The old bike tests I've read for our bike list 0-60 in 3 sec. and 1/4 times range from 10.7-11.2 - is your cousin insane or does he have a blower or 2-shot nitrous bigblock setup?

 

I was not able to find out what this bike actually did stock. Is that information reliable. For stock that seems very good. I wonder what it would do if it has -1 in front +3 in rear, a jet kit, and a full exhaust, and a guy that drag raced bikes for a couple years on it. Okay, I wanna take mine to the track just to find out.

With adding to the original thread, this bike will wheelie in first and second and shifting into gears from 2nd on up. With the configuration that I have it's made it easier due mostly in part to the extremely heavy front end. But, believe it or not, with gearing and slipping the clutch just you would have for the track, this doesn't put dangerous wear on the transmission. The main reason I geared it was for better cornering torque and entrance and exit speeds in the mid range power band of 2-4.

 

I was bored a couple weeks ago and ordered that magazine article reprint service for $20. The fastest 1/4 mile time was 10.79, the slowest was 11.2 - these times were pretty much turned in by professional level drag racers, bike totally stock. An average CBR1000 owner probably would end up with mid-high 11's.

 

Pictures from Sweden today where a guy did a wheelie which didn't turned out good. The bike was trapped so well in the three that it was hard to get down. The guy lost control, runned into the sidewalk, and the bike was airborne 15 meters before it was hanged.



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The Mustang is not beefed up, he/we just thought it'd be fun... we're both fans of motorsport but not interested in stats, we just wanted to experiment.

Also, the stang has a 350GT sticker on it but it is a 289. The story goes something like "The sticker stands for the fact that it was 350ft from his garage to his house" lol

 

TRIVIA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! what / where, does the "350" in 350gt come from/ mean????? I know... Clean and free, Ripp'n

 

How about stoppies then? What do you think?

 

Go for it. You will smoke him.

 

I don't smoke - what do you mean?

 

G'day fellas,

I have a dead stock 87 CBR1000F and I have read anything from high 10s to a 12.6 second 1/4 for these bikes. The 12.6 was by an older guy with an 87. I am suspicious that the faster times may be for early 90s bikes. Anyone actually race an 87 who can say for sure? I get down the drags regularly enough with my brother who races his street registered 4 door sedan in the 10.80 at 125mph mark. I intend to take the bike one day but am afraid his crappy looking car will make my bike look really bad![&:]

With stock gearing I can pop the front wheel up as high as I like (didn't say as long as I like, working on that one) without going savage on the revs and clutch as well as put the wheel down again soft as. A bit of practice was necessary to get the throttle to clutch action working ok. I have put the front down hard about 4 times that I can think of out of more wheelies than I care to number in this polite company. The front end can also be lifted right up to balance point by snapping the throttle off then wide anywhere from 4500 to 5000 rpm in low. Trouble is the revs are real high by the time the front wheel is using this method.

Anyways, good luck stompin that stang triangle!