Just back from first drag on bike. Is sportrider.com's E/T times accurate?
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Just back from first drag on bike. Is sportrider.com's... - 6/10/2007 5:15:50 PM
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CBRrider01
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I took the bike out to the dragstrip for the first time this last Friday. I'm pretty green when it comes to racing a motorcycle, so my times pretty much sucked.
The first run my 60 foot time was 2.4 seconds. I almost killed the engine, then disengaged the clutch, open throttled and reengaged the clutch to save from killing the engine. Ran 12.8
Second run out I opened the throttle to about 5k RPMS and dropped the clutch. Since the track was gripping so well, I ended up pulling a wheelie, letting off the throttle then reacceleratting to run a 12.7 @ 113... My 60 foot time was nearly 2.6 seconds.... I went back and compared my times to my 89 foxbody.
My 60 foot time was nearly 1/2 second BETTER in my mustang. I really need to work on my hole shot, problem is the way I race my mustang obviously doesn't work when racing the bike. Advice on how to hole shot??? Dropping the clutch doesn't work since all I do is wheelie.
I need to find exactly where the power band ends on the dyno and maybe change my shift points, (I was shifting about 300 rpm before redline.) and I should be able to easily cut off 5-6/10ths of a second by having a better launch..
low 12's should be easily acheiveable with a better launch, but was wondering what other riders where getting out there in the real world on a stock bike....no exhaust, power commander, etc....Also I stopped after a few runs to watch other bikers launch, but since they had wheelie bars coming from the back, dropping the clutch wasn't a problem for them.
I did a search and found this link. Is 11.28 an accurate time for a completely stock 06 F4I with an experienced rider?
If this is accurate how/why is it that the 01 F4I and even the 2000 F4 has a quicker time than an 05/06 F4I??? I know obviously atmospheric pressure, temperature, the racer, gear ratios, etc, etc, etc all plays a role in the final time, but you would think that the magazine publishing these times would factor in differences in temperature, atmospheric pressures, etc before publishing these results????
http://www.sportrider.com/bikes/146_performance_numbers/index4.html
< Message edited by CBRrider01 -- 6/10/2007 5:16:38 PM >
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