Topic: bet this gixxer can turn on a dime (insert sarcastic tone here)

[bucky katt]

just let me know if you folks get tired of these ok? must be something in the water down here that makes people want to screw up an otherwise nice motorcycle like this.    http://columbia.craigslist.org/mcy/1260523188.html




Extended 14 Inches, $1,800 RC Wheels, Under Tail Kit,Yoshimira exhaust, Candy Paint, title is not clean cause bike was dropped but has been fixed.I got it from my cousin and it was that way when i got it from him.But for the money it is well worth it.Real head turner and u wont find a better bike for the $.Call 1 803 320 9603

    * Location: Kershaw, SC
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[Laminar]

It's a reverse chopper!

[climbingaz]

Definitely not my cup 'o tea, but sure would be fun at the drag strip! 

[razor02097]

Replace swing arm, cut chain, new rear brake line and it wouldn't look half bad...  use that swing arm for a bridge or something 

[Hush]

Looks like a lot of time, effort and money to go duh!

[333]

Some of you seem to get it.

Looks like a lot of time, effort and money to go duh!

When you build an engine that has gobs of power, you don't want to waste it by lifting the front wheel off the ground.  So:
Looks like a lot of time, effort and money to go very fast in a straight line and beat the bike that is over in the next lane!

[Retro Rocket]

  use that swing arm for a bridge or something  Roll Eyes

 

Mick

[my78k]

I'd bet my last dime that that Gixxer has never seen the track! It wasn't made for drag racing in fact it is quite the opposite. It was made for standing beside at the local coffee shop or 7-11 and trying to attract wayward girls who are trying to piss off their parents!

The only drag it MAY see is the main drag going very slowly so everyone will look at the rider.

Dennis

edit - if it was meant for dragging I would guess he woulda gone for bigger than a 600.

[bucky katt]

it has a salvage title. it was wrecked not just "dropped" it might be a problem to register, at least here in South Carolina. other than the exhaust the motor is stone, bone stock, not even a k+n filter or programmer.

[razor02097]

all show and no go.... isn't that the definition of a ricer?

[333]

Even if it is stock, a 600 has the most power to weight ratio of any size bike, generally speaking.

[schwebel]

What fun is a crotch rocket that wont wheelie.

[my78k]

Stock that bike will do low 11's maybe high 10's....I doubt the swingarm would buy it much of a reduction.

[333]

If you can't give it full throttle because the front end keeps rising up, a longer swingarm  will help, and you can give it all she's got.  That might be worth almost a full second.

[Laminar]

If you can't give it full throttle because the front end keeps rising up, a longer swingarm  will help, and you can give it all she's got.  That might be worth almost a full second.

My friend can't open his R6 up all the way until 100. Being able to give it more or even full throttle before then would be a huge help. Of course, giving it too much throttle in second gear creates enough G-forces that the world gets a bit fuzzy for him, but that's part of the run, right?

[razor02097]

If you can't give it full throttle because the front end keeps rising up, a longer swingarm  will help, and you can give it all she's got.  That might be worth almost a full second.

My friend can't open his R6 up all the way until 100. Being able to give it more or even full throttle before then would be a huge help. Of course, giving it too much throttle in second gear creates enough G-forces that the world gets a bit fuzzy for him, but that's part of the run, right?

2nd gear is when you grunt like a jet fighter pilot,  3rd is when you employ your pressure suit   

[Laminar]

Even if it is stock, a 600 has the most power to weight ratio of any size bike, generally speaking.

You sure about that? The '09 R1 weighs 454lbs and has 180hp - that's 2.52 pounds for each horsepower to move. The '09 R6 weighs 414lbs and has 100hp - that's 4.14 pounds for each horsepower to move - much worse.

[333]

Even if it is stock, a 600 has the most power to weight ratio of any size bike, generally speaking.

You sure about that? The '09 R1 weighs 454lbs and has 180hp - that's 2.52 pounds for each horsepower to move. The '09 R6 weighs 414lbs and has 100hp - that's 4.14 pounds for each horsepower to move - much worse.

First, I said "generally speaking".

Second, I'm not sure of what numbers to believe.  SportBike did articles on both those bikes and came up with different figures for HP and weight for the R1.  It would be my guess that the 180 figure is measured at the crank.  Usually, magazines do a Dyno run to get their own numbers, so I would believe their comparison. They came up with 409.1 lbs, at 100 HP for the R6, while the R1 was 476 lbs, and 146.08 HP. Certainly enough to go against my earlier statement, but not by as much as you would have us believe.  Your R6 figures do not change that much, but the R1 drops to 3.26 lbs for each pony to motivate.

It does amaze me sometimes how much HP a transmission sucks up.

[Green550F]

I've seen 600s eat those Millwaukee Twins alive! The only thing that moved faster than the R6 waas the guy betting on the Harley. Damn magician dissapeared!

[Laminar]

You sure about that? The '09 R1 weighs 454lbs and has 180hp - that's 2.52 pounds for each horsepower to move. The '09 R6 weighs 414lbs and has 100hp - that's 4.14 pounds for each horsepower to move - much worse.

First, I said "generally speaking".

Second, I'm not sure of what numbers to believe.  SportBike did articles on both those bikes and came up with different figures for HP and weight for the R1.  It would be my guess that the 180 figure is measured at the crank.  Usually, magazines do a Dyno run to get their own numbers, so I would believe their comparison. They came up with 409.1 lbs, at 100 HP for the R6, while the R1 was 476 lbs, and 146.08 HP. Certainly enough to go against my earlier statement, but not by as much as you would have us believe.  Your R6 figures do not change that much, but the R1 drops to 3.26 lbs for each pony to motivate.

It does amaze me sometimes how much HP a transmission sucks up.

Ah, it's entirely possible that I mixed together crank/wheel horsepower numbers as it seems that manufacturers don't like publishing horsepower numbers much anymore. The weights were directly off of Yamaha's website.

Do you know of a manufacturer whose 600cc bike has a better power to weight ratio than its 1000cc bike?

[my78k]

I was trying to cut and paste some 1/4 mile times for stockers but the formatting was all wrong...check out this link for details:
http://www.sportrider.com/bikes/146_street_bike_performance_times/index.html

Dennis

[Laminar]

I was trying to cut and paste some 1/4 mile times for stockers but the formatting was all wrong...check out this link for details:
http://www.sportrider.com/bikes/146_street_bike_performance_times/index.html

Dennis

Thanks for the link. In all of the big four (Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, and Kawasaki), the 600cc bikes run roughly mid-10s and the liter bikes run high nines. Or at least that was the case in '05/'06 when those numbers are from.

[HavocTurbo]

The extended swingarm has become a fad. It's quite sad actually.

I used to run a 95 GSXR750 with a long extended arm at the track. Then ride home afterwards. A few years ago guys used to ask me what my times were while sitting at stop lights or at a cruise nights.

Now they just want to know why it doesn't have chrome or a million dollar paint job. I tell them that all that paint adds weight.

No one seems to get it.

[Industrial Cafe]

the swingarm could be removed and a plate added.
then you could use it as a truck bed ramp.

[333]

No one seems to get it.

I do.