Headed out to Sunshine Speedway locally here to try the Low Profile Metzler to see if it improves 60ft times. Track is only 1/8 mile, but will work for checking times before doing anything else to the bike. Stock 09 Vmax w/new rubber rides again. Be back later tonight with pics & hopefully some vids. Here's the track:
videos.streetfire.net/video/Sunshine-Drag-Strip-2008_209129.htm


Hopefully this tire will get the 60ft. times down some...

Good luck B_M ride safe!

Bad Max hope you do well. I think you are on right track. Get that 60 footer down and the shits on. I'm going to the track in a few weeks i really think that would work for me our track is only 1/8 mile. If you don't mind let us know what RPM you launch at. All the best luck becareful. Race Safe WFO.

Ok, well I'm happy to report the tire helped some. I think we now have the best 60 ft times ever by a new vmax. Lee did back to back 1.66's and 6.50's in the 1/8 mile. Will take some time to get pics & vids posted but i'm working on it. Here's slips, far right are my 2 (not great) but I'm learning. Reaction time better on 1st run but time was slower. Pics & videos coming

Same crew, different track, different day.. Just wanted to test stock Vmax with 210 Metzler.







Lee's first run 6.67 and 107mph

Great news! At what RPM did you lauch at Bad-Max?

My launches were a fiasco. We set the bike up for Lee running 20lbs of air. Everytime I rode, it was a wheelie machine but we both left at 3500 and then pinned it. Lee & Tommy's 14's. Lee brought his strip bike (2006 Red ZX14)

But this red head was sure showing off on her Nitrous powered ZX4 running 5.40's all night.

Honestly I must say the Vmax's size is tuff to get decent 60ft. times, but getting rid of fly by wire will help.

Thanks Bad-Max for the info. How tall is Lee hell he's flat footed and still room to spare i'm 5' 6" and i'm a little nervous about not having more of my foot on the ground at launch time. Maybe Jon @ UFO could help a short guy out before race day with a new lowering link he might have laying around?Race Safe and flat footed if you can! WFO

Chics go fast too & there were at least 3 running tonight. Here's 1 and me & my compadres.. oh yeah & Steddy's beautiful ZRX




Steddy, Tommy & Lee, great group of guys that take drag racing seriously

Steddy Teddy's super quick & sexzy ZRX

WFO wrote:
You gotta realise we're running a low profile rear tire w/20lbs of air, so you'd be flat footed too. Lee's about 5'10" 160lbs in gear.

Max got called a "Drag Cadillac" tonight. I like that, it kinda fits Max does kinda look out of place here.





The Vmax did pretty well tho and won some & lost some. There were a lot of fast bikes there