Hi Guys & Girls,
I took my busa out to Willowbank on Saturday night because I was a bit curious to see what times I could do over the quarter mile.
What a great time I had!
I had 7 runs & all of them were 10.7-10.9.
I know these times aren't great but I was happy with them for my first go.
I'll certainly be going back for another go to try & get the times down a bit more.
Glen
Two thumbs up for consistency! Congrats. I have thought of going out to Calder and trying the same, but... well, too many buts...
Good effort Glen
A lot harder than it looks isn`t it
seems to be the first few metres decide if it is going to be a good time or not
It would be nice to get into the nines
but getting there will take Practice
and perhaps a couple of small mods (for both of us).
Brian
You're right Brian, it is harder than it looks.
The first 60ft makes all the difference.
My best time over 60ft was 1.926 so that's where I'm a bit of a slow coach.
My reaction times were good(.434) so with a bit more practice, I should be able to get into the low 10's.
What times are you doing Brian & what mods have you done to your busa so far?
Glen
Same as you Glen a 10.7
no mods to the bike
but my bike has 10,000km on it now and feels stronger than it did when I took it down the strip last season
Looking at
Clutch Mod
lowering Links for the rear
a strap for the front
and a one tooth less front sprocket
Brian
Does anyone else commute on theirs? I am never adverse to a good scratch, and tend to go out and lay a bit of rubber on the weekend, but I also ride every day through traffic.
It hasn't occured to me to strap it up, tooth it down and lower it to all buggery.
Anybody else feeling a bit silly?
HEIDI xxx
There is nothin` like a good strappin`
actually the links and the straps you only need use on the strip and can be removed easily and quickly.
and if they help get you in the Nines they are worth it
PS the links and the strap are quite cheap
Brian
Hey Brian,
Do you know where I can get the lowering links & straps in Australia? If I lower the bike maybe I could reach the ground with both feet at the same time.
Hi Heidi,
Yes I use mine to commute on also. Most weeks I do over 500km as I use my busa as my main source of transport.
That's the great thing about the busa,it's pretty good at everything.
Glen
Lower it?
I commute to work every day, around a thousand km a week, and especially enjoy the windy bits of the old Pacific highway between Gosford and Sydney. The footpegs often scrape on the tighter bends even when I damn near crawl underneath the beast. Surely having it lowered would have to slow the bike down for cornering clearance?
Sorry, I missed the bit about the lowering straps being easily removed - please disregard last post.
Being a fan of drag racing (esp. with frock) it surprises me that I haven't gotten around to Eastern Creek for a blat.
Took my old YZF1000 out there twice. Averaged 11.4 and had a best 11.1.
As I do commute every day (no way I'm taking a car down Epping Road in peak hour) I'm also VERY interested in lowering the bike. I find it tough getting off the mark quickly, I'm too frightened of lighting up the back wheel as I've once highsided from too much gas. Luckily I didn't come off. I've read that running the back tyre at 20psi while at the drags really helps.
I've done the clutch mod now, along the airbox mod, the gear position sensor and opened up the standard pipes. If anyone wants to organise an 'Busa run to the Creek one Wednesday night for the street drags, I'M IN!!!
Adrian
Adrian,
You mentioned that you have opened up the 'Busa's standard pipes. Is this a big deal and does it help with noise?
I presume that power is endhanced.
Poh
It's fairly simple. Jessie from the Sydney-Wollombi ride day showed me on his bike. Unbolt the standard muffler at the inlet and remove from bike. Use a metal holesaw with a drill bit at it's centre and use a drill with a long neck or an extension. Cut a hole in the baffle plate above the existing. Mine's about 2 - 2.5 cm in diameter.
My mod didn't make any measurable difference in power but did make it sound gruntier. Can be annoying at times as it is quite a bit louder. Sounds fine at commuting RPM. It also makes a few heads turn ;-) Col remapped my computer to compensate for the airflow change.
Adrian
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