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  1. skip

    What newer bikes have you ridden ? Compare to GS

    te nwest I rode is my current ride, 2003 zrx1200. I can only compare it to the gs1150 I used to own. Its the same bike only lighter, better handling, ( Maybe cause its new ) and more low end grunt wich last later into the power band. I love this bike It is A GS reincarnated. ! and well priced too
  2. skip

    Tell me about the cager who thought he could take you?

    did I tell you the one about the switched body parts and the fake broken wrist?
  3. skip

    Tell me about the cager who thought he could take you?

    That cuda now runs high 9"s and has nitrous now. It is still is up the turnpike on fri and sat nights. they still drag race there but not as much as the did 10 years ago. I would love to say that after I turbo the zrx I could take him on and win , but in reality the turbo zrx will be even...
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    Tell me about the cager who thought he could take you?

    We have a turnpike not far from my house were dragracers and muscle cars from all over the state come to meet and then set up races. There was a guy with a 426 hemi cuda that showed up with slicks. He ran a 440 gtx and kicked his butt real bad. A kid shows up on a gsxr 750 and and they set up to...
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    Tell me about the cager who thought he could take you?

    we have a turn pike not far from my house were dragracers and muscle cars from all over the state come to meet and then set up races. There was a guy with a 426 hemi cuda that showed up with slicks. he ran a 440 gtx and kicked his butt real bad. then this kid shows up on a gsxr 750 and and they...
  6. skip

    1978 GS1000 Complete Engine Overhaul With Mods

    hoomie Ill be riding the rex dow to vist some friends near harrisburg in a little town called Drums . How far is that from you? If your bike is not done by the time I get there, I will find you, beat you senseless with a suzuki manual then load the 550 on my buddys trailer and hold it ransome...
  7. skip

    Longevity on nitrous

    snap wheelies are a problem in 2nd gear but once your in third its smooth sailing.
  8. skip

    Longevity on nitrous

    I took it to a 1/8 mile track in june of last year . it was my first time to a track in over five years and the first time on the zrx. It showed. I ran Ok with the first run going bad near the end (shifter trouble) I ran 7.11 I then got it together a little bit better and ran a 7.03 and...
  9. skip

    Longevity on nitrous

    I had this same conversation with a friend of mine. He had agreat reply about nitrous and why he likes it. It has a built in safty valve,,......................the bottle goes empty! In all reality if I had built the bike conventionally to make the same power it makes with nitrous, I would have...
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    Longevity on nitrous

    i ran nitrous on my 1150 for 16 years! when it was stock it ran 10.85 with just a header and carb kit. with the nitrous and the same set up it dropped to high 10.3's. after two years of nitrous on the stock set up I went with a 1229 big bore kit and rebuilt the motr and bullit proofed it. I...
  11. skip

    sand bagging at the dragstrip

    screw him!! if you ran with in 1 tenth of your dial, you did your job no matter what your bike was capable of running. If he had done his job and ran within a tenth of his dial it would have come to the tree and thats were most get decided anyhow. what about the delay boxes and throtlestops...
  12. skip

    Tam's Great Adventure - I added pics!

    maybe someone should set up a catskill ride. It wont be any father than what i have been traveling for these rides so far. so im up for it. how about the rest of the New Englanders?
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    Tam's Great Adventure - I added pics!

    Glad you are back! So how did you like riding that blue zrx? They are a very fun bike. I went for a quick blast this morning with Dana and Ernie and before you new it we had already gone 150 miles! and It was all back roads. Believe it or not I was home by 11:30 am. Time really flys when...
  14. skip

    Went to the strip tonight

    I think the bike will see 6.90 if the conditions are right, you have a full tenth yet thats available at the start, plus with a lighter more areo dynamic ( bald) rider any thing is possible :lol:
  15. skip

    Went to the strip tonight

    are you going to have that fixed before next thursday or should I leave my leather jacket home? I guess you were right about the new found hp that was a big improvement over your best in june. how was your 60 ft time?
  16. skip

    2nd Time Out Running Bars

    you are running 1160 cc , a slick a wheelie bar and an airshifter? plus a two step and you ran 6:95, a gsxr 1000 with a six inch over swing arm ran 6:98 . I am feeling really good about my first time to the track in six years. my zrx ran 7.004 with nothing but a stap and some old bald...
  17. skip

    Went to the strip tonight

    Glad to here you got back to the strip. Did you have any problem with wheelieing or spinning the tire? If the answer is no then dont bother strapping it down. If you dont get the rear height correct it will wheelie worse than stock. you will get those 60ft times down . I went through all the...
  18. skip

    NOOOOOOOO

    Hey Hoomgar, not only do we wear the same helmet ...........looks like we have the same personality too!
  19. skip

    NOOOOOOOO

    Wow thats scary................I knew there was a reason I like you! :lol: :lol:
  20. skip

    GS 850 1/4 mile times???

    my riding buddie of thrty years has an 850 and on one of my trips to the 1/4 i talked him into giving it a try. he was a complete rookie at the 1/4 and ran 13.7 if i recall correctly but it may have been quicker.. he also di very good and made it to the semi finals in bracket racing that day
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