| Author | Message | ||
     Nm5150 |
FWIW I went to a 1/8 mile drag strip this week end on a whim.I highly recomend it.It was a blast!The bike is hard to launch consistantly and there is no forgiveness in the 1/8 mile.My best was 7.06 but I never got a perfect run and am sure a 6.9 something is there if I do my part.Plan on going back next week to try to get into the high sixes.I won the bike class but I was the only bike that day so it was a hollow victory  On the plus side I couldn't get eliminated so I gotin 6 runs. | ||
| Hybridmomentspass |
i raced on saturday actually similar times, 7.20s @ 103 with really soft launches glad to see more getting out there and dragging buells have one set up just for drag and then my 1125 which is my streetbike that I race occasionally fun times! | ||
| Skntpig |
That's pretty good if your bike isn't lowered on just stock suspension and street tires. If you practice you can get to a 6.90 with a stock bike, maybe better. That's all I've done. It's fun and quite a handful. | ||
| Dhays1775 |
I've gotten my CR to a fastest of 7.01 @113 in the 1/8th. That was on a pretty chilly night, so she was running like a scolded dog. That session had an average of 7.15 at 110, depending on reaction times and correct launch. I really want to get into the 6 second range, but they don't like bikes under 7.00 at this track due to lack of runoff space on the big end. I would much rather run canyons than in a straight line, but it's still a lot of fun every now and then. The track is the track, and there's no safer place to ride. | ||
| Nm5150 |
On my 7.06 run I got a good launch but I had to hit the shifter twice to get into third for some reason.I think I had a high 6 second pass going until that happened.I found I had to line up between the middle and where the rubber was to get a good launch.Too much traction on the rubber and Peggy would reach for the sky and then bog down when I had to let off the trottle.Not enough traction in the middle from whatever the cars left there so finding the best place to start was a challenge.Stock gearing,swing arm and a Corse Rossa tire. | ||
| Kc_zombie |
Example of a proper launch by 2006 AMA Dragbike SS Champion Vince Woska, Jr.: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyFHrQRPlkw Grant it, not a buell but the rules are the same, proper throttle and clutch management is key to getting a no bar bike down the track successfully. Vince Jr, is my son and he learned to race on a Buell M2 and S1 when he was 14. | ||
| Nm5150 |
Thanks Kc.You must be proud of him !! | ||
| Nm5150 |
Went back this week end to Kanawha Valley Motorsports Park and did not do so well.The best I got was 7.08 but did get to run all day and had a blast.I felt I was getting better launches but the weather was differant and the staging guy told me everyone was running about a tenth slower than usual.The more I learn the more I realize I don't know |
