Bagger Drags
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Walk it out or slip clutch to keep nose down. Then hammer down! With your HP still run a great time with that HP and walking it out.
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Well, lets take a look at what you got. First, your 60ft times. ANY sub 2.00 60 foot is DAMM GOOD. Especially on a bagger. So clearly, you can ride. I can barely out 60ft that with my Buell. And I mean barely. Without a wheelie bar, I 1.89-1.91 60 ft. With wheelie bars, its a different story.
Next, your mph is right where a 13 second bike should be. Just to get into the mid 90s means that you have at least something in the motor. Its not stock, but its by no means a punched out, stage 4 big bore.
Lastly, take heart in the fact that your best run is basically only 1 second slower than my Buell S3T. No joke, I typically run 12.40s. So if you can zing a 13.4 with a 1.9 60ft, you have nothing but riding skills, and a good running bike. Now, I am by no means the end all racer, but I have done my fair share of racing. And yes, by all means my 12.40 Buell has been whipped my many a fast street ridden Harley. But if I had a full-on street bagger that turned 13.40s, I would not be an unhappy camper, because I have seen A LOT of baggers run a hell of a lot slower than that!!! And believe me, I have done my fair share of racing. Back in 2009 when I still had and raced my Buell, I won the National Dragster Challenge at Virginia Motorsports Park, and have a Wally on my shelf to prove it. So when I say I have seen plenty of baggers running slower than your 13.4, I mean it.
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You can see in the bottom pic I am right at top of staging lanes,all stock stuff on bike. I was wondering about the bags too. I just had to have boots,helmet,leather jacket and leather gloves.
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Bikerlaw thanks for the input. I was thinking I would get the cold shoulder from peeps for racing the bagger. Little info first 2 runs I came out soft and was shifting at 5500. I was raising launch and shift rpm's every 2 runs. Best pass was shifting @ 6000. I didn't get to try 6250, track went away and I was spinning out of hole. Wallace race calculators say I should have 60ft 1.87 so I can work on that. Should go 13.29 I bet. I still was super happy for first time down track on a Harley no less a bagger never owning one or ever driving a Harley.