I just went to a HD drag race event. It was an 1/8th mile and all the cool bikes were there. Even a VROD destroyer and Suzuki drag bike.
After doing a few demo rides we headed over to the drag strip.
I started by racing some friends on Sporties and got some practice in.
Then a stage 3 1200. No contest.
SE 103" big buck bikes. Easier than the Sporties.
VRODs of which I raced many, had no chance
All the cool guys on their awesomly fast badass BT's got their asses handed to them by me and my Sporty.
The VROD destroyer had a bad rider so I beat him too.
The Suzuki drag bike ran really well, just not well enough to beat me.

Some of the looks I got were priceless. I was even told by a friend that he overheard one guy with a modded VROD telling the HD rep that he was lied to. Something like "You told me nothing HD could beat me, I want a refund"
There were more accolades than sore losers though, which was nice also.

Alot of eyes were opened and alot of egos crushed.
Damn I love this 88.

8500' altitude
My best time was 7.215.
Basic timing equipment so I don't have reaction, 60' or speed.

I walked away with a $450 gift voucher.

:banana


Oh, so sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!

Good deal Cam, proud of ya for spankin' 'em all!


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Great job, Cameron!

Man that's some serious elevation to be racing at, 8500'. Everyone is probably down on power 30% or more.

Way to go man! :banana


Bart

Sounds like you need to do a Mastercard ad Cameron :laugh :laugh

Congrats, sounds like you had the most fun you could have with your clothes on:roflblack :roflblack

Gotta keep saving my bucks, thanks for the update to keep my dream alive.

Thanks guys,
i'm still excited about it. This is the second time I raced but the first time with other bikes. Narley warned me about this bug and he's right. It just keeps getting better.
No one could beat me. It was awesome.

Aaron, thanks for having a great product available which made this possible.

I picked this phrase up when I was in California last....AWESOME DUDE!!!

All I can say is...

WOW!!!

Congrats!

Priceless!

great job, i want that kind of power. it will be a long time from now till i have something like that.

if you win 9 more events like that, youde have you conversion paid for

if you win 9 more events like that, youde have you conversion paid for
:roflblack :roflblack :roflblack
It's a yearly event.

Man all I got to say think about some day when we can all get together at a track and show the crowd what a little tinkering can really do. They will be handing out refunds on VRODs all day. I've adapted the old "could've had a v8" into to "could've bought a sporty", and then follows with "should've bought a sporty". Dude thou be careful speed is adicting and it doesn't take long before its all u will think of. Don't ignore the rest of your life.

:roflblack :roflblack :roflblack
It's a yearly event.


so, youve got time to plan:D

That must have been somethin to see... great job man! :clap

How long have you been up and running on your 88"? Im in the last stages of getting mine going. What kind of hp did you end up with... just for a general reference?

That's so cool Cameron...
It's great that you are having so much fun with your 88" :clap

What makes me even happer is I believe that I will have about the same setup as you when I'm done with my Buell..

I'm glad you posted this and I would guess that NRHS is too..

How long have you been up and running on your 88"? Im in the last stages of getting mine going. What kind of hp did you end up with... just for a general reference?
I've had it running since January 06. 6000 miles.
Haven't dynoed it so I don't know the figures.

That's so cool Cameron...
It's great that you are having so much fun with your 88" :clap

What makes me even happer is I believe that I will have about the same setup as you when I'm done with my Buell..

I'm glad you posted this and I would guess that NRHS is too..

In a Buell??? That's going to be a fun bike to ride.:D :D

Great Job. Seat Time Will See That Bike Doin 6's In The 8th.
Btw There Is An Accepted Conversion For The 1/8th To The 1/4
1/8 X 1.55 = 1/4
So 7.22 X 1.55 =11.2 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Be Careful Is Good Advice, But Truly You Will Find That Your Need For Speed Will Be Spent Only Within The Safer Boundaries Of The Track.....nothing Else Compares...so If You Need Speed....bring It To The Track!
Way To Go...

btw , did you tune for that elevation...or do you live near that elevation?

Great Job. Seat Time Will See That Bike Doin 6's In The 8th.
Btw There Is An Accepted Conversion For The 1/8th To The 1/4
1/8 X 1.55 = 1/4
So 7.22 X 1.55 =11.2 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Be Careful Is Good Advice, But Truly You Will Find That Your Need For Speed Will Be Spent Only Within The Safer Boundaries Of The Track.....nothing Else Compares...so If You Need Speed....bring It To The Track!
Way To Go...

Thanks Kerry. The best 1/4 i've done was 12.6 and 1000' lower in elevation so maybe the track wasn't exactly 1/8. Who knows.
More seat time will definately help. I can't get traction. I just keep spinning the rear. I lowered my start rpm to 3500 and it seemed to work better but when the clutch was completely engaged, the engine bogged. So i guess I need to up the rpm again and get some better clutch control.


btw , did you tune for that elevation...or do you live near that elevation?

I live at 7400' and that track is an hour away in the mountains. I should be ashamed but I still haven't tuned the bike since I built it. Stock 45 mik and whatever advance curve I picked just to start the bike. It's working well but it does feel weak on the 1/4. No pull up top.

Great work Cameron. Have you managed to get the grin off your face yet? :D

Great work Cameron. Have you managed to get the grin off your face yet? :D
Not even close :D :D

All that and you haven't really tuned it yet. The smile hurts my face. Great job!

Ron

It just goes to show that they knew what they were doing when it all started in '57! Okay K types, '52.
Matt

Lets see some tickets of some of your time. they should have gave them to you at the end of each race.

Lets see some tickets of some of your time. they should have gave them to you at the end of each race.
I wish I could but as I said earlier, they were using a very basic timing system.
There was a tree, sensors on the track and a digital display. They read the numbers of the display and typed the final results in an excel spreadsheet. Very basic.
I wanted to see my reaction time and 60' so I could compare it to my 1/4 slips, but it wasn't available.

Way to go! Makes me even prouder to be a Sporty owner.

Predator, that's awesome!! Wish I could've seen you whipping all their butts. Congratulations.

Congratulations, I love a day at the dragstrip and winning just makes it that much better!:clap

I would love to see some video of that especially the other riders faces. I too would love to see a dyno sheet.

I would love to see some video of that especially the other riders faces. I too would love to see a dyno sheet.

The only video I have is with a VROD but the guy missed the start. Too busy trying to look cool rappin on the throttle.

Might help if I post the link.. :hidechai

http://www.sportster.cc/images/VRODvsXL1450.wmv

Looks real good Cam, are you using a tree for launches?
Congrats from Florida:clap :clap
Jim:tour

Yep, there was a tree there Jim. Kind of hard to get used to launching on the last yellow instead of the green though