Used to harley drag race when I was in high school till In found out how much ti can cost. Split my cases last time I ran, took 3 mo. to rebuild. Honda 305

 

This is all dependant on a good rider, but at 165 lbs you can get a stock nightster into the 12's. Shouldn't be a problem to run mid/low-12's with a Stage 1 rubbermount. To get into the 11's isn't a lot of work. You have to match the components to make 85-90 rwhp to get into the 11's. Getting into the 10's is another story. Big $$$$$ and lots of work.

Now if you are a crappy rider you can take a stage 1 1200 and only run high 13's or low 14's.

 

I bought this bike about 5 years ago from a racing friend who was moving to Pro Stock MC. I paid $9000 for it. It was originally built in 1978 for Doug Vancil. He paraded it around for a few years with great success in Harley drag racing around the country. The motor was built by Bonnie Truitt, the transmission by Charlie Machado and the frame was by John "The Jet" Peek out of Houston. After I got it, freshened up the motor, we put it on the dyno, and she rolled 182 HP/210 lbs of torque @ 8000 rpm on C-16. All bets are off when its on nitro, don't know. Guessing above 230. My builder won't dyno nitro bikes because of safety concerns.(Scattering a motor in a confined area can be disasterous) After a few passes, we have it dialed in and have a baseline for the jetting and timing,so we can switch back and forth.Due to advances in technology, this motor is actually more powerful than it was originally. I also run a single stage centrifugal clutch, set at a 2500 rpm stall.
Though HP and torque IS important, The idea of dyno work is to smooth out the powerband from launch to peek (tune out dead spots), and to determine shift points. Dyno tuning is another story.
As far as cost to build a bike like this, the motor/trans would be 5-6K, the frame would be about 2-3K. Then factor in front end, wheels, shifter, blah, blah, blah.
The bike only weighs 400 lbs. (Meets the 4 lbs per cubic inch rule)
This is a great bracket bike. It is not really competitive in the top gas or prostock ranks, and I know that. The only way I can qualify in a race with those guys is if there is a breakage or a short field. Those guys run high sixes to mid 8's all day, on gas. Those guys are running motors that are turning ot 300-350 HP. Those bikes new cost up to $100,000. But I give them hell, though, and have a lot of fun, as I watch them go by me!
For those interested, there are a lot of these bikes laying around in garages and old shops around the country, and can be had at a reasonable price. They come in Ironhead and Shovel configurations (which can be switched to early Evo Sportster or Evo Big Twin) They come in one off frames like mine or with Truitt tankers or Nungasser frames.
For those of you who are going to Sturgis this year, You will see a lot of these old dragsters come out of the woodwork for a Nostalgia Fuel race. Make sure you catch it. We've been invited, but due to costs, we can't make it.
All of this being said, my original point to the gent out running his '07 was to save the '07, get a older Sportster to ring out. Fun can turn to shear disappointment when you destroy your only street bike.The Sportster motor is the greatest bracket bike around. It is consistant. Period. It's only week point is the trans/clutch. My wife has a '06 1200 and I'm impressed how well it runs in stock configuration.

 

210 lbs of torque from 96" ? You run a turbo/supercharger on it?

 

I'd like to see a near stock (stageI or so) sporty run in the mid 12s... anyone here done it?

 

Hey Don!

Manage to get your ride out while the weathers' been nice? Can't believe the way it's been melting around here!

Trevor

 

My 02 FXST with a SE air cleaner and V&H Pro Pipe ran a 12.39. Damn good for a mostly stock scooter.

 

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZsaISysWCk8

My 04 GTO with Heads/Cam/Exhaust/Tune ran 12's. I wanted to go faster and now am in the process of putting in a 416CI L92 that should be at 500rwhp plus a 150shot putting me around 650rwhp. That should be good for low 11's high 10's with a solid launch....but that is 30K later with that I already had invested in the original block!!!!!

Drag racing is addicting and expensive.

I wonder if I can get the N into the mid 12's..............???????????????????????????????? ???????


What are VRODS running in the 1/4th, can't be too much better than a stage 1 sportster, I say that because of weight.

 

Stock V-Rods can run low/mid 11s stock. Low 12s are the norm.

 

Note to self: Don't race V-Rods, stick with baggers. Copy.