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Hayabusa without Wheelie Bar Does 217 MPH, 6.56 Quarter-Mile Drag Race

They say that public roads are not a racing circuit, and it's true. As fun, thrilling and rushing with adrenaline as riding very fast on the open road is, we should all remember that we are almost alway breaking the law and put ourselves and other innocent people at risk.
Joey Gladstone's Hayabusa 1 photo
Photo: Youtube capture
It may prove that your local race track is a very good way to blow off some steam in a closed environment that also has a certain degree of preparation to tackle to inherent hazards that come with riding at the redline.

Drag racing is obviously only one of the type of racing which can be taken into consideration when planning a burning rubber weekend. One nice thing about drag racing is that you can, in fact, race your friends on your casual bikes, without necessarily having to spend a small fortune on building a drag bike.

A 6.56 run without a wheelie bar

Destroying your bike's tires at the drag strip while having fun with your friends can be a lot of fun, but this type of racing is addictive. You should not be surprised to see one or more of your group starting to modify a bike in search of more speed.

The video below shows how fast bikes can be at the drag strip even without the classic wheelie bars trailing behind. This Hayabusa reaches the quarter-mile line in just 6.56 seconds, with a top speed just north of 217 mph (349 km/h).

Such a performance is usually reserved to tuned street cars whose power ratings tap into the 2000 hp territory. Joey Gladstone pulled this off recently at the Maryland International Raceway. Surely, this time does not look so spectacular when compared to what Top Fuel bikes deliver, or what's happening in the Super Nitrous classes, but again, this Busa only has a drag swingarm.

Wonder how would it fare against Francois Gissy's rocket mountain bike...

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