I wanna get a turbocharger for an R6 , how and where in the UK do i do and buy this. Does this make the bike illegal?
Please give a source(even if just experience &knowledge)
Thanks a bunch
2007-10-06 13:27:53 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
but does that mean that its illegal to turbocharge a non turbocharged bike?
2007-10-06 13:47:10 · update #1
Seems like people on here don't bother to read your question, just preach. People do not neccesarily do things like this to their bike just to be a hooligan but also for the interest and challenge of it.
There is absolutely no reason why you can not run a turbo charged motorcycle on the road in the UK at this time. You can modify your bike engine as you please, as long as it is still meets the technical requirements of the MOT test then you are fine. The bigger problem will be your insurance company as they may well not be interested in covering you for it and then it would be illegal to run the bike with no cover of course.
For sure there are people in the UK who can supply motorcycle turbo chargers and a quick web search on that topic will point you in the right direction, very easily.
I don't know your reason for wanting to do this or what you hope to achieve, if it is just extra speed you want then it is far from being the best, cheapest or most practical way of doing it. If it is for the engineering challenge then why not do something different altogether and try to supercharge it? If the bike is staying purely on the road however then it has to be useable so think long and hard about which way you go.
2007-10-06 20:07:12 · answer #1 · answered by ShuggieMac 5 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Why would it be illegal? Nothing is illegal unless there is a specific law against it. There is no specific law against tuning or turbocharging any vehicle, so a conclusive YES, turbocharging your R6 would be perfectly legal.
Of course, the power delivery will mean the bike is slower through corners.
2007-10-08 04:26:19 · answer #2 · answered by M E 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Like Twisted Ace say, there is no problem with the law regarding a Turbo, (your insurance will increase however)
The main problem you will get is from Turbo houses. The one above is very good, as is Holeshot Racing ( now in N.I )
A 600 is such a little bike to bother with a turbo.
A turbo R6 will be only as fast as a standard R1 or Gixer 1000 & cost 3 times as much, so what the point?
Also, if set up correctly the first time, and run in properly, running a turbo bike is NOT a full time job.
Jack Frost's Turbo road bikes ( Holeshot Racing) are as reliable as a standard bike. He however would waste his time with a 600.
I remember been in his workshop in Leeds, when I guy phoned up asking how to make his ZX7R quicker, Jack said " sell it & buy ZX12 or a Busa".
Quickest phone call Ive ever seen!
2007-10-08 00:57:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Getting a turbocharger to work is a full time job. Unless you have access to a dynometer, a steel fabrication shop and lots of free time, don't bother.
The problem is getting the fuel mixture correct for all load conditions. If the bike is fuel injected, the job is much easier assuming you can reprogram the computer.
2007-10-07 03:02:40 · answer #4 · answered by Deckard2020 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Turbocharging and supercharging road bikes in the U.K. is perfectly legal. It'll cost packet to insure, though!
A couple of specialists for bike turbos are M.T.C. Motorcycles in Reading, Berkshire and M.B. Customs in Pevensey, East Sussex.
2007-10-07 06:10:54 · answer #5 · answered by Nightworks 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they are certainly trespassing, but there is a statute of limitations for that violation and if the owner does nothing to have them removed, then the owner has forfeited (forever) the right to do so. That is why the owner has to be "aware" or the squatting has to be "notorious" (a reasonably prudent owner would have discovered it). In the US law it's called "adverse possession" and rules vary from state to state, but the general idea is that you cannot reclaim property that has been occupied by others without your permission, if it is continuously occupied long enough, the occupation was without permission ("adverse"), the occupancy was not "hidden" (e.g., underground and silent), and the occupants "excluded" others as if it were there own property (locking the door, putting up fences). Some state laws require payment of taxes in the whole period (another reason the owner would notice something is wrong -- not getting a tax bill), unintentional occupation (deed or survey mistake, at least initially -- "color of title"), or filing of notice with court of their intent to obtain permanent ownership based upon successfully meeting the above requirements ("quiet title action").
2016-04-07 08:12:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honda produced a turbocharged byke some years ago.Yes it would be legal if OE and enough were produced for sale.
2007-10-06 13:38:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
not sure where ya'd get a blower for an r6, but you can do what you like to yer bike, as long as you inform the insurance company. if its insured its legal, but insurance being what it is now, that where you may run into hassle.
2007-10-07 00:38:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Don't bother, If you're after a quicker bike get an R1 xx
2007-10-06 13:52:53 · answer #9 · answered by R1 Girl 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
a stock r6 is plenty fast enough. fast enough to get ur license yanked, and u want even more speed. u are definately showing terminal squiddliness.
2007-10-06 13:33:23 · answer #10 · answered by forktail_devil 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋