hey i read in motortred that the 1/4 mile for our bikes is 13.65 on a stock bike, any truth to that, if so can it hit low 13?

Sounds about right.

Quote from: nick_villan on March 27, 2006, 01:18:41 PM
hey i read in motortred that the 1/4 mile for our bikes is 13.65 on a stock bike, any truth to that, if so can it hit low 13?

13.65 is from some of the best riders. I doubt you could even HIT in the 13s without a LOT of practice. If you want a bike that goes fast in a straight line, just get a new bike.

Quote from: AlphaFire X5 on March 27, 2006, 01:28:27 PM

Quote from: nick_villan on March 27, 2006, 01:18:41 PM
hey i read in motortred that the 1/4 mile for our bikes is 13.65 on a stock bike, any truth to that, if so can it hit low 13?

13.65 is from some of the best riders. I doubt you could even HIT in the 13s without a LOT of practice. If you want a bike that goes fast in a straight line, just get a new bike.

+1
Like a 'busa

I'm mostly curious about where you scored this MotorTrend. Is it a really old one? And why were they mentioning the GS?

Quote from: 2005-GS500-PDX on March 27, 2006, 01:46:04 PM
And why were they mentioning the GS?

+1. I am always on the lookout for the GS being mentioned in a motorcycle magazine. It seldom is.

Well i am going to race for pinks and I wondered if the GS would be a good bike for this???

Quote from: ajgs500 on March 27, 2006, 04:46:04 PM
Well i am going to race for pinks and I wondered if the GS would be a good bike for this???

Buh Bye GS!

13.65 must be a naked empty gs . would have to be .  i'v had my bike to a 14.4 (05f ) and i was getting faster and faster each run . so i'm pretty sure i could probly hit a 14.00 flat ... maybe ... i had about a gallon in it when i was there so ...

it was on a recent issue, they have most times posted on the back of their magazine. and yes it was a gs500e. I dont want to trade bikes, love my gs to much, just want to make it better at drag.

Quote from: nick_villan on March 27, 2006, 08:08:28 PM
it was on a recent issue, they have most times posted on the back of their magazine. and yes it was a gs500e. I dont want to trade bikes, love my gs to much, just want to make it better at drag.

Well I know a few queens who may be able to help you out. 

The listing is in the back of every Motorcyclist magazine.

That 13.65 was from a GS500/EX500 comparo test in the 10-01 issue of Motorcyclist.  It was typical of published test figures prior to that.  Starting with the 02 model and then the F models the published quarter times have been more like 14.5 seconds.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v443/jcp8832/GS500tests.jpg

hey what do you mean by queens, no im not going to use a turbo, i awant it to  be street legal 2.

Quote from: nick_villan on March 27, 2006, 08:25:53 PM
hey what do you mean by queens, no im not going to use a turbo, i awant it to  be street legal 2.

drag... queens...

still dont get it was is drag queens?

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! geez

ur not making sence what is drag queens?

Haha.

Yeah, that pretty much sums it up right there.