Anybody running a turbo on their bike
08-12-2008, 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by 3ngin33r1,Aug 12 2008, 01:59 PM
You think that's crazy, try sitting fully upright on an 800 pound cruiser with 200 ft/lbs of torque at the rear wheel.
To the OP, I'm guessing you live in an area w/o many twisties, or don't like twisties? I hope that's the case, b/c I'd hate to have the turbo come on boost while I'm leaned over in a corner.
Turbos are fine for drag racing and top speed pursuits on closed courses, but most liter bikes already border on too much power in the real world of cops, traffic congestion, inattentive drivers, oil & gravel, etc.
I've ridden a stock 'Busa, and it was so fast in a straight line that it felt almost like virtual reality. Then I got on a twisty road w/ lots of elevation change, and I couldn't wait to get off and back on the R6 I had at the time.
Good luck, and be safe w/ that bike. Try not to hit any turds on the road!
08-14-2008, 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Blade2,Aug 11 2008, 03:23 PM
they feel Like all street cars and street bikes without turbos
Turbo harley v rod......nothing like power....
if i can figure out how to post pics I will!
08-14-2008, 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by 3ngin33r1,Aug 14 2008, 03:49 PM
The V-Rod is the only modern (if you can call most newer Harleys "modern") Harley I have any respect for, but they didn't build it so maybe that's why.
go watch the movie " birth of a v rod" you can get it @ discovery channel...then you'll know what was involved in it! still not a ricer but rev limit set @ 10K
so over 200 whp /tq not to much to worry about! have the vance & hine shifter love the 2 stage launch!
fast enough for me!
makes the cars feel like slugs!
08-14-2008, 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by rrk0818,Aug 14 2008, 04:57 PM
so over 200 whp /tq not to much to worry about! have the vance & hine shifter love the 2 stage launch!
08-14-2008, 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by 3ngin33r1,Aug 14 2008, 05:15 PM
Blown VRXSE?
the anodized aluminium and chrome model. nothing is HD except the VIN number!
alot of one off parts
keyless RFID ingnition - doesnt use a key at all. I walk up, it lites up.... I hit the kill switch it sets alarms and GPS tracking EVERYTIME I STOP!
08-14-2008, 06:40 PM
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If I ever got a turbo bike, I'd want a boosted r1... the busa feels like a bus to me. (the size not speed)
Edit: and the fact that most people who dont know about bikes automatically want one if they get a bike.
Edit: and the fact that most people who dont know about bikes automatically want one if they get a bike.
08-14-2008, 07:18 PM
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Originally Posted by 3ngin33r1,Aug 14 2008, 05:49 PM
The V-Rod is the only modern (if you can call most newer Harleys "modern") Harley I have any respect for, but they didn't build it so maybe that's why.
Porsche engineered the engine. but Harley still builds the bike.The V-Rods are some of my favorite cruisers - I'd especially love to own a Street Rod.