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For those of you worried about wear on your clutch, remember, it's a wet clutch, if the torque is too much for the clutch is will slip some, but not really wear all that much due to the oil immersion.Ī day at the strip is a great time and a lot of fun for a chapter! The way I look at it, the engine was designed to run up to redline, so as long as you're not busting the redline limit all the time, dragging shouldn't put any more stress on the engine than towing a trailer would. To get the maximum launch, don't ease in the throttle as suggested, as the tree counts down bring your revs up to about 5500-6000, then at the last yellow dump the clutch, shift not at your optimal street shift points, but as you near redline. The simple way to keep a Wing from doing a wheele while at the dragstrip is to do it like the guys who race drag bikes all the time, LEAN forward even to the point of your helmet contacting the windshield. Report in with your times and share the fun. Good luck and have a great time at the track.

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It's full throttle when you have it under control and just fan the clutch lever as you are lifting on the shifter. The nice thing about doing it at the track is there is no oncoming traffic and no gendarmes shooting ya with a radar gun. That is how we lose a huge number of our fellow motorcyclists to an unforseen corner or collision that may have been preventable with a little more planning. Try to resist the temptation to be goaded into riding in a style that you think is over your head. Those things make all other race cars short of Top Fuel seem a little bit slow.

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One of my favorite TV shows is SpeedVision with the in car camera in a Formula 1 car. A fistful of throttle backed up with some horsepower is just a blast. Just be fully aware that for my money there is nothing anymore addicting in any motorsport than pure acceleration. She ain't no dirt bike and a good technique with control all the way through the event being most critical. The only down side of hammerin' a big heavy bike is ya can't save it with yer butt if it gets to far outta shape. A few nice peaceful chances to leave a little harder and a little harder until you can tell where it all begins to happen. The nice thing about doing it alone or with a friend to observe your technique is there is none of the nerves associated with a crowd who are all yelling for you to 'Get It On'. The Wing is big,powerful, and fast for it's heft so you might want to get a good feel for where the clutch is really coming in. You may want to go out in the boonies somewhere and just do a little bit of practicing on yer leaves. The guys flaming you for wanting to do this, just wish they had the balls to do it them selves.

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Previous posts explained how to stage very well, but keep in mind that reation time has nothing to do with the elasped time you run. Speed shifting is a must (not letting off the throttle) and by all means if the bike gets out of shape or things don't feel right get out of the throttle, you can always go back for another run, just be safe and have fun. It will take a few passes, but you'll soon get the right feel where the bike doesn't bogg, spin the tire and does a slight wheelie for a few feet. Your not racing for a championship, so start out by reveing the bike to about 3000, release the clutch as fast as possible(not dumping it) while adding throttle at the same time. Choose the one your comfortable with, just don't line up between them.

As you pull up to the starting line in your lane, you will have the choice of the inside track or outside track from when cars are running. Like it's been said, the traction at the track will much greater than on the street, so I don't see a need for a burn out, ride around the water box not through it. You need to get a feel of how the bike lauches at a lower rpm and work your way up.

Fuse, if this is your first time like you said, I would not rev the bike up to 4500 rpm and just dump the clutch.