Insurance sorted...well, sort of..

[XXAndy]

Managed to find a company who would insure me without my ncd a nd will then refund once the 3rd parties insurance have coughed up and I get my ncd back. It did cost me £1250 though
So, I've been out and bought myself a nice new gleaming bike..

Its Silver......
Its got 2 wheels........
Its got a big engine..............
Its a......, oh theres someone at the door, I'll just go and get it....

[swamp donkey]

come on Andy tell

[Carl]

Well come on it doesn't take a fookin hour to answer the door. :? have you seen sense and gone for the , or did the Busa get ya. i haven't seen an all silver Busa so my bet is you joined the TAZ fan club and got yourself a silver bird that sometimes looks white

[XXAndy]

OK, I'll own up.........I've bought a Busa, I know, I know, but look at it this way:

I have owned the bird for nearly 3 years which is longer than I have owned ANY other vehicle, (I include cars), which can only act as a testiment to my feelings about the bb.
There isnt actually that much dfference between the two, once you get passed 150mph you need to have really good riding skills to get the best out of either, and I dont.
I'm not interested in the 'mines faster than yours debate', I never have been. I have said on numerous occasions that the first impression which made me decide to buy the bb was the paint job , I learned to love the bike after that. I have also said before that I think the Busa is ugly, it looks like it has been left in front of the fire and has melted, and I still agree with that.
So, why did I settle on the Busa, simple, I saw a Silver one and thought, "wow, that doesnt look half bad in Silver', I took one for a spin and really enjoyed it.
I did have lots of reservations about reliability though so did some quite intense r&d. Basically, if I had bought a second hand one I would have had to make sure it had all the recalls etc, so after speaking to those top blokes at Motografix in Doncaster who have done all the work on my bb since I had it, they did me a cracking deal on a new Busa, and I get it next Saturday. The 'problems' were all sorted by the 2003 model and I've asked loads of techy questions to both riders and dealer mechanics.

There is one thing that ALL Busa riders don't have, and they can't get it by putting on race cans of any other trick mod to improve horse power, and that is, an owners club like
In my search for Busa info I have, of course, trailed through the many (and there are loads) of busa owners clubs on the net and I can say without a shadow of doubt that NONE of them are worthy of licking the s ar*e. This club has and will continue to be the BEST aftermarket accesory available for the bb.

If you will still have me, I would like to stay on as a member, (after all I still have a passion for the bb and a wealth of experience which I can continue to pass on). Look at it this way, a bb club with its very own busa to humiliate, thats got to be one for the books.

Sitting back and waiting for the abuse to start..............

[bezzer]

[rob_1961]

Welcome aboard bussa andy at least its the same colour as taz's. I think both the and bussa are cracking bikes

[swamp donkey]

Andy far as im concerened i'd be disappointed if you left the fold only thing you might have to change your name BUSBOY

[BirdAddict]

I say fook off, what a cop out you never had any intentions of getting another bird from the start
...Now that I have your attention,
I've said it before and I'll say it again, It's not what you ride but how you ride it. It's your attitude that counts, although we've never had the opportunity to have met I must say that I look to you as a friend and as any of my friends will tell you, I'm a friend for life, not just when it suits me.
So even though your "off" has knocked your better judgement out of sync, l would be very dissappointed if you thought we would not stand beside you....
And besides, you can always trade the shite in for a new Blackie later.

The missus says that when we do finaly meet up she's going pillion with you as she loves the Busa...you've been warned.

I have no problems with you keeping your name or being moderator for QOTW.

[XXAndy]

Birdadict wrote:

[quote="And besides, you can always trade the shite in for a new Blackie later.[/quote]

My thoughts exactly

[TazCBR1100XX]

Well, if ya give me yer spare panels for nowt, I might consider backing the others who think ya shud stay And if ya hurry up, Colin Appleyard of Keighley have TWO brand spanking new Limited Edition BB's in SILVER

[XXAndy]

Ahhh Taz, thaks for figuring out that "nowt" is infact Tazmanian for a £Grand, so I will of course reserve the plastics for you at that price

[TazCBR1100XX]

Nice try Andy but ya already know that I'm only Tazmanian outside, but inside I'm pure Yorkshire - so the Yorkshire Nowt pervails - and thank for the offer of yer panels for Nowt

[Demontat]

2guns :knob)



Ahh well... The IXXRA family wouldn't be the same without ya... from now on you are the ugly step-child !!! :bigears)

[Badger]

we all know you wouldnt have sold the if you hadnt had an off, so you are still a rider at heart mate , we saw a lovely busa at squires on sunday nice paint job and even if Busas do look like John Merrik from the front at least your back on 2 wheels

[Captain]

There aint nothing sadder than having to hang up your lid, I had to do this for a year when I had a major off . You have your health and now a new set of wheels . I for one, along with the others on this site will not shun you in a carpark and am glad to be associated with you.

Captain

[BirdAddict]

Oi Captain, Shun him in the carpark, Never...Just so long as he's not standing next to his hunchback of notre dame....

[Captain]

The bells, the bells

[TazCBR1100XX]

Well let's face it guys - the main reason he bought a Busa was cuz that's UGLY too - they'll make a lovely (ugly) couple

You'll have to park it in the next village if we do the Pie & Peas thing again next year though Andy Someone will give ya a lift over the hill on a decent bike though

[Captain]

Is that where you are Taz,

"over the hill on a white bike"?

[XXAndy]

Actually I thought I could park the bike next to the pie table to scare off Swampy and the 'Barnsley Twins' , thus leaving more pies for the rest of us
Lets see how many Busa riders eye browse I can raise when they see the stickers on my busa

[swamp donkey]

[jonah]

i had a busa 2 bikes back never gave a minutes trouble except for the old back and wrists i am sure you will enjoy it but still think you will come back for another bird shortly

[Badgers cub]

The Busa may be ugly but the aerodynamics on it are amazing! remember that 1 we saw in squires cafe Taz? that looked nice! the new Suzuki gsxr1000 has exactly the same front as the Busa! which kinda makes it look ugly.

[Bristle Hound]

Actually I thought I could park the bike next to the pie table to scare off Swampy and the 'Barnsley Twins' , thus leaving more pies for the rest of us

Its Deano you're gonna have to scare away from the table Andy !

Deano - who ate all the pies, u fat bastid, u fat bastid !