crazyarch
03-06-2010, 05:22 PM
I put a set of Schnitz Racing's 1 inch riser links on my 09 and I must tell you that this is the single best thing you can do for the handling of the Busa. The improvement is nothing short of astonishing.
The stock bike has a real floaty feel and is somewhat aimless both in turns and a straight line. You don't realize how bad it is until you feel the bike with the rising link. With the rise, the bike tracks like a race bike. It's rock solid in a straight line and carves a turn like it's on rails.
The links are only about 1/8 inch longer than stock and i almost sent them back. But once installed, the difference in the ride height is very noticeable. I'm a little over 6 feet and I have to get up on the toes to put both feet on the ground. On the stock bike I could sit flat footed on the bike. The additional weight forward is noticeable too, so the riding position is a tad bit more aggressive and if that's an issue for you this may not be for you.
But darn does this thing handle! If you are a stretcher, drag racer, or just like cruising this is not a mod for you. If you love twisties, it's a must do. I had the compression on the rear shock cranked on the stock bike to try and control the rear end squatting, especially under hard acceleration. This made for a ride so rough I would lift out of the seat on big bumps to save the spine. With the riser link the squatting is gone and I have let up on the compression and the ride is smooth as glass.
The bike is amazingly stable at high speed. It's also interesting that the wind and inaccurate steering is gone and you can find yourself at 160+ and not feel that "I'm well beyond control" feeling the stock bike had at "instant jail" volicities.
I'm still trying to get the suspension totally dialed in. I spent 6 hours today going out, coming in to turn things one click, back out to run it, etc.
The install is very easy to do if you have a way to get the bike off the suspension. I used a cherry picker and that made it a one man job. Also any time you see the white paint on a stock bolt, that means it was F'in welded on! I used a steel tube slid on a ratchet to get enough leverage to break the bolts loose. Also, you need to put weight on the linkage to get the bolt out, so the crane was great because i could lift the bike up or down as needed to line the bolt holes up on the link.
If you want to run rings around those 1098 boys, you can do it with just $50 and about an hour of wrenching! Next I am going to do an Ohlins fork conversion and add an Ohlins rear shock.
The stock bike has a real floaty feel and is somewhat aimless both in turns and a straight line. You don't realize how bad it is until you feel the bike with the rising link. With the rise, the bike tracks like a race bike. It's rock solid in a straight line and carves a turn like it's on rails.
The links are only about 1/8 inch longer than stock and i almost sent them back. But once installed, the difference in the ride height is very noticeable. I'm a little over 6 feet and I have to get up on the toes to put both feet on the ground. On the stock bike I could sit flat footed on the bike. The additional weight forward is noticeable too, so the riding position is a tad bit more aggressive and if that's an issue for you this may not be for you.
But darn does this thing handle! If you are a stretcher, drag racer, or just like cruising this is not a mod for you. If you love twisties, it's a must do. I had the compression on the rear shock cranked on the stock bike to try and control the rear end squatting, especially under hard acceleration. This made for a ride so rough I would lift out of the seat on big bumps to save the spine. With the riser link the squatting is gone and I have let up on the compression and the ride is smooth as glass.
The bike is amazingly stable at high speed. It's also interesting that the wind and inaccurate steering is gone and you can find yourself at 160+ and not feel that "I'm well beyond control" feeling the stock bike had at "instant jail" volicities.
I'm still trying to get the suspension totally dialed in. I spent 6 hours today going out, coming in to turn things one click, back out to run it, etc.
The install is very easy to do if you have a way to get the bike off the suspension. I used a cherry picker and that made it a one man job. Also any time you see the white paint on a stock bolt, that means it was F'in welded on! I used a steel tube slid on a ratchet to get enough leverage to break the bolts loose. Also, you need to put weight on the linkage to get the bolt out, so the crane was great because i could lift the bike up or down as needed to line the bolt holes up on the link.
If you want to run rings around those 1098 boys, you can do it with just $50 and about an hour of wrenching! Next I am going to do an Ohlins fork conversion and add an Ohlins rear shock.