kawasaki ninja supercharged h2
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If so, why? Current 1000c sports bikes are already tiny, if they made them any smaller you'd have to be a jockey or a Moto GP rider to fit on them.
Would a blown 750 be lighter than a N/A 1000? The running gear and engine castings have to deal with with the same power, plus there's the weight of the supercharger, charge cooler, bypass, and blow-off valve, so where's the saving?
Perhaps it's just so that Kawasaki can claim some ludicrously unrealistic fuel consumption/emission numbers by running the bike off boost with an open bypass valve and the supercharger drive clutch disengaged.
Would a blown 750 be lighter than a N/A 1000? The running gear and engine castings have to deal with with the same power, plus there's the weight of the supercharger, charge cooler, bypass, and blow-off valve, so where's the saving?
Perhaps it's just so that Kawasaki can claim some ludicrously unrealistic fuel consumption/emission numbers by running the bike off boost with an open bypass valve and the supercharger drive clutch disengaged.
Edited by gareth_r on Tuesday 16th September 18:00
It appears to be a sports bike with more power than a ZZR1400 ....maybe they can get the weight down sub 180kg and over 220bhp. I guess they need to if the new R1 is going to be 220bhp ish
power sells...as the sales of ZZR1400s shows... and the biggest, baddest and fastest strategy has always been a big seller for Kawasaki
power sells...as the sales of ZZR1400s shows... and the biggest, baddest and fastest strategy has always been a big seller for Kawasaki
A slightly simplistic answer but in the 'litre class' power has been pushed well up the rev-range and IMO has made them (relatively) a bit peaky! I also wonder how far they can go with tuning of a N/A 1000cc bike to keep at the top of the HP league but also retain road-rideability and long term reliability.
Perhaps now F.I is getting pretty sophisticated in smaller packages, we'll see that being used to bring the low down torque back and keep the headline HP figures (whilst still keeping the weight down)
I wouldn't be surprised if this is the start of a new chapter of road-going superbikes.
Just some random thoughts of course..
Perhaps now F.I is getting pretty sophisticated in smaller packages, we'll see that being used to bring the low down torque back and keep the headline HP figures (whilst still keeping the weight down)
I wouldn't be surprised if this is the start of a new chapter of road-going superbikes.
Just some random thoughts of course..
clen666 said:
Probably not reliable, but a good guess I think. I hope that Kawasaki use this as an opportunity to create something mental, rather than using it to make something on par with the current litre crop but with 40% better fuel economy or something like that.http://www.ninja-h2.com/video.html
looks like a turbocharger with an electric compressor to take out lag at low rpm?
looks like a turbocharger with an electric compressor to take out lag at low rpm?
my bad......i meant centrifugal supercharger lol
http://www.procharger.com/centrifugalsupercharger....
http://www.procharger.com/centrifugalsupercharger....
ylovebuffalo said:
hmmmI was hoping this was going to be a large production run bike, therefore making it affordable.
But seeing carbon fibre means it's going to be expensive.
And that vid shows wings! Surely aero on a bike is an odd idea?!
dapearson said:
hmmm
I was hoping this was going to be a large production run bike, therefore making it affordable.
But seeing carbon fibre means it's going to be expensive.
And that vid shows wings! Surely aero on a bike is an odd idea?!
I'm assuming the wings are just for high speed stability.....i'd be suprised if the production version has exposed carbon fibre but yh...i agree it indicates it will come with a 'premium' price tag.I was hoping this was going to be a large production run bike, therefore making it affordable.
But seeing carbon fibre means it's going to be expensive.
And that vid shows wings! Surely aero on a bike is an odd idea?!
grahamr88 said:
A way to keep the front wheel down?
I was more thinking that aero on a bike is a bit odd because of lean angle. On a car it's always kept parallel to the ground so force is always acting in the right direction to increase grip.But on a bike it's going to act differently depending on lean angle. At high lean angles it'll actually push the bike wide?
It is hard to imagine how they could implement it usefully and reliably, and it seems a little pointless since (I assume) no racing regulations would permit it. It could be quite a interesting form of high-ish speed anti-wheelie, although given the potential craziness of this bike, maybe it's more likely to be a pro-wheelie system; set up to maximise the stability of high speed wheelies!
Hooli said:
s3fella said:
I had a go on a Kawasaki jet ski that had a 'turbo' on it the guy said and it was insane. 320hp he reckons and I cauldron beleive it.
You just threw that in the pot & stirred? 
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