Gixer1460 Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 ^^^ hundreds of years of experience speaking there LOL! But it's spot on advice ! With work, there are sometimes upto a second in just the chassis with no other power adjustments - just gotta find it. Quote Link to comment
Anna Posted June 20, 2018 Author Share Posted June 20, 2018 On 6/19/2018 at 4:04 PM, Duckndive said: It can be frustrating at times 1 step forward = 2 steps back.....BTDTGTS... Just turn the Blue bottle off and go back to your base line set up and get the 60ft right....the most important thing is jockey consistency.... then turn it back on and work on the set up need for the extra beans ....as it will be sure to need a few tweak's ... and only change one thing at a time ... Thanks - still feel like I'm the weak link. Was doing OK til that hairy launch. Quote Link to comment
Anna Posted June 20, 2018 Author Share Posted June 20, 2018 On 6/19/2018 at 10:11 PM, Gixer1460 said: ^^^ hundreds of years of experience speaking there LOL! But it's spot on advice ! With work, there are sometimes upto a second in just the chassis with no other power adjustments - just gotta find it. I had got down to 10.41s without NOS, which is a bit frustrating to go backwards. Just have to work on that launch.. 1 Quote Link to comment
Duckndive Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 (edited) If you spin the tyre at the hit.. the lock up will just lock up and not do its job "slip" .....so assuming you are using the same RPM you either need to take static out or drop the tyre pressure .... "I would start with the tyre " an easy clue to if the Lock-up is doing it job is how often do you have to service the clutch and change the oil ..........? Edited June 21, 2018 by Duckndive Quote Link to comment
Anna Posted August 13, 2018 Author Share Posted August 13, 2018 (edited) 11 August 2018 Race Report by Anna RWYB - back at Pod after nearly a month It had been raining the night before after a long period of blazing sun and the track seemed to be a tad slippy as if it was channelling a road after a storm. Had a succession of uninspiring runs, where the back end squirmed around or the rear tyre lost grip and spun and my best time was 11.0s. One of the occasions when I did get grip was when I did a wheelie off the start line. I have posted the footage in our 'Rents go Racing FB page and will try to get it on here but it is very large. The frame by frame, super slo-mo footage I generated from my son's video shows what really went on with that wheelie. At normal speed the front wheel pops up and down and I continue on my way. In slo-mo The ambers seem to stay on forever I don’t move until green I get my foot on the right peg very quickly. This is good to know if I ever have to use the rear brake to control a wheelie. Left foot still dragging as the bike lifts. The staging lights showed me that the front wheel was starting to come up as the rear wheel went through the start line beams. This surprised me as I hadn't realised it happened so fast, in the distance between the front and rear wheels. The force knocked my left hand off the handlebar as I had only just thrown the clutch and hadn't had time to grip the bar again. The front wheel comes up a lot further than it shows in the normal speed footage. I got my left hand back on the handlebar. I remember thinking that this was a hard wheelie so I rolled off the throttle and brought the front down. The front comes down fairly gently and the rear lifts up a bit but nothing to worry about. I carry on down the track thinking "that's definitely earned me my wheelie stripes" The actual real time in the clip was about half a second! Most of the runs featured lots of rear-tyre spin and not very inspiring times but people I spoke to seemed to be experiencing the same. Footage from the grandstand of my last run is actually painful for me to watch as the bike sounds like it is being tortured and I was so tired I had made a couple of major errors. Our oldest son was there for the day and took lots of video and stills which will get incorporated into videos and slide shows for the FB page. Great to have him involved. The video template has some effects which make it look like double vision but I might try and re-do the vid without the effects. I have no idea how I got it to super slo-mo but I'm glad I did. Great to see Minx, Vizman, DucknDive, KidKearsly (sorry if I missed anyone) Edited August 13, 2018 by Anna added some text 5 Quote Link to comment
minx Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 When are you next out @Anna? Hopefully there's some more time left this year to get back to your pbs Quote Link to comment
Sweary Bob Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Back at Pod on 22nd September (points meeting). Going to drop tyre pressure and see if that helps, then start to ramp up the launch rpm. Quote Link to comment
Anna Posted September 13, 2018 Author Share Posted September 13, 2018 On 9/4/2018 at 6:14 PM, minx said: When are you next out @Anna? Hopefully there's some more time left this year to get back to your pbs 22 Sept hoping to get back on track 1 Quote Link to comment
Sweary Bob Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 October 13th was the last points meeting and tough going into a stong headwind. Only managed a 10.7 best run, but when all the points were added up we ended up 7th in the Challenge out of 32 competitors. Really happy with that as our aim was for a top 10 finish. Winter modifications are all ready to be fitted and tested. Roll on next season and more fun. Check out 'Rents go Racing on fb for vids and more info. 3 Quote Link to comment
Sweary Bob Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Next year's race plate already fitted. Also might have a change of wheels!! Roll on 2019. 3 Quote Link to comment
nopokewithoutsmoke Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Do those Astralites save a lot of weight compared to the standard Slingshot wheels? Quote Link to comment
Fazz711 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Astra lites I had in the past were feather lite. In comparison to others Quote Link to comment
Sweary Bob Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Sneak peek of some of the Winter upgrades. Roll on 2019 season. 4 Quote Link to comment
nopokewithoutsmoke Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Just noticed that the bars are above the top yoke. I thought they were always underneath on the 750's...Any particular reason? Thinking that the lower position would help keep the front end down. Quote Link to comment
Sweary Bob Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 1 hour ago, nopokewithoutsmoke said: Just noticed that the bars are above the top yoke. I thought they were always underneath on the 750's...Any particular reason? Thinking that the lower position would help keep the front end down. It's an 1100L model. Quote Link to comment
nopokewithoutsmoke Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 18 minutes ago, Sweary Bob said: It's an 1100L model. Doh...I was thinking it was a 750...I should pay more attention. Quote Link to comment
Sweary Bob Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Dummy tank cover before and after. Hopefully racing this Sunday, will post photos and report on how the upgrades worked. Can't wait!! 1 Quote Link to comment
Sweary Bob Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 As promised here is the Race Report, weather was always looking doughtful. At 3.00 we were called to the pairing lanes only for it to start raining again!! Meeting was called off, but we did manage a bit of testing in the paddock area so all is looking good for the next meeting. Quote Link to comment
Gixer1460 Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Oooooooh - playing in CompBike, like it! They are a good crowd in there - It used to be like Clampett Land in the pits as no one had any money! Enjoy! Quote Link to comment
Sweary Bob Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 42 minutes ago, Gixer1460 said: Oooooooh - playing in CompBike, like it! They are a good crowd in there - It used to be like Clampett Land in the pits as no one had any money! Enjoy! No its not Comp Bike, the CB is for Challenge Bike (RWYB Challenge). Still a good crowd of lads and lasses though!! Quote Link to comment
Sweary Bob Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Another day, another wash out!! Weather 2 Drag Racing 0 Quote Link to comment
Solcambs Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 53 minutes ago, Sweary Bob said: Another day, another wash out!! Weather 2 Drag Racing 0 Sucks! Quote Link to comment
R15UTT Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 On 11/3/2017 at 9:00 PM, Anna said: Slowly getting the hang of online forums. Nice write up Anna . Stick with it fast girl . Quote Link to comment
Sweary Bob Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 (edited) At last we started racing, fueling problems and 40 mph headwind Saturday meant no good times. After a few repairs Sunday morning hit the track and played again. Managed a new PB of 10.32 @ 139 mph. Onwards to the next meeting, the 9s is looking good!! Edited March 18, 2019 by Sweary Bob Grammer 1 Quote Link to comment
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