bigoltool
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The Pro-stock bikes have to have bodywork that resembles bikes sold in the past "X" number (Antron Brown is runnin a 98 Gixxer body) of years. They are still running 2 valve GS "based" Mountain motors in them though. The Air cooled top end, rollerbearing Crankshaft and buttress strong bottom end made this thing a natural for Drag racing. Thats the bad thing. They have destroyed so many of them over the years that they can't find cases anymore! There was an article about this in Motorcyclist several years ago about Angelle Seeling/Savoie. They had a ghost image of her Dragbike showing the motor and ghosted out bodywork. They talked about this in that article.I just watched the pro stock final tonight. It was an all Suzuki final and Antron Brown won to take the points lead. Pro stock rules require the bike be just 6 years old. Suzuki runs GSXR 1100 motors.
I still see a lot of GS drag bikes at the track. I got beat Saturday by a guy that runs 7.80's on one. He won the points race.
Same thing happened in Hydroplane racing. They blew up so many of the Merlins and Allisons that they became hard to find and get parts for and along came Gas turbine Helicopter motors! The only Piston engined Unlimited Hydros anymore are dynosaurs but still awesome to listen to and watch!