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Penderic:
I thought this might interest a few gearheads here! FYI.

A few articles on a Honda sketch showing an NC750 parallel twin with a supercharger component layout. The bike and engine seemed designed from the start to work with the added hardware. Clever Honda!



http://motorcyclefeed.com/hondas-supercharged-motorcycle-will-soon-be-on-its-way-2166/

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/new-bikes/2014/december/hondas-supercharged-nc750/

The MCN web article mentions that the primary reasons for this direction are economy and emissions. Smaller lighter motor and less CO and HC out the pipe.

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Morizzi:
Whilst I understand there have been advances its sorta been done before. Turbo Honda CX650, Kawasaki 750 and Yamaha 650 from memory.

What you had then was a mid sized bike that cost as much as a big bike, weighed similar to a big bike, went like a big bike so why wouldn't you just buy the less stressed big bike?

One thing I've learned in engineering is that engines are like athletes. Sprinters can develop a lot of power and speed for seconds but a marathon runner will do a nice measured pace for hours. You can only get so much work out of a piece of metal. As a road rider and not a racer then I'm after endurance and reliability before speed at any cost.

Added: the other issue is that both turbo and super charging get their greatest boost at higher revs at the expense of lower range torque. In this day and age of speed limits it is hard to see practical advantages for the average rider besides emissions.

Merry Christmas.

Triple Jim:
Penderic, I've read articles that confirm what you're saying.  The push is coming from Europe to reduce emissions, and it's likely that we'll see more motorcycles like the new Kawasaki Ninja H2, or at least something along those lines.  Personally I'd love a 300 or 400 cc sub-300 lb. bike with 60 or 80 torquey HP and the handling that would go along with one that light.

Aaron D.:
Turbos etc have come a long way since the 80s. I've driven about 1,000,000 in turbocharged cars, the days of peaky, lag-ridden engines has passed.
My current 2 liter turbo pulls like a much bigger engine. Built for grunt.

I bet they'll be cool. By the way, I've never had a turbo problem of any sort.

Penderic:
I also read somewhere that Honda might be taking one of their V4 VFR motors and replacing the rear two cylinders with a supercharger unit there instead - dont know if all that work/complexity will be worth it if there is not much change in engine weight or Hp. Are 2 pistons that heavy?

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