Burnout question / Launch Technique

[atek3]

I'm going to NH Dragway with my SV650 and I wanted some advice on doing a burnout. I've read the best way to do a stationary burnout is to put it in first gear, grab the front brake, put weight over the front forks, rev it up to about 6k and pop the clutch. Then to stop ease the clutch lever in while rolling off the throttle.

Is that about right?

I don't want to be a "that guy".

Also as far as the best launch technique, Normally I'd rev to between 3-4k and then ease out the clutch as fast as possible while keeping the front wheel down... is that about right?

thanks,

atek3

[Ericthejet]

You don't need to pop the clutch for a burnout.
Ease the clutch out as you apply throttle and let your ears guide you.

Think of what you do when pulling away from a stop X10 I guess.
I just pull the clutch lever in to stop the spin and the throttle hand just does it's thing which is close the throttle, plus a few blips of course.

[Sheppo]

Roll around the water trap and back in to wet your tire. Grab the front brake and rev the bike. Slip the clutch out until the tire starts to break loose then add more throttle and release the clutch. You don't need to go mental on the burn out. Chances are your SV 650 isn't going to go up in smoke when you leave the line anyway. I would more practice launching, what RPM, how much clutch to use and no wheelie.
Good luck !

[SVRACER01]

i think that you will find that you really wont need a burnout or at least not a long one.
turn your idle up to 3k so you are already there. when i ran my SV6 there thats how i did it. and to launch you just about dump the clutch on that bike. i think my best was a 12.5ish

[richw]

not to be a dick but do you need a burn out

will it spin the tire during a launch?

note biggest secret short shift 1st and a little 2nd

[loridin64]

im with everyone else that your most likely not going to need a lengthy burnout.

Like Rich said, make sure you dont bounce the rev limiter going down the track. And even it does come up in a wheelie, dont chop the throttle, stay in it and upshift and use your body weight to guide you.

Cant wait to see your #'s

[butcher bergs]

No burnout needed unless you're spinning on take off....which you won't.


As far as launching, feed the clutch out as you roll the throttle on. Keep it a smooth, steady motion to ensure the front end stays down or no more than a foot off the ground.


Stay in it until you are about 25' past the signs near the traps. The timer is further out than you think.

Post your times too!

[atek3]

Run #1
R/T .389
60' 2.328
1/4 13.295
mph 104.99

Run #2
R/T .202
60' 2.322
1/4 12.950
mph 106.01

Run #3
R/T .184
60' 2.104
1/4 12.639
mph 106.43

Run #4
Lost time slip... 1/4 roughly 13.5s


Run #1 I had no idea what i was doing, as a result my R/T was really slow, I popped a wheelie which hurt my launch.

Run #2 Someone told me to leave on the last yellow, which brought my R/T down a lot. This race I beat a Ducati Hypermotard

Run #3 My best run of the day, I got the clutch out well, R/T was reasonable. I beat a GSXR-750 down the strip, but his 1/4 was faster (apparantly R/T doesn't affect your 1/4 time)

Run #4 Was a disaster. Right before we went a motorcyclist hit a cone so we had to wait ~10 min for them to reset the cone. This run I decided to try the drag technique where you put all of your weight on the tank and just barely touch your feet to the ground, in theory this would help me keep the front end down and let me get a better 60' time. Well I got way greedy with the throttle and pulled my fattest stunta wheelie. Unfortunately for my 1/4 time, mad stunna wheelies are not only funny for spectators, they are also slow. I definately need to practice my launches. After launch it's just clutchless shifting up to 4th gear, but that launch is mighty tricky.

my awesome drag bike:



the competition:



the most fly car there:


the duc I smoked:

[Kitt]

nice work... 12:6X on an sv seems decent... the guy I saw at the track was trapping at least 5mph slower than you (weird).


I ran an 11.3 on my naked gsxr 600... hoping to get into the 10's once i figure out how to launch a little better on that tacky launch pad!

[SVRACER01]

like i said 12.5 was my best on my SV so 12.6 is pretty good in my book
i see some familiar bikes in those pics. some of those guys are regulars. wendsday warriors

[Pigman]

The Busa in the 2nd pic is my buddy Juanito, he runs up there alot....good times.

[KillBill]

:

I like that Porsche

[SVRACER01]

what no love for the saturn wagon?

[OreoGaborio]

what no love for the saturn wagon?

Nice times, dude. I gotta get up there sometime w/ my pair of twins.

[SVRACER01]

i actually think that Porshe was there when Amanda and i went. it was pretty nasty.

[Sheppo]

The Busa in the 2nd pic is my buddy Juanito, he runs up there alot....good times.

I thought it looked familiar ( from the Dyno Drags )

[atek3]

there was a stock Hyundai accent laying down some pretty serious rubber (or not).

The Porsche's times weren't anything to write home about (that coming from a friend of the porsche owner)

The 12.6 I was pretty happy with. If I could consistently run 12.5's I'd call myself "good enough" and go back to focusing on the hard stuff, like rev matching while trail braking. At my ability level, I get almost all my braking done while the bike is vertical, then I turn the bike. Shaving another tenth or two off my launch won't make or break my laptimes.

atek3

[SVRACER01]

60 and 120 ft times were my focus...the first turn isnt that far away

[Pigman]

I thought it looked familiar ( from the Dyno Drags )

Yup same squid diff suit....LOLOL

I think he just diped into the 9's on it???

[FirstDuc-1098]

my best on Wednesday was

Run #2
R/T .42
60' 2.08
1/4 11.28
mph 132.8

really need to work on RT and launch

[xrocket21]

whatd the porsche run?

[atek3]

12.5 (it's a 911 turbo)

[R7]

60 and 120 ft times were my focus...the first turn isnt that far away

60' time is the one people should be working on, that's where 90% of the skill in drag racing is.
You're looking for a 1.6-1.7 60' on a bike with no wheelie bar or extended swinger. I could never get below a 1.7 on the 98 R1 I had at the time but a friend of mine with the same bike had a couple 1.5s

As for the burnout, I tried once without doing it and spun. It doesn't take much, just enough to get some smoke. We also ran our tire pressure on the low side, around 25psi

[tWeEzy]

what the hell, I thought bikes that went over a 100mph had to have leather pants. Did that change cuz i been missin out then.

[FirstDuc-1098]

over 120 mph or less then 11 second, kill switch and leather pants