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A young lady at Byron dragway back in the 80s was running 10.9s in the summer and 10.7s in the cool weather.

Can't remember exactly the set up but I think folks have talked about her on on here. It was either the 810 set up or the 831cc MTC , 10.5 to 1 , a 400 lift cam, 29mm smoothbores, slick, wheelie bar, struts, header..... not sure about a longer swingarm either. I have a pic somewhere where she had 10.97 on her bike ( was running ET class at that time and was July ....... that's when she told me it would do 10.7s if it was spring or fall.

I talked to her a few times....... I was hell bent on the 831 kit and a 370 lift Andrews cam at that time so I'm sure the 400 lift cam is right cause I remember thinking I'll be a little under cammed if I ever ran her. She was fearless outta the hole hell of a good rider.

Thinking the Denco bonneville article is here somewhere too where they got the 740cc kit in the low 11s and high tens after switching out to alum rims with approx. the same set up ..... cam, carbs, slick etc. That could be what your talking about.

was she good looking?

KZB2 you are right that's the number's I was talking about.
Thinking if I can get this in the 10.70's/80's no bar street tire all motor
I would have the right to claim it is the quickest in the USA. till proven wrong.
Gonna be a lot of work to do it but it can be done.

dave more power to you if i can help let me know i have plenty of parts .my goal to is to put a 810 cc into the 10'ss.you will probally do it before me .

Kaw910 I do need a few thing's part's wise.

Carb's in the 31 - 33 range and some good cam's.
I've got some 650 cam's that Webcam's said are good for core's
to do their 109 grind so I'll sent them and still have my GPz cam's.
Carb's some 31 maybe 33 CR's or flat slide's is were I'm going just need
the right deal on some.

kawi810 wrote: was she good looking?

She was in a pink and blue full leather racing suit .... how could she not be.

Also Zukdave think about buying the 1984 July Hot Bike magazine on ebay ...... it has a article about the Philadelphia Flash ( In 81 the NMRA started a Junior pro stock class) and the flash is a guy named Frank Giordano driving a 1982 KZ GPZ 750.

Bored to 770, lightened Falicon crank, alum rods, 4 speed Murdoch auto trans, STOCK Kawasaki plates lock up pusher and springs by Murdoc, Web cams, (no size given) APE valve springs, tit valves, Jardine sidewinder pipe, 33mm smoothbores, MTC Cyl studs,tit retainers, cyl head done by Giordano Performance racing ...... 8 inch over swingarm, alum rims 6 by 18 out back, etc etc...........

Ran a best of 10.06 and he then got it down to 9.97 then 9.80 and won the 83 championship.

Sulfate good for you man. My friend wants to go to the drag this summer in Florida.

What stops people from putting kz1000 stock Pistons in the 750 jugs? Or 900 pistons? That's 4mm over for 1000 Pistons? Are the wrist pins different sizes?

KZB2 you got more info. on this Frank guy ?
Been on Google for an hour and can't find anything about him.

I'm using the Denco number's as a target because those are
the best I've seen in print.
If someone can find better please post a link to the info.

I can't seen to find anything either ...... must not have lasted too long after that but he kicked butt in 83. On ebay they have this July 1984 issue for 4 bucks with 2 dollars shipping with a offer so you could probably get it for 5 ....... Has a 2 page article with a couple of nice pics so I think it would be worth while to you. Sorry I can't help more.

I found another in the Feb84 issue they have a 2 page article on APE lightened cranks. (4 and a half pounds off.).... and in it it talks of John Noard's KZ (uses the crank) ........ says under the pic of it .....bike is the fastest KZ 650 in the world ..... lad is the only one that we have heard of that's run in the 8s.

And nope I can't find anything searching on him either. But don't worry the pic is too small to tell for sure but I'm 90% sure its turbo'd so that puts it outta your class. Set up like the older dragster style bikes too see a magneto coming outta the point cover but not much else detail.

DobbinsCMA wrote: Sulfate good for you man. My friend wants to go to the drag this summer in Florida.

What stops people from putting kz1000 stock Pistons in the 750 jugs? Or 900 pistons? That's 4mm over for 1000 Pistons? Are the wrist pins different sizes?

If you would check out one of my first posts "Worlds biggest KZ650" ...... Lotta good info others wrote in. Mainly the reason not for it is the cost for the bigger pin mod on the rods and the combustion chamber, piston crown mods.

I found a thread on dragbike.com dated 12-14-2004 at 6:32 pm.
Ua fortunately it is about Frank's passing.

Moving right a long got the block back back.
Still dirty in this pic.

Stock 750 piston in the hole.