[WildKat]

I wonder how much he had to pay the other guy and how many trips to the mall he owes the girls in the back, to keep their mouth shut in the study hall the next day

[Wish4busa]

I have a race lined up with a camaro 350 HP he said he runs 12 sec in a 1/4 mile who do you think will win?

[Mojoe]

I have a race lined up with a camaro 350 HP he said he runs 12 sec in a 1/4 mile who do you think will win?

if he can do the 1/4 in 12, I am guessing he will win. I am not sure what a 750 kat does for time. 13's maybe? can a 600 do it under 14?

my advice would be avoid betting too heavy unless you are really quick off the line. that is assuming he actually does a 12 sec run. 350hp means nothing on it's own. reaction time, gearing, how quick he shifts if it is a standard....how quick the tranny shifts it is an auto, tire traction (will he spin his tires)...etc, etc.

[md86]

Kat 750'll do 12's with someone who knows what they're doing , or so I've read . I'd wager the 1100 does a lil better than the 750 ...

[sexwax]

I'd wager the 1100 does a lil better than the 750 ...

Running on gasoline or baby seal friendly vegtable oil?

[Mojoe]

I'd wager the 1100 does a lil better than the 750 ...

Running on gasoline or baby seal friendly vegtable oil?

oh boy...i aint saying nothing on that....lol

well...i guess i just did.

[Mojoe]

oh...and about 5-6 years ago i ran my 1100. mid 13's with my 3 pc givi hardcases on the bike....full of gear.
130something mph.

[Wish4busa]

well I raced the camaro twice and left him behind bad.. 8) yes I know a 1100 would beet a 750

[FrankTheTank]

... if he can do the 1/4 in 12, I am guessing he will win. I am not sure what a 750 kat does for time. 13's maybe? can a 600 do it under 14? ...

I did it in 13.4 on a 2000 Katana 600 ... bone stock. I'm sure a better rider could get one under 13sec.

Most cars on the street cannot beat a bike off the line. Even our Katanas are 0-60mph in less than 5 sec.

The folks who usually want to race me are those 2-Fast-2-Furious looking chumps. .. and then there are the Mustangs. I dont' know what's up with that. I don't even bother anymore. It ain't worth the ticket. ... well ... one time it was

[fasteddie]

Damn, you guys are doing BIG things, and here I was with my chest poked out because I bet a Corsica.

[DooD]

Hahaha, we had a local guy post up on our forums about how he got spanked by a new Ford GT this week...both in a straight line AND on a set of nice tight twisties.....and he has an '04 636! I told him he should spend more time riding, and less time picking up curb monkeys!

I've been spanked before on the Kat....I got walked all over by a Diablo last summer....so there's definitely cars out there that'll kill a bike, but not without a pretty big investment!

[loudnlow7484]

Wow, haven't posted here in a long time.....
When I had my kat, I managed an 11.36 in the 1/4. (1990 750) It takes practice though. And if the bike were stock, I'd probably have been in the 11.8-9 area, so we're talking about a close, close race. I'd try to get a dozen or so passes at the track down before racing him.

[Mojoe]

... if he can do the 1/4 in 12, I am guessing he will win. I am not sure what a 750 kat does for time. 13's maybe? can a 600 do it under 14? ...

I did it in 13.4 on a 2000 Katana 600 ... bone stock. I'm sure a better rider could get one under 13sec.

i could get mine down to 11'a easily enough. first thing would be to do it without a bigass luggage case hanging off each side and one sitting up on the tail. I can feel the drag from those when I an just out riding.
2nd would be to drop a tooth on the front sprocket. the 1100 like mine is set up for cruising....not starting off the line.