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**daniel** · 10th November 2005, 20:52

Hey just wanted to know if anyone out there has Superchargered or turbo chargered there V Twin bike, and if so who and where, and how well did it work

**Toast** · 10th November 2005, 21:15

Originally Posted by daniel

Hey just wanted to know if anyone out there has Superchargered or turbo chargered there V Twin bike, and if so who and where, and how well did it work

Apparently supercharging works a treat on bikes (far better than turboing them), and there's a fair bit of it being done in the UK. The last few Pommie bike mags I bought had ads in the back for supercharging bikes (offering 200+rwhp for R1). Try a google.

**SimJen** · 11th November 2005, 07:31

In Aussie bike mag Rapid, I recall reading Jamie Bezzina (Turbocharging legend) had turboed an SP1. Pick a copy up as he does a question/answer section which might prove useful, he also supplies kits too, i think...

**vifferman** · 11th November 2005, 07:49

Like this, you mean?

**Paul in NZ** · 11th November 2005, 07:50

I'm a stupis old prick who has never actually done this to my own bike but...

Yes and no....

There was a craze for turbocharged bikes and cars a few years back and Honda did a CX V twin (was it the 650?) that went pretty well but in general a turbo will work better on a multi because it is driven by the exhaust and you get a more constant flow with a 4.

Supercharging is also difficult on a V Twin because of the distance between the inlet tracts which means longer, individual feeds and complicated plumbing.

To get over the lag problem with turbos, many modern vehicles use twin turbos but.. not enough room on a bike and the same goes for all the other complicated shite required to make the power useable.

The short answer is, yes it will work but you will be pioneering the application on your particular bike and at such a high $$ cost where you could more easily just go buy an already fast bike....

It does not take much to get 200bhp from a GSXR1000

**vifferman** · 11th November 2005, 08:01

Originally Posted by Paul in NZ

There was a craze for turbocharged bikes and cars a few years back and Honda did a CX V twin (was it the 650?)

Yeah, it was the 650, and I think there was also a turboed version of the CX500.

**Paul in NZ** · 11th November 2005, 08:28

Originally Posted by vifferman

Yeah, it was the 650, and I think there was also a turboed version of the CX500.

I think 2 Wheels described it as having the power of 750 with the weight of a 500 and the price tag of a 1000....

**WRT** · 11th November 2005, 08:44

Ok, so you can go out and buy off the shelf a brand new GSXR thou poking out like a ka-squilion horses, and be like every other bugger out there. Or you can take an older bike thats a little different from your standard sports bike and strap a turbo on it and have something unique and unusual. And cool . . .

And you have gotta admit, a big twin with a turbo on it would be cool. And a great project too. Go for it buddy, and keep us posted on how you get on.

**marty** · 11th November 2005, 09:09

these guys would know if it's been done/can be done http://www.rccturbos.com/components.html

**sAsLEX** · 11th November 2005, 09:40

Milky is working on the FSAE team at auckland uni and they are supercharging a r6 enigne for it

**Slingshot** · 11th November 2005, 10:18

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

Milky is working on the FSAE team at auckland uni and they are supercharging a r6 enigne for it

That would be cool.

I wonder if the lag from a supercharger would suit a motorbike better, rather than having instant boost.

Has anyone considered NOS? Imagine being in sixth gear and hitting the NOS button

**Coyote** · 11th November 2005, 10:22

Originally Posted by Slingshot

Has anyone considered NOS?

Yes, many a time

http://www.diy-nitrous.fsnet.co.uk/index.htm

Was thinking of trying this out on a minimoto, then maybe on a bigger bike once I know what I'm doing. Also want to try turbocharging it if I can find a small enough turbo. Might buy this book : http://www.sportscarmarket.com/Cart/...ous-oxide.html

By the way, it's Nitrous. NOS is a company

**Slingshot** · 11th November 2005, 10:26

Originally Posted by alarumba

By the way, it's Nitrous. NOS is a company

Actually, it's Nitrous Oxide. It's just easier to talk about NOS as most people know what you mean.

**N4CR** · 11th November 2005, 10:27

Originally Posted by alarumba

Also want to try turbocharging it if I can find a small enough turbo.

There was a turbo going on trademe for a hundred bucks for a 600cc micro car (one of those weird ones you only ever see in gran turismo with names like 'cappuchino' or 'panda' etc). That would have been fairly easy to stick on and then you would just need to fiddle with some engine settings and away you go, as long as ya keep the boost low enough.

Mr Turbo on his website has had some older bikes with turbo's on them that I'm sure could scare the gixxerk5/10r/1000rr crews