How to launch at the strip?

[Camshaft]

Im going down meremere on 25th of ths month for the night speed dragwars to run the gixxer for the first time and havnt been able to find a good launch tutorial. any1 going down there tht night? or got any tips???

[CHOPPA]

Im going down meremere on 25th of ths month for the night speed dragwars to run the gixxer for the first time and havnt been able to find a good launch tutorial. any1 going down there tht night? or got any tips???

Every bike is diff..... Try between 6-7000 revs hold the throttle constant from the time you stage, on the second to last light on the tree slip the clutch away dont just drop it short shift if need be

[nadroj]

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/133555-1-8th-Mile-Street-Drags?p=1130000870#post1130000870

[CRF119]

Id try a different approach rather then 7,000 revs letting the clutch slip which is not so good for the clutch. My mate toasted a R1 clutch which had only done 10,000kms.

I prefer to make sure the revs in relation to ground speed are just 1,000 rpm above this prevents bog and reduces damage/wear to the clutch. I do this until the engine starts to make decent power. Takes a lot of bike time to get it right. Practice at every set of lights that's what i did for a week.

Also Start to get moving on last orange get your feat up asap and tuck in behind the screen.

I was on a 1998 CBR900RR ran 11.00 flat first night which i thought was good.

[CHOPPA]

Id try a different approach rather then 7,000 revs letting the clutch slip which is not so good for the clutch. My mate toasted a R1 clutch which had only done 10,000kms.

I prefer to make sure the revs in relation to ground speed are just 1,000 rpm above this prevents bog and reduces damage/wear to the clutch. I do this until the engine starts to make decent power. Takes a lot of bike time to get it right. Practice at every set of lights that's what i did for a week.

Also Start to get moving on last orange get your feat up asap and tuck in behind the screen.

I was on a 1998 CBR900RR ran 11.00 flat first night which i thought was good.

Depends if you wanna win though

[CRF119]

There should be no speed difference between my way or yours because your speed for the first 10 meters or so is controlled by the clutch and if there isn't clutch slip there is wheel spin or the front lifts so you have got to find the happy medium.

Excess Engine revs to wheel speed generates heat which if you do it badly or to often will cause damage sooner or later. If you have money to replace clutch disks it isn't an issue but most people ride there on there daily bike and prefer to ride home :)

I think my time of 11.0 was pretty good for a 12 year old stock bike with 115,000kms on the clock. I know the new bikes run a second faster then that.

[AllanB]

I first check to ensure the bouncers are at a safe distance - then I launch myself at the Stripper, hopefully grabbing a souvenir before I am escorted out of the establishment.

Anyone want to see my collection?

[CRF119]

Whats your quickest time from stripper to door?

[FJRider]

I first check to ensure the bouncers are at a safe distance - then I launch myself at the Stripper, hopefully grabbing a souvenir before I am escorted out of the establishment.

Anyone want to see my collection?

Bottom drawer ??? or a small cabinet ???

[DEATH_INC.]

I used to go regularly, i use the lotsa rpm slip the clutch method, but I'd be lucky to see the night out on the old Gixxer, and my ZX12 with full Muzzy clutch setup would only do around 3 meetings. The real eye opener though was when a guy from outta town (drag racer) turned up 1 night on a 750 like mine (gixxer) and told me he was still on the stock clutch. I watched him launch and he just revved it a bit and dumped the clutch, it sorta lept off the line,bogged a bit then took off. He ran a time about 1/2 sec faster than I ever did on mine. :facepalm:

The only good advice I can offer is sit right against the tank, lie on it so yer head is over the clamps and keep both feet down and as far forward as you can get them(in front of the pegs).

[Camshaft]

cheers guys, forecast now is for rain so thatd suk.
i thnk ill b using the low rev aproach as im a poor student so cant afford to b replacing clutches.

[racefactory]

Damn the student rubbish :) ... you won't root a clutch on a CBR250RR for a long time if you're not being a total idiot... get on that thing and launch it! The gear ratio for 1st on a CBR250RR means you get off the clutch very quickly and it will handle the small torque easily.

Depending on your rider weight aim for a 14.1... that's what a few guys on here have done on stock bikes at the strip. Vtek on here has got 14.1 @ 65kg or so.

[racefactory]

Oh just out of interest has anyone here taken a ZXR400/CBR400RR/NC30 down the strip?

[Camshaft]

its on tonite!!!! wish me luck

[Camshaft]

Damn the student rubbish :) ... you won't root a clutch on a CBR250RR for a long time if you're not being a total idiot... get on that thing and launch it! The gear ratio for 1st on a CBR250RR means you get off the clutch very quickly and it will handle the small torque easily.

Depending on your rider weight aim for a 14.1... that's what a few guys on here have done on stock bikes at the strip. Vtek on here has got 14.1 @ 65kg or so.



i ride a gixxer, whd cbr250rr come from?

[racefactory]

Sorry I thought someone was running a CBR250, my bad... lol at least you know what time you have to beat on your k1.

What times did you end up running?

[boostin]

Oh just out of interest has anyone here taken a ZXR400/CBR400RR/NC30 down the strip?

Yeah I have taken my ZXR400 there. Can't remember the times exactly but around 13.3 as far as I do remember.

[Camshaft]

was heaps of fun. but still needa get to a track with corners lol

[Camshaft]

Sorry I thought someone was running a CBR250, my bad... lol at least you know what time you have to beat on your k1.

What times did you end up running?


lotsa 10.8's and a 10.603 at 220.7

[Camshaft]

Id try a different approach rather then 7,000 revs letting the clutch slip which is not so good for the clutch. My mate toasted a R1 clutch which had only done 10,000kms.

I prefer to make sure the revs in relation to ground speed are just 1,000 rpm above this prevents bog and reduces damage/wear to the clutch. I do this until the engine starts to make decent power. Takes a lot of bike time to get it right. Practice at every set of lights that's what i did for a week.

Also Start to get moving on last orange get your feat up asap and tuck in behind the screen.

I was on a 1998 CBR900RR ran 11.00 flat first night which i thought was good.

yea i did some research and found factory that bike shuld run a 10.6 so 11 flat is mean

my gsxr factory shuld run 10.1 so with 60,000kms i geuss 10.6 aint to shabby