conn-e-rot Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 My extensions are 3-7 so I'll decide once I bolt them on where it looks best. From what I've found the extensions are good for 300+ hp and there are guys with 100's of passes on them with no issues at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Butters Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 I check for flip flops and do-rags. +rep sirMost all that stretch do it for a racing advantage. Getting low too is a racing advantage. I love turns, but want to broaden my horizons with a better drag performing bike. I bought my bike for power honestly. If I was small I'd do it to a zx10, but they're too tiny for me. Sure they turn great, but there's 2 sides of performance coming from these machines...power and turning ability. You can use either one to the max of your liking.i enjoy both - but ive never had more fun on a bike than i did at national trails on the vmax, and it wasnt even that fast (needed a rider mod also lol...moar practice)granted i havent tried a track day to compare - but i enjoyed drag racing way more than any twisty roads riding.....aside from heading to the track alone since not many drag racers on ORplus...i like being able to spend $15 and racing all night, instead of paying $400 or whatever for a road course day (entry, gas, etc etc)...trails is 10mins awayi wish yamaha would make a bike to compete with the busa and zx14 crowd! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaNick Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 I've been getting the "Dude, you can rail Nick, why you want to slam/stretch?" I say,"Because I want to experience/have fun with the other side of the sport now." I know I can corner, now I want to drop and be quick. They look at me like I'm crazy, but they're not into it like I am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaNick Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 My extensions are 3-7 so I'll decide once I bolt them on where it looks best. From what I've found the extensions are good for 300+ hp and there are guys with 100's of passes on them with no issues at allOh, I meant I'M going 6" over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaNick Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 We officially JACKED this thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conn-e-rot Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 I enjoy the rush of the strip and frankly I don't have the roads like others do without traveling several hours the strip is 30 minutes from me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 stretched bikes = ricers of the bike world Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Steve Butters Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 i had about 40000 more truck and bike pictures i was going to post - but i refrained lol....i would say its only partially jacked since i KNOW there could be much more damage lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Butters Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 stretched bikes = ricers of the bike worldhow so? stretching a bike has a purpose for drag racing....adding a wing to a 18 second honda has no purpose at all. i dont see the correlation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Butters Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nReO7HbJBovs.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HF-HSsB3czw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 yeah everyone with a stretched bike immediately gets all the skill of a professional racer like ricky gadson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Butters Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 yeah everyone with a stretched bike immediately gets all the skill of a professional racer like ricky gadson only if they wear iRenew bands on all 4 limbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2talltim Posted April 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 We officially JACKED this thread! it's cool guys ..it's giving me somthing to read at work..LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaNick Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 It brought us all together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2talltim Posted April 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 (edited) It brought us all together. indeed it has..you ugly ass long swingers......wait a min that just might be a complement:confused:..... Edited April 18, 2011 by 2talltim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conn-e-rot Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Damn I gotta get my garage cleaned out and buy chain, sprockets, brake lines, clutch line and rear pads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beegreenstrings Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 (edited) yeah thats a can o worms that should stay the fug closed... its close minded things like that that will get our sport canned, I hate stretched bikes.. BUT i see the purpose NOT everyone can afford to have a drag bike and a street bike.. so why make them only be able to have one... i Ride the track.. and have 1 bike so their may be things on my bike that people dont like.. (maybe my full exhaust is to loud for people) to each their own.. if it doesnt effect how i or others ride or drive (and it doesnt because its no ones isssue but the owners) then it doesnt matter you start wanting to outlaw 1 thing then its a downhill spiral.. first its extended swingarms.. then its wider tires.. or to sticky of tires for the street or flush mount signals or whatever.. sheesh.. its the diversity of the sport that makes it great.. INNOVATION! either it has a purpose and its good or it doesn't but it has to start somewhere!that is allAnd I dont. That is just how I feel. I dont care if you have the badest ass biek there is. "To me", you stretch it, it is done. I never have liked them. On the Strip I see the reason. Not that I agree with it. I would rather watch stock bike 4 bike races and see who the better rider is than see who has more money.I thought this was a "your thoughts" thread... Obviosuly this was my thoughts on them. About like the first post. As soon as I see a bike with a extended swingarm, the interest in the bike is gone. Edited April 18, 2011 by Beegreenstrings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conn-e-rot Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 For me the reason is to get lower et's with less likely hood of looping it on the launch and landing on the tarmac or wheeling through 1st, 2nd & 3rd ... I'm not a stunta so I don't particularly like wheelies especially not at 100+ mph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaNick Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Bee - That's like saying all racing is only good when done stock. No way man. Racing is about who is quickest. Since drag racing began, even on the street, nobody wanted stock vehicles. They did everything they could to their vehicle to win. That's what racing is about. Who has the quickest and who can be the quickest with their skills and what they race with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 the real point here, is that drag racing sucks. anyone can go fast in a straight line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conn-e-rot Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Amen well said Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaNick Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 the real point here, is that drag racing sucks. anyone can go fast in a straight line.I'm confused, didn't you tell tbutera that the video of Gadson was irrelevant because he is a professional 9 time champion? I thought anyone can go fast? I must have not gotten that memo. I think you're confusing a yahoo twisting a throttle wide open while cruising compared to a drag race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaNick Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Wait, why I'm I trying to explain any of this to a guy on a half litre beater and a 1973 CB750? You don't know what quick is anyway. Sorry, I had to go there because you're so passionate with your hate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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