thanks for all the great info

 

I just picked up a copy of Sport Bike (by Cycle World) and they posted the 1/4 mile time for the '05 600RR as: 10.90 @ 127.53mph and a top speed of 163mph.

 

Cycle world is not the "bible" and final say on a bikes performance! I've been told by many sources in the Honda industry that it can do a "true" 165 mph and has been known to get up to 172 if pushed long enoughand tweaked right enough!

 

I TOLD YOU I HIT 172 LOL...

take the road out of vegas... downhill bout 5 miles, straight. WOOO I coulda possibly hit 172 lol...

I still think it was somewhere round 160-165mph... Iunno, just I dont trust digital speedos

 

I live in sonoma county, CA and its all windy hill roads and ****, and it also is coastline all up hwy 1 and 101. Sears Point Raceway is where I have always gone, and it is seriously AT sea level basically. I think elevation is 20 feet. I have seen some crazy fast 1/4 mile times pulled. I will be sure to take my bike out and run it. Hardest **** is getting a really good launch and for me 3rd gear shift is hard to get consistant because of how tall i am when i am in tuck position it is awkward as hell to shift. I barely slip my two fingers and blip back throttle a tiny bit on shift for revmatch. If i dont revmatch perfect and go for more pin, it lifts on the shift. I would be glad to pull 11s, 10s would be ****in sick.

The other day I raced a modded 05 R1 and 1st and second were really close, I was amazed that the lil 600 was doing so well. I got dusted in 3rd tho. The top end power on that thing is like 180+. **** hauls. I am very happy with the performance of this 600, great all around bike other than creature comfort, but my car has race suspension so im used to a stiff ride.

My lil bros hatchback would pull a 14 flat all day with intake and exhaust with h22 engine and ACT stage 3 clutch. Car was ****in fast all motor. The fact that these will dust that by 3 seconds means you are runnin ****in fast outta the factory. Mainly, the bike will do whatever the rider can push it to do. work on your riding, you will pull better times. I gotta figure a good launch rev and slip it. Any aftermarket clutches available yet?

 

Im 5 11 & weigh 121 pounds. I ran a 10.58 & 131 in a 1/4 on a 2005 600 RR

 

^were you lowered or strapped? and what tires were you running? also, where are you at?

I finally ran a FLAT 11 last saturday. Very nice, weather was good, and runs were consistant. highest was a 11.2

I also got a few 000'S under my belt again, guys love it when a 6 rider shows them whats up.

GRANTED.... Alot of 000 riders are quick as hell...

but 90% of the bikes out here are purchased cause ITS A 1000 AND ITS FAST AND ITS VERY FAST AND ITS FASTER THAN A 600.... but out of those 90%'s 90% of them cant launch, and cant hit twisties, its all about the point and shoot, which makes me giggle!

 

Weight has a lot to do with it. a 120 lb person will run 1/4 time faster then a 180 lb person easy. I lost 10 pounds and you would have thought I spent some cash on some kind of HP upgrade. Never really thought about it untill it happened though. heh easy way to drop wt off your bike (DIET)