lol yeah..the kawasaki was only a grand thats why i was gonna get it but it got almost all negative opinions lol so i put up a few more grand and got the limited edition busa =)......didnt need much just sparkplugs,oil change,battery and oil cooler....the oil cooler was ordered today so hopefully by friday ill be able to go out riding!

 

nice! but i cant wait till you fix her up. she looks like she went through hell.

Is it mechanically sound? No bent frames? Tranny is good? Rattling engine? etc?

 

Hate to be contratrian, but whether you have carbs or EFI doesn't really mean squat about throttle response or the quality of fueling. For example, the KTM adventurer 950 has waaaay better throttle response and fueling than the EFI 990. And the best 450 dirtbike out there, the KTM EXC uses a carb and spanks the Japanese 450 competition. Honda's CRF450 hasn't been as good since they ditched the carb to stay on top of things. The R1 took a definite step down in quality of fueling btw the carbed 01 and the EFI 02 (might be wrong on years here). Another example is the 900RR->929s (the fixed this w/ the 954).

There still is a lot of work into getting good fueling whether it's from a carb or fuel injection, and carbs have been around a lot longer and many if not all the bike manufacturers understand their limitations and strengths better than efi just because of experience. Many EFI will still need to be reflashed or put an exhaust, most EFI system's are not 'open loop' except for a few really new ones. And think of all the guys who say the fueling sucks until you put a $500 2nd ECU on your bike.

Take the bike as a whole and don't evaluate systems based on the paper specs. Going up 5hp on a 600 isn't an upgrade if the fueling sucks or the bike is peaky and loses it's midrange. Cartridges aren't necessarily better than damping rods if the valving is **** on them. 4 pot calipers aren't necessarily better than 2 pot slide pins if the valving and motion rations are off, or the rotors suck or so on. The list goes on.

However, I think the zx7 was kinda ok back in the 90's and passing up on it wasn't a bad thing.

 

i bet u going to like that power when u get her on the road. just use your head them busa's are way more heavy than your old bike

 

so far everything is good,no surprises yet thank god......some new plastics and she'll be perfect!

 

Good to hear! Man, I always wanted to try a big fat busa

 

Then get one!!! lol

 

Ayeee whats wrong with the 929?? The FIRST thing I noticed going from the F3 to the 929 was the throttle response, along with easier starts etc..


Congrats on the bike OP, more then doubling your cc's haha
Not gna lie ive always wanted to try a busa as well

 

finally got her running today!!! ...sounds like a BEAST lol...hopefully i get this oil block off plate this week so i can go out and enjoy her!!

 

congrats on the new bike! i spose i would like to ride one of them one day.

ive seen like 3/4 posts saying difficulty starting... if you cant start a choked engine, its you not the bike