Ed Key's SuperBike SV

[Super Dave]

I had thought Ed had bought the bike too.

I would agree that if the info was on the web, it's pretty much free game, unless it was confidential between two people or something.

Same goes for Power Mist Racing Fuel.  I keep those issues confidential between myself, my riders, and my drivers, etc.  If that person would like to tell you what fuel they are using, that's fine, but I'm not going to tell someone what they are using when we are working together.

I will use examples of how the fuel is being used, but never imply who is using it.

Ed has always been straight forward with me.  If I ask him a question, he answers it for me.  When Mike Riebe was getting started, I introduced the two, and proceeded to ask Ed direct questions with Mike.  Ed pointed us in the right direction.

Ed's a good guy.  Does the dyno sheet matter?  I hope not.  I have a dyno sheet from my white van that Mike Riebe now owns.

[YTAK_Racing]

Speaking of Ed Key.   How about a big HAPPY B-DAY
to Ed.  !!  
Happy b-day Ed.  How old are you now??

 ;D ;D ;D

Y

[Bam55]

You gonna post the van dyno sheet? Or maybe Mike bought it with the agreement that no one can ever know?

   Who cares how much power Ed's got, did you think if he still had last years bike you might beat him? I would be willing to take and run bets on that one, I don't think many will give you numbers though!

[Super Dave]

I showed Kevin Hanson the video tape I have of the WERA endurance race at Blackhawk from 1987.  There are some spots with Ed in it.  Happy B-Day.

Riebe's got the dyno sheet now.

Van made 135HP or so with standard pump gas, then 141 with some Power Mist Nitro Plus added.  Went from 200 to 207 ft lbs of torque.  Run was made on a moble Dynojet dyno.  

HP numbers were pretty consistent with the 25 to 30% loss in HP within a rear wheel drive vehicle's drive train.  Ford rated the 1993 FI 351W engine at about 210HP.

[SUPERBIKE_MIKE]

Now why do you have to tell everyone how fast my van is. The big thing is how much weight I have dropped off the van. The 200 shot of nitros I just installed should help to.

[Protein Filled]

Speaking of Ed Key.   How about a big HAPPY B-DAY
to Ed.  !!  
Happy b-day Ed.  How old are you now??

 ;D ;D ;D

Y

Oh, Yeah!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY ED!!!

There you go Ytak, starting trouble again!

[Super Dave]

Now why do you have to tell everyone how fast my van is. The big thing is how much weight I have dropped off the van. The 200 shot of nitros I just installed should help to.

I'll put propane injection on my bus and blast you! 8)

[K3 Chris Onwiler]

Why wouldn't Ed want his dyno sheet posted?  Do you actually know Ed?  The more mystery, the more bull$#itting he can do.  He is an outstanding guy, one of the best you'll ever meet.  But Ed understands that The verbal dicing is a big part of what makes racing fun.  (It's actually an R1 motor in my FZR, Edgar.  Just ask Mike!)  To expose Ed's dyno sheet is to spoil some of his fun.  Harvy Mushman was the alias that Steve McQueen used when he raced sports cars and dirt bikes.  Yes, I'm really that old.

[Super Dave]

Harvey...

One of the men who races

...ON ANY SUNDAY!

Great movie!

My teammate at Daytona this year was Gary Fisher.  He was the guy that crashed on the dirt track breaking his back.  Then came back six weeks later, soaked off his cast, and raced.  He's 50 some years old now, but he's a wild child.  I think he's me in twenty years.

[the_weggie_man]

Ed owns the "Orgasmatron" SV, signed sealed and delivered. He will ride both SVs next year but when and where he will ride the superbike is known only to him.

My understanding is he's thinking of detuning Orgasmatron a bit to keep it a little more reliable. So 95 hp rather than 103, who's going to beat him? He kicks butt in SB on his SS machine.......

That appears to be an old dyno chart anyway. The thing put out 103 last year.

[the_weggie_man]

Oh forgot, Happy Birthday and Ed, let the mind games begin ..............

[Super Dave]

Mind games are only a problem when you let them be problems.  Otherwise, they are just fun...