Track stories 2007

[lecroy]

Man Bill, it's a long trip to take a look at it. Then it's a 1000. Everything we work on is based on the GS1100 or the GPZ.

That's $30 just to get me to and from Martin. It's about one and a half hour drive one way for me to run. If I head south it's still about an hour drive. They don't want my dog there so I go north instead.

I burn about a gallon for 4 passes. The C16 costs about $12.70 / gallon. I was getting the Mach118NOS for around $8 but bad results from it.

I don't even think you can buy the 492 rods now. Everything I have done we put the 493 Kat rods in. They seem to hold up well to the pounding I give them. Ever notice that everyone who races GS's (and is going fast) collects cranks?

Plan to put my old basket and Falicon crank that came out of my race engine into the street bike. It should last forever in there and give me a virgin crank to work with. I will have a virgin basket too that I have no need for. If you need another stock one at some point just let me know.

My other motor is still sitting in parts. I wish now that I had not put any of it together. I keep finding things that need to be changed.

[BadBillyB]

Right now I got the following

GS1100
Sportster
2 TW200's
GS550
XR80, my Son's
Pocket rocket, my Daugther's

If my wife saw another bike in the garage I'd probably become plant food

The Sportster has got to go then, you need a classic Suzuki dragbike with lots of credentials to fill that area vacated by the Sporty\\/ ,,,,,This bike would be a great find for someone that has a love for the old Suz 2 valve motor....It was built by myself and I can provide every detail....5.20s/30s in the 1/8 at over 130 on an old school almost antique is nothing to scoff about


Just wish someone from this forum would get it back on the track ....Then you will know why the track announcer called me BadBillyB.....It was the bike, my riding sucked........BadBillyB

[lecroy]

Jake, looks like Ryan has posted just for you.. $100 for billet and it has the right gear. Hard to go wrong.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/gs1100-billet-clutch-basket-SC-750-primary-dragbike_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ35595QQihZ004QQitemZ140152245326QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

[RacingJake]

I don't think it's going to stay at 100 for very long. A fellow GS'er is checking on one for me and I should hear back soon.

I did bid $150 on another Slingshot head and I won. I was the only bidder and it comes with cams, boots, valve cover and bolts. If the cams turn out to be 350's that's even better. I thought for sure someone else would bid more cause that's just my luck, always seems one person is always out bidding me. But I guess somedays it's my turn to get lucky.

My plan is to build a second motor. Put the straight cut crank, 750 head and 1395 block together. This should make a nice combo and I think I'll need something bigger than a 7 inch slick??

[lecroy]

I'm not so sure about the need to change the tire size just yet. The kids bike is running the same rear tire as yours. It gets changed once or twice a season running 8.80s. We normally change it before it's due so we have time to get a new one broke in without screwing with the points races.

I am willing to bet that if we turn his bike all the way up at the end of the season it will run very low 8's. We have a couple of points races left then we will see.

IMO, for slower bikes like this (9 seconds) the 7" tire is perfect for E/T. You don't have the added weight of a car rim and tire and I would say it 60's just as constant as a wide tire anyway. Both our points leaders are on 7" tires.


I'm with you on that second engine idea. This is the only way to go. Mine still is not together. I keep finding problems with my other motor so no point setting the spare until I get something that works.

[RacingJake]

Your idea of a Harley transplant just gave me a place to put that second engine.

Thanks Mark........... there goes the rest of my money

[lecroy]

If you put your Harley engine in the GS frame you may need the car tire to support the added weight of all that iron.

It's not a real track story, but its drag racing at its best. I really did get my old Harley out today. I haven't started it in about 3 years. Went for a ride to see some friends. One friends wife got one of those Honda rebels. Well we started talking some s hit and before you knew it, we decided to drag the 1000cc sportster against the 250cc rebel. The rebel did pretty good against the harley until I shifted into 2nd. Then I made it eat my dust.

We decided the Honda needed a jump start so I gave him 3 bike lengths. Had a hard time catching the little bugger. Once I got into 3rd I flew around it.

I am not sure what this proved other than that grown men act like little kids at times. Yes we did have the wifes approval before racing her new bike.

[RacingJake]

Only got a handfull of runs tonight due to a big shootout race this weekend. He had more rail dragster's than I had finger's and toe's, even had a jet car make a few runs too.

Got down to a 6.18 and 111.61 tonight, don't know what I'm doing but I like it.

[rosco15]

Jake you better change your signature. Sounds like a new record.

[RacingJake]

I did race one of those rails during time trials so we both left together and his run was... 60ft 1.10, 330ft 3.17, 1/8 4.93 at 139.32

Lets just say by the 60ft line he had a 20 foot lead so i just watch him all the way down the track.

I just order a new slick so maybe I can find another 2.78 mph real soon........... that would be awesome.

[rosco15]

What a night. Last points night for the season.

I was up on second place going into tonights race by 3 rounds. I totally had a brain fart and lost in the first round. Tom, the guy in second place, won. Now I'm only up by 2 rounds and not feeling very good about it. I bought back into the race thinking I'm going to try and beat him myself to protect my lead. he goes up first and I have to go at the back of the line as a buyback. We both win the second round. Now I'm only up by 1 round with four bikes left. We don't get paired up. Tom gets to race one of the sleds and I run a 9.20 hayabusa. I beat the hayabusa and Tom lost to the sled. The sled ran dead on his dial with a 0 and cut a 508 light. That sealed it up for me. Bike class champion by 1 round. I ended up winning the final when the sled red light to me. I saw his red light and put my head down behind the fairing to see what it would do. It ran 9.47 @136. 5.95 in the 1/8th.

I checked with the track manager and he said we were going to run the 4 class champions for track champion tonight. I drew the top car while street and the mod champion raced each other. We had a double break out. I went a 9.461 on a 9.47. he broke out by just slightly more giving me the win.

That set up the final between myself and the street champion. The street car is of all things a dodge ram pickup dialing a 17.21. I put a 9.45 on the bike. he fell asleep at the tree and I cut a 501 light. Went by him like he was standing still. Just about locked up the rear tire as I went past him. Ran 9.48 on my 9.45.

So I ended up winning the class
2007 Bike class champion.
2007 Track Champion
New personal best ET 5.934 @114 1/8th at 9.461 @136.

I ended up having a very good weekend. Going to Indy in 2 weeks.

[RacingJake]

Well that is awesome, I don't know what to say Ryan........Class Winner or should I say Bike Champion or maybe Track Champion and a record to boot???

I think I'll just say, way to go CHAMPION !!!!

[lecroy]

Good Job!! Does this mean you get more than one gold card?

[rosco15]

That would be nice. I could sell it on ebay.

[RacingJake]

Looks like I need to raise the wheelie bars some more. Those slicks sure do like to grap the track.

You can see the wheel of that dragster....... boy was he fast.