Yankee you answered my question about concrete that I was going to ask. There is a person I know who has Damn near a half mile long by fifty yard wide nice flat spot that I used to run my car on, so it sounds like that be good to test bike also. He tells me the ex land owner landed planes there.I would love to come down and run with you but Northern Wisconsin to where you are at, ain't gonna happen yet. Also when at the track where would you line up at the tree. I am thinking that there would be two grooves from mostly dragging cars and you wouldn't wanna be in the center or am I wrong. As for the leathers I understand the whole jeans and asphalt all to well in years past. Its not my first bike but first one I would consider dragging at least till I finish the GPz. I am a bigger guy 6 ft 260 lbs so this will just be for shits and giggles. It will still be at least a month till I get to really try this out so in the mean time I am just waiting not so patiently I might add.
Birch,
The concrete stretch of road your friend owns sounds like the perfect area to practice your launches.
Staging, well here are the basics of staging.
I dont know how much you know about drag racing. Basically how it works when you are called out of the staging lanes onto the track you will first decide if you are going to do a burnout or not. I reccomend doing a burnout even with a street tire to just clean any debri off. You dont have to go nuts and create a fully blown top fuel bournout in 3 rd gear lasting 25 seconds!
A basic 2nd gear burn out until you notice the tire begin to smoke is enough, keep the gas on as you release the front brake and roll out of the throttle you should feel the tire take grip as tire speed slows down.
Notice there is usually a box located about 25 ft back from the christmas tree (i dont have the exact spec for this distance) this box is where the staging lights are located, one is a prestage and the other is stage.
Picking either left or right lane is personal preference. As you approach the staging line look carefully where you are going to line up... Some cars will drip water from the wheel wells from the burnout, some will leak fluids etc. Dont rely on the starter to clean up every drop. Try and look for a clean dark line of rubber none as the Groove. I tend to stay towards the center example if I am staged in the right lane I will get in the left groove line and if I am in the left lane I will get in the right groove line. Of course this is if they are even with no BS down the track. VERY IMPORTANT the first 100 ft on a street bike.
Practice on the concrete untill you feel you are smooth and fairly quick.
Dont launch in 2nd. Focus on your body postion, upper body shoulders and neck, head, Be sure your feet BOTH feet are flat footed in a postion where you feel the most stable, where I comfortable pair of shoes to where you can feel the ground,, sounds wierd but its all mental in your mind and how it works... Try that and post your updates of your progress.
Yankee
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