Turbos for bikes?

[Yamaha R15]

I saw this video of a bike with a turbo and now I want one on my bike, but is it possible to get a turbo for a Scorpio? If so then where can it be done and what would be the positives and negitives of having one?

[EJK]

Here we go again!

[p.dath]

I think you'd need pretty big nuts. Imagine it kicking in while cornering!

[Paul in NZ]

Mucho trouble come from turbo on single pot motorcycle....

[JimO]

Kawasaki had a turbo Z1R 1000 back in the 70s

[James Deuce]

Bahahahahahahahah.

Only if you get a pop off valve that goes "pssshhh".

[Gareth123]

Bahahahahahahahah.

Only if you get a pop off valve that goes "pssshhh".

Na man, you want to get one that goes



Skip to about 20 secs in. (Id just write the sound but my knowledge of the english language fails me and I can't imagine what it would be written as)

[James Deuce]

I was sitting in Motueka having a late Brunch with a bunch of mates, basking in the limpid Winter sunshine, when a pair of airhorns made us all jump like startled rats.

Every time the Mitsubishi Cordia driver changed gear the airhorns attached to the pop off valve would "barp!" loudly, making old ladies fall over and break their hips, dogs run in random directions, and gap toothed Motuekan shop keepers run into the street shaking their fists.

It's one of the those memories that makes you snort out loud every time you think of it.

Dude deserved a medal for not taking himself too seriously.

[AllanB]

Yes you could.....but I'd save the $ and just buy a larger bike.

[ajturbo]

mine already has one...

[325rocket]

Yes you could.....but I'd save the $ and just buy a larger bike.

as above.

dont listen to all the haters, pretty typical really, there seems to be lots of people on here that have very little good in their life and get off on trying to bring people down. sad really.

if you really wanted to do it you could but unless you can do most of the work yourself it will be very costly.

on the flip side it would be a good project.

[FJRider]

as above.

dont listen to all the haters, pretty typical really, there seems to be lots of people on here that have very little good in their life and get off on trying to bring people down. sad really.

if you really wanted to do it you could but unless you can do most of the work yourself it will be very costly.

on the flip side it would be a good project.

I would not even say it would be a good project.
The money spent, would be better spent on a faster... better bike. Even without getting a bigger CC machine.
Hit the search button ... and read old comments on the subject.

[325rocket]

I would not even say it would be a good project.
The money spent, would be better spent on a faster... better bike. Even without getting a bigger CC machine.
Hit the search button ... and read old comments on the subject.

maybe, but a project is not always an investment so the money spent is just that, money spent.
many good projects turn into hobbies.

[discotex]

dont listen to all the haters

It's hardly hating to saying putting a turbo on a Scorpio is stupid. It's not like it's a busa or something.

It's have to be a tiny turbo for the exhaust gasses of a Scorpio to drive it and thefore boost would be minimal.

Easier to spend the money on a ZXR250. You'll get a shitload more hp per $$

[FJRider]

maybe, but a project is not always an investment so the money spent is just that, money spent.
many good projects turn into hobbies.

True words ... A $5000 dollar bike with $5000 spent on it ... is more often than not, still worth $5000 ...

Hobbies turn into obsession's ... then they get expensive...