Paulie Junior's personal SPF roadster is now up for sale

SP01715 · #1 (**permalink**) 10-27-2009, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by patrickt

My post was in response to this bit of braggadocio: "I have beaten some very fast sport bikes ... in my Cobra." When I think of sport bikes, I think of ten second quarter bikes -- and that chart has a few nine second bikes. I don't think a lot of Paulie's bikes are safe over about 50MPH.

I have owned several bikes over the years. Try taking a "10 second" bike on paper to the strip and see what you can run. They pay pro's who take sevral runs to get those times. I had a GSXR that was a 10 second bike stock. I put on race tires and a Vance & Hines stage three kit, and could barely break into the high 10's after several runs. Having to battle wheel lift while trying to hit your shift points is tough.

patrickt · #2 (**permalink**) 10-27-2009, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by SP01715

They pay pro's who take sevral runs to get those times.

Well that seems to make sense. It's bound to be much harder than a car. On the other hand, there's only two things keeping me from running 10's; the car and the driver.

Silverback51 · #3 (**permalink**) 10-27-2009, 11:11 AM

I have a guy at work with a 650 that wants to race.

Told him I would give him a 20 foot head start, but we stay in the same lane for the full quarter mile.

He won't do it.

patrickt · #4 (**permalink**) 10-27-2009, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Silverback51

I have a guy at work with a 650 that wants to race.

Told him I would give him a 20 foot head start, but we stay in the same lane for the full quarter mile.

He won't do it.

I don't know; you never run faster than when something really scary is chasing you.

SP01715 · #5 (**permalink**) 10-27-2009, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by patrickt

Well that seems to make sense. It's bound to be much harder than a car. On the other hand, there's only two things keeping me from running 10's; the car and the driver.

These cars definitely not easy to launch from a standing start, but I think a sport bike is harder. You really have to get your weight over the front of the bike as much as possible, and still you have to roll into the throttle to keep from going backwards. The rake on these bikes is not set-up for the drag strip.