7/17/2023 0 Comments Drag racing motorbike![]() ![]() Mind you, it does put out some 800 hp when conditions are good� That�s e-i-g-h-t The bodywork is made out of carbon fibre, still the bike weighs in at a respectable 350 kg � race ready excluding the rider. The on-board computer registers everything from clutch slip, engine rpm, rear wheel rpm, fuel pressure to G-forces generated during the run. It�s got, naturally, a special chrome molly tubular frame, made by Karling and UCC. ![]() Fuel consumption is a whooping 0,8 litres per second. ![]() It�s got a supercharged(!), with a Opcon/Autorotor screw type blower, 45 degree V-twin engine. The quest for more power has resulted in a mind blowing 800 horsepower in his latest version of the Super Twin race bike. Karling Racing Team can today offer various go-real-fast-products for your twin bike. What should one do? Naturally, he started to build his own engine � that is extreme-DIY for you.Īs a trained mechanical engineer Charley�s got the skill to turn ideas into computerized drawings and then the knowledge to get those drawings programmed into various machines. Back in �93 he realised that the �standard� Harley Davidson engines couldn�t cope with his expectations. Charley is on a constant quest to find more power and to go faster. However, as the saying goes �a wolf in sheep�s clothing�, is probably not far from the truth. ![]() If the bike is something of a mentally unstable cruise missile, feeding on liquid dynamite, chances of survival is much higher if the pilot is one cool dude. Maybe that�s why he has had so much success with his Super Twin. He comes out as a very cool, calm and collected guy. Prior to taking up racing he�s been riding, modifying and building bikes basically all his life. Before that he was dragracing in other classes, starting his dragracing career back in �85. 0-100 kmh goes in under 1 second, 0-200 kmh in 2,70s and 0-300 kmh in under 5 seconds!!! At the end of the quarter mile long drag strip the Karling Racing Super Twin crosses the finishing line doing more than 350 kmh! Motorcycle racing doesn�t get much more insane than this.Īs one of the founders of the Super Twin class Charley Karling has been living with these monster motorcycles since 1989. (By the way, Nitromethane � that�s liquid dynamite with a splash of methanol to keep it from exploding, just.) The bike launches with such ferocity that you can hardly believe it. The fume from the Nitromethane fuel brings tears to your eyes. The sound from the bike makes your entire body vibrate. Have you ever been standing real close, say 10 meters or so, to a Super Twin drag racing bike when it launches from the start pad? It is truly an awesome experience. Before his untimely death in 1996 at Indianapolis Raceway Park, Trett recorded a 6.06.You are here: Home / Gallery / Karling Racing The current world record is held by Top Fuel Veteran Larry "Spiderman" McBride who covered the quarter-mile in 5.50 seconds at 264 MPH on 21 November 2019 recorded at South Georgia Motorsports Park.Įlmer Trett is considered by many to be the greatest motorcycle drag racer ever. : 116 From a standing start they can cover the first 60 feet in less than a second and can reach 200 mph in less than eighth-mile or 660 feet. Motorcycles in the Top Fuel category are fueled by nitro methane and can make nearly 1,500 horsepower. The best-known form of motorcycle drag racing is the Pro Stock Bike category, although several other categories exist, including Top Fuel and Pro Street. The rider to reach the finish line first is the winner. Upon the starting signal, the riders accelerate down a 1 ⁄ 4 mile (0.40 km) or 1 ⁄ 8 mile (0.20 km) long, two lane, straight paved track where their elapsed time and terminal speed are recorded. Motorcycle drag racing (also known as "sprints") involves two participants lining up at a dragstrip with a signaled starting line. ![]()
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