Pulling away quickly

[ProXimaCore]

I was wondering if there's a certain technique to pulling away from a stand still to get maximum acceleration. It was easy on my NSR because it wouldn't wheelie or anything. I know I've only got a 400 but got a bit of a fright the other day when there was a boy racer at the front of the lights as I filtered through and he was revving his car loads when he seen me, so I knew I'd have to be quick off the mark to get by him. When the lights changed I pulled away as quick as I could but the front wheel came up for a few of seconds. Crapped myself. It did look good though. At least I can say I've done a wheelie.

Basically I'm after tips to pull away as quickly as possible without doing any wheelies.
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[dainesefreak]

Plenty of clutch slip and keep your weight down over the front. I'm sure some of our "drag racing" members will give you some better pointers!

[1cyl]

All in the clutch control. I recon if you can pull away with the front wheel on borderline from leaving the ground from the first 1/2 ft, all the way through first gear, thats a good pull away.

Or if you got a z200, just dump the clutch. .
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[craigT19]

When i'm launching my ninja, be it a fast launch or a slow one, my clutch is out very fast, i get it out as quickly as possible.

I know other guys have different ways of doing it.

I hold the clutch just at the biting point, and as soon as i start to move, my clutch is already on the way out.
I don't drag the thing at all. most cases last year my clutch was out completely, before my trailing foot was on the peg

I managed to go drag racing twice last year, do a track day, and 14,000 miles on the same clutch...the clutch that is still in the bike in fact

So my clutch has done 17k miles 2 drag racing trips (including 2 days of it at the bull dog bash) and a trackday, and it still not slipping
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[Smoto Bob]

depends on the bike but my CBr was definalty let the clutch out ASAP and get it engaged and then just wind it open. Cant realy accerate any faster than that with out the frount wheel lifting alot.

Depends on gearing as well.
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[craigT19]

Bob is correct, i'm not sure about a 400 because i haven't owned one, but when launching my ninja hard and fast, i do lean forward. The wheel sometimes comes up about a foot, its just a feeling you need to get used to.
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[AcIdBuRnZ]

The ER-5 is great - rev it, dump the clutch and away like a rocket through the gears.

Weigh down the front end? Visit Mc D's more often?

I'll see how quick you are on Sunday!

Mark
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[Wave2k]

i've only had my rs125 a few days and i'm really crap at pulling off as soon as it bites rev dramatically drop and you have to pull it in again to stop stalling resulting in a kangaroo.
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[John]

With the VFR downgeared a bit it seems to go quite nicely if you clutch it from about 6.5k, letting the clutch slip until about 10K.

Before it was downgeared I found it a lot more difficult to slip it without it bogging down.
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[Mr C]

that's pretty much the technique on anything for a quick getaway, although you can jjust dump the clutch and use the throttle for fine control I find a steady throttle and clutch control are less violent


I dial in about 5-6k, depending on track surface

hold the clutch at bite until lights change, move off, leaning forward, modulate the clutch to keep rpms constant, front wheel down and rear wheel traction

once you are rolling you can nail it - although not without some wheelspin usually and maybe a little wheelie

it won't really wheelie in the other gears if you are lying across the tank although it does come up a bit

should be easy for a competent rider to run 9s on my bike - I stress competent, I'm still learning myself
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[stevo as b4]

I think it would take anyone a while to get used of 187bhp, or at least in how to use every single one of them, whilst remaining sat on the bike, and not the road!