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Old 11-13-2013, 10:05 PM
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I saw this bike at SEMA, and while I don't think a turbo bike is for me, I'm curious about how it rides.

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No, but I did have a supercharger on my 72 Sporty for awhile. I couldn't keep the front end down. Maybe if the front end wasn't a 6 over springer with no brakes it might have handled a bit better.

 
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I have never ridden a turbo bike. There was a turbo Dyna at the dealer last year. They never would let me take it out for a test ride.
 
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Now that the turbo lag has been worked out have heard good things about the performance. Personally happier with bare engine but with big cubic inch then the power and torque is there all the time especially off idle.
 
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Turbo Kawi about 20 years ago. I can't imagine a newer turbo...
 
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As long as it's a smaller turbo without a lot of lag, it wouldn't be too noticeable.
 
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I like the idea. Not very visually appealing on a Harley, but they sound awesome. I'd love to ride one.
 
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Nope but I'd like to one time, just to see how it feels. I had a turbo on a PT Cruiser and it was fast!
 
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No, but I'd love to ride a 134 ci ORCA with a turbo.........
 
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Originally Posted by dog155
Now that the turbo lag has been worked out have heard good things about the performance. Personally happier with bare engine but with big cubic inch then the power and torque is there all the time especially off idle.
Yeah, the lag is key. One of the reasons I bought a V twin sports bike years ago was I didn't want to content with a crazy powerband at 9000+ RPM.
 


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