60' Techniques

Hi All,I have a stock CBR1000RR 05 with flapper mod that I ran down the 1/4 mile at Eastern Creek in Sydney, Australia.Best times with 40/16 sprockets was 10.7 with a 1.96 60',136 mph and with 44/15 sprockets a 10.6 and 1.93 60' time and 134 mph I'm getting let down by my 60' times,so was hoping people could share their starting techniques including their 60' times and 1/4 mile times.Personally I am starting to think around 4000 rpm get the clutch fully out then wind on the throttle.Any ideas and help would be greatly appreciated.Cheers,Steve.

Hmmm, never been on a track, just opened her up on a long strait highway. So, I guess I don't have anything helpful to you. Sorry bro!!!

Just left the track last night, .56 r/t 1.59 60 4.18 330 6.36 1/8th mile et 112.16 1/8 mile trap Get it lowered, and extended, asap. lol Other than that, I was launchin at around 6500, just slippin it till i was movin and lettin it rip after that.

Just left the track last night, .56 r/t 1.59 60 4.18 330 6.36 1/8th mile et 112.16 1/8 mile trap Get it lowered, and extended, asap. lol Other than that, I was launchin at around 6500, just slippin it till i was movin and lettin it rip after that. and you didn't buck!?!?! what track were you at?? i go to hmp. anytime i try to launch higher than 45k, i buck and she comes up violently. best time for me was a 6.53 with a 1.7 something at hmp. are you going this sunday?? if so let me know so i can see what i'm doing wrong. by the way, mine is stretched,lowered and strapped!!! i think it needs to be lower,so i'm getting adjustable links,i'm 5' 3" and 150 and i'm still not flat footed lol. also noticed we have the same color bike lol. mine is an 05 with 06 fairings.

Hi all, Reading the 1/4 mile times thread, it would seem you could get down to a 1.60 60' in standard trim.Interested in the techniques people are using who are achieving this and or techniques people are using to achieve fast launches relative to thier set-up.Thanks for the replies so far,Steve.

Heya Stevem, pop through the search engine, heaps of good info here, also hop onto www.nswrats.com (NSW road and trackbikes), a few there love the WSID strip and can help out with advice too... Good choice of bike mate:D JasonBW

had my first drag experience recently. 4k is clearly too low. 5k worked well for me without worrying too much. i'll refrain from launching at 6k until i get better at keeping the front end down. not that this was a problem, but i am afraid of looping it. maybe overly so. i'm beginning to think that once you launch it this way, it won't buck as easily as it does when i roll it on. in other words, when i roll it on, it bucks up around 50mph. is it possible that this doesn't happen as easily on a drag start?

Welcome to the site Steve. I dont race so I cant help you, just wanted to welcome you. Try searching things out, you might find more info that way too. Awesome choice on the bike though.