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Ahh brilliant, I wondered if some kind soul would start a thread for Jaguar owners who ride bikes too.
At the moment I have a 95 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr which is non standard and work in progress.. Modifying bikes is my thing, I just can't leave them standard.
With massive longterm injuries in 2001 from a hit and run car driver, I am more of a garage biker nowadays. But I still ride.
I started on field bikes aged 11 and then got my first road bike in 1975.
I've been riding bikes ever since and I will be 57 later this year.
My Dad was a Director at James motorcycles and then later at Velocette in the 1950s.
Dad watched the British bike undustry die and he never really got over it.
Although after Velo went bust he was offered a Directorship of the ACU, that meant moving the whole family down to London which was a step too far for him at the time.
Although he gave up riding in the middle part of his life due to family commitments he started riding again when he retired at 65 years of age.
He had a 1952 500cc Vincent Comet.
His Dad /my Grandfather was a biker too. I have photos of him in 1920 on his AJS 350cc.
The experienced will notice the Roaring Toyz billet top yoke, Pazzo Racing billet brake lever, Ohlins overtank adjustable stearing damper, carbon fibre inner
fairing panels, Harris engineering billet rearsets, Yoshimura lightweight stainless 4 into 1 with tri-oval can, Orient Express quick access billet clutch casing and
those savage Italian front discs. twin 6 pot calipers come as standard.
The experienced will notice the Roaring Toyz billet top yoke, Pazzo Racing billet brake lever, Ohlins overtank adjustable stearing damper, carbon fibre inner
fairing panels, Harris engineering billet rearsets, Yoshimura lightweight stainless 4 into 1 with tri-oval can, Orient Express quick access billet clutch casing and
those savage Italian front discs. twin 6 pot calipers come as standard.
If its worth doing, its worth doing to excess
I've done way too much to mine to give you a hard time about the other mods, but a turbo on a Busa? That thing has to be in the 220-250 HP at the wheel, right?
I've done way too much to mine to give you a hard time about the other mods, but a turbo on a Busa? That thing has to be in the 220-250 HP at the wheel, right?
Its just under 240 RWHP for reliability, it's got race injectors and it could have gone to 300 RWHP but at a price of being less rideable as a street bike.
It's fitted with a Rotrex supercharger and you can see the pulley wheels and belt drive cut through the fairing. Drive for the supercharger comes from the crankshaft direct drive.
BigCC racing in the uk are selling supercharger kits based on a Procharger. Easy 400 RWHP or more? Depends on what people want it for?
I sold the Busa in 2010 because of my spine and to a degree the ongoing development costs. It's cutting edge for blowers on bikes although turbo's have been around for decades.
Power delivery was shattering! In 6th gear at 40mph you could just wind the throttle hard and it pulls like a jet fighter all the way past 200.
On the throttle wheelies above 100 mph were all too easy. Caught me out a few times. It felt like it was in a perpetual state of acceleration.
I've got a modified retro now which is punting out a modest 120 to 130 bhp.
A normally aspirated carb bike. But it's enough.
It's not all about power and speed, far from it. It's about the lifestyle and brotherhood. A ride is a ride at the end of the day. It doesn't matter what the ride is.
Went for a 217km round trip to the Nelson lakes last weekend , made it on one tank , got back to my shed with under a litre of fuel remaining . Plan to get her out again this Easter weekend , four days off so should be able to wedge a couple of rides in the scedual .
Stopped by the river on the way .<br/>05 zx10r , 06 Gsxr 750 , 05 zx6r 636 !
Its just under 240 RWHP for reliability, it's got race injectors and it could have gone to 300 RWHP but at a price of being less rideable as a street bike.
It's fitted with a Rotrex supercharger and you can see the pulley wheels and belt drive cut through the fairing. Drive for the supercharger comes from the crankshaft direct drive.
BigCC racing in the uk are selling supercharger kits based on a Procharger. Easy 400 RWHP or more? Depends on what people want it for?
I sold the Busa in 2010 because of my spine and to a degree the ongoing development costs. It's cutting edge for blowers on bikes although turbo's have been around for decades.
Power delivery was shattering! In 6th gear at 40mph you could just wind the throttle hard and it pulls like a jet fighter all the way past 200.
On the throttle wheelies above 100 mph were all too easy. Caught me out a few times. It felt like it was in a perpetual state of acceleration.
I've got a modified retro now which is punting out a modest 120 to 130 bhp.
A normally aspirated carb bike. But it's enough.
It's not all about power and speed, far from it. It's about the lifestyle and brotherhood. A ride is a ride at the end of the day. It doesn't matter what the ride is.
Even better that it was SC! Should have been more linear that way. Still sounds terrifying though. And that's coming from someone with a bike that should do near 10.0 and over 140 in the 1/4!
What effect did the stretched swingarm have on the cornering?
I've had 5 Hayabusas in total since 2000 and being very honest about the Busa it doesnt handle well as standard. You have to huscle and muscle it through the bends then nail it on the straights. Its what we call a point and shoot bike. They are nothing like a race rep.
The Busa even the latest generation are really a GT of motorcycles.
An extremely fast mile muncher.
But the best thing about the Busa which makes it so special, is its incredible stability. It is an extremely stable bike at any speed.
Its also a thinking mans bike, because you have to think very hard when you're rideing it. Make no mistakes the bike will not forgive your clumsiness with clutch and throttle. You need millimeter precision with both at all times.
The 5" stretch did slow it down in the bends but it didn't lose any stability.
On the straights it improved stability and it helped reduce the power wheelies. It was too front end light even with my bulk on it.
It was built to be a straight line bike and it was my intention to use it at the drag strip. I live not far from the UKs premier drag race venue Santa Pod Raceway. Drag Racing at Santa Pod Raceway UK - Motorsport Venue
The fuel consumption wasnt too good at 17 mpg on the lower power setting. It had 2 switchable power outputs with seperate fuel maps.
Even better that it was SC! Should have been more linear that way. Still sounds terrifying though. And that's coming from someone with a bike that should do near 10.0 and over 140 in the 1/4!
The torque curve was fairly flat.
But as you knwo with an SC the power is there all the time from low revs upwards. So it feels like a street bike but just with much more power.
This cause all sorts of problems because the battery and starter also have to churn over the high comp SC which uses a lot of power. These are all things to be ovecome in the build. I was lucky to have a drag racer and bike builder for his help and support. His SC Busa was in superstreet class and he ran a personal best of a 7 second 1/4 mile at over 200 mph. I saw him do it
Mind you he had 370 bhp and then progressive NOS ontop.
Thats even more crazy. A full "sandwich short of a picnic" crazy.
The turbo Busas at the strip are punting out anything up to 800 bhp.
SC's are catching up, it just needs the development.
After all SC's are tried and tested on cars?
Yeah I think we could talk tech spec all night !!!
Thanks for the postive comments, I appreciate it.
Love those two mate !! Talking my langauge.
Major modifications on the Busa, infact its a Busa engine in a custom frame and chassis !
I've got a mate with a 550bhp turbo B.King street bike.
He cracked the double ton on it in speed testing. A shade over 209 mph.
Not easy on a naked bike and he is 6 foot 7" tall.
This is Mark and his bike, he did the blower and engine work on my SC bike.
Superstreet class of drag racing.
He dumps in 300 bhp instantly on the start line and its got 370 bhp total plus progressive NOS.
I was there when he broke into the 7 second bracket at over 200 mph on the 1/4 mile.
He has the large size of Rotrex SC.
Hehe you're totally addicted obviously Busa and 3/4 mad. Great stuff.
Yeah the bike above belongs to a mate of mine Mick (another crazy ex Pom).
It has a turbo Busa engine by S&R Pro in Sydney. It makes in the mid 300s for the street.
The frame was built from scratch by another mate Mario who's an aircraft engineer. I did some of the design work. It has onr off CF bodywork and runs ceramic brakes.
It's VERY light. It's mainly a street bike, obviously it would need bars for the dragstrip, it's just too light and short to work without. Mick is a stunt guy.
He needs to be...
Mario designs and builds stuff like this. All hand built.
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