starchild
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posted May 27, 2009 07:21 PM
launching
hey how many of you are actually using the launch light on the14?. do you have to set it every time?. after racing the 12 for years and having less torque i find myself having a difficult time finding the sweet spot on the 14. i'm either coming out too soft or i'm breaking loose and blowing races.60 ft. have started to tank. cant seem to get back to good 60ft numbers. all advice is needed and appreciated. thanks
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gilberjj
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posted May 27, 2009 09:35 PM
I have my light set at 4k. I'm stock wb and I'm pretty consistent so far. My 60' times are slowly dropping. This season I've been 1.69-1.72ish.
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starchild
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posted May 27, 2009 09:43 PM
how - or when are you setting it? . does it have to be set every time or just once?
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gilberjj
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posted May 27, 2009 10:06 PM
Just once
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starchild
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posted May 27, 2009 10:11 PM
thank you i heard you had to set it every time. thought it was odd
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Bawls
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posted May 28, 2009 12:48 PM
that thing is garbage... just pre-stage, set your rpm, listen to the tone and keep it there as you stage the second set of lights. The light will allow fluxuation and still stay on. I stage at 4-5k, slide the clutch and try to be full throttle by the tree. It takes some getting used to but it nets me 1.5-1.6 60fts and that was with a 16t front sprocket. Once i gear back up i should have less wheelie problems and my 60/330fts will improve. all tracks and all riders are different. All I can say is make a couple hundred passes this year and figure out what works for you. Seat time is the only thing that's going to make a difference.
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starchild
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posted May 28, 2009 01:12 PM
thanks bawls need to find that spot again. i was getting145-60ft. then i got stupid lost the ability to get out the hole.but the idea of getting the throttle out by the 60ft. is great advice. never thought that out that way.
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TooHype
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posted May 28, 2009 06:02 PM
My light isnt working. Can anyone tell me why??
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Swiftkart
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posted May 29, 2009 08:44 AM
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My light isnt working. Can anyone tell me why??
If you haven't done so already, you have to go into the setup system and turn it on, just hold both buttons on the dash for about 3 seconds to enter setup.
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TooHype
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posted May 29, 2009 10:19 AM
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My light isnt working. Can anyone tell me why??
If you haven't done so already, you have to go into the setup system and turn it on, just hold both buttons on the dash for about 3 seconds to enter setup.
Yep.... Made sure it was on....... Still nothing
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Compton
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posted May 29, 2009 10:27 AM
your in gear and the clutch is pulled in when you test it correct?
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Port_Angeles_NINJA
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posted May 29, 2009 10:58 AM
If your tachometer works but shift/launch light does not (and it is turned on), something is faulty inside the instrument cluster in the driver circut for the lamp (or the LED itself).
Has it ever worked?
Try setting the Shift Light to come on as low as it goes (7K RPM i think) and see if it works as a Shift light.
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TooHype
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posted May 29, 2009 01:27 PM
I set shift light to come on at 3000 that is the lowest setting, put it in gear with clutch in .......Nothing No light....It has worked before but not for a while now........everything else on the bike works and I have no other problems.
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kawasakijockey
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posted May 29, 2009 01:52 PM
You do have the shift light set to "enable"?
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TooHype
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posted May 29, 2009 02:03 PM
Im sorry my shift light works fine ...........My engage light is what isnt working,,,it is set at 3000
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posted May 29, 2009 05:41 PM
Too hype, I c someone is practicing, lol. I just took my 12 to the track last sunday at delmar, 1rst time in 7 years n it showed. Only ran 10.23 out of 4 passes. First pass was a 10.37 n shaved time every run aftewards. They say the 240 is slowin me up bad, but i think the 60 is killin me, cause she is only 2 teeth up n the back n dies out the hole as soon as i let all the way out of the clutch. 1.66 60s, only 134 in the 1/4. If she doesnt die out the hole i think she will run a high 9. Thinkin bout putting 5 more teeth up in the back since i cant change the front due to the offset for the tire kit. She wont die then, just have to worry bout wheelies, lol. After i run a good 9, i will set it back up for the highway, lol. Just want to show that it will still do it wit the 240. a 1.4 60 would help too, lol.
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Bawls
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posted May 29, 2009 09:00 PM
the 240 is what's killing you. Extra unsprung weight plus tires that can't hold in a drag race. Right now your gearing is allowing you to get off of the line. as soon as you get some gear in there you'll start blowing the tire off. if you want to drag race, put a regular width stretched arm and a 190 U-soft on there. If you want to show put the 240 on it. Also, remember that the 12 is notorious for having a weak clutch (unless nox tunes it), and they're harder to get off of the line due to their lack of torque. That being said, 10.23 is still a respectable time and will outrun 80% of the bikes out there. If you're pulling 1.66's then you're already ahead of the powercurve for a lot of new drag racers. Seat time Seat time Seat time is all you need. Before you know it you'll be in the 1.4's.
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TooHype
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posted May 29, 2009 09:23 PM
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Too hype, I c someone is practicing, lol. I just took my 12 to the track last sunday at delmar, 1rst time in 7 years n it showed. Only ran 10.23 out of 4 passes. First pass was a 10.37 n shaved time every run aftewards. They say the 240 is slowin me up bad, but i think the 60 is killin me, cause she is only 2 teeth up n the back n dies out the hole as soon as i let all the way out of the clutch. 1.66 60s, only 134 in the 1/4. If she doesnt die out the hole i think she will run a high 9. Thinkin bout putting 5 more teeth up in the back since i cant change the front due to the offset for the tire kit. She wont die then, just have to worry bout wheelies, lol. After i run a good 9, i will set it back up for the highway, lol. Just want to show that it will still do it wit the 240. a 1.4 60 would help too, lol.
Sup Mo!....Yea.. I Talked to Tony before he left to go down that way and he said he was gonna run his uncles busa. I havent talked to him since he has been back to ask him how he did.
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biggmoinc
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posted May 30, 2009 02:55 AM
He didnt run keiths busa, still got to break motor in, he had to get it rebuilt cause the starter gears got messed up n broke the cases. He only got like 200 miles on it so far. I just dropped in on the side putting a stock fender on for inspection. For got to put it back in gear after i put the stock header n pipe on. Messed the side fairin up n broke the clutch lever end. Now i got to fix it. After this i m done fixin other peoples stuff, especially if it cost ME money, lol.
Bawls, that pirelli diablo is a real sticky tire n should hold once i gear it down, but we will c. I gotta get a 9 out of it or the thing will b on EBAY, lol
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TooHype
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posted May 30, 2009 03:34 AM
Tony should have taken his bike but he need sprockets and shit......  .........But it looks good !!
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posted May 30, 2009 03:37 AM
Sorry Star I was tryn to JACK this thing. 
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smokehouse4444
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posted May 30, 2009 04:59 AM
It seemed like almost everytime I went to the track last year, something was changed on my bike and I had a hard time compensating. With the power that it's putting to the wheel, the stock wheelbase, and my 250lbs fully geared, I tried everything and was getting 1.8's. Now that my setup is the same I have found this to be working. I'm staging at about 5000. At launch I punch throttle about 3/4s or so as I feather the clutch. The instant my mind registers that the front is going forward and not straight up, I'm hitting full throttle. There is a lot of feel there, but it is working. I quickly went into the 1.7's, and now into the high 1.6's. Last time out, I went 3 straight high 1.6's, getting better, but then the track changed and it started blowing the wheel off.
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