[nhgunnut]

Got to agree it is the rider that makes most of the Difference. I like my Busa and my B King
largely because they handle well, I fit on them comfortably. and in day to day riding they don't pound on my tired old bones. As noted you can get insane HP out of them. What sometimes gets missed though is that in Day to Day riding having all the low end torque (100ft lbs or so on a stock machine) means not having to boil it to get it around in traffic nor do I have to fan the gear box.
This is not to dispute anyones claim that they whipped a Busa or any other bike for that matter. But not long ago on route 91 I was riding my Busa and in my rear view I see a younger guy (if you are under 45 I consider you a younger guy) on what turned out to be a FZ1 wailing it to catch up I was loafing along at 75 to 80 and after a bit he was even and I waved as he went past. Then I tucked in behind him for a a bit, I guess he thought I was racing because he proceeded to wail on that thing but showing incredibly bad judgement. Bobbing in and out of traffic and a bunch of other squidly behavior.
I chose not to follow him, and as I often do got off the highway at the exit I take to take the long way home.
I am reasonably sure he went home and told his buddies how he had spanked a Busa.