Which would you get (and WHY?)

nhgunnut · 08-05-2008, 08:09 AM

Being somewhat self indulgent my first choice would be to get both.
If you are going to be a one bike house hold I would say get Take the Busa. The R1 is a sexy little machine. Now in my case I love my 1 liter sport bike ( a 999) but it is not something I want to ride as a primary bike. The Ergos make traffic annoying (and any of the twins seem to handle low speed traffic better because of the low end torque) I know this group isn’t fond of the Busa’s and I have to question how many have actually spent real saddle time on one. The common rap among the sport bike crowd is they don’t handle well.. This is a myth the simply handle differently and it takes time to learn the machine. What the Hyeprbikes like the Hayabusa and ZX14 give away in the corners they more than take back in the straights. The extra torque at the low end makes move at low speeds easy and comfortable the much maligned weight difference disappears the moment a hyperbike starts to move no need to bring the revs up it pulls away smoothly at 1200 rpms
Will Hyperbike Handle like the R1? never will the R1 ever be as comfortable longer hauls be as easy to handle in traffic or have as may after market options and be as easy to ride 2 up as a Busa never.
As Z06 points out Turbos are available for both bikes. I believe there are currently 2 bolt on kits for the R1 .. there are at least 2 dozen for the Busa.
I am a ‘All Sting no bling” kind of guy but check after cosmetics for both bikes and I think you will find the Busa has far more options
For you R1 and R6 guys and believe me I love both of those bikes.. If we are on a road not filled with switchbacks I will leave you in the dust on my Busa. (but then I am running a Hahn turbo with secondary fuel rail make 257 rwp and 139 Ft LBS of Torque with peak torque at about 6800 rpms and a clean pull thou 1100+ rpms)
All of that, at 50 years old my if I have to pick one it would be the Busa ,, but me I like the sound of Both better.

View Poll Results: Which would you choose?
The R1	10	31.25%
The Busa	17	53.13%
Tater's Whore of an Ex Wife	5	15.63%
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08-05-2008, 08:09 AM	#20
nhgunnut gun totin redneck Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South West New Hampshire Moto: turbo busa 999 Duc Goldwing & Victory Posts: 1,130	Being somewhat self indulgent my first choice would be to get both. If you are going to be a one bike house hold I would say get Take the Busa. The R1 is a sexy little machine. Now in my case I love my 1 liter sport bike ( a 999) but it is not something I want to ride as a primary bike. The Ergos make traffic annoying (and any of the twins seem to handle low speed traffic better because of the low end torque) I know this group isn’t fond of the Busa’s and I have to question how many have actually spent real saddle time on one. The common rap among the sport bike crowd is they don’t handle well.. This is a myth the simply handle differently and it takes time to learn the machine. What the Hyeprbikes like the Hayabusa and ZX14 give away in the corners they more than take back in the straights. The extra torque at the low end makes move at low speeds easy and comfortable the much maligned weight difference disappears the moment a hyperbike starts to move no need to bring the revs up it pulls away smoothly at 1200 rpms Will Hyperbike Handle like the R1? never will the R1 ever be as comfortable longer hauls be as easy to handle in traffic or have as may after market options and be as easy to ride 2 up as a Busa never. As Z06 points out Turbos are available for both bikes. I believe there are currently 2 bolt on kits for the R1 .. there are at least 2 dozen for the Busa. I am a ‘All Sting no bling” kind of guy but check after cosmetics for both bikes and I think you will find the Busa has far more options For you R1 and R6 guys and believe me I love both of those bikes.. If we are on a road not filled with switchbacks I will leave you in the dust on my Busa. (but then I am running a Hahn turbo with secondary fuel rail make 257 rwp and 139 Ft LBS of Torque with peak torque at about 6800 rpms and a clean pull thou 1100+ rpms) All of that, at 50 years old my if I have to pick one it would be the Busa ,, but me I like the sound of Both better.