Last year I raced an R1 pilot I work with. It was a 2001 with slip-ons and my Busa was stock. We rolled at about 30 and gunned it. He stayed with me through 1st gear, after that he saw my tailight fading. Now he is a proud 2 month owner of a 2006 R1 Raven, and of course he wants revenge. I have tried to avoid this for a while now because the way I see it, I have nothing to gain even if I win. My bike has a full exhaust while his is still stock. If I beat him, of course it'll be because I have the exhaust plus and extra 300 cc's on him ... at least that'll be what he says. But if he beats me, I'll never hear the end of it. You could imagine how the constant 2 month worth of nagging can get to someone, and now its getting to me. At this point, I just want to shut him up.
Its kind of hard to get this going because I work Sun-Fri and try to save Sat. for family and rest. He works the day shift. As for the race, it won't be a 1/4 mile run. Anyone familiar with the 9/10th's Phantom12 always spoke of? He has been attending some of these and wants to race me in that fashion. Basically its a slow roll (20 - 30 mph) for 1/10th of a mile , then all hell breaks loose for the remaining 9/10th. I don't know when it'll happen, but it will happen.
I'll be sure to post the results.
Now for the tale of the tape:
Bikes:
2005 Suzuki Hayabusa vs. 2006 Yamaha R1 Raven
Hayabusa Modifications:
Brock Hindle full exhaust
PAIR removed
Power Commander (PCIIIusb)
Airbox modification
Front lowered 4mm ( As seen here ) Yes, I was bored that day!
Raven Modifications:
Power Commander
Front lowered 1 1/2 - 2 inches
Riders' Weight:
Raven pilot 60lbs. heavier than Hayabusa pilot
Riders' racing capabilites:
Edge goes to the Raven pilot since he has had multiple 9/10th races while the Hayabusa pilot has had none. Key word here is "edge". Hayabusa pilot has had many races, just not in this particular fashion.
Wish me luck ... wait a minute, do I need it?
Its kind of hard to get this going because I work Sun-Fri and try to save Sat. for family and rest. He works the day shift. As for the race, it won't be a 1/4 mile run. Anyone familiar with the 9/10th's Phantom12 always spoke of? He has been attending some of these and wants to race me in that fashion. Basically its a slow roll (20 - 30 mph) for 1/10th of a mile , then all hell breaks loose for the remaining 9/10th. I don't know when it'll happen, but it will happen.
I'll be sure to post the results.
Now for the tale of the tape:
Bikes:
2005 Suzuki Hayabusa vs. 2006 Yamaha R1 Raven
Hayabusa Modifications:
Brock Hindle full exhaust
PAIR removed
Power Commander (PCIIIusb)
Airbox modification
Front lowered 4mm ( As seen here ) Yes, I was bored that day!
Raven Modifications:
Power Commander
Front lowered 1 1/2 - 2 inches
Riders' Weight:
Raven pilot 60lbs. heavier than Hayabusa pilot
Riders' racing capabilites:
Edge goes to the Raven pilot since he has had multiple 9/10th races while the Hayabusa pilot has had none. Key word here is "edge". Hayabusa pilot has had many races, just not in this particular fashion.
Wish me luck ... wait a minute, do I need it?