-Smackdown-VI-Track.aspx

http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/114/3447/Motorcycle-Article/2009-Honda-CBR1000RR-Comparison-Track.aspx

http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/114/3401/Motorcycle-Article/2009-Honda-CBR1000RR-Comparison-Street.aspx

Kruz

* Last updated by: Kruz on 6/8/2009 @ 12:29 PM *

$8200 is hard to pass up. Congrats!

Kruzster wrote:
Bad, I'd be honored, that's a trip I hope I can make some day! Yea, that really blew me away when Hellfire pitched me his keys and says 'ride it and tell me what you think' that's hard to do, takes a lot of trust. Very few have ridden my 14, Jafo was only one I remember. Yer right, one taste of turbo power and I might get that yearnin to spend money. We gotta get you on a liter bike next...for short missions, you know, round out your portfolio and fill that empty spot in the garage beteen the 14 and the Busa.

Kruz

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I've never had the chance to ride a newer liter bike...just sat on them to check out the seating positions. It really is something I need to try

Bad in Black wrote:

Mythos you still haven't got yerself a boosa yet? As long as you've been lurking on the busa board I figured you had that deal signed, sealed and delivered already lol

Haha! Mythos! I don't know how you figured that one out unless I told you (and that would be just like Methos from "Highlander" to keep his identity a secret). Still no Booooza and obviously there is no big rush. The money is waiting to get spent but it's a big step. You guys always get me thinking about some other "other bike" but I always come back to the G2 busa. It would be nice to take one for a ride before buying. I'd have to take it to redline though, or pretty close, to be satisfied that I really experienced it to it's fullest. I don't suppose there are many owners who want to let a stranger on their bike to do that.

Rook (Mythos) ;)

The new bus is a damn fine machine I'm sure.......you'd prolly enjoy the heck outta owning one If its something you really want you outta get one. Everybody has a certain 2 wheeled something they yearn for. For me its an 04-05 zx10...even tho I doubt its my kinda ride, I still want one Don't let us steer you away from something you really want. You may pick one up and fall in love.....dump the 14 and never talk to us again....who knows? But I know where to hunt you down at I'm a reg poster on the busa board...try and figure out who I am, I'll give you a tip here and there

^^I'll just look for the guy who uses the most smilies!

I doubt I'll ever dump the 14. I wouldn't be doing the vinyl (which has proven to be a huge task - fly removal x10) on it right now. I just got new tires. I'm looking for a PC5 for the 14 today. I was told that a PC for a 14 is a different device than a PC for a busa (still have to varify that)and I would not be able to swap between both. I'm just about set on a Tsukikgi Cannon exhaust - for the 14. Most importantly, though I value all of the info I have recieved on hayabusa.com, the comradery is not even close to what we have between all or us ZX-14 owners. No, the 14 is here for a good long time.

I'm sort of thinking of finding a girl to go along with the busa. <<Not easy. If I don't scare them, the thought of riding there own bike does! So maybe I need a light track bike to train them in on. --bike #3!!!

Rook

Bad in Black wrote:

I've never had the chance to ride a newer liter bike...just sat on them to check out the seating positions. It really is something I need to try

That 04/05 ZX-10 would be your kind of ride Bad, wild. Check out Dogo's 10, looks great in the the titanium paint but watch out, that bike is a killa, it will throw you...just ask Dogo.

Kruz

* Last updated by: Kruz on 6/11/2009 @ 10:07 AM *

^^^I have to agree. I like the looks of dogo's bike better than the new ZX-10s. I don't think it's just the color. The tail looks trimmer and more rounded on the bottom - I don't know, I haven't done a side by side comparo, but the photos dogo has put up look nicer than the pics of the 08-09 zx-10s I see.

Rook

The '04/'05s ZedXs were tiny machines, 431 lbs full of fuel and with about 155 rear wheel HP they were bad azzz, even by todays standards. Mfgs keep going forward, then backwards. Best Gixxxer thous were '05/'06, after that they gained weight and shifted the power up higher in the band where most can't access it in real world situations. Honda has found the answer with the '08/09 CBR, not the most hp but the most useable and very light weight and compact. I noticed, at least for now, the liter bike HP wars seem to be over, new R1 has about 146 rear wheel, that's all you really need unless you're drag racing and if your doin that the Busa or ZX-14 makes more sense.

Kruz

I agree Big J, I think the 04-05 10 would be a nasty little beast to ride.......thats why I want one Boosting the 14 is my way of getting that wild side while still keeping the comfort my lanky ass needs lol.
And yep Rook I like me smilies on the busa board as well, and my name has a color in it...the color of my busa