what is going on at the tracks???

[RacingJake]

Stock gearing I'd say about 7.50 to 7.60 range. 60 footer where in the 1.80's

With a 14 up front I'd say about 7.40 to 7.20 and 60 footers where in the 1.70's

You have to get real aggressive with the throttle and let that clutch slip up to near the tree then nail 2nd and 3rd. A front strap is worth the money.

The key is a good 60ft and 330ft after that the time is pretty constant as long as you don't mis-shift.

I think I make over 400 runs in 03 and the more i did it the faster i ran. Get the bike dialed in and have some fun

[mike J]

Jake, on 3rd run I had a 1.73 60' time. That was on the 7.66 pass. I think the bike will run quicker but I have to get sputter out of it. Mike J

[RacingJake]

1.73 is a great 60ft. If you can get a 4.60 330ft you should be knocking on the door with a good run.

These's GS's love their fuel as much as a sailor loves his rum.

Good Luck

[mike J]

Jake, do you what your 60' time was on that 7.18 pass? I'm just trying to get an idea of where I need to be. Mike J

[RacingJake]

As a GS1100
RT 0.587
60ft 1.76
330ft 4.68
660ft 7.18
MPH 97.17

As a 1166 without wheelie bars same tire as on the 7.18 run
RT 0.613
60ft 1.75
330ft 4.55
660ft 6.88
MPH 103.88

[mike J]

Well I guess my biggest problem is that I'm about 8 mph off what you ran. Hopefully I can find my problem soon. Mike J

[RacingJake]

Good Luck and try some 160 jets with oem needles :twisted:

[lecroy]

Ok, so we didn't make it to Norwalk.

But, how did you do? Any good pictures?

[mike J]

I didn't get to race this weeked, rain again. I think I have solved at least one more of my problems. I had some stock coils that I bought off ebay. When I got them, one of them had the plug wires replaced and it looked suspect. It ran but sometimes it would sputter. I bought another set and replaced the suspect one and that woke the bike up. I'm looking for better numbers hopefully this weekend. I'm also doing some mods to the clutch cable so that I will be able to leave smoother hopefully. Mike J

[mike J]

Ok I made it to the track again tonight, finallly had a clear day. The bike is running much better since the coil change. My best 60' was 1.71, my best Et was 7.37 and my best mph was 93.56. I picked up about 4.5 mph and about 3 tenths on my ET. I'm going to pull my plugs and see what they look like one day this week. Tying down the from end helped a little, it didn't want to wheelie. My worst 60' time was a 1.77 and that was on the 7.37 pass so I guess that a 7.31 isn't out of the question. Jake, I may have asked this before but I'll do it again. Did you run pump gas? Is your ignition stock? TIA Mike J

[RacingJake]

Yeap 87 octane and stock timing 34 degrees.

What gear ratio are you running??

You have some great 60ft times, keep it up your times will drop

[mike J]

Jake, I'm running stock gearing. I know that it would probably run quicker with lower gearing but it's almost too low for street riding now. I'm going to try a few more thing to see if I can get it to pick up. Mike J

[RacingJake]

This is priceless, if not running any type of outboard support then just 10 bucks worth of steel will work too. Once you cross over to slicks and bars your going to wish you had one or the other.

[mike J]

Looks like a beefed up rear motor mount? Mike J

[lecroy]

Sort of an uneventfull weekend. Still waiting on my new sprockets to get made, so still nothing faster than that 16 second pass. We did put the kid on a tad faster bike. The RD retires until the next kid is old enough. Set the throttle to where it would only open about 3/4 of the way and then retarded the timing as far as the plate would move. His first pass was in the 11's. Way too many changes going to a bike like this. Too much to think about. Second pass was a 9.60. This got the attention of the track and he had to apply for a license. First time trial came on day two where the bike ran a 9.18. He hit all the shift points and kept the bike very streight. I think that is about all the power we are going to give him until he gets used to it. Hard to imagine a 16 year old running this fast, but it's not like his first time out. I took a few more pictures and will post them in a while.