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Turbo Motorcycle

Turbochargers are common on cars—but pretty rare on motorcycles. Space is at a premium, the plumbing is difficult to install, and power delivery can be a handful.

But that hasn’t stopped clever custom builders from adding forced induction. Tiny Garrett or Aisin turbochargers are popular, and powerful enough to make a big difference to performance.

There are a few Japanese factory bikes with turbos too: Yamaha tried it with the XJ650, Honda with the CX500 and CX650, and Kawasaki with the GPz750. You’ll find the odd custom version of these too.

Heavy Breathing: A turbo’d Harley Street from Cherry’s

Kaichiroh Kurosu is one of Japan’s elite builders. He runs Cherry’s Company out of a cosy workshop in Tokyo, and his builds…

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BMW turbo motorcycle

I’ll Be Blown: This BMW R100 is packing a Porsche turbo

There’s always been a small but vocal clique of motorcyclists who want nothing but absolute power and speed. So why haven’t we…

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Drag bike by DP Customs

Drag Bike: DP Customs’ 154 hp Turbo Destroyer

DP Customs are famous for their clean, motorsport-influenced Ironhead customs. They’ve now taken the racing concept to the extreme, with a 154…

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Supercharged motorcycle

Triumph turbocharged motorcycle

Seems everybody has a taste for salt. Professional builders and home tuners alike are increasingly constructing machinery aboard which they hope to…

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Drift motorcycle

Icon x Triumph drift motorcycle

How many motorcycle videos get more than ten million views? Not many, if any. But the first two Motorcycle vs. Car Drift…

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BMW HP2 custom

Blown BMW: The turbocharged SE Service Slugger

Sweden’s Stellan Egeland is one of the world’s most innovative custom motorcycle builders. Like Belgian maestro Fred Krugger, Egeland is prepared to…

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The Barry Sheene motorcycle

Barry Sheene tribute motorcycle

UPDATE 19 August 2010: Icon has revised the styling of the Sheene. The latest images are on the Icon website. By guest…

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Turbocharged motorcycle: a custom Yamaha Seca

I guess you could call this motorcycle a ‘real world’ custom. It’s Jon Fife’s Yamaha XJ650/900 Turbo Seca prototype, and it comes…

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