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Kawasaki Ninja H2...750 cc supercharged.
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Don't they?
Cool, der flippenfloppen.
Dresden
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Dresden
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Man oh man, i love the chirping noise.
Sounds better than Jennifer Lawrence having sex.
So definitely a supercharged engine.
[video=youtube;9sTa7tngJZY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sTa7tngJZY[/video]
koma
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Ah that's how you embed them. Cool.
Yeah, Could be litre SC to replace the heavy 1400.
Won't replace the ZX10 engine -that still rules in SBK.
It won't be in any racing class engine, there would be no way to race SC engines.
MAYBE a 750 to deliver litre bike output, but then they just have litre bikes.
On another website, someone uncovered the patent documents.
It is a centrifugal blower without intercooling and it is driven from the back of the engine via a two-speed transmission. That two-speed transmission is the key to the whole thing. It allows more boost at lower revs (the two-speed transmission is in "high") without excessive boost at high revs (the transmission shifts back to "low" to avoid overspeeding it) and at part throttle, it can cut down power losses by operating in "low" or shutting off completely. It is apparent from the patent documents that the intent is to have a rider-selected "eco" mode so that you can ride around in non-boosted mode if you are just cruising. It is a rather interesting arrangement. Also interested is that KHI is not the only party named in the patent documents ... the other party is powertrain-component and transmission supplier ZF - a German company.
It is a centrifugal blower without intercooling and it is driven from the back of the engine via a two-speed transmission. That two-speed transmission is the key to the whole thing. It allows more boost at lower revs (the two-speed transmission is in "high") without excessive boost at high revs (the transmission shifts back to "low" to avoid overspeeding it) and at part throttle, it can cut down power losses by operating in "low" or shutting off completely. It is apparent from the patent documents that the intent is to have a rider-selected "eco" mode so that you can ride around in non-boosted mode if you are just cruising. It is a rather interesting arrangement. Also interested is that KHI is not the only party named in the patent documents ... the other party is powertrain-component and transmission supplier ZF - a German company.
That is very cool concept, I've never heard of that being done before. I'm sure they will incorporate air/liquid cooling of some sort. I'm excited to see how this plays out. I probably won't buy it though at least not in the first production year haha
Sounds inexpensive and reliable, probably very easy to work on.
The "transmission" for the supercharger is built into the engine cases, just like the actual transmission is. "Changing gears" for the supercharger is ECU controlled and therefore not subject to operator abuse. There is a set of fixed-ratio planetary gears to speed up the drive to the compressor. It shouldn't require any additional maintenance during normal use. Kawasaki usually does engine internals pretty well. As for inexpensive ... Probably not!
sid_for_speed
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hahaha..
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