Went to the drag strip

[lee1rbc]

First off I want to start by saying drag racing a bike is alot harder then it looks. I mean anyone can open up the throttle, but launching the bike at the tree is another story.

This past Sunday afternoon I rode 1 1/2 hours down to Fayetteville Drageway to see what this Kat can do. I arrived at 3pm and it was packed (20 bikes, 30 cars) also the track temp was 92deg. so I only got in three runs.

The good news, I was as fast if not a hair faster then a guy on a green ZZR600. The bad news, my best run was a 13.07 at 105mph.

The first run I did I was way too excited. The green light came on and the next thing I knew I was doing a wheelie and staring at my gas tank. I let off the throttle, came back down and ended up with a 13.3 at 101mph.
The second run I was gun shy and rolled out at 3k rpms, (13.2 104mph.)
The third run I rolled out at 4k rpms (13.07 at 105mph.)
My third run I had my best 60'ft time of 2.11.

I found a cool web site that takes the weather from the nearest airport and gives you a corrected E.T. ( sea level, 65deg.) and said my time would have been 12.616 at 109mph.

I think I will wait until November and maybe try again. Also I am 235lbs and had on full gear.

[slayergsxf1]

Three runs and never did it before not bad dude.

[iwannadie]

i want to go to the track one day but man theres alot involved. i dont have full leathers for one. i know the restrictions are pretty high. plus all that time at the track for only 3 runs is alot of time sitting around.

id rather a track day but thats even more involved and costly.

i wish they kept the tracks open 24 hours a day, id go at like 3am and get all the runs i wanted.

[suzukisportrider2004]

i took mine to the track 2 weeks ago fo r the 1st time i was much slower then that 14.195 at 87mph or something like that

[lee1rbc]

Hear in NC it costs $10. Part of the reason I only got three runs was because a Mustang slammed into the wall at 100mph, 40min clean up. But that wreck itself is worth the $10.

Time slip is as follows

reaction .9192
60ft 2.1159
330ft 5.6265
1/8th ET 8.5710
1/8th mph 85.93
1/4 ET 13.0716 corrected 12.616
1/4 mph 105.36 corrected 109.227mph

[donalson]

what do you weigh in at? I'd like to hit the track eventualy... like after i know how to ride proficently lol...

drag isn't my thing but there is a lot more to it then most people think.

side note... work on that RT... not that it matters for the time-slips... but head to head makes things much more intresting

[lee1rbc]

I weigh 250lbs with gear and helmet
I'm guessing the bike is 475lbs.

725lbs total. The bike dynoed at 75rwhp.

[donalson]

kewl ... another "big boy" 6'5 and 300#...

seems like a nice power to weight ratio

[lee1rbc]

kewl ... another "big boy" 6'5 and 300#...

seems like a nice power to weight ratio

6'5, 300. No Ninja 250 for You.

[suzukisportrider2004]

also 6 2 and 250 my bikes a 600 whats yours? what rpm did you leave the light from?

10 to watch the races or 10 to watch/ride here

[donalson]

lol sat on a friends 250r... go though prob 2/3 of the suspension travel... but it does fit me much more comfy then the 500r...

got a good deal froma friend on a '97 600 katana and going w/ that... would prefer smaller but fit seems to be an issue

[suzukisportrider2004]

i picked up a friends 250r the other day it was ablast

[TheKlic]

5'5" 145lbs, bikes like to run under me
I want to take my bike to the dyno and strip

[lee1rbc]

5'5" 145lbs, bikes like to run under me
I want to take my bike to the dyno and strip

I feel like with the mods that I have done to my bike, I can hang with a 145lb rider on a stock 600. At least in a straight line

[LordKeryth]

does anyone know if there are any tracks/drag strips around louisiana? i would love to take mine down the quarter mile and see what i can do. although i have never tried launching it before. do we really have to worry about wheelies with the katana? mine is a '95 600. i can feel it raising up when i gun it, but pretty sure the tire has never been off the ground.