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I'm a fan of almost anything Buell. But that looks like most of the ZX-14's and Howyabusa's in Fleridia. Square tube extended swing arm and all....

I know, I know, It's totally my fault for being in Flerida in the first place!!:p
 
Not a huge fan of teh nawz but its a cool drags bike. They ruined a perfectly awesome handling bike IMO.
 
I understand the purpose of the design for straight line WOT, but damn that thing is f*&king ugly. The "ram air" thingy molded to the airbox left me in a weird state of confusion between laughing and disgust...just weird.
 
Of course serious competition vehicles are purpose-built. You wouldn't show up with a MotoGP machine to compete in a NHRA motorcycle drag racing national event, any more than you would show up with a Pro Stock motorcycle drag bike at a Formula One road course. C'mon guys - these bikes are built or modified respective to the type of racing or riding you intend to do.
 
The "ram air" thingy molded to the airbox

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That's actually from 2007 or earlier, they used it on the XBRR and it was a factory piece as far as I know.
 
Tuned sealed airbox + ram air = more HP

... one factor to a quarter mile pass in the nines.

Another factor of course is the longer wheelbase enabled by the extended swing arm - whether aesthetically pleasing or not, functional to attaining greater control in keeping the front wheel down and preventing a wheelie during the launch, which is key to attaining a quick as possible 60 foot time, crucial to running the quickest quarter mile time. Wheelie upon launch = slower E.T.
 

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