11.3 at 125mph wheelie

[bellucci]

I am sure this is not the right area but a lot of people helped me get this bike together... Ray, I can't keep the front wheel on the track. 1st,2nd,3rd, nothing but sky in the visor... hitting 5th at the finish line...
Any suggestions on gearing or just get the wheelie bars mounted and get the times down... lets hear your thoughts...
Curt

[El Giablo]

How come you are running 34mm carbs, on such a large engine? I think 39mm - 40mm would be better fit. G.

[blowerbike]

ok,
with comments like this it is mandatory that you post a video clip of your above allegations....
you have been for warned!!!

[Agemax]

ok,
with comments like this it is mandatory that you post a video clip of your above allegations....
you have been for warned!!!

here here, i second that, we want videos

[Steve]

I agree, ...




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[chef1366]

Is this a street/strip bike or just strip?

[bellucci]

O.K. Here we go...

Don: They are 38's Typo in sig. line

Blower: Working on it...

Chef: Street Strip...

Video clip from crappy phone... maybe soon.

[rapidray]

Curt, if you are hitting 5th right at the finish line, you need 3-4 more teeth on the rear. You need to be in the neighborhood of 3.2-3.26 on the gear ratio for that motor. Ray.

[jwhelan65]

Keep diggin, if you can launch it..that is a mid 10's machine you have!

[kingofvenus]

Mid, heck i'd say low. My cb1100f would run low 10's, 125 to 128 in the traps. Of course i had a bar on mine but it would spin alot.

[bellucci]

Thanks for the support guys...

Ray: I have extra sprockets so that is my next change...

Jwhelan: The track was real sticky..

King: It had 180hp rear wheel when it was built in '89.

And I really would like to get my old wheelie bars on it...
We shall see...
Curt

[boingk]

Man, gotta see this thing in action!

I'm thinking of drawing up a quatermile on a lonely stretch of road outside of town and seeing what I can do. You know, record it with a walking-wheel (or just the bikes odometer) and paint lines at either end, plus fit a handlebar push-button for a stopwatch. Nothing special, but should be fun.

Anyway, good luck with the bike and hope it gets where you want it to.

Cheers - boingk

[jwhelan65]

Mid, heck i'd say low. My cb1100f would run low 10's, 125 to 128 in the traps. Of course i had a bar on mine but it would spin alot.

Again If you can launch it..

[rapidray]

That bike SHOULD run in the 9s as is! With a slick, wheelie bar, & air shifter it is an 8 second bike! Ray.

[bellucci]

I guess it is all in the education of the hands... sounds like I need to change the gearing and go play some more...