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posted August 05, 2002 04:35 PM
Help fat get down the track quicker!!!
Gotta get down the track a little quicker. I'm slowing down from a year ago I'm running slower than when I had a stock arm and 16/44 gearing now I'm 2.5in over w/17/50 gearing I do weigh 218 lbs also have lost 3mph in the process.
  
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entropy
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posted August 05, 2002 04:45 PM
this could be a good air/bad air thing, but in any event at 218 you are a solid candidate for Team Fat Ass membership. We always welcome "stout fellows" 
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swft
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posted August 05, 2002 04:51 PM
I think I got a 'chubby'!!
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ZHooligan
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posted August 05, 2002 04:58 PM
pass me the mashed potatoes! Please....
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posted August 06, 2002 08:40 PM
Where can i get an official Team Fatass membership......280 pounds.....) 
 
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ZX12Girl
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posted August 06, 2002 09:01 PM
How's your clutch?????
What tire / tire pressure are you running????
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beansbaxter
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posted August 06, 2002 09:02 PM
I'm 230...I figure about 250 or so with all my gear on. You should see my 12 with a 150lb (that's what they tell me) girl on the back.
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jason370
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posted August 06, 2002 09:05 PM
 Edited By: jason370 on 7 Aug 2002 00:19
230 lbs but im 6'5". damn this height, damn it to hell i say. maybe if i just start eating a ton, i too could become a team fatass member. ill do my best, i wont let ya down guys
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beansbaxter
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posted August 06, 2002 09:08 PM
I'm only 5'10" on a good day. I wish I had the height advantage.
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ZHooligan
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posted August 06, 2002 11:17 PM
5'-11" and 255 of muscle and steel! Well at least the 5'-11" 255 is true.
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ddpete3
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posted August 07, 2002 07:33 AM
I got the 6' 250 lbs going on.
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RAC4IT
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posted August 07, 2002 08:28 AM
Go back to 17/46 or 16/44 gearing. Post your timeslips before and after I bet the difference is in the 60' and 330' mark. 17/50 is way too much gear for your weight!
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entropy
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posted August 07, 2002 04:46 PM
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...17/50 is way too much gear for your weight! (218)
whoa there, looks like I'm wrong too. 17/51 for a 230 # me all leathered up. Maybe a stroker/arm figures in???
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jason370
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posted August 07, 2002 04:51 PM
had bacon pancakes and burgers today, think i gained at least a pound or two. im getting there
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ZHooligan
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posted August 07, 2002 05:42 PM
SWft was giving me a hard time over my 17/47. Hell I need more gear!!
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posted August 07, 2002 05:53 PM
6'2 250....switching from 17/48 to 16/44 myself here soon!
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posted August 08, 2002 04:34 AM
6-1/250 nekkid...I like the all-you-can-eat places ...they don't like me 
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posted August 08, 2002 04:51 AM
Edited By: EastBayDave on 8 Aug 2002 05:52
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6-1/250 nekkid...I like the all-you-can-eat places ...they don't like me
I have the same problem, plus an habit for Chinese & Mexican food. I'm 6'3" & 280 w/gear. I couldn't launch the sucker worth a shit...mid-11's @ ~130. It was so, so embarassing! Grabby clutch was causing a lousy 2.1 sec 60' every gawd-damn time even w/an average of .525 reaction times. I even rolled through the line & red-lighted once. Upon launch, I couldn't get my feet on the pegs when the sucker was wheelie'ing & drifting toward the centerline all at the same friggin' time...what a wild ride.
Course the concrete dust all over the place from the new dragstrips first usage (Sears Point) may have had something to do w/it. Never could get it wide open until third gear without wheelspin, catching 4th in the traps. Maybe now that the NHRA was there last weekend it may be better now that some rubber is down; & the track is cleaned off.
Stock gearing/everything except Akra pipe, wheels, k&n's... Pretty sure I'm gonna have to re-gear it, different tire (currently D207zr 190/50), & strap/slam it if I want decent times. Mostly rider error.... 
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RAC4IT
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posted August 08, 2002 09:02 AM
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whoa there, looks like I'm wrong too. 17/51 for a 230 # me all leathered up. Maybe a stroker/arm figures in???
LOL no you're all set
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krexken
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posted August 08, 2002 03:20 PM
Gearing for me hasn't been all that critical. It doesn't seem to affect my ets at all, just my mph. Mines geared to cross the traps right near the limiter in fifth. This is when I get my best mph. These bikes will wheelie in first gear no matter how they're geared so it's mostly about throttle control in low gear. Work on those short times and get the most power you can get to the ground as soon as you can without wheelieing.
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