1/8th Mile Times ?

what kind of times will a well tuned,header 1000 turn in a 1/4 mile?

id say a good running internally stock kz1000 with a header and good set of carbs with a decent rider in a stock chassis should be somewhere in the low 12 sec range,start throwing in a slick/wheelie bar and chassis mods youre all over the map as far as guesses.
it also depends a lot on where its being raced and whos riding it

depending on elevation you should be able to run between 11.80 to 12.20 fairly consistently with a decent running stock type bike.

timebomb33 wrote:

depending on elevation you should be able to run between 11.80 to 12.20 fairly consistently with a decent running stock type bike.

I was running 12.40's every pass last time I raced. But I'm a fat bastard so if I lost 60 pounds it sould be in the 20's.

easy don,im not as skinny of a bass-turd as i used to be either, if i lost 60lbs i wouldnt be able to hold my bike down! :woohoo:

Cool to see so many replies, in fairness the uncle on 1075 bike weighs in around 350, over-spun'er last night and thinks maybe he hurt it. I told his silly ass that a good rev-limiter may save it on one of his 2nd gear neutrals...lol. By the way Plummer, i would believe you on motor size and streetability, too pricey for a tinker'er like me !

Ooops...PLUMMEN, sorry.

I'll post some better pics, been workin on'er a little.

Tryin some different suspension set-ups, carb and timing tunes, just tinkerin around.

I think I am the slow arze here.My 82 Kz runs consistent 8's in the 1/8th with me up--but I am an old fart so if a young guy were twisting it ,it might do a 7.5.Pretty much stock except for GS1100 swing arm and a few other simple mods.bj

KZPETE33 wrote:

Cool to see so many replies, in fairness the uncle on 1075 bike weighs in around 350, over-spun'er last night and thinks maybe he hurt it. I told his silly ass that a good rev-limiter may save it on one of his 2nd gear neutrals...lol. By the way Plummer, i would believe you on motor size and streetability, too pricey for a tinker'er like me !

its actually cheaper for me to build the bigger motors since ive got lotsssssssssssssss....s of parts laying around. :laugh: another good thing about the big motors is you dont need a major high dollar valve train and huge cams to make a really good running street motor since it doesnt have to breath to 9000 plus to make tons of power ,my biggest problem on that bike is traction! :laugh: but once its rolling its like a freight train in any gear compared to my 1170-1197 motors

KZPETE33 wrote:

Tryin some different suspension set-ups, carb and timing tunes, just tinkerin around.

ive found i get better results running shocks versus struts if not using a bar on back,shocks set on limp setting seem to help weight transfer to rear wheel better than struts for me anyway which makes tire grab better.