That has no relevance to him or his bike. Ricky Gadson is one of the best riders in the world. Have you ever seen him ride, when he shifts it sounds like he is using an air shifter but he is not. He had a 1.54 60' and went 111mph in the 1/8th, those are crazy numbers on a 600. If you ever go to a prostar race you can see these guys, the 600 super sport class, run in Street ET. They dail in a 9.8-10.0 and give a head start to a lot of regular joes on bigger bikes. If that link is relevant then you should be able to go in the 9's too, because he went 9's on a stock 98 ZX9R also.