The 80's are back turbo charged Suzuki maybe ?

[sidewinder]

I like but I bet it don't make it into production

https://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/suzuki-recursion-concept-turbo/

https://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m492/sidewinder11/811e7aa1157f3c54c93b9bd290c92bbc_zps16b2b8f1.jpg

[reed]

Turbo charged bike that results in the same power as a litre bike, but only runs a single front brake.
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[Shaft]

The last time Suzuki tried turbo charging, it was on the same pretext of heavy weight performance from a middle weight bike and gave us the XN85, which was about as popular as a ham sandwich at a Bar Mitzvah.

Their design team must have very short memories, or be gluttons for punishment.
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[Pol Anorl]

[Cheeseybeaner]

I can see how it would be worthwhile if it offered good fuel economy with the added efficiency, who wouldn't want great top end performance and unusually good fuel economy.
Everything I've read about production turbocharged bikes they made in the 80s though seems to go on about the amount of lag they get and the fact that bikes aren't necessarily suited to the sort of stepped power delivery you get with turbo's which supposedly would be something they'd want to overcome if they produced a new model.
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[reed]

[rac3r]

Maybe now that we have TC and what not Turbo's could work??

I doubt this one will ever make it though
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[Ariel Badger]

No one every buys a bike for economy, we all want performance. We want the bike to respond to the twist grip and not waiting for a turbo to kick in. Turbos do have a place in biking but that is in straight lining and even then a supercharger delivers more.
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[G]

The B-King was going to be supercharged.

The weight of a 1000 is not specifically related to the size.
It is related to the power.
Bigger bang of course needs a bit stronger cylinder.
But also needs a stronger gearbox, drive train and the like.
Then there's the cat's in the exhaust that have to expel the gasses and so on.
I suspect adding a turbo may well add more weight than the current difference between a 600 and a 1000 engine.

For fuel economy on a smaller bike, it could be interesting.
But as ever, not worth it for the person that actually cares about cheap riding for a good many years.

[Shaft]

[bladerunner]

It could be interesting with more modern variable vane turbos and electronics...maybe 600's could have much more mid range than they do now but still get that top end power they need to sell well...could make a better day to day bike that's for sure....it's not like they do great mpg anyhow!
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[G]

Yea; modern car turbos don't really suffer particularly from turbo lag or lack of midrange; at least the ones you get on stock cars.
Now rather than being the super-fast cars that have them, it's often the eco-friendly easy-drive ones that do.

[Shaft]

[G]

I always liked the idea of the jetforce scooter.
Something like that, but on a 'proper' bike and with the 'charger set for economy when at 15hp, but with option to get 20-25hp, so you can keep up with traffic nicely when legally allowed to.

[Cheeseybeaner]

[G]

I still don't see why someone would be buying a new bike for economy.
But people do, so it's a sector they'll certainly be looking in to, I'm sure.

[Cheeseybeaner]

I suppose some people simply like new things, maybe they trust them more than secondhand? Perhaps if you keep a vehicle long enough and cover enough miles on it it making full use of the warranty it makes sense? Either way it gives us plenty of discounted choice on the second hand market!
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[G]

Obviously some do.
The 'if you do lots of miles' thing if anything seems contrary to me, though I've heard it a lot.
If I'm just going to do 3000 miles a year for a couple of years, a new bike is going to stay fairly 'new'.
But if I'm expecting to do 50k miles on that bike, why spend twice as much on a 0 mile one when a 5000 mile one will will only have 10% extra miles on it when you're finished?

But yes, I quite agree; if everyone was like me, there'd be no cheap bikes for me to buy - so shouldn't moan too much about other people taking the massive hit in depreciation .

[Rogerborg]

[G]

[bladerunner]

Oh!!!! A 125 cc super charger available from the scrap yard.....I feel a pit bike project on the cards in the near future!
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[Shaft]

[G]

I thought part of it, at least, was the enjoyment of riding them.

Certainly if they didn't cost so much these days, I'd love to have various of them. If I had lots and lots of money, it's quite likely I'd spend some on a 2 stroke road bike purely for the riding enjoyment.

Of course, I sold all mine off cheap .

I have no particular 'nostalgia' value for them. But then I won't be paying lots for one either!

[Rogerborg]