Topic: Quickest N/A CB750 Honda Gary Pena's Record Runs....in the 8's!

[joe p]

Yeah it ran 5.60 in the 1/8 with 1.28 60 ft. Thats what I love about wheelie bar bike! Put the motor on the 2-step and let her rip!

[Bill/BentON Racing]

I was going to guess in the 5's. thanks for all the comments. Frank, I will be taking you up on  help....cause Ill need it!  I paid 20% on engine today..... I claim the head! ! Anyway probably be early spring trip for rest of stuff. Yes, this ones got me pumped! Sam, now you can go fast as your throttle hand and cajones say! I'll know more soon, but asked Gary for the rear Marvic he's still got. Yes light and powerful, we going to have some FUN! Bill

[joe p]

I sold my KZ last month and I'm already having withdrawal. I may have to build my old Honda drag bike back up so I'll have something to race. I may just build me a 12 & 13 sec Pro ET bike to play with.

[Sam Green Racing]

I never caught the drag racing bug, but you folks keep it up and you'll have me building a JMR Stage 5 F2 headed, 1000cc alloy block'd, injected, air-shifted, wheelie-bar, nitro, stroker.  (Full disclosure, I have no clue about half of what I just said and am just subscribing to this thread.) 

Only a STAGE 5, hahhaha

[Sam Green Racing]

I sold my KZ last month and I'm already having withdrawal. I may have to build my old Honda drag bike back up so I'll have something to race. I may just build me a 12 & 13 sec Pro ET bike to play with.

You won't have to do much to run those times, a stocker is already in the 13s

Sam.

[Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er]

Yeah, listen to the old man and his auto that are barking at 11's 

[joe p]

My problem is my weight 245lbs and now that I turn 60 I want something simple. No starter cart, pit bike, generator, etc. etc.

[Sam Green Racing]

Joe, it's just mater of getting rid of a bit of weight off yourself. 

[scottly]

Anyway probably be early spring trip for rest of stuff.

Y'all make sure you give me some advance notice before you head out West again, Billy!

[scottly]

Joe, it's just mater of getting rid of a bit of weight off yourself. 

That's easy enough for you and me to say, Sam, as we already have a 100 pound advantage.

[MRieck]

Not familiar with wheelie bar bikes, other than my son racing in juniorbike but you should be running very low 6's or high 5's at 1/8 to get to 8's at 1/4 or am I far off? Frank?

Big rake, long frame, engine towards the front and wheelie bars put you in a different class. Stetson's low 9 was on a sit up bike with a basically stock frame.....not wanting to start sh$it BUT that was the way it was. He went to a GS1100 years earlier than 86.

[Big Jay]

Some people are good fabricators, and some are artist. Gary is a metal artist.  Used to love going to the track and looking at all of the neat stuff that came out of The Shop.

[johno]

I never caught the drag racing bug, but you folks keep it up and you'll have me building a JMR Stage 5 F2 headed, 1000cc alloy block'd, injected, air-shifted, wheelie-bar, nitro, stroker.  (Full disclosure, I have no clue about half of what I just said and am just subscribing to this thread.) 

Doc D, I think you have recovered from your last project and your itching to go through it all again,  except now your thinking  a need for speed project............your just a hopeless techno head who needs a challenge.
johno

[scottly]

Some people are good fabricators, and some are artist. Gary is a metal artist.  Used to love going to the track and looking at all of the neat stuff that came out of The Shop.

I helped load Billy's Pena frame, and it's VERY light!

[Stev-o]

Some people are good fabricators, and some are artist. Gary is a metal artist.  Used to love going to the track and looking at all of the neat stuff that came out of The Shop.

I helped load Billy's Pena frame, and it's VERY light!

So that's what those guys went out to AZ for.....

[dragracer]

Bill will now have to get used to having an extra person accompany him to the track. That motor will have to be outboard start. Unlikely you could come up with a way to consistently crank a high compression, big bore, stroker SOHC from an onboard starter even at 24 volts.  No more riding the bike to the lanes and pushing a button on the handle bars when its time to make a pass. It'll be more like, where the hell is my guy with the starter cart?. Okay Billy, WELCOME TO MY WORLD- lol. There's a lot more to riding a quick bar bike than just letting the clutch go. I'll volunteer to be your initial crash test dummy until we get the chassis sorted out and then relinquish the seat to the owner/builder. I'd rather the bike have the bugs worked out so all you would need to do is hold on tight.

I'll be certain to record Bills first pass on the bar bike and post it here. There is no way you can describe to anyone the expression a person has when they let the clutch go off the 2 step at full throttle except to see if for yourself. Nothing like that kick in the tail. Bill will never want to ride a no bar race bike again after his first pass on this new bike.

[Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er]

Frank, if I remember correctly I saw you juggling THREE bikes too. Let's see, there will be Calendar Girl, SamAuto, Pena Deuce and what about Bill's 'OTHER" new drag bike? Looks like he'll need another rider to go along with a pit crew AND manager.....

[dragracer]

Frank, if I remember correctly I saw you juggling THREE bikes too. Let's see, there will be Calendar Girl, SamAuto, Pena Deuce and what about Bill's 'OTHER" new drag bike? Looks like he'll need another rider to go along with a pit crew AND manager.....

Jerry,

Looks like you'll be making more trips down south=lol.

[Leino]

They need more riders 

[jweeks]

I've been known to ride a quick Hondamatic or two....

[Bill/BentON Racing]

K, taking all y'all up,I can only ride one at a time! Frank, thanks your help is going to be key. Might need to come visit,we could check bars Ive got and maybe pickup one of the club foots, and checkout chassis so far!  Jon,you on! Hopefully........SAM will be on Samauto! Yes, 2014 looks to be a much better year! K, Bill

[Don R]

The Aussies on here tell me a Hayabusa starter can be used on a 750 block with an adapter plate. I'm leaning that direction myself. Those guys may be the current experts on drag racing 750's. Hopefully they'll join in.
 A cb900 800 watt starter on 24V was another option.

[joe p]

If you are trying to lower your ET, you need to cut all the weight you can. Which means a starter cart. In my situation, I'm trying to make everything simple, not trying to lower my ET. I'll just use the kick starter.

[dragracer]

Bill, please take a good look at the outboard bearing support plate in the thread linked below. You WILL need one of these. Hopefully Gary had one in the parts bin you bought from him.

http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=132232.msg1480369#msg1480369

[bear]

I never caught the drag racing bug, but you folks keep it up and you'll have me building a JMR Stage 5 F2 headed, 1000cc alloy block'd, injected, air-shifted, wheelie-bar, nitro, stroker.  (Full disclosure, I have no clue about half of what I just said and am just subscribing to this thread.) 

Me too.

Cheers,
Brian