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Originally Posted by Mrs. Colleen

Maybe I was thinking of the new ones.......the one WAR posted does not look bad.

Either way...my favorite is the R1.

Eh, yeah the tail on the new ones are fugly (I've heard of people buying the new ones, but bolting on the tail section of the previous one since the new tail is .. well rather fugly IMO )

Originally Posted by No Worries

Busa. If you ever want to go out west and see real twisties, you will be fighting over who gets to ride the Busa. And on my roads, the lunge out of the corner is more important than the maximum corner speed.

True, before we'll be able to do any long distance touring, we'll need to pick up another tourer (hopefully the 1000cc VFR will become a reality by then! )

Originally Posted by Dnyce

busa. u already said u'd have a track specific bike, so that aspect shouldnt be considered. touring, commuting, sweepers, resale, price, previous care, its dif (why the hell would you want 2 r1's) busa hands down. deep aftermarket for the busa, and i dont mean 300mm kits. r1, not so much. bigger than it used to be, but not quite busa big.

looks wise, i think those years u listed the busa and r1 are the two best lookin bikes made.


id go busa

Yup, kinda my thinking at this point... I mean not that there's anything WRONG with having two R1's though...

Originally Posted by LaFemmes

Both bikes are great bikes.
I would consider maintenance fees, gas prices and insurance for both and go from there.
Good luck with your choice.

Yeah actually insurance is one thing we have yet to check on... need to do that today.

Originally Posted by nhgunnut

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.

Hahahaha... I WISH we could get both.

But no, we're not going to be a 1-bike household. Chris already has HIS R1, so no matter which way we go, we'll still be a 2 or 3 bike household.

Originally Posted by nhgunnut

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.

Admittedly, I wasn't a fan of them really until I rode one for an all day ride (including about an hour of it in heavy rain ). I was actually SURPRISED at the end of the day at how much I enjoyed it, because the reputation is that it's such a pig.