Kawasaki Top Fuel Bike

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Kawasaki Top Fuel Bike

26 Jul 2011 17:15 - 26 Jul 2011 17:28
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Mike Law and Dan Butters had the Raceworks Northern Storm out on Saturday at St.Thomas Dragway. Just a short test session but nice to hear a Kawasaki on nitro again...

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Re: Kawasaki Top Fuel Bike

26 Jul 2011 17:35
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Umm.... I think someone should tell them that they installed their engine the wrong way. :side:
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Re: Kawasaki Top Fuel Bike

26 Jul 2011 17:55
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Ok Jack. Is the head on reversed, or is the whole engine reversed?

That's a mean looking bike.
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Re: Kawasaki Top Fuel Bike

26 Jul 2011 18:14
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Testa,just the head. All current competitive TF bikes run with the head reversed and a big forward facing injector hat scooping up air for the blower. Does make doing the cam timing very interesting as well...
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Re: Kawasaki Top Fuel Bike

26 Jul 2011 18:20
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That's what I thought.

Never even considered the consequences of reversing the head on cam timing. The thought makes my head hurt.
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Re: Kawasaki Top Fuel Bike

26 Jul 2011 18:25
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I'll bet that makes really sweet music :woohoo:
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Re: Kawasaki Top Fuel Bike

26 Jul 2011 18:52
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I wonder what is actually Kawasaki on that bike, or just the engine for that fact. Maybe the valve cover?
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Re: Kawasaki Top Fuel Bike

26 Jul 2011 19:46
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As Rick Flair so often said:"W-o-o-o-o."bj

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Re: Kawasaki Top Fuel Bike

26 Jul 2011 20:11
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otakar wrote: I wonder what is actually Kawasaki on that bike, or just the engine for that fact. Maybe the valve cover?

The valve cover and the stud pattern. May not even be an oem cover- MTC and Ward both sold GPZ style covers with their aftermarket heads. Stud pattern determines inline 4 TF engine brand,this engine is a Trett bottom end with Kawasaki studs.
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Re: Kawasaki Top Fuel Bike

27 Jul 2011 01:05
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wow cool bike!
here is a pic of the layout that shows a little more.





i kyped the pic from the web somewhere,

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Re: Kawasaki Top Fuel Bike

28 Jul 2011 01:22
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Jack wrote:
otakar wrote: I wonder what is actually Kawasaki on that bike, or just the engine for that fact. Maybe the valve cover?

The valve cover and the stud pattern. May not even be an oem cover- MTC and Ward both sold GPZ style covers with their aftermarket heads. Stud pattern determines inline 4 TF engine brand,this engine is a Trett bottom end with Kawasaki studs.

Looks like an after market valve cover Jack. Very sweet bike :)

Had yours out?
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