16/42, will be close to where i was on my gen2 setup, 17/45, it would still try to lift at the top of second. now with a +6 arm, 17/45 feels great and im getting a little wheelspin on the o.e. tread.
back from first day at drag strip...
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Oh ok, you should be setup then. You'll just have to be more aggressive and practice....
yes that is the key i think. thats what my friend keeps telling me. he keeps
cause im doing ok over all but i need to get more aggressive.....i think im going to have to look and see were the 60ft mark is on the track. that will give me a point of reference to look at and might help me...
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well tuesday was fun. made the change on the sprocket to a 42. unfortunatly id didnt do well. only got one 9.97. it was getting a little frustrating as my 60ft was still in the 1.7 range. my friend who owns a race shop that does all my work showed up. we talked about it and he took it out for a spin. only needed one time down the track for him to figure out that i finally wore out the clutch. i was thinking that but never had one go bad so i didnt know what to look for.... oh well. its fine really. 41,000 on the oem clutch wasnt so bad. ill have a new clutch in a few days and will be ready for next tuesday weather permitting
. ill have a new clutch in a few days and will be ready for next tuesday weather permitting
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I had a great day at the strip yesterday. !!! Finally beat my best time last year of 9.89 with a 9.86
Here are the 2 best times I had. I spent most of the day at about 10.01 to 10.08. It was really frustrating. I was having an awful time with my quick shifter. kept feeling like i was jamming it in second and third. It wasnt helping any at all so I unplugged it. Thats when things got better. I may get rid of it if i cant get it timed right. its just seems more trouble than its worth at this point. Otherwise though, it was a great day. It was about 85 and humid out but it my temp gauge never made it to the half way mark, which is remarkable to me considering i made more than a few hot passes
.. that muzzy blade really does work like crazy...
Here are the 2 best times I had. I spent most of the day at about 10.01 to 10.08. It was really frustrating. I was having an awful time with my quick shifter. kept feeling like i was jamming it in second and third. It wasnt helping any at all so I unplugged it. Thats when things got better. I may get rid of it if i cant get it timed right. its just seems more trouble than its worth at this point. Otherwise though, it was a great day. It was about 85 and humid out but it my temp gauge never made it to the half way mark, which is remarkable to me considering i made more than a few hot passes.. that muzzy blade really does work like crazy...
Have you tried shifting a little higher? Something just seems odd to me since your MPH is way down. IMO, you should be in the mid-140's so something might not be 100% with your bike and your riding might be fine. ???
The reason I say that is because you've got a great 60', 330' isn't bad but your ET/MPH is dropping off on the big end. What's your 1/8-mph...? ???
The reason I say that is because you've got a great 60', 330' isn't bad but your ET/MPH is dropping off on the big end. What's your 1/8-mph...? ???
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ill have to find the ticket and look to see the 1/8 mile times. trying to shift right at the red line but sometimes it seems that im hitting it at 10,500. thinking about getting a shift light. and setting it. that might help a little. i suppose the idea is to shift at the the red line every time then.?
Ft Campbell Busa
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Are you actually bumping the limiter? Otherwise the tach is off 500-600rpm. I would see how high you can go and shift just before the limiter cuts power...
Good advice.
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well thats what ive been told in the past. wait till the last moment before the bounce and change gears. i assume thats the way to do it. i admit though that im not exactly hittingthe mark all the time. im thinking of a shift light. it might help rather than trying to follow the needle.
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this tuesday was a great day at the drag strip. it was a little hot but no big deal. for the life of me i could not get back into the nines all night. it was always 10.01 to 10.08. unless i did a wheelie or lost traction. just could not seem to get it together. couldnt get the quick shifter to work worth a crap either. just ended up leaving it unplugged.
On a positive note I did get to go head to head with the new yamaha vmax. it sure is a pretty thing. That aside though, the guy riding it couldn't get past a 10.5 or so. guess thats not bad for such a heavy bike but considering the specs on it, i just dont see how anyone could spend that kind of money on that bike other than for the looks.....
On a positive note I did get to go head to head with the new yamaha vmax. it sure is a pretty thing. That aside though, the guy riding it couldn't get past a 10.5 or so. guess thats not bad for such a heavy bike but considering the specs on it, i just dont see how anyone could spend that kind of money on that bike other than for the looks.....
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It must have been an old slow guy like me....I've only hit 10.3 on my VMax but my 60ft's are 1.8-2.0 seconds. There are some guys running 9.5's 9.8's with their Vmax's now, so maybe you could hook up and enjoy a few runs with them.
There are plenty of reasons to buy a VMax, looks, power, seating position, and everybody doesn't have one.
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I agree with Josh.
Here are my incrementals.
60'-1.6825
330'-4.2868
660'-6.4252 @ 114.80 mph
1320'-9.8775 @ 141.51 mph
This was on a STOCK 2003 Busa with a small airbox mod,16T front,PCIIIR with a JohnnyCheese tune, foot shifting and well over 260 pounds.
Something to think about. Get it tuned!!
Just because you have a Brock pipe and map, does NOT mean it's right for your bike!!
When I say stock, I mean not even a header.
Another hint.
Remove the seat, fold a small shop towel, lay it over the battery and sit on that. It gets you more "into" the bike. The lower the center of gravity, the better.
SLEEPERBUSA
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I forgot to add that I had a welded up clutch mod also.
Practice practice practice...then feel the BUG BITE!!!! ITs AN ADDICTION, specially when you see lil by lil the seconds go down! Have fun!
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