Testing my bike on the drag strip

[1000RR Bahrain]

BMW S1000RR with Austin Racing exhaust ARCS drag testing - YouTube

[russianvr4]

give it more throttle off the line man!

[1000RR Bahrain]

Originally Posted by russianvr4

give it more throttle off the line man!

That wasn't my best run, on that day i didn't have good grip over the start line, my back tire pressure was about 35 PSI, my other friend told me that u told him to lower it to 20 PSI
when i lower the pressure in the back tire, shall also reduce the front or keep it as it is?
Also do you recommed doing a burnout before the run?

[russianvr4]

I run as low as 16 psi in regular street tires and as low as 8 in drag tires. Leave the front alone.
Do a small burnout to clean off dirt, nothing crazy

[six2one]

hey, i have a question for you! what is your honest impression of the bst wheels on the bike? do you have any suspension changes (ohlins?) or is it stock suspension. interested in how they are on the street or any issues you had. sorry to thread jack..you can hit me in PM if you would like.

[1000RR Bahrain]

Originally Posted by six2one

hey, i have a question for you! what is your honest impression of the bst wheels on the bike? do you have any suspension changes (ohlins?) or is it stock suspension. interested in how they are on the street or any issues you had. sorry to thread jack..you can hit me in PM if you would like.

What you have read about it in the forums or bike magazines are all true about it and more the bike feel amazing light with it, i've seen the traction control working in 3rd on the drag strip with it i also added ceramic ball bearnings too. both gave me a real advantage racing against my friend moded S1000RR.

forget the speed, there are slow S cones that i have to go through to park my bike in my work, before, the bike felt it would fall down when i go through them slowly, now it doesn't feel like that anymore.

I have stock suspension except ohlins stereing damper which i think is a must with the BST wheels. i set it @ 12 ticks

i use it 95% on the street and 5% on the drag strip. no issue until now and hope to stay like that.

You won't regret buying these great wheels

[six2one]

Originally Posted by 1000RR Bahrain

What you have read about it in the forums or bike magazines are all true about it and more the bike feel amazing light with it, i've seen the traction control working in 3rd on the drag strip with it i also added ceramic ball bearnings too. both gave me a real advantage racing against my friend moded S1000RR.

forget the speed, there are slow S cones that i have to go through to park my bike in my work, before, the bike felt it would fall down when i go through them slowly, now it doesn't feel like that anymore.

I have stock suspension except ohlins stereing damper which i think is a must with the BST wheels. i set it @ 12 ticks

i use it 95% on the street and 5% on the drag strip. no issue until now and hope to stay like that.

You won't regret buying these great wheels

sold

i think i wont have an issue getting them before full ohlins (not planning on racing so im going to just get the forks, not internals).

i really appreciate the feedback on those, not many people have them, let alone with the bike i will soon have. +1 internets to you

[LICKWIDPAIN]

Have you noticed more head shake with the wheels? Bout to pull the trigger on a set. Wondering if i should get a damper as well.

[1000RR Bahrain]

Originally Posted by LICKWIDPAIN

Have you noticed more head shake with the wheels? Bout to pull the trigger on a set. Wondering if i should get a damper as well.

i can say to some degree, yes, i had some head shake with the wheels on but i also noticed it when i got rid of the catalytic converter (stock wheels @ that time) by installing the ARCS exhaust system and so the combination of both (lighter wheels + deleting the heavy +5 KG (+11 LB) catalytic converter made the bike more prone to head shake.

Even after i installed ohlins stereing damper, i still had some head shake with it set @ 10 clicks, but as soon as i increased it to 12 clicks, no more head shakes, that was perfect setting for my bike. So i really recommend buying the ohlins stereing damper along with the BST wheels and check which click setting suits your bike.

[1000RR Bahrain]

My second video of drag testing. This is a high nine sec run. My best time is 9.770 with a 1.808 sec 60ft and trap speed of 246.19 km/h (153 MPH)

BMW S1000RR with Austin Racing exhaust ARCS drag testing 2 - YouTube