I saw a guy nearly drop an 1800 Goldwing at the drag strip last night. He was in line for tech with his buddy who was racing a crotch rocket. My father actually owns a Goldwing-only motorcycle repair shop here in Ohio, "Wing Doc", so I started talking to the guy on the 1800. I talked him into making a couple of passes on the wing instead of just watching his buddy. I was curious to see what it would run.

The knuckle-head dumped the clutch and spun the rear tire on launch real bad (those bikes have a LOT of torque), got the bike sideways, and nearly dropped it. He ended up running a 14.something. He made a 2nd pass - I told him to SLIP the clutch - but I didn't get to see it and he left right after, so I don't know what he ran. :/