Revheads Busa

[ozzy1100]

brakes as for me when i played with the 6 spots i striped cleaned and rebuilt them, good fluid, braded lines and good pads
improved them lots but i always thought of useing a radial master but never got the opp to do so
maybe just easy to go radail front end off a gen2 but i feel the prob with them is the lack of a radial master but spliting hairs
the speeds i ride at the 6 spots did the job tho i had the choose on the 750 i have and stayed with the 4 spots for now
is it brakeing power , feel or fade that you feel is lacking to me that is the way you pick what you will do to fix.

[RevHead]

Just seemed to run on under braking ,if that makes sense,The old 1100 had 6 pots with a cbr radial master cylinder ,braided lines ,it had a soft brake lever but it would pull up better the the busa ,What il do is replace the brake lines with braided ones,and good quality brake fluid, and see were this take me 1st.

[Tony Nitrous]

Had two Busa's with braided lines, better pad's, fluids.

Neither would pull up like a B-King with stock brakes and
its factory rubber lines !

Never tried a radial master on a Busa but sounds like plan.

Yeah, Gen2's dont have radial masters, just calipers, but B-Kings do.

[RevHead]

thanks Tony ,

[Jockney Rebel]

happy as a pig in shit you are mate nice one

[MONO]

B king also has the biggest master cylinder Suzuki have put on a bike 3/4 - 19mm Radial, Busa gen 1 gen 2 bandit 5/8 Std

I think some late model ZX10's Have radial 19mm too.

O and bang on a 43t rear sprocket Pete, will fit to a std chain.

They're fairly doey with std gearing 17/40

[RevHead]

O and bang on a 43t rear sprocket Pete, will fit to a std chain.

They're fairly doey with std gearing 17/40

43 teeth it is ,i think ive got a
new one in my workshop

[MONO]

That's the maximum without buying a new chain.

[MONO]

Pete here' a refresher course on the Busa an old vid but a must see to any busa owner.
PS. watch the R1 get owned on the H/Way

[mozza]

15 min 37 seconds in.

I used to love watching this back in the days of VHS

[MONO]

Dam you Mozza just watched this again lol
Have got a copy some where on vhs too

[hooligan]

i've got copies of all the FB vids, too. I've also got deep pain thrombosis on dvd (it's just the crashes).

[oldskool]

I use a radial master with six pots and they work well.

[HOS]

Just don't get into the habit of smacking it past 180 too often.
ive spoken to a dealer who confirmed the bike had a recall done to replace the timing chain and tentioner ,way back in 2000

i used to push my 1100 past there all the time ,on another note ,like you said its easy to speed on it ,and also to carry an extra 50mph everywhere ,ive got to set up the forks and the rears shock ,as its a tad soft for my likes ,but it tracks so well,today i went out and took it easy to Dorrigo is a great twisty bit of road ,then on the way back i opened it up to see if i was good enough for the bike ,i got one hell of a sore neck ,also ,the brakes just dont cut it ,what would you recommend for calipers,and should i go for a wave discs ,

Good to hear the camchain and tensioner recall has been done.

When I got my first Abusa in 2000 it took my body time to become conditioned to the high wind pressure and hard spension. Had to recallibrate my brain speed sensors too.
Busa speed is an expensive addiction.

The front brakes are cack even on a brand new bike.
Quite a few busa guys fit the later GSXR1000 forks with radial calipers.
I'll post a photo of one of my mates conversion later.

I went down the wave discs, Earls stainless brake lines and some regular pad replacement route.
With 240 bhp and my bulk it needed decent stoppers !
I would rather chew up pads than relace the whole forks etc.

[HOS]

From memory the Busa does 80 in 1st gear, 120 in 2nd etc.... unless anyone can correct me?

If I get boring tell me to fuck off?
But I love Busas

[RevHead]

more info the better bring it,thanks Col

[HOS]

Here ya go Pete, this is my mate Si's tasty Busa with the GSXR100 front end.

[HOS]

Another handling mod is to reduce the wheelbase by dropping a couple of links out of the drive chain moving the rear wheel forward a 1/2" or so.
I did try it once and it did make it sharper on the steering, but I put it back to stock after a while it was a bit too twitchy tbh.

[HOS]

As far as handling goes the Busa is not a sports bike and never will be.
Its a big brutal ugly pig of a bike which is why I love em.
Its wide, its fat and its a slapper !

My riding style on the Busa, hussle it through the bends reasonably steady and then smack the throttle hard till the next bend.
Its a point and shoot bike, not a true twisties bike. But it handles well for what it is.

Its not a knife through the air, its like a like a baseball bat through the air. Blunt and heavy.
But then again the dry weight of the Busa is less than a stock Bandit 12, that gives you some perspective?
Weighs less than a B12 with massive power and speed. Nothing spins up like a busa, the shear rush it generates in an instant.

Dont buy class A, buy a Busa instead, you will live longer....... maybe.

[HOS]

Gen 1 Busa, top speed in each gear:

GEAR RATIO = SPEED IN GEARS

Gearing 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th

16/39 77 104 132 157 178 194
16/40 75 101 129 153 173 189
16/41 73 99 126 150 169 184
16/42 72 97 123 146 165 180
16/43 70 95 120 143 161 176

17/39 82 111 141 167 189 206
17/40 80 108 137 163 184 201
17/41 78 105 134 159 180 196
17/42 76 103 131 155 176 191
17/43 74 100 128 152 171 187

18/39 87 117 149 177 200 218
18/40 85 114 145 173 195 212
18/41 83 112 142 168 190 207
18/42 81 109 138 164 186 202
18/43 79 106 135 161 182 198

19/39 92 124 157 187 211 230
19/40 89 121 153 182 206 224
19/41 87 118 150 178 201 219
19/42 85 115 146 173 196 214
19/43 83 112 143 170 192 209