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posted August 27, 2004 10:21 PM
1st Drag Race!
I had fun, wasn't planning on going but some guys were going so I went along to watch. Never been into the whole drag stip thing, never done it either, everything happens so fast, no time to think like on a roadcourse. My 12 is 2002 18,000+miles, stock everything except pipe, PCIII(no dyno tuning), and -1 front sprocket. Suspension was at factory showroom settings no lowering no strap, and my chain/sprockets are shagged and still on the original clutch. My 1st lap, I mean pass, was a 10.2, as well as my 2nd. Then a 10.3, 10.6(front tire over my head; not the fastest way) and finally a 10.1 @144MPH. I'm thinking about keeping both my bikes, maybe lowering the 12 which is my streetbike and I'm only 5'5" 150 lbs so it would make it more livable on a daily basis.
I have a new found respect for those mag test guys getting into the 9's with these things in stock trim, I tried everything with my technique and just couldn't keep the front down on the launch. Someone on another 12(stretched & lowered) was .2 faster than me in the 60 foot section, but only beat me by .1 in the 1/4. So I can't ride for shit but my size helped in the end.
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zx12adam
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posted August 28, 2004 07:24 AM
Does anyone know where I can find some lowering links for a good price?
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zx12adam
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posted August 28, 2004 07:31 AM
O.K., found some 3hole links(stock, 2, 3 inch drop) but what do I do about the sidestand?
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posted August 28, 2004 08:54 AM
www.spencercycles.com
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TurboBlew
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posted August 28, 2004 09:14 AM
Magazine guys generally dont run the #s published. They use magazine sales math and some voodoo correction factors to get a final #.
Like for instance.... back in the early 80s PeeWee Gleason ran a 10.30 on a stock Vmax... 
Then a few years ago a ZX9 went into the 9s....lol
Most stock (meaning unmolested & as is from the factory)Busas and ZX12s can run a high 9sec quarter with an above average rider.
Take the magazine #s for what they are worth... ink on a page.
But for a guage... stock motored ZX12s have been as fast as 9.ohs ET and 154mph. 
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Nukedog
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posted August 28, 2004 02:20 PM
Damn... THe fastest i ever heard of Gleason going was 10.86@124 on a Vmax....
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posted August 28, 2004 05:11 PM
Same year, he went 10.55 on a GPZ900R Ninja...
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posted August 28, 2004 09:35 PM
Hey TurboBlew, I went 9.98 on my stock 2000 9R. Lowered only.
Video available even! Brock as my witness too. 
yeah, that's a plug for me. heheh magazine times are generally unobtainable by some degree.
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posted August 28, 2004 09:36 PM
oh, it also took me about 50 runs on about 10 trips to the track to finally get there.
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zx12adam
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posted August 29, 2004 03:09 AM
 Edited By: zx12adam on 29 Aug 2004 04:10
Big Al, this is phukit from sSportbikes.com, how ya been doing? Been meaning to ask you(before I got banned) how low is your 12 from stock? Looks like a fairing dragger.
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