Endurance Hayabusa

[Warchild]

May 8th, 2008: I believe I am about done prepping this for competitive Endurance Riding events.

Does this bad-boy here look like it is ready to hit the road for the LONG HAUL?!!!  





The latest additions are the Ventura Bag (pretty much solved the carrying-capacity issue), and the insulated 1-gallon Drinking Jug you see sandwiched between the Ventura Bag and the Aux Fuel Cell.

Note the drinking tube that runs forward to a janitor's lanyard on the tankbag. When I want a drink, I just pull the end of the tube to my mouth and take a big swig, the let go of the tube and the lanyard returns it to the tankbag side, ready for the next drink. When you run the Desert West here in the summer, you really, really appreciate the opportunity to pound down ice-cold water in the hot blazing desert....    


Also got the Pro-Oiler completely dialed in; it is soooooo sweet! It was a complete bummer that Suzuki eliminated the centerstand option on the K8 (as far as lubing the chain goes). The Pro-Oiler eliminates that as a concern.   Twin nozzle dispenser placed oil right where it's needed to disperse oil equally by centrifugal force:






Oil level after 1500 miles... lean but not too lean, with o-rings nice and moist:






Also finished up a nice clean install of a Hella 12v female connector for using a Warm-N-Safe liner. This connector receives its power from the *output* side of a Heat-Troller:






With the tankbag in place, the Warm-N-Safe power cord never has the opportunity to contact the bodywork paint... sweet.





Departing tonight after sundown for another long-range strike in northern California/western Nevada to scout bonus locations for the upcoming Cal 24 Endurance event. Gonna be coooooold at night, hot during the day... typical mid-spring weather in the Sierra Nevada Range.

Can't wait!  

[desert_rider]

Nice set-up!

How much gas are you carring in your aux cell?

[miles]

How'd you route the catheter?

[Warchild]

Nice set-up!

How much gas are you carring in your aux cell?

This cell is off my FJR, so it can insert 4.9 gallons when it's level on the centerstand. However, since the Busa only has a side-stand, I can only insert ~ 4.5 gallons. This gives me a total of 10.0 gallons of onboard fuel. The resulting range is dependent on how frisky I was for that particular tankful. In max "conserve" mode, I have ~ 430-ish miles. If romping up and down the Basins and Ranges of Nevada, it's more like 320 miles before the Low Fuel light illuminates....

How'd you route the catheter?

   Shyeah, right.   In the desolate Nevada outback, I can afford the 90 seconds it takes to pull to the side of the road and let fly. There are enough funky liquids on the roadway without some assclown using a catheter to deposit more...  

[spinalator]

Any changes to the rear suspension?

[jwhite518]

Be sure to post up the bonus locations you found for the Cal 24.  

[Warchild]

Any changes to the rear suspension?

Still with the stock shock (it's a '08 model w/ less than 10K on it), but I did bump up the pre-load a little. While it may look like a lot of stuff back there, you'd be surprised at the actual weight: the aux cell, fully fueled, is only 42 lbs. And there is nothing but fluffy clothes and other bulky but light items in the Ventura bag, it is about 15-18lbs.

So it's only ~ 60 lbs at the most - kinda like carrying a child pillion.  

Be sure to post up the bonus locations you found for the Cal 24.  

No problem... will do!  I'll post them all on the 15th, how's that?  























































Of course, that would be JUNE 15th........  

[dinolee]

Very cool setup Dale, good luck and kick some ass!  

[Davo]

Very neat Dale, I have a mate here who knocks out the klms who rides a Busa. He did one of my FarRides in Feb for an easy 2044klms stock with his dog (he is well known for this)

[Specter]

Needs more Cowbell!


Otherwise, it ROCKS!

Is there a valve on the water line? Looks like it could siphon when full.

[Blue Busa]

Looks great!  Nice use of the extra real estate on the black plastic panels.  Your install looks like they ought to be made that way.  I am a little curious about your seat choice.  I can't quite read the name on the side.  Does it allow for movement, or lock the rider in?  Thanks for your thoughts.  

[jwhite518]

 Your install looks like they ought to be made that way.  

Warchild is the farkle king. My shit looks like a child did it, compared to his works of art.

[zldrider]

You're missing the most important farkle, Dale.

You need a pair of dangly balls to hang down under the license plate.  

That's one bad-assed machine.

Are you riding that down to WORD?

Z

[Warchild]

Be sure to post up the bonus locations you found for the Cal 24.  

Here ya go Jerry, just for you!

All these taken on Friday/Saturday (May 9/10..... can you see all the bonuses okay?  






















There ya go..... hope this helps!  

[jwhite518]

Oh yeah. The rally's in the bag now. See ya on the podium!  

[CLAY]

Is it wrong to say your Busa is one of the sexiest bikes I have seen?  I love them...

[ksann]

Dang, impressive.

So no more FJR for endurance rides?



ken

[helodoc]

Love the Hella Micro Xenon De.s

Where ya buy 'em from?

[Warchild]

Love the Hella Micro Xenon De.s

Where ya buy 'em from?

Amazon.com..... found an awesome deal on new-in-box set for $480. I was loathe to pay the $730 retail.

Dang, impressive.

So no more FJR for endurance rides?

No.... I went away using my FJR for Endurance events; I've strictly used the CBR1100XX for that duty for the past 4 years.

Until this riding season, that is....     And truthfully, I'll likely go back to the XX for Endurance Riding purposes after this year; I am just playing/experimenting with LD riding on the Busa this summer.

[Black Ice]

I thought botched laser surgery hashed your eyeballs too bad to ride competitively any more.    Have they improved on their own, were the docs able to re-do them, or do you just use the Force when the sun goes down?  

Oh yeah...SWEET setup!!  

[PawnBroker]

Dale,

how does the Busa compare to the BlackBird as an LD bike?


PB  

[1KPerDay]

Wow... those bikes are much less fugly in black.

[Warchild]

I thought botched laser surgery hashed your eyeballs too bad to ride competitively any more.  

Correct. I really don't ride competitively anymore... but I can still do them, it's just the nighttime speeds are well below what is needed to run competitively. So I pretty much just run them for fun.  

Dale,

how does the Busa compare to the BlackBird as an LD bike?

The Blackbird is a much superior platform for this activity. In all candidness, there are only 2 areas that the Gen II Busa completely swamps the XX: the powerplant (duh!), and the suspension. Otherwise, the ergos, rider protection and ride comfort all go to the Blackbird, no question about it.

Interestingly, however, I get better gas mileage with the Busa.....

[DNA]

Nice kit - I really like it. Couple of questions:

1) Drink tube. I had a hydration tube similarly situated, but when I ran the tube under my leg, it annoyed me constantly.  When I had it outside my leg...let's just say jumping on and off snapping boni is not facilitated by untangling from another tube.  

2) I am planning on upgrading the Rally Sprint and was planning on an FJR next year.  Why are you moving away from your previously vocal support (I have not been following your exploits in to much detail).

3) Did your Hell week get approved yet?

Any chance you will come over and ride an East coast event some time?  There are several fun ones (as I anguishes over the MD2020 routes from hell for tomorrow)

[1KPerDay]

The Blackbird is a much superior platform for this activity. In all candidness, there are only 2 areas that the Gen II Busa completely swamps the XX: the powerplant (duh!), and the suspension. Otherwise, the ergos, rider protection and ride comfort all go to the Blackbird, no question about it.

So why switch? I'd imagine that total power and suspension were of minor importance on LD runs, while the other issues would be paramount. Correct me if I'm wrong

[Slonishku]

Well Dale, you say 10 gallons, but you never know what kind of random volume some of those goofy IBA tech inspectors might come up with...

[Justin]

Well Dale, you say 10 gallons, but you never know what kind of random volume some of those goofy IBA tech inspectors might come up with...

LOL

[Warchild]

So why switch? I'd imagine that total power and suspension were of minor importance on LD runs, while the other issues would be paramount. Correct me if I'm wrong

You are correct for long, multi-day events (Iron Butt Rally, Run What Ya Brung, etc), and for Endurance events held east of the Rockies.

But for the kind of mischief we typically see here out West, power and handling definitely take on new levels of meaning.  


 

[1KPerDay]

I'm hip.

[Specter]

 If romping up and down the Basins and Ranges of Nevada, it's more like 320 miles before the Low Fuel light illuminates....

So, that's about three fill-ups between rear tire changes

[Black Ice]

So, that's about three fill-ups between rear tire changes

This is WarChild we're talking about.  There's no way his rear tires last that long.  

[Warchild]

This is WarChild we're talking about.  There's no way his rear tires last that long.  

True.... I DNF'ed at the Utah 1088 last month due to the rear Dunlop Qualifier melting away under the extreme conditions.... I had mounted up this tire just 4 days prior:





Obviously, in hindsight, under these brutal conditions the Qualifier was a poor choice with regard to rear treadlife. But it sure stuck like glue while it lasted!  

[squeezer]

Obviously, in hindsight, under these brutal conditions (snip)

I love the phrase "brutal conditions" since it sounds like it was due to the "force of nature" rather than the "force of right wrist."
 

I should invest in tire companies before the 1088...  

[1KPerDay]

Shoot... that tire's got at least 500 more miles on it. *ptui*

 

[protondecay123]

Nice set up!