i couldnt figure out how to move my post, i posted this in the drag racing forum already, but nobody looked at it

i have a 2001 KTM DUKE (640cc single cylinder) and i have ridden it about 3 hours total, but i have raced motocross since i was 6 so i am very used to racing bikes....
here are my times:

#1
.523
2.03
14.54
84.5 mph

#2
.533
2.20 (spun tire)
15.00
80.02 mph

#3
.513
2.00
14.89
81.23 mph (missed 4th right before the traps )

well, i got a good taste for racing a motorcyle in the 1/4, it was a lot of fun! i cant wait to do some stuff to the bike and hopefully be in the 12's or so before i step up to a more powerfull bike near the end of the summer

 

never even herd of that bike before.......isnt a street/offroad type of bike

steve

 

It's a supermotard style road bike.... KTM LC4 frame & motor with more road-oriented suspension, brakes, and sweet BBS alloy wheels. Very trick, handles very well, incredibly fun to ride.

 

 

thats the one, mine is red.... i still need an exhaust if i can find one

 

Are you running an offroad/dual purpose tire? Those 60' times seem a bit high... but I'm a streetbike guy. Pretty consistent times considering all that went wrong.

 

im running perrelli dragons, dont let its looks fool you, its a street bike not a dual sport....

the 60' times are about all it can pull with about 45-50 hp at the wheel

 

Considering the Duke isn't exactly a power monster I'd be pretty happy with your quarter mile times. Not bad at all.

 

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I didnt even know KTM made street bikes.

 

they are coming out with a twin that will compete with the ducati monster and other similar bikes, it will be a "true" streetbike

 

oh yea, i hit 14.3 last night at about 87-88, so i got it a little better

 

I've got a pair of dragon supercorsas. Decent tire. They square off the second I look at an interstate though. Track and canyons only I suppose.

 

The supercorsas are a soft race compound tire. They're not going to last long at all on the street.

 

these are a lot harder compound dragons... the shittiest of the dragons

 

"they are coming out with a twin that will compete with the ducati monster and other similar bikes, it will be a "true" streetbike"

ill believe it when i see it...

 

i've seen pictures of it and it is beautiful! it will be coming out for 2004

 

well, i did some minor modifications to the bike since my best time of a 14.3 @ 88 last summer, it had a really restrictive dual exhaust so i cut off the side that did a 90 degree angle from the other side, welded a patch, and then took a really restrictive 1" pipe out of the muffler, and did some gearing changes. im expecting a mid to high 13 atleast with about a 95 mph trap speed, but this bike got a thousand times better for canyon/street riding. its running horribly lean right now, so with some tuning it will really be an awesome machine! but it doest really compare to the ducati ive been riding lately

 

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this??

 

never mind this is it!

looks cool, calling it the duke 950......950 cc streetfighter....

 

not too shabby

 

Good job buddy.
Ran a 10.70 on my GSXR 750.
Good luck and be safe.

 

It looks like a Buell (x-1?) more than a ducati but maybe thats just me.

 

I think they are cool bikes, a buddy of mine wants one bad.

 

wonder how fast my kx250 will run the 1/4...