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Offline stevewfl

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C14 has value, trading for a Turbo 'busa!
« on: April 22, 2013, 09:03:15 AM »
Trading for a week anyway  8)

A close friend's late model Hayabusa, so clean all the turbo hardware is under the OEM plastics.

He wants to take the wife to N Georgia, I want to ride his bike at a "brisk pace" through the rural long straight orange grove roads.

Its great owning a C14
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Re: C14 has value, trading for a Turbo 'busa!
« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2013, 09:39:36 AM »
Nice! Snap some pix if You can stay off it long enough to do so! Haha!
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Offline ZG

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Re: C14 has value, trading for a Turbo 'busa!
« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2013, 12:12:29 PM »
Now that sounds like fun! 8)
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Re: C14 has value, trading for a Turbo 'busa!
« Reply #3 on: April 22, 2013, 02:15:39 PM »
Quote from: jamiemac on April 22, 2013, 09:39:36 AM
Nice! Snap some pix if You can stay off it long enough to do so! Haha!

+1!
no pics --> didn't happen  ;D
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Re: C14 has value, trading for a Turbo 'busa!
« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2013, 02:37:35 PM »
will do indeed =)
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Re: C14 has value, trading for a Turbo 'busa!
« Reply #5 on: April 22, 2013, 04:06:16 PM »
A friend had one,  said it dynoed 240 somthing hp , sold it,  said he wanted to live a little longer ;)

He owns Monty Racing.
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Re: C14 has value, trading for a Turbo 'busa!
« Reply #6 on: April 22, 2013, 04:16:26 PM »
Quote from: stevewfl on April 22, 2013, 09:03:15 AM
Trading for a week anyway  8)

Aren't you two worried about insurance or whatnot?  (Life is so complicated)
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Re: C14 has value, trading for a Turbo 'busa!
« Reply #7 on: April 22, 2013, 07:34:13 PM »
Yeah right!!  Like Steve would ride a non-KIPASS bike and actually post it!
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Re: C14 has value, trading for a Turbo 'busa!
« Reply #8 on: April 23, 2013, 06:26:55 PM »
Be careful ;)
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Re: C14 has value, trading for a Turbo 'busa!
« Reply #9 on: April 23, 2013, 08:38:24 PM »
Picked it up tonight, I'll have it till Monday when we swap back.

The bike is AMAZING , I'm not a big Suzuki fan but I wish I could describe with words how good this bike "feels"  :D
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Offline Rhino

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Re: C14 has value, trading for a Turbo 'busa!
« Reply #10 on: April 23, 2013, 09:18:05 PM »
My wife just bought a car with a turbo 2.0L I4. Same HP, 240. The car does pretty well but 6X the weight of that busa. Can't imagine what that feels like. ZOOM!!
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Re: C14 has value, trading for a Turbo 'busa!
« Reply #11 on: April 23, 2013, 09:42:56 PM »
Steve, just remember to pull the key :o
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Re: C14 has value, trading for a Turbo 'busa!
« Reply #12 on: April 24, 2013, 10:13:42 AM »
Quote from: Son of Pappy on April 23, 2013, 09:42:56 PM
Steve, just remember to pull the key :o

True indeed!! I often forget that part when I ride my Gixxer now...  :-[
 
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Re: C14 has value, trading for a Turbo 'busa!
« Reply #13 on: April 24, 2013, 01:58:55 PM »
I swapped with my coworkers 2008 Busa for approx 15 highway miles
I cranked on the gas at 80 mph and the bike just launched. A lot of power even at that speed. Tough riding position to get used to, but I'm sure I can get used to it. He was impressed my C14 and said "we should swap sometime".  I just said " yeah, we could do that".

I would like to but I don't know if the wife would let me.
Of course sometimes it's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission.
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Re: C14 has value, trading for a Turbo 'busa!
« Reply #14 on: April 24, 2013, 02:41:45 PM »
Quote from: mvjr1904 on April 24, 2013, 01:58:55 PM
I swapped with my coworkers 2008 Busa for approx 15 highway miles
I cranked on the gas at 80 mph and the bike just launched. A lot of power even at that speed. Tough riding position to get used to, but I'm sure I can get used to it. He was impressed my C14 and said "we should swap sometime".  I just said " yeah, we could do that".

I would like to but I don't know if the wife would let me.
Of course sometimes it's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission.

Imagine this TURBO 'busa, this thing is amazing me.  I owned a ZX14 and used to the bikes making big power, but this thing is beyond words  :D
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Re: C14 has value, trading for a Turbo 'busa!
« Reply #15 on: April 24, 2013, 03:15:07 PM »
Quote from: mvjr1904 on April 24, 2013, 01:58:55 PM
I swapped with my coworkers 2008 Busa for approx 15 highway miles
I cranked on the gas at 80 mph and the bike just launched. A lot of power even at that speed.

Then you would probably be even more impressed with the Concours' alter ego, the ZX14.

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Tough riding position to get used to, but I'm sure I can get used to it.

I know I could never, I don't know how people do it

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He was impressed my C14 and said "we should swap sometime".  I just said " yeah, we could do that".

Get the flash done first :)
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Re: C14 has value, trading for a Turbo 'busa!
« Reply #16 on: April 24, 2013, 03:16:43 PM »
Quote from: stevewfl on April 24, 2013, 02:41:45 PM
Imagine this TURBO 'busa, this thing is amazing me.  I owned a ZX14 and used to the bikes making big power, but this thing is beyond words  :D

Ah, turbo is cheating... add it to the Concours (along with a new exhaust) and you would be blown away too ;)  I added a supercharger to my CRX Si and was amazed at what that 1.6 did with just some moderate boost (I certainly did go through a lot of front tires).

Hard to believe he could get one in there and stay behind all the plastics, that is the impressive part.
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Re: C14 has value, trading for a Turbo 'busa!
« Reply #17 on: April 24, 2013, 03:17:41 PM »
And still no pictures  >:(

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Re: C14 has value, trading for a Turbo 'busa!
« Reply #18 on: April 25, 2013, 02:00:26 AM »
Quote from: Gumby on April 24, 2013, 03:17:41 PM
And still no pictures  >:(



 :goodpost:   Come on....we want pics!!!!
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Offline stevewfl

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Re: C14 has value, trading for a Turbo 'busa!
« Reply #19 on: April 25, 2013, 07:53:44 AM »
I been too busy riding it in free time to set up my studio lights in the garage and get decent pics, but they'll be here I'll shoot decent turbo pics soon.  The turbo is all tucked in under the OEM plastics, definitely one of a kind bike!
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