Went and bought a Busa.

[brooker81]

Well i've always fancied one since i was in my late teens, so i have done it bought a Minter 2004 10k miles 1 owner FSH. I will be keeping the fazer but the CBR will be going in the new year. Roll on Saturday when i pick her up. If i dont like will move on and as i got it for a good price i wont loose owt. Roll on the abuse.....


Shit photo i know more to follow if u are interested that is.

[fireblake]

Enjoy mate. I've ridden one of these a few years back. Ballistic just about covers it.
More photo's please and also info on the CBR if you're selling


Mickey

[JoeRock]

Well i've always fancied one since i was in my late teens, so i have done it bought a Minter 2004 10k miles 1 owner FSH. I will be keeping the fazer but the CBR will be going in the new year. Roll on Saturday when i pick her up. If i dont like will move on and as i got it for a good price i wont loose owt. Roll on the abuse.....


Shit photo i know more to follow if u are interested that is.

Cracking bike but the brakes will most likely be crap so be careful and test them out first! They're a PITA to bleed and work on as well - very common upgrade is to swap them for Nissin 4 pots off a Bandit 1200, but a radial master cylinder will also make a big difference.

[brooker81]

Joe Rock cheers for the info will deffo be checking that out. The cbr 600  f4i I own is for sale will be in the FS section soon fireblake

[Punkstig]

[quote author=brooker81 link=topic=20960.msg240867#msg240867 date=1473073874]
Well i've always fancied one since i was in my late teens, so i have done it bought a Minter 2004 10k miles 1 owner FSH. I will be keeping the fazer but the CBR will be going in the new year. Roll on Saturday when i pick her up. If i dont like will move on and as i got it for a good price i wont loose owt. Roll on the abuse.....


Shit photo i know more to follow if u are interested that is.

Cracking bike but the brakes will most likely be crap so be careful and test them out first! They're a PITA to bleed and work on as well - very common upgrade is to swap them for Nissin 4 pots off a Bandit 1200, but a radial master cylinder will also make a big difference.
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Same thing I had to do on the srad 750- swapped them for the 600's 4 pots!

[brooker81]

Yep will find some on ebay seem to be quite a few that fit.

[locksmith]

Roll on the abuse.....

That's uglier than a MK1 boxeye Fazer  :lol

[brooker81]

Well after a week of owning and riding everyday here is what i think......

Pros...

• This thing is biblically quick the fz1 wouldnt get anywhere near it in any gear.
  
• Handles well for a big lass , smooth and precise
  
• Massive mileage from the tank avaraged 55mpg on the run back from doncaster
  
• Cruises happily at 100mph and could hear a penny drop
  
• So much torque you can set off in any gear and ride about in 5th and not have to downshift.
  
• comfortable on a longer ride but not too big to commute on (have done into Liverpool 3 days this week)
  
• Silky smooth gearbox no clunk in any gear.
  
• Seems way ahead of its time this thing is 12 year old and still IMO feels newer and more advanced than my 06 FZ1.
  

Cons...

• Bloody heavy machine (Doesnt matter too much once rolling mind)
  
• Brakes are POO. (working on fixing ATM
  
• The looks MARMITE (i love it myself)
  
• Thats it...
  

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[Frosties]

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[quote author=brooker81 link=topic=20960.msg240867#msg240867 date=1473073874]
Well i've always fancied one since i was in my late teens, so i have done it bought a Minter 2004 10k miles 1 owner FSH. I will be keeping the fazer but the CBR will be going in the new year. Roll on Saturday when i pick her up. If i dont like will move on and as i got it for a good price i wont loose owt. Roll on the abuse.....


Shit photo i know more to follow if u are interested that is.

Cracking bike but the brakes will most likely be crap so be careful and test them out first! They're a PITA to bleed and work on as well - very common upgrade is to swap them for Nissin 4 pots off a Bandit 1200, but a radial master cylinder will also make a big difference.
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Same thing I had to do on the srad 750- swapped them for the 600's 4 pots!
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These Bandit Nissan's are popular - a mate uses them on racing ZX400's. ZX9's etc.

[ptolemyx]

Welcome to the "Busa Brotherhood". Pity you didn't get a gen2 Busa cos they got brakes that actually work    Get ye on the ukbusas forum.
http://www.ukbusas.org/forum/

We're a (mostly) friendly bunch on there and what the members don't know about Busas isn't worth knowing. I've just got a gen1 fazer thou' to add to my Busa and B-King garage......seems like what the members on here don't know about Fazers isn't worth knowing too.

[brooker81]

Welcome to the "Busa Brotherhood". Pity you didn't get a gen2 Busa cos they got brakes that actually work  [img alt=]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/wink.gif[/img]  Get ye on the ukbusas forum.
http://www.ukbusas.org/forum/

We're a (mostly) friendly bunch on there and what the members don't know about Busas isn't worth knowing. I've just got a gen1 fazer thou' to add to my Busa and B-King garage......seems like what the members on here don't know about Fazers isn't worth knowing too.

Yeah joined there a few weeks back with same name on here loads of useful stuff on there.