07-08-2014, 04:08 AM
(07-07-2014, 07:07 PM)Randy B_imp Wrote: Lets face it...putting a turbo on a bike isn't really supposed to make sense, now is it. It's like a jet dragster.....it's all about the cooooool factor.
Exactly correct for this [i]bike. Having the first and perhaps only turbo-charged CB1100 in captivity is worth whatever it takes.
However, there's been some press about a resurgence of turbo bikes that has me interested. Suzuki's Recursion Turbo prototype is said to put out approximately 100HP with a 500cc twin. And do it with 500cc fuel economy. Kawasaki got some patents a while back that indicated they're considering moving some of their turbo and supercharger tech to bikes as well. The press thought the 2014 ZX-14 might have a blown engine.
I never got to own or ride any of the turbo bikes back in the day, but with modern FI, vastly improved turbo technology, and drivers like emissions control, my chance may come again. If Suzuki puts the Recursion or something like it in production, I'll buy one.