Drag Races...mpegs available

Ed,

A very good friend of mine said it better than I can put it...

"The perception is that a Boss Hoss with a V8 between your legs is only for REAL MEN and just has to be, the fastest motorcycle on earth." The essence of that statement is the word "perception".

He then questioned me asking if I want to be the one to spread the "reality of this situation" which could do dastardly things for the resale of the Boss and the aura it has amongst the worshipers. I don't want to pee on anyone's Cornflakes but as my friend emphasized, some folks have perception and reality confused. Possibly a hard pill to swallow.

That is hitting the nail on the head in my humble opinion. I was certainly under the same impression when I looked at and subsequently bought the Boss. It was a bit of a burst bubble but I've gotten over that. I love the damn thing in spite of it breaking, handling like crap, costing lots of money, and getting spanked occasionally by a damn Jap bike costing a third of the money. Just sumptin' (like a V8 motor) about the Boss that makes it my favorite ride now and since I've been 2 wheeling.

The Jap bike guys for the most part really admire and enjoy the Boss and they too would have one if they had the bucks and the balls. All I hear at the track from those guys is praise and admiration. They understand perhaps better than a lot of BH owners what a feat it is pushing a half ton down the track at under 7 seconds whether they're a few bike lengths in front or not.

In conclusion, they are faster on an overall basis but the chicks with big knockers are looking at us and a ratty Boss looks cooler than most fancy Jap bikes.

Elliot

Adrian....Gary's consistent 6.4's ain't shabby. We've seen most stock ZZ4's do low 7's on THIS track. Keep in mind which cars are doing mid to low 6's. They're highly modified big and smallblocks, nitrous or supercharged, modified tranny and rearend. Most come on or in trailers to the track. Haven't seen any streetables doing those numbers and Gary's and my mph are usually around 120. That's pretty kickass 1/8th mile figures. Any other modification to our bikes will really degrade streetability. It's bad enough with the 275 car (track) tire. Have to keep in mind we also use these same machines to take the girls out to dinner, cruise the beaches, go 500 miles in a day to the Keys, and ride the mountains of NC. That in my book is one of the coolest aspects of the Boss. The only modification to the Jap bikes we're running like the 'Busa as an example, they have an adjustable swingarm that enables them to go an addt'l 4"-6"-8" depending on what they want and the rider's weight. It's adjustable in about 5 minutes and makes a huge difference. The same bike that would go airborne with one setting will totally stay down with an adjustment rearward. Nice feature. The only other thing some of them have done is regarding the computer to change redline and an airshifter. Those buggers are just fast as hell right out of the box. Lastly, although you and I wouldn't give most of the riceburners a 2nd look parked next to a V8 bike, you'd be amazed how the younger generation views things through a different set of eyeballs. I've often seen it go the other way around where they view the Jap bike in high regard and look at the Boss or other big cruiser type as an aberation. In spite of us looking and feeling good for ol' fellers, we ain't exactly the Pepsi generation. I've also viewed those nitrous Mitsubishis, Honda's, Acuras, etc. with distaste but the young pups look at Camaros, Streetrods, and a lot of all American hotrods as junk. Did I mention we're getting old? Your remark about a second of spin and 100'....we've been living that problem regularly. That is THE problem.

Jack...the crotch rockets CAN spin but it takes bad driving. Same with them wheelstanding. Just for grins, you should test ride a ZX12R at the Kawasaki exhibit in Daytona or a local dealer. Even the new Suzuki 1000 will have you grinning and I promise I won't be there to take your picture.

Bill.....mpegs coming.

Tim..... I like a lot of what Marv has done although some of it I feel hasn't had enough research or test time to make me feel confident. A shortened swingarm could have many different consequences. I'm sure some good and some bad. There's a few of Chopper City's products that we haven't had the best of luck with while others have been great. Best would be Marv visiting us down here during one of his Daytona trips and seeing how things went head-to-head. I've got bunches of respect for him and having a bunch of us going at it would be quite a hoot. I've extended the invite a number of times but realize we're kinda at the end of the world for a Minnesota guy.

Elliot

mpegs please

El, I would also like those mpegs, if not a hassle. Thanks. I must say I agree with you on your postings, not alot of people have that kind of "track" experience like you guys. So they usually talk from their perception and not reality or experience. I live in the rice burner world, and have one,( FJ1200 a little tricked), and ride almost every day, both rice burners and Bosses. Right now Im riding a ZZ4 with a cam and fast burn heads, but sitting on a single speed clutch mission. And its just like you said, all the difference is in, I ride to the strip, show, event and every body else pulls theirs. And when its over and every body is going home, including that group of 20 plus Busa riders, I pass them on the highway and laugh. It only counts on the track, I ride on the road, its not how fast is your ride out here, its more like how fast are you willing to go. When my meter is toped out at 220 kph, and Im looking at the Busa and he is allready floating and bouncin around, then I hit it and laugh, and he hits it and catches me, and I keep twisting and they fall behind. I regularly top my rice burners meter at 270 kph, and know what it feels likes, and go much faster on the Boss. And when I stop at the service area, have to cause I just drank my whole tank of gas, they pull in and the questions start. Any way the bottom line is in the last 1 minute of the day for me, not the 10 plus seconds on the track, but thae last minute. When the lights off my eyes are closed, and its me and him. I ride my Boss thanks, they can keep their track tickets and Ill have my last minute.

BHJ,

"When my meter is topped out at 220 kph, and I'm looking at the 'Busa and he is already floating and bouncin around, then I hit it and laugh and he hits it and catches me, and I keep twisting and they fall behind. I regularly top my rice burners meter at 270 kph, and know what it feels like, and go much faster on the Boss."

Man, I got some questions here :?: . First, what is the conversion from KPH to MPH? 270 KPH and you go much faster on a single speed Boss? Isn't that like 150 mph? Different gearing? Also, I heard that a stock 'Busa was good for 186 mph. We've had the Bosses to 160 mph but ran out of balls (ours, not the bike) . You guys are also obviously on a 1/4 mile track. Anxious to hear some details. I would think a modified FJ1200 would spank a smallblock Boss in spite of the cam and heads. Details. DETAILS! :shock:

Flip me an email to me email address along with your type of connection. I've overloaded a few of the guy's servers by sending too many mpegs at once.

Elliot