Dixiethedog
Experienced
A friend showed up at my house yesterday and said, "Can you help me sell my busa?"
We discussed a price, selling on the auction site and other used bike sites, and discussed ideas about moving the bike on to a new owner.
Then my friend said, "If I could get £xxxx for it just to make some garage space I would be happy".
"I'll have it!!" I said.
I have already owned a Gen1 Busa and even though I am a slow rider it was fun. And when I sold it I got my money back so it was basically a free bike to own.
This bike is ugly. It has the most horrible paint job that I have seen on a bike. It has horrible gold rubbish bits and pieces tacked onto it and at the moment I would be embarrassed to ride it.
However, it has lightweight wheels, good tyres, a new chain and sprocket set, fully rebuilt and serviced suspension, Brembo brakes, a power commander, a race 4-1 exhaust, a nice comfy handlebar conversion, and the choice between a standard length swingarm or an extended drag arm. And a nitrous kit. It has dyno sheets showing that it made over 190hp without gas. It has run in the 9's down the dragstrip.
But it is ugly!!
I am hoping to paint it back to a standard 1999 paint scheme ASAP, remove any gold fitting, and make it more pleasing to the eye.
Wish me luck!!
If you are a Busa fan what would you do with it?
We discussed a price, selling on the auction site and other used bike sites, and discussed ideas about moving the bike on to a new owner.
Then my friend said, "If I could get £xxxx for it just to make some garage space I would be happy".
"I'll have it!!" I said.
I have already owned a Gen1 Busa and even though I am a slow rider it was fun. And when I sold it I got my money back so it was basically a free bike to own.
This bike is ugly. It has the most horrible paint job that I have seen on a bike. It has horrible gold rubbish bits and pieces tacked onto it and at the moment I would be embarrassed to ride it.
However, it has lightweight wheels, good tyres, a new chain and sprocket set, fully rebuilt and serviced suspension, Brembo brakes, a power commander, a race 4-1 exhaust, a nice comfy handlebar conversion, and the choice between a standard length swingarm or an extended drag arm. And a nitrous kit. It has dyno sheets showing that it made over 190hp without gas. It has run in the 9's down the dragstrip.
But it is ugly!!
I am hoping to paint it back to a standard 1999 paint scheme ASAP, remove any gold fitting, and make it more pleasing to the eye.
Wish me luck!!
If you are a Busa fan what would you do with it?
