All of the japanese makers had a turbo bike briefly in the 80s http://www.turbomotorcycles.org/
-Kyle On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 12:10 PM, Gene Henry <[email protected]> wrote: > So, what is that phrase that often precedes an unexpected death? > "Hey, Buba! Bet ya' can't do this!" > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Kurt Nolte <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Wednesday, March 23, 2011 11:40 AM > *Subject:* [Nighthawk Lovers] Turbo 'hawk > > So apparently I'm not the first person to have this crazy idea. > > I did a little quick Googling, found out that there was a 750cc Kawasaki > turbo bike in the 80s, using a Hitachi HT-10B turbo. I'm on the hunt for its > compressor map, though I'm sure that we can find a modern small turbo that > would be a better ( more modern, at least) match for such a small engine. > > If nothing else, I may just e-mail the folks at triple-K or Garrett. > Mitsubishi might make a small enough turbo, they have some pretty tiny > twin-turbo engines that run them in parallel, so one of those might just > work. > > Anyone else have their ideas? Let's get a good brainstorm going here, bring > your slickers and your umbrellas. > > -Kurt > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
