Hmmmm Turbo

[petejw1966]

i never get sick of looking at mathhs bike,
that is one beautifully crafted machine.   

[Eveready1100]

MMMMMMMMMMMaths Turbo!  Fantastic machine.
That'd be the next step up from fitting the fork brace, eh

[Christian Raith]

Now HERE is a proper turbo

[pgnz]

  I like the raw horsepower pouring out of the thing,  but as it is the whole package would be a pile of unusable junk of no use as a ride-able bike on the road,  it's a true show-pony bike,  and the goon trying his damnedest to blow the engine to a thousand little pieces needs a good slapping around the ears   hehe

[B.Walker]

LOL,  more of a show-pony than anything,  no mods to the handling, suspension, frame or brakes to match the big jump in speed/power?  No thanks Jack...  Would be a real pig as a practical street/road bike,  idling at 2.5K,  running rough as guts below 6K, revs hanging, and what's up with the dimwit stunt of sitting the thing in neutral and continually pinning the rev counter to the stop?  The bike's a ticking time bomb and a disaster waiting to happen hehe

....Ya don't like it then...

[Eveready1100]

The one thats embedded itself into the twistgrip

[steptoe]

brake lever?? what brake lever 

[Eveready1100]

Reckon a fork brace might be on the cards, then, so when you've given it a stab down the straight bit and the corner rushes up at you at twice the normal velocity, instead of valiantly squeezing the brake lever through the twistgrip in an effort to pull it up, ya just give her a flick as you enter the turn and the faultless handling of these beautiful machines guides you safely through the turn and onto the next straight bit,eh?

[steptoe]

same here, have seen the vid before, and at the time thought it was surprisingly loud for a turbo'd bike,, thanx for the reminder though Xtian,

ay Errol, might handle like a bag of mud on a dirt road, BUTTTT,  it would get you down these straight roads to the corners a lot quicker 

[Eveready1100]

Wasn't that the way things were back when those TC bikes were available? You bought the kit and bolted it on, or had it fitted by Yamaha, then you were left to deal with the way the thing handled etc. on your own. Admittedly, that one sounds a tad more highly strung than the more normal subdued turboed stock bike which actually behave just like a stocker till the boost comes on, then hang on!
Love to get my hands on one of them!
Wouldn't treat it like that, though.

[Christian Raith]

Easy come easy go

[petejw1966]

ive seen that video before,
i cringe every time i see it,
when he revs the crap out of it,
with with a cold engine and no load on it.

[pgnz]

LOL,  more of a show-pony than anything,  no mods to the handling, suspension, frame or brakes to match the big jump in speed/power?  No thanks Jack...  Would be a real pig as a practical street/road bike,  idling at 2.5K,  running rough as guts below 6K, revs hanging, and what's up with the dimwit stunt of sitting the thing in neutral and continually pinning the rev counter to the stop?  The bike's a ticking time bomb and a disaster waiting to happen hehe

[Christian Raith]

Goes past the stop

[fungorus]

It'll rev then.............