You probably won't like me being on here because I have a ZX-14. I'm just trying to get Billy's opinion on something. I have the Pingel bars and strut and I also have a M/T slick. The slick is really tall compared to the stock tire. I have the bike geared -1 on the countershaft sprocket and +2 on the rear. I hope I have enough gearing. I'm 52 years old and haven't drag raced a bike for about 23 years. I'm looking forward to getting back into it and hopefully, with some practice, getting into the 8's. I'm 5'8" and weigh about 148 lbs. so this should be a + factor.