94.1bhp at 9700rpm, 55ftlb torque at 8000rpm, high 11 second quarter mile first time out.
The story.
Well, it was worth the shivers, but I finally made my first pass down the drag strip this evening. It was damn cold riding home, but the warm thoughts of my run kept me going.
I went to Beaver Springs Dragway for the Friday Night Street Races. Even though it is October, the place was packed. I paid my $20 time trial fee and went through tech inspection. The Hot Rod passed and I was given my number in line. I wasn’t racing against another bike, just for time. I was pretty nervous actually, but when the time for the run came, I was cool and collected. I wanted to nail that light and as I was waiting in line, I watched the tree and did a mock start a few times. I tried to visualize the start, gear changes, and line I would run. I hoped I wouldn’t break traction or bog it off the line. I decided to just launch the bike like I had been practicing and not try anything new or get the RPMs too high.
My turn came and I rolled to the line with a relatively cold tire. Seems like burnouts aren’t really my thing as I tried to heat up the rear because it gained traction pretty quickly with a sideways squirt. I staged the bike, rev’ed it to 4Ksih, the tree lit up and the next thing I knew I was out of the hole with a decent start. 9000 shift, 9500ish shift, 10000 shift, held it wide open through the trap. I don’t remember if the front wheel “power wheelied” at all during the run, but if was smooth. Holy cow, I can’t believe I just did that so well and the guy in the other lane was behind me!
I made my run and returned to the “pit” area to get my numbers. I walked over to my wife, who was smiling (I was alive), and I said, “did you see that?” “Yeah, that was loud!”, she said. “How fast did it look?” I asked. “Um, I don’t know, just fast and loud. Are you going to do it again tonight?” “No, I am freezing and I have a long ride home.” I said.
So the time slip read:
1/4 Mile ET: 11.903
1/4 Mile MPH: 118.876
1/8 Mile ET: 7.751
1/8 Mile MPH: 91.720
60 Foot ET: 1.805
Because this was a timed run the reaction time was handicapped so it didn’t matter. I didn’t know that off the line.
I am not really sure if those are good numbers or not. I think I could go faster if I had more runs under my belt. I am a little mad at myself for not launching at a higher RPM and running every gear to 10000 RPM. Best $20 I spent this year!
Sparty
A few tries latter resulted in this.
1/4 Mile ET: 11.740
1/4 Mile MPH: 120.260
1/8 Mile ET: 7.656
1/8 Mile MPH: 94.700
0-60 Foot ET: 1.895
Air temp: 79 degrees
Rider weight: 154 lbs.
In the Mike Rieck motor.
Top End Parts and Labor:
Megacycle 125-75 Cam
Megacycle Adj. Camshaft Sprocket
Kibblewhite Ti Valve spring retainers
Kibblewhite H-D racing valve spring springs and retainers
Kibblewhite bronze valve guides
EV8 Polished SS oversized intake valves 33.5mm
EV8 Polished SS exhaust valves 28mm
New OEM Honda Rocker Arms
New OEM Honda valve seals
Tsubaki H-D cam chain
M3 Racing can chain tensioner
APE H-D Top End Studs
JMR Stage 3 Head porting, polish, and mill
Serdi valve job
Head bead blasted
New OEM Honda intake manifolds + modified air fittings
New OEM Honda Intake manifold clamps
Balanced Alt. rotor and clutch basket
Cut & polish SS allen bolt head set
Bottom End Parts and Labor:
Wiesco 836cc Piston Kit
Falicon Knife Edge connecting rods with ARP premium bolts
New OEM Honda cam bearings
New OEM Rod bearings
Swain Tech piston coatings (TBC & PC-9)
APE H-D Bottom end bolt kit
JMR Cylinder decking (total squish .053)
New OEM Honda primary chain tensioner
JMR Bore and Hone cylinders (top cut .014 and recut o’ring c’bores)
APE lightened and balanced crankshaft (balanced for sustained operation to 14,000RPM)
Barnett H-D clutch springs
New OEM Honda clutch fibers and disks
FAST by GAST undercut transmission
New OEM Honda gaskets and oil seals, dowels, misc. parts
Bead blast cylinder head
Paint engine case
Polish all side covers and cam cover
New OEM Honda bolts for engine case
Rocker arm threaded adjusters
New OEM Honda cam guide
Fuel and Ignition Parts:
Keihin CR carbs 29mm
Dyna 2000 electronic ignition w/ 3 ohm coils
Dyna suppression wires
Denso Iridium plugs
K&N Oval air pods
K&N crankcase filter
