| Author | Message | ||
     Dark_ninja |
I was at my local dealer this afternoon picking up a set of rear brake pads and managed to catch the owner and have a little chat. While we were lamenting the discontinuation of the 'S' series he told me that he knew a turbo bike was in the works for release either this year or next. Anyone have any further details or am I behind on the curve on this one? | ||
| Dynarider |
From what I have gathered, a Turbo is not going to happen. The present v-twin motor is already putting out some decent hp & if it were to be pushed too much higher, reliabilty issues would again start to pop up & Buell certainly cant afford that, nor do they want that. Besides that, a turbo almost always automatically increases your insurance rates. Quite a few folks here are paying a lot just for a stcok XB, can you imagine what a turbo would do to those rates? | ||
| Dark_ninja |
Hmmm, sounds like you are fairly certain a T-Bike is out. That's too bad. In the next two years for sure, and likely in the next 12 months I am going to buy another motorcycle for myself. Either another ST bike or a full on sportbike. It is unfortuneate that Buell has nothing to offer me. Oh Erik, why did you abandon us??? | ||
| Glitch |
Oh Erik, why did you abandon us??? Sorry you feel that way. You could always make your own turbo... | ||
| Dark_ninja |
Glitch, Buell doesn't make a replacement for my 'S' so in that respect Erik has abandoned me. As for adding a turbo to my S, forget it, that bike stays "mostly" stock. That leaves stacking a turbo onto one of the X bikes, which is more of a project then I am up for. | ||
| Vr1203 |
Glitch, Way cool link!! Has anyone here in the states built something along those lines? | ||
| Baybueller |
I have always been partial to supercharging. Lower air temps,no lag and less plumbing. I have seen clean and simple versions on big twins (drive off the cam cover). Any ideas on that? | ||
| Dynarider |
I have seen the same units & while they may work, they are also big & bulky. I wonder what it does to the side to side weight distribution of the bike? Plus on a Buell because of the way the pipes are routed, I dont think there is anyway...or rather an easy way..to mount such a unit. | ||
| Dynarider |
Just thought of something here....I wonder if this topic will lead into yet another discussion of those goofy electric turbo deals that the japanese have mounted on a few bikes? Ugly damn things. | ||
| Glitch |
I wonder if this topic will lead into yet another discussion of those goofy electric turbo deals... Yeah waddya think of putting a high speed fan on top of a high performance velocity stack...  | ||
| Dynarider |
 Now I just gotta find a pic of those big ugly ones that were mounted on the side of a few Japanese Buells. | ||
| Richieg150 |
I thought about an Aero charger,before I NALLINIZED my Cyclone.I found out that 1998,was the last year the set up would just bolt on,due to the added brace on the left lower side.I was told I could but the kit and custom make part of it to work on my bike,YA RIGHT!If it had worked I might have opted to go with the Turbo.I had a 1985 turboed 750 Kawasaki,and when the turbo came on-------hold on. | ||
| Sgtbuell |
I hear ya Richieg150. I was thinking about putting a turbo on my 02' M2 until I found out the same thing you did. | ||
| Firemanjim |
Is that added brace like the one we add to early tubers--i.e. Banke type??Cuz I have one on my S-2 with the Aerocharger and it fits no problem. | ||
| Sgtbuell |
Yeah thats the brace. Did you have to do any mods. |
