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Yeah be nice to have a bagger as light as a V rod 

Mind sharing the race weight of your bike? .............. with rider! 

Quote from: westcomb on October 23, 2015, 10:37:55 AM
Yeah be nice to have a bagger as light as a V rod 

Mind sharing the race weight of your bike? .............. with rider! 

980-990 lbs

Way to go Jim!

Jeff

Good job JIM !

Great job and good luck on hitting the 9's.

Now I know who/what Betty Blu is

thanks again guys for the support .
Betty was able to knock down one more record before the season ended.
this one is for running the number on a 11:50 index....ran a 11:509. its worth 50 extra points.
I love the SE 11:50 class,some of the best sportsman riders on the planet. it isn't uncommon to have alternates because of the bike count for this class.
couple times this year I wasn't sure if I was gonna qualify .

 

Thats awesome man. Cant wait to hit the strip this spring with my new toy. Keep up the good work man.

Quote from: Bsmith153 on December 29, 2015, 12:00:32 PM
Thats awesome man. Cant wait to hit the strip this spring with my new toy. Keep up the good work man.

get her out in 2016 it's gonna be a fast year

I'm new around here, and am just reading this section of the forums. Do I understand you're from Mattoon? If you're racing local, please post up. Myself and some buds need a ride excuse and this stuff would make for a good day out...

Thanks and congratulations!

Quote from: SLAATY on January 09, 2016, 09:24:14 AM
I'm new around here, and am just reading this section of the forums. Do I understand you're from Mattoon? If you're racing local, please post up. Myself and some buds need a ride excuse and this stuff would make for a good day out...

Thanks and congratulations!

thank you .
yes I am from Mattoon. were are you at ?
I get to coles county dragstrip 3-4 times a year. I will post up if I decide to go,next season. usually its a spur of the moment thing though.
this is my last pass there


https://youtu.be/bFz9jalQ5yE?list=PLsMKJ_nwKPERUWO4yqoiAP-iYIB4lfDiT

I'm in Morton, guys I ride with are local - Bloomington/Normal, etc.

I see what you mean about the front up. Makes for great theater but costs time. I'll keep my eyes open around here, and hope to catch some of you guys next season. I've always thought these old twins were better suited to tractor pulls, but may have to change my way of thinking.

Really appreciate you folks that dedicate yourselves to the performance arena; lessons learned always trickle down to us road riders - without the research expense! 

Quote from: SLAATY on January 09, 2016, 09:54:10 AM
I'm in Morton, guys I ride with are local - Bloomington/Normal, etc.

I see what you mean about the front up. Makes for great theater but costs time. I'll keep my eyes open around here, and hope to catch some of you guys next season. I've always thought these old twins were better suited to tractor pulls, but may have to change my way of thinking.

Really appreciate you folks that dedicate yourselves to the performance arena; lessons learned always trickle down to us road riders - without the research expense! 

on that run, it kinda was for theater. my son and his buddies wanted a good wheelie pic. so i launched harder than I normally do. still had a 1.60's 60 ft though.
the good thing was i had some decent launches there ,with a softer clutch that day.
I usually smoke the tire there ,so i was pretty happy with the setup.

Received the SE 11:50 index offical record .

Couple pics from this weekends bowling green spring shoot out races .
The sisters getting a little air .

Jim what did the 96" bike run?
Did you run gas or E-? fuel in it?

Great pics Jim ! Love seeing those big girls with the front tires in the air ! Congrats on the 11.50 award 

Nice job and cool pics. 

Quote from: 1FSTRK on April 25, 2016, 12:36:49 PM
Jim what did the 96" bike run?
Did you run gas or E-? fuel in it?

Ran a 13.09 on a 13.14 dial in . 
Ran E -10 93 oct pump gas .

Quote from: strokerjlk on April 26, 2016, 03:27:43 AM

Quote from: 1FSTRK on April 25, 2016, 12:36:49 PM
Jim what did the 96" bike run?
Did you run gas or E-? fuel in it?

Ran a 13.09 on a 13.14 dial in . 
Ran E -10 93 oct pump gas .

Thanks for posting all the track updates.

A little wheelie action .
http://youtu.be/eLo_F3HBmyc

Quote from: strokerjlk on April 26, 2016, 04:48:51 AM
A little wheelie action .
http://youtu.be/eLo_F3HBmyc

bike leaves really good!!! That's what I have been struggling with, think I'm finally getting it down.

Quote from: Jonny Cash on April 26, 2016, 06:01:56 PM

Quote from: strokerjlk on April 26, 2016, 04:48:51 AM
A little wheelie action .
http://youtu.be/eLo_F3HBmyc

bike leaves really good!!! That's what I have been struggling with, think I'm finally getting it down.

Thanks Johnny . Poor boys got poor ways . It really isn't what I would like to be running , but it's not to bad of a setup . Was hoping to see ya in B/G . Hope all is coming together and you're ready for the next one .
Paul Vicory has the launch setup . He's on a roll . Running good even on a hurt motor last race .
This is a video of some of his T&T
http://youtu.be/LHsH-gEuV3k

Quote from: strokerjlk on April 27, 2016, 04:32:35 AM

Quote from: Jonny Cash on April 26, 2016, 06:01:56 PM

Quote from: strokerjlk on April 26, 2016, 04:48:51 AM
A little wheelie action .
http://youtu.be/eLo_F3HBmyc

bike leaves really good!!! That's what I have been struggling with, think I'm finally getting it down.

Thanks Johnny . Poor boys got poor ways . It really isn't what I would like to be running , but it's not to bad of a setup . Was hoping to see ya in B/G . Hope all is coming together and you're ready for the next one .
Paul Vicory has the launch setup . He's on a roll . Running good even on a hurt motor last race .
This is a video of some of his T&T
http://youtu.be/LHsH-gEuV3k

In have been to a couple TnT,  had problems with clutch slipping.  I got that lined out, then dealing with wheelies.  I dropped the bike a couple inches last week and finally made a couple decent passes before the track got oiled down.  I re-geared the tranny this winter and it completely changed how the bike leaves, finally got my 60 in the 1.70's last week without the big wheelie, now I can try leaving a little harder. Vicory looks like he makes a smooth pass, that's a winner

Quote from: Jonny Cash on April 27, 2016, 04:55:30 AM

Quote from: strokerjlk on April 27, 2016, 04:32:35 AM

Quote from: Jonny Cash on April 26, 2016, 06:01:56 PM

Quote from: strokerjlk on April 26, 2016, 04:48:51 AM
A little wheelie action .
http://youtu.be/eLo_F3HBmyc

bike leaves really good!!! That's what I have been struggling with, think I'm finally getting it down.

Thanks Johnny . Poor boys got poor ways . It really isn't what I would like to be running , but it's not to bad of a setup . Was hoping to see ya in B/G . Hope all is coming together and you're ready for the next one .
Paul Vicory has the launch setup . He's on a roll . Running good even on a hurt motor last race .
This is a video of some of his T&T
http://youtu.be/LHsH-gEuV3k

In have been to a couple TnT,  had problems with clutch slipping.  I got that lined out, then dealing with wheelies.  I dropped the bike a couple inches last week and finally made a couple decent passes before the track got oiled down.  I re-geared the tranny this winter and it completely changed how the bike leaves, finally got my 60 in the 1.70's last week without the big wheelie, now I can try leaving a little harder. Vicory looks like he makes a smooth pass, that's a winner

I hear ya .changing the gearing,forces ya to start all over . sounds like you're whittling the 60 down . good job