Pinks!

While the bench racers are talking them selves blue, i would like to inform you that Husaberg is not a backyard dragbike. Husaberg is preliminary a Enduro or a motocross bike. GET THE RIGHT TOOLS FOR THE JOB, and whip those japanese bikes on the track instead.

Those push rod, claw hammer toting blokes at Harley did very little to develop the V-Rod engine, thank the people at Porche.
dan

Hi guys,

I'm going to break my silence long enough to post here. I can't take it anymore!

Let me preface this by saying that I abhor "reality" television. For one, it's not. For another, the majority of "reality" tv holds up the standard of almost every trait that would cause you to dislike a person in real life. With PINKS, it's not so much the case, but I'm speaking generally. However, while surfing the channels during my daily hour of tv, I switched to Speed tv(I.E., NASCAR 'R US), and heard engines. I'm a sucker for engines belonging to a vehicle that don't only turn left, so I watched the PINKS episode that fry mentioned.

Let me say that the concept of the show is cool. If it were true, it would be a very dramatic thing to watch someone lose a vehicle due to their misplaced belief in said vehicle's supremacy on the starting line. However, the show has nothing to do with which vehicle is quicker. The whole show's outcome hinges on who of the two racers is a better negotiator. Have a slower bike? negotiate a bike length(or ten) handicap. Clutch overheated? Negotiate a break to allow it to cool down.

By calling H-D to the track, you would be doing nothing to prove that the Husaberg is faster. Immediately, the two racers would be negotiating to alter the start of the race to where you would couldn't possibly determine which bike were quicker. So the whole concept of PINKS is immediately out the window. The entire episode is filled with crap that's better suited to that show w/The Donald on it.

That's why I watch "Lazy Town" and "Oobi". Those are real shows, with real drama. That, and my daughter freaks out if we change the channel during Noggin's educational programming.

thanks,
json

fryguy said:

LeFrog

I'm not sure if your post was motivated due to the Pinks!! episode last night with the Vrod and the mid 80 GS1150 Zook, but I had the thought that the Harley 'dude' was going to loose, and loose bad. But hey I was wrong. I caught it mid episode and got shocked. That Vrod hauled!!!

I have no idea how the berg would do, but Dale,which would be faster, the modded Harley or the modded berg when you were finished?

fry

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All else remaining equal, both fit with a wheelie bar and proper rubber I am afraid the V-Rod will still get to the front.

I just re-worked a limited Edition SE V-Rod which included brake and suspension upgrades.

With 118 RWHP, the long wheelbase and extreme trail (rake) said bike is quick in a straight line.

Dale

LeFrog said:

dsducati said:

A V-Rod with Vance pipes and reprogrammed fuel delivery will run in the 11's. Not sure if I want to wager my Berg there, but bring on the Fat Boy!
Dan

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I said: off the box, totally stock, no performance part. Pump or race gas, I think the FS650e would smoke anything H-D stock.

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I was simply being "controversial", simply using the the XR 750 for the sake of argument.

Sincerely,
Dale

t-jet-tim said:

And if you want to drag with a Vrod you need to
convert it to chain drive or break belts.You have
to admit though,they did a good job of copying
Japanese motor technology.
We took a CR500 with a street tire and taller
gearing to Martin dragway years ago and it's
best time was 12.10.It was hard keeping the
frontend down and would have went 11s with
a bar for sure.I have done a lot of street racing
in the last 33 years and have never witnessed a
race for pinks.Bunches of money yes,but most
serious racers would not want their speed secrets
and pride and joy in someone elses hands.Only
in Hollywood.

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Only for the sake of argument:
The drive belt is quite stout. I have built many a "Big Inch" Harley Davidson producing in excess of 100 Lb / ft Torque and 155 horsepower without a belt failure.

Kind Regards,
Dale

Interesting Dale.

Json, your right, if they simply had one of their girlfriends starting them with no discussion, that would be real, but man, a lot of people would loose their cars in one half hr show.

Re: Reverse Analogy

How would a V-Rod and / or XR 750 perform in the woods? :shock:

What say I? "A tool for every job!"
Take the claw hammer for example.... :lol:


Dale

Guys, it's just a joke and yes, it not about racing, very few starts are heads up, it's about who's the best negotiator.

That's the interesting part of drag racing: very long preparation, the negotiations are the plateau, and the race itself is the climax (oooh yeah baby).

It's like Battlebots, everybody was talking about it and watching it and then after 6 months the ratings dropped and they pulled out all the bots shows (even the WWE tried to organize one).

Alright Mr. tough guy Lineaweaver, my FS650c 'Berg vs your XR750 out at the "world famous" Infineon raceway supermoto track out here in our backyard.....FOR PINKS! (then we can go out to the equally "world famous" Lodi Cycle bowl (also in our back yard) and you can win your bike back on the oval! (just kidding 'ol buddy-pal-friend-o-mine!) :twisted:
-Rocky-

P.S. Open motard track day at Stockton this sunday wanna go?

Rocky,
The Harley would likely not make it through the quarter mile without an overhaul. :lol:

Thank you for the invite, however, most every day has an assignment until after the new year. :?

Dale

Magnusson said:

While the bench racers are talking them selves blue, i would like to inform you that Husaberg is not a backyard dragbike. Husaberg is preliminary a Enduro or a motocross bike. GET THE RIGHT TOOLS FOR THE JOB, and whip those japanese bikes on the track instead.

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My story happened as described, I run the tallest possible gears on my berg and it is still hard to keep the front end down!

We all know what great dirt bikes harley used to sell.
The Baja 100,Sprint 250 and 350,and the SX125+250
enduros. :lol:

Could someone build a Husaberg-powered roadster?

Or it simply does not make sense?

LeFrog said:

Could someone build a Husaberg-powered roadster?

Or it simply does not make sense?

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Ben Ballard already has, Err, sort of. :?

Husaberg powered sidehacks.
http://www.jbsracing.co.uk/

Wow,78 hp with 9.6 compression.They must be
going for some type of durability.Put two cylinders
on a v case and have 150+HP Vtwin that still was
way lighter than a Vrod.

May be a bit off topic but
IMHO the most annoying thing is riding a straight line... :?
Most of my buddys own these 140+ hp Jap bikes.
They love the German "Autobahn". How boring is this?? :shock:

Once I lent my FS650 to one of these dudes. As he got away
I had doubts if this was a good idea.
He came back and bingo:
the rear tire had an angular profile. :?
It was that extreme you could park the bike without a stand... :x
He was willing to purchase a new tire at least.

Oblated rear tires are quite common here for these Jap bike
"racers". They mostly dare to twist the throttle on the straights
only. That's why we call the flat portion on their rear tire
"Angststreifen". Translated literally this means "fear stripe". :lol:

I do wear the centers out first,mostly from burnouts.
Most the corner carver kids end up in the hospital
or morgue sooner or later,those american guard rails
act like a big fillet knife.Going straight isn't that boring
once you get over 175MPH on a GPS.Some speedos
will show 200.I found riding a single on the road to
be a bit boring,they are ment for the dirt.There you
can let it all hang out without a Buick pulling out in
front of you.