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OK, here's the deal....
There is a 78-81 suzuki GS 1000 engine. It's bored out to 1100-1300, not sure. It was tweaked for open class racing, back in 80s, never raced, since the class was cancelled just after the rebuild. But since then it ran little. Still starts and runs (wow).
Basically it was thrown in a hard tail made CB 750 frame, fork angle changed and it looks now as a rat-chopper.
The bike just sits and it's started once a year or so, just to piss off the neighbours.
4-2 no mufflers.
So a friend got an idea. Let's make a drag bike.
It has one front disc brake, that could be persuaded to work.
Carbs would get a good clean and K&Ns.
Fresh oil, maybe filter.
So... we got a motor that put out 160 HP then, so now bout 120+ (the last time it ran it made 70 mph in 1st gear.
We got a frame that won't fall apart.
We can stop, provided there is a large field on the end of the runway.
We got a rider crazy enuff to do it.
We got two wheels, front spoke and thin, back mag rim and a too fat a tire.
What else do we have to know bout dragracing, except full throttle and hold on for dear life? 1/8th of a mile, no restrictions (maybe lack of survival instinct).
LP
PS: The pic. Yeah, we're nuts....
Admin, can u adjust the size of this thing... it's huge... I forgot my HTML
There is a 78-81 suzuki GS 1000 engine. It's bored out to 1100-1300, not sure. It was tweaked for open class racing, back in 80s, never raced, since the class was cancelled just after the rebuild. But since then it ran little. Still starts and runs (wow).
Basically it was thrown in a hard tail made CB 750 frame, fork angle changed and it looks now as a rat-chopper.
The bike just sits and it's started once a year or so, just to piss off the neighbours.
4-2 no mufflers.So a friend got an idea. Let's make a drag bike.
It has one front disc brake, that could be persuaded to work.
Carbs would get a good clean and K&Ns.
Fresh oil, maybe filter.
So... we got a motor that put out 160 HP then, so now bout 120+ (the last time it ran it made 70 mph in 1st gear.
We got a frame that won't fall apart.
We can stop, provided there is a large field on the end of the runway.
We got a rider crazy enuff to do it.
We got two wheels, front spoke and thin, back mag rim and a too fat a tire.
What else do we have to know bout dragracing, except full throttle and hold on for dear life? 1/8th of a mile, no restrictions (maybe lack of survival instinct).
LP
PS: The pic. Yeah, we're nuts....
Admin, can u adjust the size of this thing... it's huge... I forgot my HTML
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