Time slips??

[marko138]

I'm pretty sure he's a legit drag racer...not some street hooligan.

[ZUKIMON]

Originally Posted by marko138

I'm pretty sure he's a legit drag racer...not some street hooligan.

You calling me a street hooligan?? Really though, is it bad to drag your street ride? I don't make a habit of it, but I have done so quite a few times.

[was92v]

um how about a little 350cc Yamaha. Not really a street bike and a long time ago, but what the hell. Not the quickest pass it ever made, but I could still find the paper.

4/27/91 16:38 IDBA Spring Nationals
HH/XG -Qualifying rd-2

React: .641
60 FT: 1.619
330 Ft: 4.783
660 ET: 7.498
660 MPH: 89.88
1320 ET: 12.033
1230 MPH: 106.62

[ZUKIMON]

Originally Posted by was92v

um how about a little 350cc Yamaha. Not really a street bike and a long time ago, but what the hell. Not the quickest pass it ever made, but I could still find the paper.

4/27/91 16:38 IDBA Spring Nationals
HH/XG -Qualifying rd-2

React: .641
60 FT: 1.619
330 Ft: 4.783
660 ET: 7.498
660 MPH: 89.88
1320 ET: 12.033
1230 MPH: 106.62

Was that by any chance on an RD?? I'd give my left nut for one of those in good shape. My dad had one back in the day and that SOB was fast as hell......to about 100.

[ZUKIMON]

This is like the one that dad had. He said that thing sucked to hold on to because of the seat.

Check out this shit!

http://www.motorcyclists-online.com/...-revival-.html

Now wouldn't that be killer?

[was92v]

Originally Posted by ZUKIMON

Was that by any chance on an RD?? I'd give my left nut for one of those in good shape. My dad had one back in the day and that SOB was fast as hell......to about 100.

It started out like that. Yes, it was an RD350. They are neat little bikes. I've had a slew of them from the R5 to the RD400, but most were the RD350. They really rail with a few mods. When I got through Drag Racing I took the same engine, built a Road Race chassis and used it for a track tool for 3+ years. It is really fun to put it on newer sport bikes with a 30 year old 350...

[OreoGaborio]

you dragged an RD350? No shit, a buddy of mine used to drag an RD350 back in the day.

EDIT: Just looked it up, he had that thing do a friggin 11.08 at 118 mph! But it was hardly an RD anymore. Set a couple nat'l records with it.

[was92v]

Originally Posted by OreoGaborio

you dragged an RD350? No shit, a buddy of mine used to drag an RD350 back in the day.

EDIT: Just looked it up, he had that thing do a friggin 11.08 at 118 mph! But it was hardly an RD anymore. Set a couple nat'l records with it.

Yeah, mine was just a hillbilly hot rod. It would have gone a lot faster, but I didn't get the timing sorted out until I went road racing with that engine. The best I ever did was like 11.95 at 110, but I had the timing way more advanced that I should have and it just killed the top end. It should have run mid to low 11s but, Oh well.
So who is your buddy? Maybe I know the name.
I guess the fastest RD I ever saw run was Tom Turner out of CA. It seems like he was putting his in the low 10s or high 9s at 140+ back then. Pretty awesome runs for a little twin.

[Dnyce]

Originally Posted by marko138

I'm pretty sure he's a legit drag racer...not some street hooligan.

thanks

yea i drag my bike, although i only call it my racebike to set it apart from my daily ride. only difference from when i rode it on the street everyday is its a lil lower. still registered, street tire, no wheelie bars, nothing special, its a streetbike. i wanna run my 750(all stock, cept for a slip on), but i havent had a chance yet, maybe in march.

its a hi 9sec bike-i think i can get the 750 in the mid 10's, but idk

[ZUKIMON]

was92v, very cool pic dude! [thumbsup] I knew it had to be an RD. I had no idea that those things were that popular. I have been told that the same engine was used in the Banshee quad. ??? I had a built Banshee a few years back that would have done well on something like that, I guess. It sure as hell didn't do so good here in the woods trying to ride with these suckers on their 4 stroke hay haulers.