1/8mi drag race Touring vs the GT

[Kevin frazier]

Great!! Now you made me go drag racing!! I used to do it back in the 90s with a GSXR1100, then with a Honda Blackbird. I wonder if i still have what it takes,,,

Howd you do stud?

 

[Justdad]

Week 3 we lost one due to covid, jeremy 11 on the breakout, his wife and another crew member usually do the recording so no video proof as to my observations and notes. We cancelled friday night. Week 1 we ran 3 times, week 2 we ran 4 times and Saturday i ran 6 times, no seat, lowered 3.in and i was beat up sunday. Week 3 was the fastest quickest the bike has been, me lower to ground is night and day compared with seat, no pogoing or wheelies, felt great, not shaky steering but the bike was moving in lane going down the track, not strait as an arrow, so im gonna work on that with rear changes and butt securement in frame. Still horrible, inconsistent, the bike is much more capable than me, im workin on it. There were a few bloobers Saturday night, on one run somewhere after 330’ and shift into 3rd and lost left bar grip, run aborted, a 2nd gear burnout is the way to go, and a second gear launch worked pretty good, 2.0 60’ , im gonna try it again this Saturday at bowling green 1/4mi. Test an tune hoping for many pulls. Week 1, 2 and 3 tickets. When youre working on everything all at once, your GO, your 60’ making a clean shift , staying strait, and trying to build speed, the changes i made last week out going in right direction for drag strip speed as times and 1/8mi speed is going in the right direction from the tickets and race box data. A long way to go as i said to start, i am the weak link.

Kevin I see your throttle hand but not your clutch hand. What has helped me in the past is keeping my throttle hand elbow up slightly. It helps me get more of full throttle sooner....it feels strange but it works.

Working on the suspension will certainly keep the bike from bouncing. I think the little hop you get might be minimized a bit by releasing the clutch in staging to the just before pulling the bike and a little slower initial release. You may already be doing part of this, I couldn't tell from the video.

I try and keep my eyes up down track until shifting into 3rd, it keeps be straight and helps me from missing the shift from 1sr to 2nd. I'm sure by now you don't need the tach in order to change gears the first time without hitting the rev limiter.

These are a few things that have worked for me over the years and you might find helpful.

 

[Kevin frazier]

Kevin I see your throttle hand but not your clutch hand. What has helped me in the past is keeping my throttle hand elbow up slightly. It helps me get more of full throttle sooner....it feels strange but it works.

Working on the suspension will certainly keep the bike from bouncing. I think the little hop you get might be minimized a bit by releasing the clutch in staging to the just before pulling the bike and a little slower initial release. You may already be doing part of this, I couldn't tell from the video.

I try and keep my eyes up down track until shifting into 3rd, it keeps be straight and helps me from missing the shift from 1sr to 2nd. I'm sure by now you don't need the tach in order to change gears the first time without hitting the rev limiter.

These are a few things that have worked for me over the years and you might find helpful.

I will try to incorporate the tips. I appreciate the feedback and will be working on those few things. Thanks

 

[TURBO200R4]

Great!! Now you made me go drag racing!! I used to do it back in the 90s with a GSXR1100, then with a Honda Blackbird. I wonder if i still have what it takes,,,

it has not changed much wot and hang on lol