yea some pro rider got my bike into the 9s straped and boned. he was like 140lbs though. lol. i am far from that. plus my bike sux in the 1/4. with the way the bike makes power. its slower than a moped below 6k rpm. and slower than a dirtbike below 10k. so first gear pretty much sux. gearing change will fix it but i havent done that yet