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Message started by trini tuner on 06/19/13 at 08:53:47

Title: Raced a 883 Sportster
Post by trini tuner on 06/19/13 at 08:53:47

Anyone ever race an 883 Sportster? What was the outcome? Ive been itching to try it, anytime i see one i get excited but i dont want to initiate with the mean face and revs and still lose. I belive i should be able to outaccelerate one at least up to 60 mph. I have an exhaust, Lancer re jet with white spacer mod, and removed fenders.

Title: Re: Raced a 883 Sportster
Post by apache snow on 06/19/13 at 09:11:41

Depends on whos riding the sportster. If I was riding the Sportster, you might have a chance. If Eddie Krawiec who won the 2012 NHRA motorcycle pro stock championship on a Harley was riding you wouldn't have a prayer. :)

Title: Re: Raced a 883 Sportster
Post by Serowbot on 06/19/13 at 09:12:09

If you really good at launching,.. you have a weight advantage up to 40 or 50mph...
...then he's moppin' the floor with ya'... :-[...

Title: Re: Raced a 883 Sportster
Post by 12Bravo on 06/19/13 at 10:02:59

In the 1/4 mile, I'm sure the 883 would win (rider skills being the same).

My brother had a 883 and we raced best out of 3 in the 1/8th mile. My S40 took his 883 2 out of 3 times and it was close the one time I lost. We then swapped bikes with the same results. A lot will have to do with rider skills and their reaction times.

Title: Re: Raced a 883 Sportster
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/19/13 at 21:32:29

66651525362138570 wrote:

Same results = s40 wins 2 outta 3?

Or YOU win 2 outta 3?

Title: Re: Raced a 883 Sportster
Post by mpescatori on 06/20/13 at 01:27:38

In theory, in proper state of tune, the Savage has a better power/weight ratio, so pulling off from a standing start she should have the edge...
::)
...in 1st and 2nd gears...

Come to 50+mph, the two bikes start feeling "the wind" and that's where raw hp takes the lead.

The full 1/4 mile is a looong way...

So my feeling is that the Savage is a "comfortably sure" winner on the 1/8th mi.,
and a "probable" winner on the 1/4 mi., provided the rider doesn't waste his one and only advantage - weight.

But once beyond 70mph, the Savage doesn't stand a chance...
...I know... :-[

;D

Title: Re: Raced a 883 Sportster
Post by 12Bravo on 06/20/13 at 06:20:37

283731362B2C1D2D1D25373B70420 wrote:

[quote author=66651525362138570 link=1371657227/0#3 date=1371661379]In the 1/4 mile, I'm sure the 883 would win (rider skills being the same).

My brother had a 883 and we raced best out of 3 in the 1/8th mile. My S40 took his 883 2 out of 3 times and it was close the one time I lost. We then swapped bikes with the same results. A lot will have to do with rider skills and their reaction times.

Same results = s40 wins 2 outta 3?

Or YOU win 2 outta 3?[/quote]

The S40 won 2 out of 3. We were only racing 1/8th mile.
The 883 most likely would have won every time if racing 1/4 mile.

Title: Re: Raced a 883 Sportster
Post by MMRanch on 06/20/13 at 07:08:12

Hay guys

I rode Dave's bike a little this past week. I also have a S-40(2007) and a 883 Sportster(2007). Dave's bike (Quick !) would take the Sportsters lunch any time it wanted. but a Standard S-40 woin't. Rode Rex once too ! Rex is raw,radical-power in a savage frame and light too !!! :P. The cafe style on SlimJim seem "Strange" to me so I didn't open it up more than short low RPM spurts (2-4K). Doing the same thing on the Sportster doesn't have near the grin factor involved. :)

The Sportster gets more speed in each gear and the redlines are about the same. Seems like all bikes have a special something they are really good at.

Title: Re: Raced a 883 Sportster
Post by dirty dog on 06/20/13 at 11:33:13

well I spanked a 1200 sportster on my hoped up xs650 hardtail.I'm still building my hard tailed savage so I don't know about it. but my xs sure runs good 8-)

Title: Re: Raced a 883 Sportster
Post by WD on 06/20/13 at 13:33:16

Stop light to stop light you'll take a 1200, let alone an 883, w/o the bike breaking a sweat. More than that, the old saying "There's no replacement for displacement" comes into the fore front. Much past 1/4 mile, don't bother, the Piglet is going to spank you, and spank you hard.

Title: Re: Raced a 883 Sportster
Post by dirty dog on 06/20/13 at 14:48:28

I don't think so stock 1200 tops out at about 127mph
my hoped up xs pull hard to 125 mph (had to slow down for turns)
it is striped down and big bored and camed. a stock xs tops out about
115 mph so your right a 1200 sprty will beat a stock xs. on top end. 8-)

Title: Re: Raced a 883 Sportster
Post by apache snow on 06/20/13 at 14:55:01

I didn't ride Harleys to race and don't ride a Suzuki S40 to race, although I did race some in my youth, I soon got over it. May be why I am an old biker now. :)

Title: Re: Raced a 883 Sportster
Post by WD on 06/20/13 at 16:19:08

7F72696F627F747C3B0 wrote:

I was commenting on LS650, not an XS. There is no comparing between those 2, the XS was/is the better bike. No matter how you hop up and lighten a Savage, an XS650 stone stock is going to smoke it.

Title: Re: Raced a 883 Sportster
Post by dirty dog on 06/20/13 at 18:44:58

sorry if I got off the topic I. ;Dhat'm still building my first ls hardtail I just need to compair apples to apples sorry about t

Title: Re: Raced a 883 Sportster
Post by Zeppert1 on 07/04/13 at 06:22:17

It would be a close call in the 1/4 mile

Title: Re: Raced a 883 Sportster
Post by MMRanch on 07/04/13 at 21:10:28

lets see:

883 - 45 HP - 490 #
Ls650 - 30 Hp - 360 #

6500 redline on both. +-

The Ls has a bigger fun factor built in for sure ! ;) does the rest of it matter ???

Both do the speedlimit eassy , neither slows down going up hills . I havn't checked the MPG on the 883 yet ? but Ls get 55-58 ish.

Title: Re: Raced a 883 Sportster
Post by WD on 07/04/13 at 21:52:21

I havn't checked the MPG on the 883 yet ? but Ls get 55-58 ish.

That's pretty low my friend, stone stock except the air box door deleted and a free flowing exhaust, mine got in the 70s consistently (commuting), better on longer trips when the head was decoked.

As it sits now, averages 36 mpg... ::) I kinda went a little nuts modding it.

Title: Re: Raced a 883 Sportster
Post by MMRanch on 07/05/13 at 07:46:30

Well .... I did put in a 160 main jet .... You know the law "if ya want power ... Ya got to throw some gas in there ! :P

But

I did drop the low speed jet down to a 42.5 to help-out with the MPG thing.
Seems like I read on this site somewhere that might work , so I tried it and IT DID ! :)

Title: Re: Raced a 883 Sportster
Post by WD on 07/05/13 at 07:53:32

155 over 55 and 15" rise handlebar, for a 6'2" 235# rider... ;)