first time at the drag strip!

snigg · 04-17-2004, 10:00 PM

went to the drag strip today for opening day test&tune and had a blast. first run i was nervous and ran against my buddies f3, he cut a .506 light and with his -1 +3 gearing he got me off the line but i reeled him in with my 11.9@123mph. second run was against a vrod. i WALKED him with an 11.3@127mph to his 13.7. 3rd run was my best. i lined up against a busa and got him off the line, but his top end reeled me in. he ran a 10.7@134mph to my 11.11@131mph. all in all it was ****in awesome, i have pics and video that i can post up if someone can host the vids.

Zang · 04-17-2004, 10:29 PM

What mods does your bike have? How much do you weigh? street tires? What was the altitude there? Sounds like a BLAST! Wish I could have been there too!

SilverBullet · 04-17-2004, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by snigg

went to the drag strip today for opening day test&tune and had a blast. first run i was nervous and ran against my buddies f3, he cut a .506 light and with his -1 +3 gearing he got me off the line but i reeled him in with my 11.9@123mph. second run was against a vrod. i WALKED him with an 11.3@127mph to his 13.7. 3rd run was my best. i lined up against a busa and got him off the line, but his top end reeled me in. he ran a 10.7@134mph to my 11.11@131mph. all in all it was ****in awesome, i have pics and video that i can post up if someone can host the vids.

Good job, my first runs last year were higher than yours. My best was this year before I had the extensions on with a 10.56. I should be low 10's now with the extensions and custom map. I also have the front end strapped. Keep up the good work and post your times again when you go back.

snigg · 04-18-2004, 1:13 AM

no mods. completely stock. i weigh 145-150lbs, street tires that need to be replaced soon, and i didnt burnout. if i woulda did a burnout, i bet it woulda stood straight up in 1st. anyway, im not sure bout the altitude, but ill check the website and try to see.

Zang · 04-18-2004, 3:00 AM

Those are very respectable times! I'm impressed!

SilverBullet · 04-18-2004, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Zang

Those are very respectable times! I'm impressed!

Maybe someone can chime in with low 10's in the quarter and see what their 1/8 mile times were. I just ran a 6.52 last night in the 1/8th.

snigg · 04-18-2004, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by SilverBullet

Maybe someone can chime in with low 10's in the quarter and see what their 1/8 mile times were. I just ran a 6.52 last night in the 1/8th.

thats a fast 1/8th, musta been one hell of a launch. in my 11.1 run of the 1/4 my 1/8 mile time was 7.4

SilverBullet · 04-18-2004, 8:16 PM

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Originally Posted by snigg

thats a fast 1/8th, musta been one hell of a launch. in my 11.1 run of the 1/4 my 1/8 mile time was 7.4

Thats what I started at. Your 60' times are crucial!! I'm currently running 1.6xx's in the 60'. Another guy I race with w/ a 954 also like mine, is running 1.51-1.53 60' times, and running 6.23's in the 1/8th and 9.90's in the 1/4...he has some head work done though and is using an airshifter.

snigg · 04-18-2004, 10:47 PM

yeh id like to hit a 1.8 or 1.7 60' next time. ah we'll see

Zang · 04-19-2004, 12:52 AM

I found this: http://www.sportbikes.net/forums/mem...ls&userid=1240 and it has an 1/8 time of 6.7 - that's the closest and it's a 10.3 1/4 (on a 954).

demon954rr · 02-03-2006, 3:12 PM

I have an 03 red/black 954 streched 5", one tooth down front sprokit, lowered, yoshi bolt on and ran a 6.45 at 109 1/8 mile. Just installed a micron serpent full exhaust. Maybe I'll get to go to the track here shortly.

Getsome · 02-03-2006, 5:26 PM

Should have the 1000RR at the strip this year soon. Just waiting on the speedlinks to be finished and delivered so I can get them put on along with the front strap.. Hoping to spend a good deal of time at the strip this year.

nvmy954rr · 03-17-2006, 2:13 PM

Snigg: Very nice times. I see your from Pittsburgh, i'm just east of you in Johnstown. What track are you going too?? Pittsburghraceway.com?? I'll have to meet up with you so you can give me some pointers. I never raced a bike at the strip before.

If you do go to PittsburghRaceway can you let me know the requirements you have to have to run?? Thanks

Custom900 · 04-11-2006, 11:39 PM

It sounds like you're doing well on the bike. Most people run 13's on their first outing at the Strip. Good job. Keep up the good work and always try to do better.

DreamRyder · 04-12-2006, 7:53 PM

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Originally Posted by SilverBullet

Maybe someone can chime in with low 10's in the quarter and see what their 1/8 mile times were. I just ran a 6.52 last night in the 1/8th.

looked up some of my old slips....

reaction .059
60 foot 1.79
1/8th 6.8
ET 10.3
MPH 137

reaction .025
60 foot 1.85
1/8th 6.8
ET 10.4
MPH 136

reaction .224
60 foot 1.74
1/8th 6.8
ET 10.4
MPH 135

reaction -.014 (ok got a lil head start on that one lol)
60 foot 1.78
1/8th 6.8
ET 10.3
MPH 132

reaction .517 (must of been daydreamin lol)
60 foot 1.75
1/8th 6.8
ET 10.4
MPH 133

If I could get over the fear of wheelin I think I could cut my 60ft times down some... my bike is pretty stock other than a LeoVinci Highmount Exhaust and a Power Commander with a downloaded map (did same times before the powercommander as I did after it.. only difference is the throttle response is much snappier) ...

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SilverBullet · 04-12-2006, 8:14 PM

DreamRyder...you sure your 60' times aren't 1.68?

DreamRyder · 04-12-2006, 10:03 PM

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DreamRyder...you sure your 60' times aren't 1.68?

sorry... ment to put them on the line below as the 1/8th point LMAO....

now I gotta go back and check to see what my REAL 60 footers were...

that's what I get for tryin to cook the kids dinner and be on the net at the same time

E.

SilverBullet · 04-12-2006, 10:06 PM

Guess we shouldn't ask you to do more than one thing at a time. lol

Just messing with ya.

Will be back at the 1/8th Saturday, hopefully it will continue to loosen up and I can run some 6.teens on motor. Can't make to the friday night t&t to break it in more, just too hard taking 3 dogs to the track and all of us in the camper.

Mojave954 · 04-12-2006, 10:07 PM

Sweet reaction times everyone. My best believe it or not is a .001. Every dog has its day.

Need to get the R-1 down to the strip. Miss that stuff.

WSIR one way and LACR the other.

Good luck everyone.

SilverBullet · 04-12-2006, 10:07 PM

Good to see you were consistant!!!

DreamRyder · 04-12-2006, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by SilverBullet

Guess we shouldn't ask you to do more than one thing at a time. lol

Just messing with ya.

hey I've had a rough 3 days... put in 36 hrs at work already.. good thing we have this friday off.. I need to recharge LOL...

but... yeah ya better not ask me to do too many things at once I just may forget what I'm suppose to do with one thing verses another

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Originally Posted by SilverBullet

Good to see you were consistant!!!

yeah consistantly a pussy off the line

I know you ment it as a compliment.. just hard for me to accept those times when I know I'm holding back on the gas takin off.. everyone else is like holdin the throttle at 4 or 5 grand and lettin the clutch out semi quick as you can on a big CC bike.. while I"m there holdin it at 3.5 and slowly letting off the clutch then given it the gas after I'm off

a lowered and stretched bike would most def. make a difference for me in that area but it's not in my budget right now for a third bike

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no worries silver.. bring it.. I can take it as well as I can dish it

sonicsbomb · 04-13-2006, 6:16 AM

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Originally Posted by DreamRyder

hey I've had a rough 3 days... put in 36 hrs at work already.. good thing we have this friday off.. I need to recharge LOL...

but... yeah ya better not ask me to do too many things at once I just may forget what I'm suppose to do with one thing verses another

yeah consistantly a pussy off the line

I know you ment it as a compliment.. just hard for me to accept those times when I know I'm holding back on the gas takin off.. everyone else is like holdin the throttle at 4 or 5 grand and lettin the clutch out semi quick as you can on a big CC bike.. while I"m there holdin it at 3.5 and slowly letting off the clutch then given it the gas after I'm off

a lowered and stretched bike would most def. make a difference for me in that area but it's not in my budget right now for a third bike

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no worries silver.. bring it.. I can take it as well as I can dish it

We tried the lowered bike thing toots

And 4 to 5k rpm thats easy too

try 9k and let the clutch fly

DreamRyder · 04-13-2006, 7:12 AM

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Originally Posted by sonicsbomb

We tried the lowered bike thing toots

And 4 to 5k rpm thats easy too

try 9k and let the clutch fly

hey your old 954 dont' count... I was too nervous on her to push my luck.. not to mention i totally screwed up on teh air shifting deal... (since someone told me to watch the red light but there was no red light to be seen since the sun was behind me and made it impossible to see it

) then the second try I was still tryin to shift manually cuz that's what I was use too

and by then ... you gave up on me ...said I was embarrasing your bike

now Marc's maroon bike is another deal... THAT one I could easily launch her at 5k without fear and my first run was an easy 10.2 and again forgetting to airshift half the time LOL.... then he had to go a sell it to TK... couple more times to get use to it and I think I could have gotten it to a 10.0 but then his kill switch thingymajig was cutting the gas out going down the strip and that was the last I got to ride her

NOW if you wanna let me try the BUSA .... let's talk

after all she matches my leathers already

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yeah yeah... I know she's got too much power for me