Who Would Have Thought It

[RonB]

Seen it for myself, local harley guy (guru) he and his wife were on the bike. Pulls up to a gsxr750 and asks if you want to run them. The 750 driver kinda laugh and said sure how far.
HD guy say doesn't matter, they pick a run of about 1 mile.
The race was over after 50' the HD just toyed with the 750, pulling ahead by at least 150' or so then slowing down to let the 750 catch up. One bad HD for sure...some of those strokers are nothing to mess with.

 

[fstbusa]

 

[dezzy7]

Hey the make Turbos for Harleys to ....

Dang would you hate to be the guy on the 750, it'll be a while before he lives that down.

 

[willgetbusa]

well if the hd is cheating then even a cheated ford pinto can beat a gsxr.

 

[gsteve]

Cheating?

He kicked ass , cheating is leaving early.

 

[willgetbusa]

Cheating?

  He kicked ass , cheating is leaving early.

cheating is having mods errrr...steroids on one bike and not the other. can a harley beat a gsxr with the same set up and rider skills? hell no! cost? we don't even want to go there because hd's dollar per horsepower ratio will be ridiculous.

 

[gsteve]

I disagree......thats called modding and doin it right... congrats to the HD rider

 

[Sane_man]

Cheating?

He kicked ass , cheating is leaving early.

cheating is having mods errrr...steroids on one bike and not the other. can a harley beat a gsxr with the same set up and rider skills? hell no! cost? we don't even want to go there because hd's dollar per horsepower ratio will be ridiculous.

Get serious. Why would a stock HD want to race a GSXR?

Sounds kind of silly to announce your mods beforehand.

"Hey, you want to race? I got $10 plugs and a K&N in mine. I'll race you as long as you are stock"

 

[ksheldon]

So what - it still won't go around corners.

The only success in racing that they have ever had they have always had to be given a cubic inch advantage over other brands to be able to compete - Superbike, Drag Racing, Flat Track.

In AMA Superbike racing they we the ONLY manufacturer to run non homologated machines (read: factory prototypes like MotoGP) and they still got their asses kicked, if and when they even made it to the finish of the race which wasn't very often.

Big deal - a highly modified Harley out accelerated a stock GSXR 750 - so what?

Kent

 

[tbonebusa]

You gotta be careful, guys....some of the big inch customs in these parts can put down some pretty quick 1/8 times.....if you're not paying attention, that big oil leaker at the light next to you may show you some taillight before you reel him in!

I think that anyone who rides anything and spends the time and money to make it faster is cool in my book.

 

[MET]

I work with a guy who has built man HD turbos, around 225 hp. They are somthng to see. his latest projects are a 650hp turbo Corvett and a Turbo Hayabusa.

 

[CYCLEERIC]

there is no cheating in racing / only winners and losers when it comes to street racing . If the 750 didnt know any better then he deserved to get his ass handed to him on a platter . If he's that slow have him come over my way with a pocket full of cash. I will gladly help him lighten his load .

 

[willgetbusa]

there is no cheating in racing / only winners and losers when it comes to street racing . If the 750 didnt know any better then he deserved to get his ass handed to him on a platter . If he's that slow have him come over my way with a pocket full of cash. I will gladly help him lighten his load .

i beg the differ, when one have steroids and the dont', it's still cheating regardless of where the race took place. now, if the one on steriods announce that he's on steriods and the other one still wants to go for it because he's cocky than there's no cheating.

 

[willgetbusa]

I disagree......thats called modding and doin it right... congrats to the HD rider

it's not doing it right, it's call spending ten times on mod as the other guy.



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[gsteve]

whatever,,,, the hd won..... game over whine about it or get over it.

 

[BigDawg_03Busa]

So he pulled one the best all around bikes with his lady on the back seat? Guess he got the new Brock/Hindle system huh? Find it hard to believe w/o some serious engine work running against an experienced rider that any Harley could even come close to a 600, let alone a 750. I'd actually have to see that one for myself and get more specific info concerning each riders experience with racing. My .02.

BD

 

[willgetbusa]

i agreed, that loser must have a lot of money. but you know what they said, some people have more money than brain. just for that race, i bet that hd pos probably blown a few parts and needed an engine replacement

 

[DegradeBR]

damn it seems hard to believe it , i own a 750 myself and i'll would probaly find it strange a Harley ask for a race , but you cant never judge a book by its cover.. :/

 

[jusmoov]

News Flash!! Racing is not about stock against stock, It's about who has the faster bike and knows how to ride it.