Yamaha FJR1300 and Honda Valkyrie 1/4 Mile Runs

My friend (on the Valkyrie) and I (on the FJR) had a fun day at the drag strip. I finally broke into the 10's and my friend finally exceeded a 100mph trap speed.

FJR best run: 10.894s @ 126.76mph (seen from the Valkyrie in the last section of this video)

Valkyrie best run: 13.073s @ 100.51s (not caught on video)

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Bike info
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2008 Yamaha FJR1300
* Holeshot 4-into-2 header; ceramic coated.
* Remus Hexacone slip-ons (titanium).
* Modified air box with custom air filters.
* Motty AFR Tuner; targeting 13.2:1 mixture for 100% throttle.

1997 Honda Valkyrie
* Cobra straight pipes (loud!).
* Advanced ignition timing.
* What's fuel injection? :-p

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Yamaha
• FJR
• FJR1300
• Honda
• Valkyrie
• race
• drag
• strip

[gshdrums]

Valkyries are good for low 12s...

[UselessPickles]

@gshdrums Not this one :). The straight pipes on it actually hurt performance.

[machine3gdi]

Try not leaving off the throttle when you shift, waste a lot of power and time doing that

[UselessPickles]

@machine3gdi I (the FJR rider) do clutchless shifts, which requires me to let off the throttle, but gives me quicker and smother shifts under full acceleration. However, I do need to work on letting off the throttle less. My shifts happen in 0.2-0.25s (based on data logging of the throttle dipping from 100% down, then back up to 100%)

[Snappinarsehole]

What RPM do you shift at, it sounded like around 8500 or so. I ran my 04' when it was stock and got 11.1's. Since I have the Remus Grand Prix slip-ons, power commander, K&N with opened up air intake, should be a bit quicker now.

[UselessPickles]

@Snappinarsehole Right around 9000 RPM into 2nd and 3rd and a bit lower (~8700) into 4th. I'd provide a link to graphs that prove this to be optimal, but youtube won't let me. Google "yamaha fjr optimum shift points" and look for the result on the "FJR Forum".

[gshdrums]

@gshdrums Really?! My Dad has one. I ride it more than him i think. He wanted to get pipes on it....

[Snappinarsehole]

@UselessPickles Thanks man, I'll try that my next time out! My name on the FJR forum is Bullit, FYI.

[UselessPickles]

@jockpc DWhat year FJR do you have? I know the 2005 and earlier bikes had slightly lower gearing and slightly less weight (more acceleration), with the 2003 being the lightest.

[jockpc]

mine runs 10,20 129mph bring yuor rpms up a little more on the take off