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I told you guys i would post up my numbers( good or bad) for the first time to the strip..
Stock zx14 with only mod being strapped in the front.. 42 psi in the tires .. 300 miles on bike. One oil change at 200 miles
Temps where in the mid 80s and humdity was 76%.
The track was hooking good and i didn't have a spinning problem. But i did have some wheelie problems...The bike was running great making great power..But the rider was having some problems ....For the last year i have been racing my zrx1200r and have gotten very good on it ..The zx14 is a hand full to drive Vs my zrx and very different to launch, way different !! I Avg 1.45 60 footers on my zrx and the 4 runs that i got i could only muster 1.69..If you know anything about drag racing you will know that a 1.69 60 footer sucks ....
First run >> 1.79 60 foot
6.60 @107
That run i missed third gear and coasted to the finsh line ..
Second run> 1.69 60 foot
6.56@ 114.67
That run i bumped the rev limiter on the first to second gear change..
Third run>> 1.73 60 foot
6.50@114.84
That run i has a big wheel stand in first and back of the throttle ..

Fourth and last run >> 1.69 60 foot
6.42 @115.28
That run i bogged out of the hole then did a nice wheely when the power came back on.. But that was my best of the 4 runs i got from 6:00 to 11:00 .. Four fuggin runs in 5 hours !! Yes my track sucks...
As i said it's not the bike falt it's the rider (ME) that caused the problems.. On my other bike i run 114 MPH in the 1/8 mile and ETs are 6.08 to 6.10 and my 60 foots are 1.45 ... So the ZX14 has the MPH to run low 6s but i have not got the skills on this bike to do it yet ..Its going to take alot more seat time to get the hang of the bike , for me anyway.

Not that bad for my first time on the zx14 but i was in hope of better .. I would have gone home feeling alot better if i had gotten in the 6.30s ....That's why they call it drag racing because sometime it's just a drag ...I told you guys i would post good or bad so there you have it...

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nobody wants to drive on the street tied down.

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man you are going to fly on that thing!!! man if you go down 1t and lower it, with a pipe.. dude your going to be crazy fast!!
let us know how the next time is!! for sure.

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nobody wants to drive on the street tied down.

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You do... lowered front and rear, right?

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I leave the strap on but you just leave it lose on the street .. I was going to run it pure stock with no strap but looping my brand new zx14 in front off all them people was something i didn't want to try ...lol... I could just read the Headlines ... A Moron on a brand new zx14 flips and wrecks his bike , pictures at 11:00 .....lol...

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Now why would I say that if mine was tied??

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Now why would I say that if mine was tied??

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Lowered significantly and tied accomplish the same thing... but most people don't want to ride a lowered bike around on the streets all the time because it adversly affects cornering.

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My friend that Pilgrim was referring to a while back as having a poor showing at Kennedale, TX was out again Wednesday a week ago to get a little more seat time. Specs were

60'=1.607
330'=4.169 at 89.61mph
1/8=6.27 at 116.31

Air correction factor=1.0700. Bike lowered 1.5" in back and strapped in front. Other than that, completely stock ZX14. Getting better with each run.

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I don't have those complete #'s, but I think the one you posted was a 6.86. It was the first run he had ever made on the bike. Each run since then has been better. The #'s above were on his second night out.

The owner is having problems with his Internet provider right now, but when he gets that straightened out, he will be able to answer your questions.

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I would still prefer to strap one againt one that was lowered, and by the way, forget about my bike, you keep bringing it up like I am talking about it, I am talking about the 14, I will talk about my bike on another board.

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I would still prefer to strap one againt one that was lowered, and by the way, forget about my bike, you keep bringing it up like I am talking about it, I am talking about the 14, I will talk about my bike on another board.

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Why? You've compared the 14 to other bikes enough on "this" board that it should be fair game to talk about your bike here... dontcha think? He posted his time and listed his only modification. Being honest like that keeps everyone informed so that future comparisons can be made fairly.

I couldn't help but notice that you didn't mention anything about mods on the R1 while you were telling everyone here how much quicker it was than the 14 that night at the track...

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Did the launch indicator help at all?

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My friend that Pilgrim was referring to a while back as having a poor showing at Kennedale, TX was out again Wednesday a week ago to get a little more seat time. Specs were

60'=1.607
330'=4.169 at 89.61mph
1/8=6.27 at 116.31

Air correction factor=1.0700. Bike lowered 1.5" in back and strapped in front. Other than that, completely stock ZX14. Getting better with each run.

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The R-1 said he had changed the rear sprocket, you could see that and he told you that.

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You made up the rest, because it's all stock including the pipes.

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And if you don't remember him beside you and the Busa, it's because he left you so fast

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I know, but he's a nice guy in person, and if I've got the time then what the heck right?

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